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I am excited about them all Dogga Kossie Riv Sparrow Jordon Petty Bowser Laurie Rosman JVR Howes Taj AZW Judd McVee Turner Bedford ? Deakyn Smith ? well May we look like that with our 22-25 yo champs running around in 2/3 years time!! Trac Clarry ANB Spargo Lingers Angus Salo Jake ( Rick) Jack V Weid ?J.Smith ? Hunty ? Harmsey

Good look Nascent yes 21 One to watch I reckon. Something special about this kids marking.

If you watch he is really the only one who kept his eyes on the ball and in between three others ho got one hand on the ball and bought it to the other to complete a very good mark. Not impressive well if you look at JVR's highlight reels don't be surprised about his excellent marking contested and the height he attains in jumping. Very similar to BBB when he extends his arms straight up and is far too tall for the pack or his opponent. His GF and 2021 season highlights prove how valuable he was in transforming our firward line to the multi dimensional unit it developed into during the last few games and of course during the Finals. On the contrary I believe JVR showed in this clip IMO what a special talent he has ie marking and I believe he is destined to become a very special forward ( or defender at times) for us for the next decade or more. Go to just highlight reels and he is an excellent marker of the ball one on one or contested in a pack and also on the lead. He may even be our first 100 goal forward No pressure Jacob. Could have been one of Bruce McAveneys "special" players I reckon. Msybe he will just go bang bang bang etc. for us!!!

Smaller medium size players really need to play on the Weightman's of this world. we need to be mindful that taller players always go for marks and if it's one fault over the journey ( very rarely evident now I admit) it's that too many of our backs fly to mark and font stay down. Rorke Smiths first goal of the GF was a great example when all Dees went up. Lever often flys last man up and would be better to stay down behind the pack. Unless you get the ball or hit it out of play you are a liability flying for the mark. We don't want May Lever Tommo and Petty all flying with Hibbo sometimes also. Salem Riv and Bowser provide the balance very nicely and necessary in our team defence.

What about the cost of the Anger Management Courses???

Likewise ( since 1958 supporter every day week month season decade!!! ) so lucky I was able to travel to Perth to see it all live. ( from Brisbane where I live via 2 weeks "quarantine in SA' . Family in SA and Friend in Perth helped me with accom. And plenty of fun things to do along with some travel highlights. Best Holiday ( 3 weeks) in Aust. Of my life . Thank you everyone Thank you Dees!!

Reckon he will play both at times and make a good fist of it at either end.

Surely WCW you are not suggesting that some D/Lers are so uninformed and disinterested that there only contact with MFC is this fantastic site on their PC laptop tablet or smartphone. Or that That they don't read papers or watch TV or listen to the radio to update their knowledge about the mighty Dees. My point is that today we don't want for opportunities to obtain knowledge or information and in my opinion it frustrates me that this forum seems overused by some as a quick Q and A function to save a Google or Siri enquiry, scan of the daily paper or website browse. Demonland deserves better IMO as does our Club website which both serve as excellent but different choices to keep in touch with our beloved Reigning Premiers as we attempt to go back to back and establish a dynasty to Match our previous successful glory years of the last century.

Demonland is not the official news outlet for MFC news or D/Landers asking for info that you can look up on your phone or one of the news outlets. Far too many D/Lers depend on this site as their sole news outlet and don't got to afl.com.au OR melbournefc.com.au for their source of news for the actual report that has been broken or alternatively is a radio or TV news sport items and/ or is digitally available. Great examples such as are: Is it on TV? When are the fixtures coming out? Why isn't ....? Playing today? What time does the game start? General questions for info like this are on multiple threads and sites so it is IMO expecting others to notify you asking a general question like this on a post is just sheer laziness. If it's been a thread you have posted on and been involved in totally then no issue but to come in at the end or just ask without attempting to look up yourself it's using other posters time up!! We are very lucky as Demonland posts (by Andy I presume ) are very prompt and reliable. Thanks Andy for your excellent service and news worthiness skills for us all.

Yes who is Disco?

