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Amazing though one of the BIG 3 always seems to feature BOG or nearly!!

Agreed but Kozzie feeds off Tmac as well IMO as do our small forwards off all the talls. Just that BBB and Kozzie have a special connection.

Very good point Binman. It's almost a given that some players are relying on the 1%ers and team acts especially pressure ones to keep their spots in the side, But what you will also notice is that those players have their time in the sun ( or lick of the ice cream if you wish) and will play a pivotal role in our success on occasions. I posted about a week ago about our team roles and the old adage of it it ain't broken don't fix it. I said many Demonlanders want players dropped on pure stats we itbout considering the team role etc AND the fact that there opponent has not had any major effect or damage in the game yo the result. For instance Hunty had not been our best Back in 2022 but ha has defended grimly and shown enough skill in his play with run ons to keep his place. I can also say that Smithy has learnt so much in his 6 games since last year about team snd role playing ( and still had his amazing ability to do about half a dozen "Smithy" skill type acts mostly spectacular ) that separate him from ordinary to X factor! Hunty is also a bit like Smithy in that regards and perhaps we can't have both in our defence if we want you be watertight and miserly ie up to Maysie and Rick Levers very high standards. ( No doubt Salem's also but he doesn't get involved) The fact of the matter is we have about a Dozen defensive players (Angus now included) who can play AFL and AA standard and play their role and team play and no real loss of excellence is noticeable in the game. Perhaps we should also thank Troy Chaplin for this situation AND never forget Jason Taylor snd Tim Lamb for gathering our defensive stars and teaming them up to be the rock behind our great team since about halfway through 2020. Bowser Hibbo Riv Tommo say HI!!! and some new recruits like Turner Judd McVee Deakin Smith are only warming up fir their roles in the future when asked to! And there's a few more defensive type players in the wings ( pun intended ) Langers and Gus when on the wing Kossie Spargs ANB JJ now snd Tommy Sparrow snd heaven forbid Clarry Trac Harmesy Jack V and the rucks Maxy and Dogga that all play their part. By the way Angus now refers to the defence as "the Men's Club". He is right again as all of the above when defending are playing real tough and uncompromising footy which almost resembles trench warfare to our team. Long May it continue.

It was in Gus and Gawny and was as usual with Maxy very tongue in cheek. Don't worry that's always the way with Maxy and I would believe all at the Club respect his comments on 95% of the occasions. That's because they are true!

Jesse left at the end of 2018 by a mutual agreement situation with the Club really firm on him departing . We were not struggling as the two Finals wins were a great credit to our Club and success looked likely to follow in2019. We had no idea of that year evolving with the surgeries and total overall injury problems. 2020 was a solid year of ground work by the Club which set us up for the substantial achievement of the 2021 Premiership and base for further success. Let's not kid ourselves LJ would be hard to replace as he is a once in a 50 year or generational player and while 2 top 10 picks seems good compensation they would be unlikely to be a ruckman who could make such an immediate impact as Dogga. He is clearly rusted on to our team and success, also the Club culture and to Maxy so 2/3 year deal is sensible at his stage of development. I'll be surprised if it's any thing different but it would be nice for a long term deal The club are getting things spot on and I am confident that this will be another common sense decision.

"Our Game to flourish "

The Smithy lovers are saying he can play tall or small. That is just their opinion to justify him staying in the team ie his versitility. BUT NO ONE has offered any proof by example of the SMALL player he has beaten since returning last year . IMO he was an embarrassment vs Charlie Cameron in the QUAL Final and that is the best sample that is recent to take notice of. Compare that with Hibbo's two Finals games on Geelongs small forwards and the Dogs in the GF. No comparison as I think it's Hibbo that can also play tall/ mids of heavy weight due to his body positioning spoiling deceptive pace. We all know that Hibbo is probably in his final year so it's wise to develop other options for our defence. Hunty played well vs Dogs but is not a one on one expert really. Lets see if either Smith or Hunt can mind the smaller quick forwards and put pressure on them. To be fair we also have Riv Salo and Bowser who are good half backs who are adept at defence and attack in their games. Interesting position as Tommo and Petty are much better vs the talls along with May and Lever (most times ). Remember it's the pressure over all that we put on forwards via our defence mids or even forwards that breaks down our opponents mostly to allow our gdd as me to flourish and us to score.

