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Welcome reward for Disco as he has had some injuries setbacks in his learning years. Will come out better for his versatility but who knows when good players start to fully fulfill their ability. Congrats Disco let’s see you star on Sat night in the big game and take down the Bonbers.

While I respect your ability to have an opinion I think you are miles off the truth. Clarry is in his life now much much better significantly and is like the Club in for the long haul. A full pre season and fitness level in 2025 will see him back as superstars again for us. .

Simpson Should have walked away at last years end of season. WC. have not helped themselves with keeping some premiership heroes a season or 2 long.

Clearly they have a plan and Grundy would not be happy here as you saw last year. Fullarton and Rooey plus maybe Tmac or Tommo will carry the load. You are bringing up the last years trading scenarios which are as I have mentioned above. The Plan is obvious.

Does not make up for the art of crumbing especially to the front of the pack. Who takes Kossies place at ground level when he wasted his time flying from the back over other Dees players who are in the team to mark the ball. in other words ONE mark swallow in 100 games ( summers) does not make a summer!!! Imagine if all players did this an all positions team rules would be a disaster. Inlove Kossie and appreciate that he is allowed plenty of space to play expansively because of his amazing ability. Thats what we love about home but speccys can be left to our talls thank . you

Hardly decent stint about 6/8 games needs a season or two or 3 really!

Agree disgraceful That’s how you lose players and GAMES.!

Why can’t other Demon fans go to gather Round? You are acting as a judge and jury. Pray tell please.

I would have seen Clyde play in 1959 and 1960 and he fitted in to our champion team very nicely at CHF. Tough and uncompromising he will meet more of his glory days mates in heaven. Plenty of looking down and in awe of their record. R.I.P. Clyde and sincere sympathies to your family and friends.

Agree entirely

Not to count out Kossie. Sorry

I am saying not to count Kossie as a mid as he seems to kick the ball with penetration and get it to the scoring area.

Agreed Rev but it’s not enough in some basic ways. His Match Day efforts always seem to leave some possibilities on the table. RDB Bev and Sam Mitchell are the best examples of insightful dynamic and creative and maybe Goody will never be that. But he has failed in close matches to explore moves that are aggressive and his Sub rule handling is the worsting the AFL. We so often play with 22 players.!!

And a Coach who stuffed up his Sub role again, second week in a row. Run was needed and Pup just may have provided it!!

No we can’t become one dimensional any more than we are. We have a coach who by nature is fixed and we need every bit of vision with our players to be versatile. Become more creative with our players and ffsake use our Sub don’t waste him. Thrte seems to be a set against Pup that he is too small etc. He obviously doesn’t think so let him play and see how he goes. Goody does not seem to full embrace some new players and holds them back. I believe it’s not incidental that both Jordon and Bedford chose to leave. And Woe may be the same if he keeps getting the Sub role over the next year or two. Goody has failed again with the Sub this week. You must give him a quarter yo have any effect on the game and please don’t defend him and say who do you take off. It won’t always be a like for like either. That’s surely good for us and not for the opposition!

He should play on Sunday if Petts can’t pass a fitness test. Perhaps he needs the opportunity and who knows?

Disagree He is performing a valuable role at this stage of his development and who’s not to say that he won’t be a forward/ruck players all his career. He also maybe do cameo's in defence as he was a GB in WA U 18’s a below. I can also visualise him playing a kick behind play at times when in the ruck. Yes I still think he is our best bet for FF but we don’t need to be one dimensional about his career. Versatility is now of the best traits players bring to the table and he is making a good fist of it. One day he will explode and kick 5 and never look back or win us the game like he did Anzac Eve in 2023. Besides he thrives in competition on the field and this keeps him active and involved. Plus it provides a mix for his opponent either having to follow or find another forward.

Christian is with Barrass as only two premiership players on that list. So it’s value for each team really. It’s not to say as any of the listed would not be walk into our team now and Cripps and Pearce and Sicily will likely be contending for the next 3 years or so. Could Christian go forward and be a goal sneak in his last 2/3 years to get the best and longest of his career out of him? A HF flanker or Forward Pocket? Small Cameo on the ball once a quarter?

Not a bad call either .

He has trouble using a Sub again. We are playing 22 players and it is not fair on Pup or the team. Then he says we played too safe AGAIN and does that two weeks in a row with his Sub. Said it two weeks ago Goody has got to be creative and positive. If not we won’t have a chance of making Finals. Thst said it was a very good performance and probably our best game since Cats or start of the year.

It’s not always “about now”. Future and 23/24 yo who have been injured and bought in too quick or underdone need time like racehorses. This time nex t year for you want him tendering for Crows or us? I believe he will finish this season positively and given another proper pre season will return to his best. oh and so will Clarry !!

No too old and Suns bound probably. This is not our greatest weakness. Solve our forward and mid lines and defence takes care of itself. Match winners needed not match savers !!

Agree those who want to wait for a mountain of a man before selecting him are off the track. Jeffo looks like a real footballer whose skills are with his feet, hands and brain and those three advantages will beat weight and physique any day. You can play footy if you have ability with limited strength like Kennedy but you can’t get the ball only with 100 kg frame if you haven’t got footy skills. Big picture is with JVR and Petty or another tall Jeffo won’t always get the first defender. I am starting to believe he may even be better than we are hoping such has his development been in 2024 albeit only in the VFL. Time to stop comparing his linear development with JVR and await his time in the sun.

The last we hear is not necessarily the correct or probable outcome. Playing dorment on your wishes is no crime.

Thought it was a good entree to our possible team ( minus possibly Salo and no doubt Trac ) also Jefferson is now starting to look much more like the footballer we saw in the highlights and wisely recruited him on that potential. He will fit in our forward line and give it some A grade looks at times His marking kicking and ground ability plus new found developing hardness for the contest bode well for our most maligned part of the ground. Most of the Casey boys given a go have shown they are not too far short of AFL standard. Pup needs a few full games and AMW , Howes are looking reliable calm and rounded to assist us fill in the gaps and improve some facets of our game. Kolt is a good style and will develop in leaps and bounds at half forward and with plenty of cameos and mid field grunt and spirit be a force to be reckoned with by mid 2025 I believe. Apprenticeship time for the rest of the season will be the key Not sure why Chin has kept his place all this time so Kynan would benefit from a real debut as a hfflanker come on the ball cameos to test him out. Whst do we do with Tommy Sparrow ? Is he going to fulfill his potential or fade nicely as a 15 possession player. Maybe make him a tagger and be taken to the ball as he has some strength and hardness plus kicking skill we can still use. If we could guarantee this performance for the next 8/9 games I have no doubt we could again make Finals. But not win a Flag though. And might even win a Final or two,