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“While [the review] will identify areas in which we need to get better, we believe it will also highlight many positive elements of our AFL program, and why we should head into next season with well-founded optimism about what we can achieve.”

I like it A future first and a second rounder it is #inLambwetrust

The line about the Shand review potentially revealing good things about the men’s program was an eyebrow raiser

If only Lobb hadn’t have come into form late - we could have gone for the trifecta

Email sent to club members confirm twin reviews taking place in October - an external review of the board and the Shand, Green and Pert review of the men’s program

Jay Clark and Tom Morris have reported that Pert and Green will conduct the review alongside Shand

Disappointed that this isn’t a full external review as initially reported but I do think there are contract and soft cap concerns if we were to make mass changes in our administration (had a fully external review called for this) And at the end of the day it is the FD that is responsible for our on field performance and I’m glad that this will be the primary focus of the review, as for better or worse it is clearly the area that will dictate our performance in 2025 more than any other

I reckon I got more joy watching Higgins kick that goal than I have at just about any Dees game this year 😭

Good point - I’d still love to grab Langford or Lalor at 5, and a player like Lindsay if we can trade for another first round pick But if Langford and Lalor go before 5, and a Smith or O’Sullivan falls to us, Hynes could be a great addition in that mid fwd mould

Dude has the name of an 80s porn star Get him in 😈

Would love to get Andy to the Dees at the end of 2025, but hard to see him leaving the Dockers given how bright their future is and that he’s their captain in waiting We can dream though 🥹

Langford/Lalor and Lindsay would be the dream if we can nab another first rounder Between them Windsor and Kolt, we will have rejuvenated our younger midfield stocks in two drafts - all would have unique traits from one another too

I wonder if North would consider trading pick 2 for 5 and change if they’re targeting Trainor? I know the top five or six prospects are similarly rated but I’d love to be able to zero in on JT’s highest ranked player if possible (presuming Richmond don’t take him with 1)

I love the idea of Berry if we can grab him with a second rounder Kozzy is the only small forward on our list who can consistently hit the score board while applying elite pressure (Chandler and Spargo more high half forwards) Berry and Kozzie could absolutely cause havoc while also helping our ground ball and ball movement work Plus we may need another long term small forward if god forbid Kozzie leaves 🫣

Yikes… coming from his management Hard not to see this happening if he’s still keen on a move come the trade period and we get a strong offer from Freo or WC

He’s the one I’d be after if there’s even a sniff that he’d want to return home to Victoria Offer him Trac’s contract if need be (too soon?)

He hasn’t nominated a club, but it’s been noted he grew up supporting West Coast They can get two of the three purely from a picks perspective

They have three first rounders this year and their own future first - more than enough capital to get both of them

Yikes… can’t just be another bout of homesickness if he has a particular club in mind Presuming the report is true of course…

Josh Smilie, Jagga Smith, Harvey Langford, Sam Lalor and Luke Trainor - YOU are Melbourne Demons

Thanks @spirit of norm smith I reckon the VFL could be a great source of players for us as we look to top up, as we can’t simply bring in 6-7 eighteen year olds in the ND and expect to fill all of our list holes Geelong in particular has done a great job in recent years with their late ND, rookie and SSP picks, and I hope we’ve got our eye on a couple of mature age players who might be going under the radar at one of these clubs

I for one will welcome our return to the Sunday 1:10 slot

Praying for Langford 🙏 he just looks like a mini Bont to me

I love this kid - pls get him in Dees

Not saying he’s going to end up at his level BUT the player who Langford most reminds me of is Bont Strong, great overhead, piercing left boot and what he lacks in pure speed he makes up for in high footy IQ You’d be happy with any of the top 5 or 6 prospects but Langford is really the standout for me