One can just as easily say to win a Prelim and Flag only 4 years after the West Coast disaster is just as impressive as it contained about half of the team members of that 2018 side that got pummelled. And in MHO the scarring is felt in many different ways. Is it for the Club ie Geelong we fear long term OR maybe just the Cattery as a ground that affects our psyche. Or even just some players like Stevie Johnston who always played well against us. in actual fact we have probably the best recent record of any other AFL team at the Cattery winning in 2015 2017 ( Coreys 300th gameI I think) choking by 3 pts in the Tuohy goal after the siren in 2018 and gaining revenge this year with what will be one of our greatest Club wins this century coming from 44pts down about 20 mins in the third quarter. (Does that remind us all of something even more special four weeks later or even the trouncing three weeks on when we blew the Cats out of the contest in the last half). And of course 2011 2016 and 2019 are all that we now have buried as embarrassing losses by a Club powerless to stop the Cats blitz at that venue. While many Demonlanders openly hate and despise the Cats They are not any where near the arrogance of the big Victorian clubs Essendon Hawthorn Richmond and the Pies to hate or the booing and one sided freaks that Optus Stadium is called their home. We should respect the Cats record and longevity that has kept them ( like Cwood used to be in nearly the first 100 VFL years constant challengers) that have mysteriously under achieved in Finals. Now the Cats fans are obviously jealous and a bit fearful of their future after 2021and the Dees hold over them with 3 different but systematic unravellings of their slow but steady style. Long May it continue!

2011 not 2021 !!

And a very Demon premiership style welcome to the three lads who already "seem" bigger than photos previous and profiles also. Boy with Blake Howes and AMV from NT I'll be very surprised if at least 3 don't get a go on the AFL stage at some stage. Probably JVR Blake Howes and Taj are favoured but no guarantees. Cant wait to see the five's development plus Dunstan's progress and evolution plus his amalgamation into a top class midfield.

Do you mean 2018 or 2017 in Roosy's last game? Or Both?

NO because there are positions for 1,2 and 3 talls!!! All are not 200cms so stop looking for fanciful reasons not to draft players. Look at his marking in the highlight reels and his record in Colts snd in 5 Claremont games. He is a competitor with a marking habit of stretching his arms like BBB does above the pack. Also he takes congested marks and is good in one on one tussles. I am exhausted thinking how good this "small" tall can be for us in defence or attack. Height is not the only measurement in footy as Mason Cox has found.

And Fritta has tackled since Day 1? What about looking at what the players possess and can learn? Ie tackling All his highlights show his (JVR) competitive instincts IMO. Just his physique and lankiness is similar to Wattsy. Jacks draft highlight reel showed ability to mark overhead but he was not able to compete regularly as a key position player in our teams from 2010 - 16 but his skill was more evident as we improved as a team in 2017. Reckon JW would have been a handful in Fritta's position now with our big forwards around. Yes he would have learned to tackle and compete harder as Fritta has done over the 4 years.

Wrong It's on channel7 in Melb at 7 pm and Fox at the same time. interstate on 7 mate and Fox also at AECT (SA) AEWT (WA)and AEST (Qld) You might have to check with your phone Roger !!!! Or local paper!!

Petty as well !!!

You forgot Petty btw.

Bowey has got run and carry to his game and finishes it off with super disposal.

That position is what? back pocket ? or half back flanker ? very much depends upon match ups ie smalls or talls Hibbo is good especially to smalls and competes very manfully vs talls. Adding Tommo to defense if May Rick and Harry are in the team may bd one too many talls. Tommo isn't quick enough vs smalls and Salo and Bowzer and Riv are fine vs them with Riv the best to cope with mediums and tallish light on mediums and up to say 190 cms Hibbo is good also and depending upon their speed Tommo could be ok also. So let's not just pick our 6 or 7 best defenders without major consideration to the ball on the ground and minding the Weightmans of the world . Tommo is a class defender as are Harry Rick and Maysie so we are well stocked in all positions to cater for what all the the oppositions are going to throw at us in 2022. And Riv Hunty Bowser and A class Salo are all good to great smaller defenders that any other side would be jealous to have to choose between. More of the same in2022 please!

Demons 21 to 2 ( not 31)

Sorry but it is not 2015 to 2021 Demons 31 to Hawks 2. The following Hawks are certainties Sam Mitchell , Jaeger Omeara Sicily Silk and Like Bruest and possibly Jack Gunston. That's 6 Those from our GF side who would not beat these 6 for experience consistency ability and team discipline over a decade or a 5 year period are: Petty Spargo Jordon Sparrow ANB and Harmesy. Thsts not too denigrate any of our players but the above group have only played ONE season of note and not even established a regulation spot yet in our best 23. ( They all deserve to be selected in Round1 however as premiership players) But if you had to select players over the 5 years those 6 Hawks are ahead as of end of 2021. End of 2023/4/5 very different story probably.

Partly Agree Balls about Salo but he needs at least 2/3 more years at his current level before he passes Brett Lovett in our rankings I believe. He will especially if he plays in a flag or 2 or 3 more!!!

Let's compare from 1925 to 1972 then and see how many Hawks???