Lefty

If Bennell has any setbacks even minor I simply cannot see him getting a contract with the Demons. We have enough injury prone players who cannot get onto the park as it is.

Does anybody know when the first training session of the new year is? I was planning on taking my son to training today but I see that it is now a closed session and I promised to take him to fill up the autograph book and now I’m in the doghouse. HELP!!!!

Did anyone get down to training this morning?

He has barely missed a game for the Giants. Comes to the Dees. Injured before he even starts. We sure know how to pick them. We are [censored] cursed.

Is Langdon going to be #15 or did they just give him Billy's jumper to wear for training?

He was one of our better forwards this year and he won us a game with that late goal against the Blues. He's not damaging enough off half back despite his pace as his delivery lets him down. I'd prefer him on the wing then half back but I think he is better suited in the forward line.

How did Jonesy look?

I think you're confusing players for some fans. Great news. Harmesy is integral to our midfield. I hope he is used as a stopper again like he was at the tail end of 2018.

We should be sniffing too. We lost Tim Smith who if not always injured would be getting a semi-regular gig in the seniors and he hasn't been replaced by a big body.

In that article Sam Edmund says that Melbourne can't afford Martin. WTF? If we made a play for Elliott surely we could afford Martin.

Pig definitely had a disappointing year. Let’s hope he can bounce back to that All-Australian form. The revolving door backline certainly did not assist him.

Is this the end of our trade period? With the acquisitions of Tomlinson & Langdon and the departure of Sam Frost I haven't heard our name being bandied about amongst any of the other tradable targets. (with the exception of Sam Murray as a delisted free agent). So are we done now?

I still can't work out whether his 2019 form was due to injury or just an aberration or was 2018 the aberration?

No not their looks. Is it the $$$? Finals prospects? That amazing fun culture? Why are players throwing themselves at the Saints?

This is probably the reason he’ll choose Brisbane over us. Which forward line would you like to play in?

I think this was the kicker. They called his bluff.

A Collingwood mate of mine is positive it will be announced at the Copeland tonight. He’s usually got good mail but has been wrong. Take with a grain of salt.

This is not the worst scenario. We COULD be dodging a huge bullet with this one. Don't get me wrong Eliott COULD be a massive asset to us if he plays every game and can maintain the 30 plus goal a year but he has never played a full season in his career and has missed 2 WHOLE years through injuries. We already have a cavalcade of perennially injured players. No need to pay overs for another.

I was pleased that the club gave him another contract and I thought the terms were fair given he is in the twilight of his career and he will likely play mostly at Casey next year. Obviously giving up the captaincy was the right move. As mentioned it would be the cherry on top if he can reach 300 but 14 games in 2020 might be a stretch.

I'd be having a chat with his management. Are Adelaide going to be able to field a team next year?

If fit then a big yes from me. Unfortunately he struggles to get on the park at times. His hammy is as dodgy as a Gatorade urine sample.

He can't be very bright if he thought a cup of Gatorade would fool the testers. Did he think they'd just think he had a high electrolyte count in his [censored]?

I didn't hear it mentioned. https://www.sen.com.au/programs/time-on/

Congrats Max you are an A-grade champion.

When did Sam McClure talk about this? Stuie posted about this in his Facebook Group but no link was provided.