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In the article about Karl Amon’s decision to stay at Port Adelaide, it’s suggested that Sam Gray might move on. Could he be an option for the MFC?

Knightmare’s AFL Draft Power Rankings for September.

2019 NAB League Gippsland Power 2.2 9.2 11.3 12.3 (75) Oakleigh Chargers 5.1 5.3 9.7 12.11 (83) GOALS: Gippsland Power: Flanders 4 Phillips 2 Neocleous 2 Connolly Fitzpatrick Baldi Baldi Oakleigh Chargers: Stathopoulos 4 Ugle-Hagan 3 Laurie 2 McInnes Bianco Phillips BEST: Gippsland Power: Flanders Serong Reid Phillips Bentvelzen Hourigan Oakleigh Chargers: Rowell Phillips Laurie Stathopoulos Guiney Bianco Oakleigh charges through to preliminary finals with epic win over Gippsland 2019 NAB League Calder Cannons 1.1 3.4 5.7 11.9 (75) Dandenong Stingrays 1.4 4.6 5.8 5.9 (39) GOALS: Calder Cannons: Cardillo 2 Sutton 2 Mott 2 Eyre 2 Ramsay Keeping Allison Dandenong Stingrays: Gay 2 Nyuon Lewis George BEST: Calder Cannons: Mott Ramsay Gentile Newman Keeping Sutton Dandenong Stingrays: GoonanToner Lewis Nyuon Young Gay Cannons fire through to semis

Jets soar over Knights after quarter time in windy conditions Ranges down Dragons to move through to preliminary final

On Grand Final Day, next year’s prospects will get their opportunity to strut their stuff. Last year Matt Rowell showed the credentials that are making him one of the favourites for the # 1 draft mantle this year.

Hayden Young on Road to the Draft

Tomorrow, the finals move to Ikon Stadium where the top three draft prospects Matt Rowell, Noah Anderson (Oakleigh Chargers) and Hayden Young (Dandenong Stingrays) will all be on show. NAB League Boys 2019 Finals Series preview: Calder Cannons vs. Dandenong Stingrays NAB League Boys 2019 Finals Series preview: Gippsland Power vs. Oakleigh Chargers

Today’s games at Mars Stadium are previewed by AFL Draft Central here - NAB League Boys 2019 Finals Series preview: Northern Knights vs. Western Jets NAB League Boys 2019 Finals Series preview: Eastern Ranges vs. Sandringham Dragons

The NAB League finals are upon us and a number of top prospects for November’s AFL Draft will be in action this weekend. NAB LEAGUE BOYS TEAMS / PREVIEW: FINALS WK 1

Thanks @Drunkn167 - you’ve been a great poster, mostly positive and a great supporter of Declan who I, and a few others, thought should have been given one final opportunity late in the season when so many of our talls were out injured. You’re right about the fact that he did get to play at the highest level which is more that can be said of most of us mere mortals who can only dream about such an achievement. Not only that, but it’s not necessarily over and I hope that there’s another club out there willing to take a punt on him as a delisted free agent and if not that, then there’s plenty of good football competitions around where he can find his niche and enjoy the game that he’s been very good at playing. Cheers ?

The Demons need a line-breaker. Line-breaker Lachlan Ash rising up AFL draft boards

Touted as a possible top 3 draft pick:- AFL Draft Wrap: Hints of a Dees defender in pinpoint kick Hayden Young

I’ve been a fan of Hayden Young since the Casey Demons v Australia game earlier in the season. It’s either him or Lachlan Ash for me assuming the AFL has already decided to give pick 2 to Gold Coast (notwithstanding that they haven’t even applied yet).

That’s how this article describes Melbourne’s 2019 season - AFL 2019 season reviews: What bottom 10 clubs must do to bounce back next season

