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Jeerlong still making excuses! As if they dont. Now under the guise of explaining to the moggie members about players being ill on eve of our Preliminary final thrashing of them. Still sounds like a weak attempt to excuse what for them was a pitiful performance. No wonder they are my most hated team. Cry me a river and wallow in your own sullage Jeerlong!

As title suggests and may I take this opportunity to wish all Demonlanders the best of Christmas cheer and luck as we approach Changing and challenging times PF

I would play Mitch Brown over Weeds at this piont. He is a very clever forward who gets in dangerous positions.

Michael Buuble and Mariah ah totally Spewworthy Give me DEES ANYDAY🤩

On what Ive seen in training form T Mac is clearly and should be the prefered option. Weeds is backup at this stage unless he dominates at Casey and T Mac goes horribly out of form or is injured. Melky is a bit different but still has his work cut out to break into this outfit!

3 years is about right possible option of 4 but thats it takes him through to 2024-2025

If 22 was Howes and 27 was Dunstan, then based on my training report last Friday, we have hit PAYDIRT AGAIN Both were very impressive🤩

In general training Ok but he was at times in the Ruck against Max and was beaten. I think he kicked a nice goal after taking a mark but I wasn't sure as it was at the other end of the ground to where I was standing. T Mac also played in the ruck at times directly against Max and performed better. Agree I think it is make or break year for the Weed this season

He gets very nervous, but there was one player who was even more nervous in front of a camera...... Brett Lovett😂

Yer nar hardly played midfield, always on a half forward flank. THINK STEVIE J LIKE and you will get a mental picture of Picket Fence the footballer😂

My 3 make it 4 most hated clubs in order are JEERLONG INJECTIONDON CARLTANK MAGPIES DENTAL CLINIC

Yes pretty sure he did

With wildlife, "Emptiness eagles and snow,unfriendliness chilling my body and thinking of pictures of home" PIctures of Home DEEP PURPLE One of the greatest songs ever from Machine Head 1971

On the Outer Limits But so Rapped Re Clayton Oliver!..... bloody sensational!

Reitetated Luv ya Son what a brilliant season

Luv ya son😁

Clarry chooo choojust a stunning year😂

Waiting for the Clayton Oliver range to come out🤩

Clarry Choo Choo Oliver Daylight Max Tracc May Lever Salem Langdon

"I WISH I KNEW WHERE I WANTED TO BE WHEN I WANTED TO BE WHERE I WAS TODAY" Picture this.... temperature around 25 warm , balmy DAY and the Fence enjoying the majesty of the very pleasant surroundings of Casey Fields, does this sound inviting? Well I can tell you it beats the hell outa a weekend in Siberia anyday! But out here you still have to worry about slitherers but they are far more dangerous and bigger entities which have the capacity to be a .. more menacing presence .... which might or might not be related to the sign above! The usual drone of House music emanating from the Boom Box speakers at Casey Fields just blended nicely into the soundscape of what was another "Full On" Blitzkrieg Training session today. The following report was filed for the Demonland Brethren so what are you waiting for...... read on Absentees NO MAJAK No W.A Contingent except for Kossie On modified duties Jayden Hunt Warm ups This is done two ways 1 At the new indoor facility where players go through a thorough graduated stretching and graduated drill sequence 2 Out on the ground where small drills focusing on precise ball movement, quickness of delivery and rapid fire ball drill sequences are related to in tight match simulations One of these was a drill which I now call "Three Blind Mice" Players run backwards, with ball, Pirouette and run forward in a triangualar type sequence zig zag and then deliver the ball slighly off balance. It looks like the type of drill which equates to players being surrounded by opposition and then need to squeeze a correct delivery whilst slightly disorientated and slightly off balance. Skills , Drills and Maneuvers Two groups were maintained with one doing whole ground ball movements from various positions of stoppages both forwards and back and selecting again correct options for longer run and carry type work and also ground switching. The other group then continued in small confines contested ball work and again emphasizing delivery, blocking harrasing and disposal under pressure At the completion of this drill an excellent drill where players were involved in a triangular formation with 3 players moving the ball with precise handball which was punctuated by the gadfly tendancies of two harrasers who provided contest and pressure. This was an excellent drill in which hardly any group made a mistake! Delivery was precise, Handballs were given at the right moment then opening up the play. Following that a full match simulation was conducted under match conditions which again featured some at times breathtaking full ground transferance of the air conveyance! At the conclusion of that another minor activity some run throughs and Goal kicking was maintained and warm down completed a just over 2 hour pretty intensive and hard workout Player watch Several players really stood out for mine and I'll go through them now ADAM TOMLINSON A few on this site have commented on his "Readiness" but after seeing him again today he WILL be ready to go round 1. He marked well, moved well, was assured and showed NO sign of being hampered by his knee reco. He looked bloody good. DEAKYN SMITH Caught my eye on a few occasions with his Charismatic ball skills and skill level, will be one to watch in 2022 BAILEY LAURIE Looked much more assured and confident with some very "Astute" decisions and ball use TOM SPARROW Every time I see this kid I just keep thinking he plays like a turbo charged Ollie Wines, he is a bull who is becoming more confident and imposing. JAMES JORDON Scott Pendlebury Mrk 2 in the making here. JAKE BOWEY How much better can this kid get? Just never ever makes a mistake just cruises along the ground mopping up better than a thirsty Jex in the desert! JOEL SMITH Looks confident in body and took some excellent intercept marks and delivered very well in run and carry sim. N0 27 AND 42 Not sure who they are but boy did they do some excellently crafted runs and deliveries "Lace out" I wondered whether 1 was Luke Dunstan but not sure. OUR STANDOUTS Im putting a few buck on Clayton OLIVER for the 2022 BROWNLOW He just does not stop improving , some of his escapism and brute strength and dazzle from stoppages is almost impossible! Our culture is being driven by Max, Tracc, Stephen May and Jake Lever were irrepressible and Ed Langdon ANB, J.V, BBB, and Big Mac were all eye catching. Fritta snapped a couple of "Freak Goals" and Harmsy and Rivers assured as was Christian Salem IMPROVERS Fraser Rossman shows signs of steady improvement once smothering with full body on a Clarry Kick and Toby Bedford, and Kade Chandler committed very well. FINAL COMMENTS Competition for places is at all seasons high with selection headaches aplenty. Long gone are the days of limited backups and I forecast based on what I've seen little let up from the professional and exacting standards established in 2021

They are not the worst with cultural problems, how the heck another team Nth of Victoria can go with a guy in leadership with a history of on field issues is mystyfying. What message does that send out to supporters and young players?

I agree, in teaching for example Data drives the teaching and learning program to an Overarching degree. The problem is that if you take away the human element and focus on data driven pedagogy to the detriment of experiential and some trial and error.

If it makes the team better why not? The last thing we need is complacency. What if Dunstan, Hunt, Smith and others get of to flyers at training and in pre season games. Competition for game time will be the hottest for years, maybe for all time at the Dees.

Not disputing your logic, but it was a full on Match simulation in which he fully took part in. If the Doctors or Physios had any doubt about his knee standing up to full match sim, would they have let him play?? Would seen foolishly risky if there was ANY doubt!

Well he played in the match simulation last Friday, and they wouldn't have done that if he wasnt 100% fit, so on that basis unless there is a hiccup I think he would be right to go in round 1