Demon_JB

It must have been the decision to want to slow the game down and play a more boring brand of footy. Max Gawn touched on it in an interview as well, he said for a while we were playing boring footy and not taking the game on and playing on as much as they'd like. I'm only speculating here, but maybe McCartney was trying to foster more of a defensive mindset and Goodwin was having none if it?

These are the type of games we have dropped in the past. 250 games for a club champion, 5 wins on the trot and up against a team that's shockingly out of form. Need to do this for Chunk. Need to take another team to the slaughter. Need to keep boosting that %. TAKE NO PRISONERS DEMONS!

Everyone called me crazy that Oliver will be a better player than Petracca when we drafted him.. Everyone called me nuts for saying he will be a Brownlow medallist before he even played a game... Everyone told me to seek help for the abundance of love and man crush I had on him when I saw him out on the training track for the very first time... We're all now having the last laugh.

I was getting anxious because I wanted another 100 point win. Oh how selfish we’ve become ?

Thanks ? been waiting for that gold medal for around 3 weeks now. Probably along with half of the Melbourne supporter base.

Forgetting about the humidity there?

I have a feeling we won't risk him. It's not the best knowing that the toe is flaring up from a training session. Imagine when he travels, and plays a full game in the heat where it will most likely flare up even more?

If you look closely, Clarry does that every game. Except he doesn’t tap it. In that instance he would have jumped up and grabbed it mid air and hand balled it into space before his feet touched the ground, avoiding the tackle. He does this week in and week out. I just wish more players could learn and develop that skill as a habit.

Exactly. They mentioned Degoey..Has a few ripper games in the space of a few weeks and suddenly clubs like North are reportedly lining up to offer him 800k per year. If that's the case, a player like Tmac with an amazing tank, can cover all of the ground and is that key lead up forward who can also pinch hit, play down back, on the wing AND is a dead eye should be worth 1mill per season if we are looking at comparing values here.

I really don't see this as anything special. Granted it was a smart and clever play, but we should honestly see more of this in the AFL. It staggers me how many times a player will jump and take the ball out of mid air, wait to land and get immediately tackled and wrapped up, especially when they know an opposition player is close. Blokes like Oliver look to handball it every time they grab the ball out of mid air to a releasing player before they land, allowing him to avoid the tackle and get the ball out. Yet most AFL players will just grab it. If anything, we need to be seeing what Trac did a lot more consistently, especially from elite AFL players who train and do this day in and day out. Most players 9 times out of 10 would have blindly taken that ball out of the air and just get wrapped him, causing more stoppages.

Worth in excess of 800k per year. Anyone who disagrees have rocks in their head.

?? Pretty funny typo, that’s why I was excited to watch the video

Get excited fellas

Had my doubts on Angus. Was flirting with the idea of ‘would you trade Brayshaw for Zac Jones’ earlier in the season. Given his last month, I certainly wouldn’t do that trade.

Players hold off all the time. Especially if they’ve been injured or playing out of form. If they know they can only increase their value by backing it up in the seniors, they’ll take that opportunity to squeeze more $ out of the club towards their contract. The media needs to disconnect themselves from thinking that putting contract talks on hold, means they are thinking of leaving the club.

Spag Bowl will be huge. Watch this space.

I like this guys field kicking. He has that really silky/classy look about him the way he gathers the footy and puts boot to ball. I think he will be quite the headache when it comes to matching up on him. That intercept leapfrogging mark inside forward 50.

People need to relax. Salem will be an absolute class player. Not only has he had constantly interrupted pre-seasons, but has also struggled with injuries and thyroid issues during the home and away season. Additionally, he has been played in multiple positions which has never allowed Christian to find his feet and work with that one main training group and on his craft (see Pederson) Wait until he strings games together, and gets continuity under his belt and playing in a position week in week out.

Charlie Spargo will feature as a regular in our best 22, and come close to winning the rising star.

Spargo will be a massive addition to us. The main reasons why he dropped down the draft order was due to his height, and shoulder issues. This kid is an absolute jet, I know talent when I see it. Watch him play predominantly forward early in his career, not only kicking goals and applying much needed forward pressure but even taking contested marks (think Jamie Elliott). His vision and kicking are elite also. When he develops more of a tank, will be pressed into the midfield as his delivery inside 50 will be a weapon. Watch this space folks.

This guy will be a hard match up and will be a valuable asset in our forward line. Not only is he quick off the mark, he can also take a very good grab overhead meaning if he was 1:1 against another small defender you could back him in. Also someone who is touted to be very competitive and can lay a good tackle will help us to ensure we apply more forward pressure which we desperately need.

Due to the limitations of this bloke in terms of his testing, huge chances he will slide. And if he does, expect us to nominate him with our first pick. Watch this space.

Couldn’t agree more.

Completely agree. I'd rather bank the picks and draft someone who is going to structurally set us up so much better, than risking and drafting a midfielder that may be a bust. Lever has such a positive knock-on effect for players such as Hunt, Hibberd, Tmac, Omac, etc. We can easily get an outside midfielder as a free agent next year. If we are to compete for a flag and finish top 4, you do it by bringing in blokes like Lever.

Not sure regarding defensive pressure. He has freakish talent however. I was listening to trade radio and a few brought up his name saying he might slide. If we can hold a pick somewhere between 25-35 I think that’d be enough.