The entire premise of coaching is the ability to enable each individual and the team as a whole to perform at optimum effectiveness. Max Gawn has been one of the top two or three in his field this season whilst playing in a team that has had its effectiveness severely curtailed by the sheer inability to get enough of its best performers on the ground. That’s a fact that is provable on the basis of statistics of games played. Max wins at the stoppages, his midfield gets the clearances and the ball enters the inside 50 arc more often in most games than it does inside that of the opposition. We break down at that point by failing to convert, by failing to retain possession up forward, by turning the ball over and then by allowing them to successfully convert into goals. I don’t believe that the club’s failures this season are related in an any significant way to the efficiency or lack thereof of the player who is a shoe in to win the Bluey again in 2019. One can always wish for someone to do better at any given time. You might be able to say that about the league’s leading goal kicker expecting him to kick more goals in a season but I wouldn’t be laying anything down to our ruck division, other than that Max didn’t receive much back up in the ruck from those key forwards who filled in for him and were all ultimately injured or from Braydon Preuss who wasn’t selected often and when he was, the coaches couldn’t find a niche for him. The exception to that was the Carlton game in which Max didn’t play and Preuss toweled up Kreuzer. Perhaps we would be best off today by giving Max a well deserved break and playing Preuss, first ruck and Declan Keilty (who I suspect has already had his cards marked) as back up/key forward. Of course, the nuff nuffs in the media would accuse us of tanking for a priority pick if we did that, so we probably won’t do it.

Here we are - playing in the southernmost state capital in the nation. It’s going to be very cold there as hell freezes over. Go Dees!

That's a good question. Two weeks ago a decimated Melbourne side played Collingwood at the same venue and lost by 17 points while, last night, an equally decimated Essendon lost by 11 points last night. The Demons had 18 shots at goal to the Pies 20. Last night it was the Bombers 15 to 26 and yet they are in the finals, the Pies can still make top 4 and we're way out of it. The other teams have had their share of injuries of late but they haven't been blighted by them the way we have. In a way, it sums up the season for us.

In the other game Josh Hazlewood’s going Ok.

We don’t have a shortage of key defenders but I’m missing the fact that we don’t have a Watts in the side. AFL Draft Wrap: Watts to come for key defensive prospect Corey?

I’ve hidden a number of posts on this thread which add nothing to the discussion other than to indicate that everything’s about themselves and not the subject at hand. Any repeat will see an automatic ban. Thanks

I believe there might be a full moon tonight for the supporters of both teams to howl at during the breaks in play.

Perhaps not but he’s not optimistic about continuing when he says things like this:- “I’m not going to string it out as long as I possibly can. I’m going to leave the game at the end of the year feeling really fulfilled in what I’ve achieved, absolutely. Source

They come and they go - the end of season list changes have started. Please feel free to post additions to this list when they arise. ADELAIDE In: Ben Crocker ® (Collingwood) Billy Frampton (Port Adelaide) Lachlan Gollant (Calder Cannons) Ben Keays ® Midfielder, Brisbane Lions Fischer McAsey (Sandringham Dragons) Ronin O’Connor (Claremont WA) Harry Schoenberg (Woodville West Torrens SA) Josh Worrell (Sandringham Dragons) Out: Eddie Betts (Carlton) Richard Douglas (retired) Cam Ellis-Yolmen (Brisbane) Hugh Greenwood (Gold Coast) Paul Hunter ® (delisted) Sam Jacobs (GWS Giants) Josh Jenkins (Geelong) Andy Otten (retired) BRISBANE LIONS In: Callum Ah Chee (Gold Coast) Grant Birchall (Hawthorn) Keidean Coleman (Morningside Q) Cam Ellis-Yolmen (Adelaide) Corey Lyons ® (redrafted) Jaxon Prior (West Perth WA) Deven Robertson (Perth WA) Sam Skinner ® (redrafted) Archie Smith ® (redrafted) Brock Smith (Gippsland Power) Out: Ryan Bastinac (delisted) Tom Cutler (Essendon) Matt Eagles (delisted) Luke Hodge (retired) Ben Keays (Adelaide) Corey Lyons (delisted) Sam Skinner (delisted) Archie Smith (delisted) Lewis Taylor (Sydney) Josh Walker (delisted) CARLTON In: Eddie Betts (Adelaide) Josh Honey ® (Western Jets) Brodie Kemp (Bendigo Pioneers) Jack Martin (Gold Coast) Jack Newnes (St Kilda) Fraser Phillips ® (Gippsland Power) Sam Philp (Northern Knights) Marc Pittonet (Hawthorn) Sam Ramsay (Calder Cannons) Out: Tom Bugg ® (retired) Josh Deluca (delisted) Alex Fasolo (retired) Jarrod Garlett (delisted) Patrick Kerr (delisted) Kym Lebois ® (delisted) Matthew Lobbe (delisted) Andrew Phillips (Essendon) Jarrod Pickett (delisted) Angus Schumacher (delisted) Dale Thomas (retired) COLLINGWOOD In: Trent Bianco (Oakleigh Chargers) Darcy Cameron (Sydney) Jay Rantall (GWV Rebels) Trey Ruscoe (East Fremantle WA) Out: James Aish (Fremantle) Ben Crocker (Adelaide) Lynden Dunn (delisted) Tyson Goldsack (retired) Sam Murray (delisted) Daniel Wells (retired) ESSENDON In: Nick Bryan (Oakleigh Chargers) Ned Cahill (Dandenong Stingrays) Tom Cutler (Brisbane) Mitchell Hibberd ® (North Melbourne) Lachlan Johnson (Calder Cannons) Harrison Jones (Calder Cannons) Cian McBride ® (Category B) Ross McQuillan ® (Category B) Andrew Phillips (Carlton) Out: Mark Baguley (retired) Mitch Brown (delisted) Zac Clarke (delisted) Matt Dea (retired) Michael Hartley (Hawthorn) Jordan Houlahan (delisted) Tom Jok ® (delisted) Luke Lavender ® (retired) Jake Long (delisted) Ben McNiece ® (delisted) David Myers (retired) Trent Mynott ® (delisted) FREMANTLE In: Blake Acres (St Kilda) James Aish (Collingwood) Hugh Dixon ® (Fremantle) Minairo Frederick (Woodville-West Torrens SA) Liam Henry (Claremont WA) Tom North ® (Fremantle) Jarvis Pina ® (Peel WA) Caleb Serong (Gippsland Power) Hayden Young (Dandenong Stingrays) Out: Hayden Ballantyne (delisted) Harley Bennell (delisted) Hugh Dixon (rookied) Brad Hill (St Kilda) Scott Jones (delisted) Shane Kersten (delisted) Ed Langdon (Melbourne) Tom North (rookied) Ryan Nyhuis ® (delisted) Aaron Sandilands (retired) GEELONG Oscar Brownless ® (redrafted) Bradley Close ® (Glenelg SA) Sam De Koning (Dandenong Stingrays) Francis Evans (Calder Cannons) Lachie Henderson ® (redrafted) Josh Jenkins (Adelaide) Cooper Stephens (Geelong Falcons) Jack Steven (St Kilda) Cameron Taheny (Norwood SA) Out: Ryan Abbott (St Kilda) Oscar Brownless (rookied) Wylie Buzza (Port Adelaide) Jordan Cunico (delisted) Lachie Henderson (rookied) Jamaine Jones (delisted) Tim Kelly (West Coast Eagles) Scott Selwood (delisted) Zac Smith (Gold Coast) GOLD COAST SUNS In: Noah Anderson (Oakleigh Chargers) Connor Budarick ® (Gold Coast Academy) Matt Conroy ® (Gold Coast Academy) Brandon Ellis (Richmond) Sam Flanders (Gippsland Power) Jy Farrar (Scotch Old Collegians) Hugh Greenwood (Adelaide) Malcolm Rosas ® (NT Thunder) Matthew Rowell (Oakleigh Chargers) Josh Schoenfeld: ® (redrafted) Jeremy Sharp (East Fremantle WA) Zac Smith (Geelong) Out: Callum Ah Chee (Brisbane) Brayden Crossley (delisted) Jack Leslie (delisted) Tom Nicholls (retired) Connor Nutting (delisted) Michael Rischitelli (retired) Brad Scheer delisted) Josh Schoenfeld (rookied) Harrison Wigg (delisted) Aaron Young (delisted) GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY In: Lachlan Ash (Murray Bushrangers) Tom Green (GWS Academy) Thomas Hutchesson (Adelaide SANFL) Sam Jacobs (Adelaide) Jake Riccardi (Werribee VFL) Jake Stein: ® (redrafted) Tom Sheridan: ® (redrafted) Zachary Sproule ® (redrafted) Out: Aiden Bonar (North Melbourne) Dylan Buckley (delisted) Brett Delidio (retired) Jonathon Patton (Hawthorn) Tom Sheridan (rookied) Dawson Simpson (retired) Zach Sproule ® (rookied) Jake Stein ® (rookied) Adam Tomlinson (Melbourne) HAWTHORN In: Will Day (West Adelaide SA) Sam Frost (Melbourne) Michael Hartley (Essendon) Emerson Jeka ® (Western Jets) Finn Maginness (Sandringham Dragons) Josh Morris (Woodville West Torrens SA)Jonathon Patton (GWS Giants) Out Grant Birchall (Gold Coast) Kaiden Brand (delisted) Teia Miles (delisted) Darren Minchington (delisted) David Mirra (delisted) Tim Mohr ® (retired) Marc Pittonet (Carlton) Jarryd Roughead (retired) Ryan Schoenmakers (retired) MELBOURNE In: Luke Jackson East Fremantle WA) Ed Langdon (Fremantle) Kysaiah Pickett (Woodville West Torrens SA) Trent Rivers (East Fremantle WA) Adam Tomlinson (GWS Giants) Out: Sam Frost (Hawthorn) Jeff Garlett (delisted) Declan Keilty ® (delisted) Jay Kennedy Harris (delisted) Jordan Lewis (retired) Corey Maynard (retired) Tim Smith ® (retired) Billy Stretch (delisted) Guy Walker ® (retired) NORTH MELBOURNE In: Aiden Bonar (GWS Giants) Charlie Comben (Gippsland Power) Jack Mahony (Sandringham Dragons) Flynn Perez (Bendigo Pioneers) Out: Nathan Hrovat (delisted) Tom McKenzie ® (delisted) Red Óg Murphy ® (retired) Scott Thompson (retired) Declan Watson (delisted) Tom Wilkinson ® (delisted) Sam Wright (retired) PORT ADELAIDE In: Miles Bergman (Sandringham Dragons) Trent Burgoyne ® (Woodville-West Torrens SA) Wylie Buzza (Geelong) Mitch Georgiades (Subiaco WA) Riley Grundy ® (redrafted) Jackson Mead (Woodville West Torrens SA) Jake Pasini ® (Swan Districts WA) Dylan Williams (Oakleigh Chargers) Boyd Woodcock ® (redrafted) Out: Matthew Broadbent (delisted) Billy Frampton (Adelaide) Sam Gray (delisted) Riley Grundy (rookied) Cam Hewett ® (delisted) Dougal Howard (St Kilda) Aydin Johnson (delisted) Kai Pudney ® (delisted) Paddy Ryder (St Kilda) Jack Trengove (delisted) Boyd Woodcock (rookied) RICHMOND In: Noah Cumberland (Brisbane Lions Academy) Thomson Dow (Bendigo Pioneers) Will Martyn (Brisbane Lions Academy) Bigoa Nyuon (Dandenong Stingrays) Hugo Ralphsmith (Sandringham Dragons) Out: Dan Butler (St Kilda) Brandon Ellis (Gold Coast Suns) Shaun Grigg (retired) Commor Menadue (delisted) Callum Moore (delisted) Jacob Townsend (delisted) Maverick Weller ® (retired) ST KILDA In: Ryan Abbott (Geelong) Jack Bell ® (Sandringham Dragons) Dan Butler (Richmond) Ryan Byrnes (Sandringham Dragons) Leo Connolly (Gippsland Power) Brad Hill (Fremantle) Dougal Howard (Port Adelaide) Zak Jones (Sydney) Darragh Joyce (Category B upgrade) Paddy Ryder (Port Adelaide) Out: Blake Acres (Fremantle) David Armitage (delisted) Josh Bruce ((Western Bulldogs) Billy Longer (delisted) Patrick McCartin (delisted) Jack Newnes (Carlton) Lewis Pierce (delisted) Sam Rowe (delisted) Jack Steven (Geelong) Bailey Rice (delisted) Robbie Young (delisted) Brandon White (delisted) SYDNEY SWANS In: Will Gould (Glenelg SA) Jack Maibaum: ® (redrafted) Brady Rowles: ® (Bendigo Pioneers) Dylan Stephens (Norwood SA) Elijah Taylor (Perth WA) Lewis Taylor (Brisbane) Chad Warner (East Fremantle WA) Out: Darcy Cameron (Collingwood) Heath Grundy (retired) Cody Hirst ® (delisted) Kieren Jack (retired) Zak Jones (St Kilda) Jarrod McVeigh (retired) Jack Maibaum (rookied) Daniel Menzel (delisted) Toby Pink ® (delisted) James Rose (delisted) Nick Smith (retired) Durak Tucker ® (delisted) WEST COAST EAGLES In: Brendon Ah Chee ® (redrafted) Hamish Brayshaw ® (redrafted) Callum Jamieson (Claremont WA) Ben Johnson (Perth WA) Tim Kelly (Geelong) Mitch O’Neill ® (North Hobart) Anthony Treacy ® (Claremont WA) Out: Brendon Ah Chee (rookied) Matthew Allen (delisted) Patrick Bines ® (delisted) