Demon_JB

I think the conditions suit us more than ever now. It looks as though we are kickint it long at all costs. With hawthorn who are heavily reliant on controlling the footy and hitting up targets, the wet weather should play into our favour, especially if we are bombing it in our forward 50 for our smalls to crumb.

I think we will struggle with Hawks forward line. Too many cheap off the pack and out the back goals from players like Bruest, Puopolo, Riolo will hurt us.

Assistant coach: “I think we should stick Oliver at Full Forward and isolate him. See if he can snag any goals and put us up by more” Goodwin: “LOL, nah that’d be too easy for us. Let’s see if he can get over the tag physically and mentally even though the game is well and truly on the line” Yeah, makes sense.

And Grimes, Townsend, Butler, Mcintosh, Castagna, Caddy, Broad, Vlastuin, Grigg and Lambert.

I said to my friends at half time at the game that Oliver needs to be played and isolated at full forward as he was getting held well by Jacobs. Why did it take Goodwin up until 3 minuets left in the last quarter when the game was iced to tactically make this move? As soon as he did as well, he kicked two goals. Baffles me how Goody didn’t proactively do this earlier.

Ben Brown gets his goals easily against us when we are pushing up, and get caught off guard. When they rebound we are always looking to scramble and get a fist in to spoil. Need a body on him constantly with great closing speed as Brown is quick off the mark. Frost suits this perfectly. Will allow Lever to zone off and play that intercept/spoiler for what he's known for.

Out: Wagner, Harmes, Bugg In: Frost, Brayshaw, Stretch

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-03-27/top10-under-23-we-rank-the-young-guns Ben Guthrie rates his top 10 under 23 years of age. We have 3 players that feature in this (4) Hogan (6) Petracca (8) Lever. Surprisingly no Oliver, however, if you think about the list we have and the talent that is under the age of 23, it's going to be amazing just imagining what our team will be capable of when the main core are all 25-26 and used to playing with each other and the chemistry and bond they will all form.

I find it incredibly frustrating when our targets always seem to lead to the boundary line in our forward fifty. Why aren't we just hitting the hot spot, and giving our smalls in Melksham and ANB the best chance to score with snaps around their bodies in front of goal? Why make it even harder for ourselves by trying to hit someone lace out to a bloke that's 40m out on the boundary line?

1. This is Petracca's year 2. Oliver will become even more damaging when it starts kicking more goals more often 3. We still have Brayshaw, Tyson, T Mac, Viney to all come back in.

Is it just me, or do we seem to have a recurring 'foot injury' problem with blokes?

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.

I don't like these type of pre-season hype articles. They weren't there for Doggies or Richmond before the start of their premiership-winning seasons. I just hope we don't get sucked in. I'd rather prove the doubters wrong. Go Dees!

Hoping to see Spargo in action. I'm expecting big things from this kid in the future.

I dunno man.. It looks as if from this image that Petty is trying to cover Hogan, as in cover something up. Rookies maybe asked to draw straws to take the fall for Jesse? Petty drew the short one. In this image it's almost as if Petty is 'covering up' Hogan. Thus, covering something up? An action? Just like this is an 'action-shot'? Illuminati confirmed.

Very strange all of this. But then again, it could just be a computer glitch.

Hmm.. That's very interesting. Has he been at training?

Imagine if Essendon still had Hibberd, Ryder and Carlisle.. Geeez.

It's getting a bit annoying how every day I log onto social media, there seems to be another article about this whole 'boot camp' cancellation tried to be written in a different way but with the same stupid message. If this same situation was cancelled by the Hawks or the Swans with old experience leaders, they'd be applauding them for sticking their necks out for the younger group and being hailed heroes. Absolute crock.

Adelaide crows and myself are in talks in signing us up as a team to represent them in a new game coming out early next year. One of the players on my squad already plays in their ‘counter strike’ team. We’re signing a contract in the coming month. Pretty much it’ll just be from a funding perspective . We don’t play under the crows name or do anything except tweet things like we fly as one and the sponsorship announcements. What people don’t realise is esports in Australia isn’t what it’s like overseas. You can’t just jump on a train and attend a major competition in just a few hours, or have NBN speeds to play against any country. We’re so isolated that we are miles behind the Europe and Asian scene in all aspects of esports. It’s not sustainable in Australia.

Spargo will play more senior games in 2018 than what most people think.

People underestimate his strength inside forward 50. He provides a decent amount of pressure, and he has the ability to lower his eyes and hit targets very effectively.

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.