We don't count practice matches or JLT in AFL records.

We won 11 in a row counting the last 2 games vs GWS and Bombers in 2020. Its now 10 counting 7 last year and 3 this season.

Much more than a couple of good games in 2021 He kicked 2 and 3 goals multiple times. Tmac lost his form a bit and yes injury upset his form before Finals where he was the team man and hard worker for the Forward line. Has started slowly and may have to make way for Weid who has clearly hit form if BBB and Lever return. Interesting selection issues ahead for Simon and Co.

Very much appreciated training report PF. List is in PRETTY good shape as our premiership defenders really start to return from their injuries and malfunctions. What a mighty job has everyone in defence done in difficult times this season so far. And our total average has only risen from about 64 points per game in 2021 to 70 points average this season with 5/6 unable to play. Team going at trotting pace but all getting some good times in the matches. Selection interesting this week.

Rick is his Nick name Jontee. Up with the program.

Doubt it there were more Dees than Bom bers on Friday on the zmembers stand side of ground and at least halved or MFC 55/45 in lower Warne Stand. But I agree it was a disappointing crowd total driven first by the Bombers probably not buying tickets after last week's loss to Lions I thought minimum 30,000 Dees were there but we don't ( or didn't make perhaps as much noise as we could/ should) MCC side of ground should be full with members at least 3:4 full each home game with all the groups on Level2. Msny more Dees fans are in Outer because of GA ticketing also!!

Sorry meant Tmac not Weid in post above.

Weid playing forward and Back is a long way to him playing 5 mins warm up at the start of a game. That old chestnut has been laid to rest in 2018 and never to be repeated. I am more of a winger than Tommy and Angus has to stamp his "Wingers Club" ticket and that won't happen thank goodness. Jordon did quite well when winging it on Friday night. Flexibility yes but mr T everywhere no thanks.

Weed won't be dropped Tmac Will if Rick Lever is fit.

Who is that ?

Some have earned immediate spots others have had to work and on both cases it's all made proper sense. JVR does not need a distraction to his development at this stage. Let him be at Casey unless Covid rears it's ugly head.

That's the first I have heard that. Who is your source.? I am very happy with JVR and don't believe he is in line for selection vs Port on Thursday night. What other tips etc have "Storm and Wiz" given us of any reliability. Sorry sounds about as credible as Mrs Havershams cats having a mid morning milk sip meeting. We don't need to do a "Jack Watts debut any time soon" so get your gear ready BBB and kicking boots on. T Mac medi sub ?

Clarry Helped majorly win us the game and Gus stood stoutly and strong to save us any embarrassment.

Agree

1. Bannon ( 3 goals in AFLW relates to about 6/7 in AFL) Her speed is breathtaking. 2. Paxman ( Absolute best game of year and controlled that wing all day The D/L er who wanted to retire Pacy about R3 should voluntarily retire from Demonland !) 3. L. Pearce ( very lucky they missed the goal from near the square after her brain fade ruck jump all over her opponent) but fantastic game around the ground and goal as well. 4. Rest plenty of even choices but some forwards need to move around more and provide targets 5. Wonder if Gillard is in best 20 would it give us another tall to have some flexility down back or even up forward or are our mediums diverse enough to present problems to the Crows who like the Lions have more put footy skills but we excel in providing extra pressure to wear down our opponents 6. No need for a nervous start like last years Prelim use it as an advantage we had more shots and overwhelmed up forward so kicked badly. We need to make the most of our forward moves. Daisy Kate and Tayla say Hi!

The key word was ANOTHER but it can be read either way!

Christian Salem is starting to threaten the above 2 players as an elite defender on half back. Leave a key position player out of comparison as a half backs comparison snd Lovey was a gem. How are we going to judge Rick ( Jake Lever) as KP half back or interceptor ? As he will be in the mix like Salo in 2/3 years time especially if we win another flag or two.

Chandler 97 dream points 22 possessions?