Everything posted by Neil Crompton
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Casey Demons v Port Melbourne - Round 7
SD you must have sportsmen knocking your door down to achieve such miraculous results. Don’t know how you even have the time to post on here.
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Demons Grand Plan for Yarra Park Training HQ
I am not up to date with what has and has not been proposed, but from my professional experience I would be astounded if any Yarra Park proposal would get up, as much as we all may want it to. Taking over historic, heritage parkland, changing the historic layout, removing trees and blocking existing views into the parkland from outside are just a few of the key problems a proposal would face and thus would undoubtably fail. I think the only location close by that would have a chance of succeeding IMO would be proposing a development on Goshs Paddock ovals 1 and 2. It’s an area that is already a sporting precinct, does not have the heritage issues and any tall development would not block public views. Obviously there are still issues to be faced, including relocating the current tenants of GP Oval 1. However,I don’t expect we will hear anything about our new home until a formal proposal is prepared and lodged with the relevant Authorities. I hope it is soon.
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Changes vs GW$ Giants
Sorry OD, I misinterpreted your statement - makes more sense now.
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Changes vs GW$ Giants
was his only game this year in the VFL
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Demons Grand Plan for Yarra Park Training HQ
OD, don’t we have to actually have to put a valid proposal forward to the Govt to be reviewed and then money is perhaps allocated if the proposal is valid? I’m not aware we have been proactive enough to do this formally as yet - or at least recently.
- POSTGAME: Rd 09 vs West Coast
- POSTGAME: Rd 09 vs West Coast
- POSTGAME: Rd 09 vs West Coast
- POSTGAME: Rd 09 vs West Coast
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Changes vs GW$ Giants
I don’t think we should be so hard on Stretch. He is really only playing because we have so many injuries. He has played 40 odd games at AFL level which is an achievement not too many on here have done, and despite his limitations he always gives 110% and is noted as a very professional footballer, attitude wise. To call him a “hopeless AFL footballer” is just disrespectful IMO.
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POSTGAME: Rd 09 vs West Coast
We were expected to be flogged. But I saw a great game of football last night where the Dees played a vastly improved brand of footy for almost 3 quarters. Sure there were skill errors but we deserved to be in the lead at 3/4 time. Our forward line functioned by leading to the oncoming player more than I’ve seen so far this year, and for once our mids hit their targets. We lapsed back to our old ways in the 4th, but all in all we should have won the match. If we’d kicked the gettable goals (and I mean just the easy ones) we still would have won - even with an error ridden 4th quarter. so we may be 3 and 6 but I am confident that last night has shown that we will be a force for the rest of the year. As for the umps, they didn’t lose us the game - we did. ( free kick count 22 to 21 in our favour).
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Concerned about Jack
If Jack has long term injury concerns and his playing time has to be continually managed, I’d hope he would step down from the captaincy at the end of the year. Jack is still trying to play as if he were 100% fit, and trying to do too much when he gets the ball, when he should be playing to his injury limitations. Unless he is 100%, he is no longer an inspiring captain playing this way. He may well need a push in this regard because I don’t think he is smart enough to realise this fact.
- POSTGAME: Rd 09 vs West Coast
- GAMEDAY: Rd 09 vs West Coast
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Making the finals
One small limp towards finals for MFC, one largely unconvincing win for demonlanders.
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Essendon VFL v Casey Demons - Round 6
Hopefully not a 7 goal wind
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Making the finals
I think that from our current position, if (when) we do make the finals, it will mean that we are firing at the right end of the season - and therefore anything is possible. I, for one, certainly hope we do make the finals.
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Joel Smith
Forward or wing(?)
- POSTGAME: Rd 07 vs Hawthorn
- POSTGAME: Rd 07 vs Hawthorn
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Month without whingeing on DL
it would seem we've gone downhill ever since you changed your avatar. Please change it back. The old Ethan was also a lot funnier.
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Month without whingeing on DL
4 wins over the next 4 weeks would help.
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WELCOME TO THE MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB - DECLAN KEILTY
For once we have a debutant that has had a great apprenticeship in the VFL (60 odd games). It’s a pity our other debutantes haven’t had such a good grounding. I wish him every success on Saturday.
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Petracca training incident
If Trac plays well this week, let’s try and drown him before every game.
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PREGAME: Rd 07 vs Hawthorn
Surely spending 4 quarters back at Casey was all that Oscar and Wags needed to develop their skills and regain their confidence. Obviously an easy selection decision.