Go Ds

That knee looks like it belongs on Mt Rushmore.

Just as long as youre not filling out the adoption papers! 🤣

Careful, he knows where you live. 😁

Im not at all convinced. But he's still on the list and as long as he does enough to earn a senior game I do think our new coach just has to give him one last chance. New coach, last chance - hopefully it all finally clicks.

He would have been very useful in the recent season too.

I suspect Gawny has gotten to know Heath a fair bit recently. Probably Viney and a few other leaders have also met him face to face as a starting point. But none of them were at training. Maybe JVR as a part-time ruckman should have reached out. But he could well have been interstate recently. Anyway when I'm perfect I can be more critical. In a week things will probably look a lot better.

I reckon I've seen DH for Dear(est) Husband. (Unless it's something like Demonland Headache.)

If the players respect him and meet his demands he can make Steve Irwin look like Queen Victoria for all I care.

If he's the best surely competent recruiters will snap him up before #7. Too much of these discussions will be pointless if we dont get him. I bet nearly every team has done tons of analysis before the upcoming draft.

I certainly expect he'll improve. But I'm asking how that happens in a few months down time.

Actually a lot of people can be shy. It's a slight fail that in the last few weeks that he hasnt been set up with mentors if that's the case. I'm a little surprised.

Im not trying to be a smart Alec here but can Langford or whoever improve over a ten- week break? What? More weights? He's grown? Niggling injuries have cleared up? Im sure players go into preseasons with a better attitude or newfound confidence and emerge round one as a better player. But just from 10 weeks rest? Is that possible? I'm curious.

Once you've hugged Jiath you stay on that path?!

Did you get to say hi to him again?

Wouldn't wanna start on the wrong Tracc!

Does that suggest Hawthorn players had a higher fitness base? 🤔

Theyd be cannon fodder. If they had been cruelled by injuries but now full-strength are the fourth best side it wouldn't bother me at all they're winning finals.

What about the rest of him?

But that could happen in the old set-up with 5th ; 16 wins; losing to 8th with 10.

Can't you guys see the irony? Suddenly 7th and 8th are much lesser achievements. They need to win 5 matches, miss out on a bye and even can have the ignominy of losing a ' final' to a team that managed only 9 or 10 H&A wins. Fifth and sixth will often have a cushy opening final now and they go into week two ... now week three against an opponent that had an exhausting ding dong battle with a top two side. If you change your perspective that it's really the final six now suddenly the complaints of mediocrity disappear. Now you need to come in the top third of the ladder. None of this is perfect (extra advantages for 5th and 6th and two Mickey Mouse finals). But it ain't the end of the world at all. Now.... back to Sesame Street and the Scon...the Biscu...umm that monster that eats baked goods. 🙄

At best?!!! Speak for yourself!

Like I said it's not that bad. But imagine a state of origin-type game instead in that pre-final bye spot with the best players from the also-rans. It's recognition and valuable experience in an almost finals environment. It may have worked. You'd get two very talented teams and a great spectacle as a lead into rhe finals proper.

I'm sure some are a plane flight away. But it'll interesting how many senior players turn up to make a good first impression (or even can't wait for team and/or their own 'redemption'). If you (Demonlanders) get there today have fun