Stiff Arm

1 hour ago, Storm Boy said:

Adelaide's Father and son Tyler Welsh prospect will most likely be a first round pick. His highlights package was impressive to watch. Callum Twomey indicated he will leave Woodville-West Torrens his SANFL club to play with the Crows SANFL Team. My question does Adelaide have enough draft capital to get Welsh and have another crack at Petty. 

They'll aim to offload their 1st round pick, maybe as part of a Petty deal, rather than waste it in points for Welsh 

41 minutes ago, bing181 said:

Plus Billings.

FD on top of what the shortcomings have been and traded in accordingly. Much as we love our mids, none of them are great disposers of the ball. 

By foot, terrible.

Via handball, very good

I bought a new tv recently from JBHiFi. Included was 6 months of Kayo free starting from end of Feb. Will pay for a couple of months after that til end of Sept 

18 minutes ago, rjay said:

Like all top clubs, good lists with multiple A graders...we don't play in a vacuum, it's a tough comp & you need your share of luck.

Injuries to Petty, BBB, Tommy Mac & Melk...Fritsch not at 100% & JVR rubbed out for our last final.

I think that's a little more than weak excuses.

...but please yourself.

No, it doesn't please me. But excuses clearly please you

Chose Tmac over Schache and Grundy in the last final, poor coaching. 

We've dominated i50s and long bombed for the last four years without decent conversion, poor coaching

A midfield whose kicking couldn't hit the ocean from the beach

MFC won't be a top club for long. Max, Maysie, BBB, Tmac, Melk approaching retirement. Hibb retired. Petty a strong chance to return to SA. Oliver's future in limbo

Without another flag soon we will struggle to keep relevant 

2024 is a must win season

Best list we have seen for decades, multiple A grade players.

2022 should've been a premiership, given the mega start we had.

2023 was unforgivable for throwing away the flag. Injuries to Petty and Melk are weak excuses.

Maysie was spot on, we missed a golden chance.

Goody, Taylor and Lamb developed a super list that worked well in the 2021 hub, but couldn't perform or behave in the real AFL environment. Four home final losses in a row despite i50 domination, there are problems beyond a couple of injuries.

IMO if we don't get our [censored] together on 2024, it's a long time until we will be able to compete again.

Can you imagine how it might look if we slip to bottom 8, with no home base, a bunch of aging stars, a coach under the pump for performance on and off field, and the AFLs attention returning to their darling big 4???

We got comfortable believing the hype that the Club has returned to the powerhouse we were 60 years ago

Fortunes can change very quickly

We did OK last year whilst Clarry was supposedly hamstrung. I'm confident that with Rivers spending more time midfield (not unlike Young at Freo) and Gus moving to the inside, we'll fill any need for midfield talent. 

My wish is that McQualter works on our midfield/forward connection. I have little faith that Goodwin can improve that without a fresh face on the coaching panel. Improve our i50 conversions and keep the injuries to a minimum and we should make the grannie

24 minutes ago, DeeMee said:

Was on big footy for years but now the Dees forum there has devolved into the same two or three posters hijacking every thread with their own bull dust so it destroys any real analysis and discussion. Don’t bother any more.

BF has several loud posters that were banned from Demonland, including one pain that thankfully hasn't been on here for about a year

3 to shout down anyone who calls the light bulb names

1 to have a glass of shiraz in left hand whilst changing the bulb with the other hand

5 to call the light bulb fat

8 to yell at the light bulb "don't read the thread if you don't like it!"

28 to claim that the light bulb 'isn't the right guy', and that the world really is flat

19 to call the light bulb woke, antifa, lefty, socialist or greeny because the bulb is LED

6 that want Jesse Hogan to return and change the bulb

Bump

https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/suspended-pharmacist-linked-to-bombers-scandal-found-dead-amid-watchdog-probe-20231224-p5eti5.html

8 hours ago, No. 31 said:

They definitely need a second oval. Gosch's Paddock could be a possibility if the Dees migrate to Caulfield.

Exactly. Tigers will pounce on Goshes once we go to Caulfield (fingers crossed)

$2.5m resizing Goshes to MCG measurements was never going to be temporary lipstick

Win, win

11 hours ago, george_on_the_outer said:

They used to have one at Craigieburn, but ran out of money/interest long ago and so they left.

I believe they do, or have done pre season training somewhere near Beaconsfield as well.

Congrats to Jess and Max

Gee, imaging growing up and saying to your mates: "My dad was a drought breaking premiership captain!"

And then your mates look up at this 2m+ man-mountain dad...

Surely our training drills and match sims aren't so unique and secret that they must lock out fans?

Seems odd that any AFL club would prevent keen fans from observing training, regardless of spying eyes from other clubs.

I mean, people can still se through the fence, so it's hardly top secret. 

Poor old Picket Fence...

Is anyone really surprised?

Typical AFL manufactured outcome, Just like the Maynard ruling that let him play in the Grannie. Don't rock the boat, don't do what's right at the expense of magpie fans

The AFL boys club is so [censored] predictable, even a 10 year old could guess their next move

It's what will eventually drive me away from the game for good

On 13/12/2023 at 08:33, picket fence said:

Caulfield Racecourse would be the worst idea and training base ever.The middle of nowhere in the middle of nowhere!🤮

It's not like you to be a touch over the top in your posts, Picket!

Should the club look for a site within 1km of your house?

After all, your pulitzer worthy training reports are what we all want!

Super impressed that he's staying with the Vineys and that Kolt is keenly watching Jack's habits on and off the field.

Thank god that the old days are gone when Chunk was our only mature leader. Our club is now bursting with leadership players 

Great photos as usual. Thanks 666

Rivers looks like he has zero fat on him, Woey as well. Intensity is high.

I know it's just December, but the boys look like they've come back in great knick.

What's that saying about no premierships are won in preseason, but they can certainly be lost due to a bad summer.

What a well-spoken kid he is, seems mature beyond 18 and very level headed. I like that he's not much into social media.

And not a single "yeah nah", "like" or "y'know" to be heard!

Hope his on-field is as impressive as his off-field

Thanks for sharing the interview

On 08/12/2023 at 12:12, demon3165 said:

Oh lets play the victim card Jesus I have on that many occasions explained myself if you are to lazy to read them then that's not my fault, and by the way where have I been wrong in 22 and 23 please point it out I will be waiting and as for me not accepting other explanations my suggest you look at yourself first.

You should be senior coach, seem to have all the answers. And a people-person too boot!

Nice work, Detective Picket

Do you wear camo to hide in the bushes around the Casey ground?

15 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

seems like he's hardley reidy for afl footy at this stage

39 minutes ago, jayceebee31 said:

Then maybe somewhere like Flemington race track or parklands near the Zoo, maybe worthwhile for the board to evaluate….there also Melbourne University grounds that also could be perused.