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Make John Ralph GREAT AGAIN!!!

Both Kossie and Riv especially were quiet last night. Riv on the ball was an obvious one.

Yes needs to be nearer goals within 30/40 radius.

Any other negatives Old Dee? Hope the weather does change bit early to take forecast for certain before teams announced. Oh and how are the trains? Pity about the Airport line bring cancelled isn't it?

Stupid comment as AFL are having record crowds all over the shop. Yes Thursday night is really put on for TV sake and is likely to be about 5,000 down on any figure. But other times are pretty consistent day or night or twilight.

Maybe 30,00 or up to 35,000 ???

I am hopeful we can look at that 1960 99,000 odd H and A record? How good would it be to break that and defeat Pies on that stage and possibly go to First spot on the ladder!!

Apology Demon 3165 this reply is to KENT not yourself..

No the bigger mistake was keeping your namesake on the list for about 4/5 injury riddled years. Have fans forgotten Tmac kicked 4 goals vs West Coast 2 weeks ago? Agree with one poster who reckons Tmac should be in defence with Casey and with Petty up forward I will predict we will need either Disc or Tmac or even Tommo if we are to be the best defence we can offer. Hibbo can't be our default 3 Rd tall nor really can Rivers. One too old and other is better on the ball team wise.

Class and marking and kicking skill of Matt Jefferson is permanent, form can be indifferent in VFL with a young draftee. Just think of all the other young players at Casey especially this years first year are a work in progress. Look how much more consistent and improved Taj Howes are in their second year and Laurie has become in his third year. The best is yet to come from all these boys as they develop like JVR and Chandler and or improve on the run like Judd McVee has. it's exciting and MattJ is right in the mix but don't expect too much too soon. Patience like with Kade and JVR is the way to go and we will reap our rewards.

Only Dees fans lose their judgement within a week. Seriously a week in our calendar is akin to a month for most teams. We want every thing NOW and NO EXCUSE. Then we go overboard when the player does play well. !!

Or had no front teeth!!

Agree JNM Clarry is always a whiter shade of pale !! I think 95% of Dees fans would be happy to have Clarry in the team any color from gaunt green to 50 shades of gray. He would still get over 30 disposals!!

Tmac kicked 4 goals 2 weeks ago. Although I don't think it's a bad thing to see if Schache is up to it. His Casey form has been good. Might be the sub.

Scully did that with GWS and from Barrassi to Jacko I would be surprised that it didn't happen with more than 50% of players that left us during that period. In other words it's more the norm and I believe we should take into account on the PRO side of the equation as well and treat the player accordingly. As Ken Hinkley said He is a 19 yo kid!!! Applies just as aptly.

I am not sure what Jacko did so wrong? I am not reading back into this thread to find the reason you appear to have fixation upon, seeming to be playing when not fit enough ( you may call it injured). Unless you were under a rock from June to September last season more than half the Demons played with niggles, lack of full fitness and/or genuine injuries managed to players we couldn't do without. On that basis nearly all our Premiership heroes would be disgraced and booed by yourself. And after all Jacko last year was a third year player who helped win a drought breaking flag when just a colt who played out of his skin in the GF and some times during 2021 and 2022. Boo if you like but you are crying like a toddler that can't get his preferred toy for Christmas or not able to buy ice cream when being pushed around in a trolley at the supermarket. And his manager made him play? oh please it would have much more likely been our selectors Coach or FD based on the myriad of players that were adjudged fit to play in Rounds 12 to the Semi Final. Never mind Gawndy you were under that rock after all and are sort of excused, but not for booing LJ who is thankfully a 19 yo well performed premiership heroe for us.

Only big news from training is injuries in the middle of the week so let's be real and accept the fluff of which there isn't much after Saturday's very disappointing effort. You have never delivered a positive vibe Old Dee so today was ideal snd thanks for your report it's greatly appreciated.

Disgusting comment. Fail to understand Gus team position today and should have been moved earlier in the day. There were others on big money who failed to impact the play on the day. Despite our lethargy I still believe players try but their energy levels were very low for most of the game except for Clarry after half time etc. as he led the way as usual.

Royal Melb as stated in previous post!!!

No at all see my posts Goody and others are too slow by far. They protects some players and throw the book at others. It's very often your best players need moving as they can cause greater change through their ability. Gary Lyon in commentary got it right about changes. Was quarters ahead and dome did not get the light of day at all. Half time some major belated moves should have been made with Petty and Tmac plus May eas not necessarily on the right player. We tried to protect him being the last defender when he may have played better out from goal. I have never seen him so negative looking. This being him or Lever out spooks each other and gets to Petty and Bowser who also lose confidence. Once this happens most of our one on one defenders are negative. Interestingly McVee still played his natural game. We need a major meeting about our defence it's not as tight as it should be.

BTW any kick is a turnover opp. If you use that strategy you would have no one passing the ball. Please don't use a rash generalisation to overturn team football strategies that are time proven.

Yes agree no player above any other has a licence to just go for goals whenever the ball is in their hands. Team play up forward as as vital to defence and mids. It was mentioned in the commentary as well and the sort of thinking about Fritta was his own doing from burning his teammates last year. Depends what you call team play mate. Also centring the ball is also a top priority from pockets. Amazing how some players find teammates ( like Spargo) and don't burn teammates !

Very disappointing as we had top spot on ladder up for grabs. Panic merchants in defence and too slow to move Tmac and Petty early in game plus agree intensity was the same as the first 3 quarters at the Gabba. Shay is causing it? No Maxy. Still no on field leaders. Coaching clangers keeping moves too late. ? Clarry showed the way after first quarter but too few followed JV tried hard but made no real impression. When we play like this we seem so beatable as players lose their composure and structure. Needs to be a major Coaching discussion about our team habits and out of sorts behaviour.

It's either been changed or you are way off the mark! It's extension correctly in both places.

No one was denied entry. Melb and ESS fans had ample opportunity to purchase tickets once they were on sale. Ultimately due to Port playing the both games made it a sellout. Name any Melb supporters that genuinely missed out ? If they did it was because they were too slow to get tickets once they were on sale. Let's not try to spoil a good story with untruths.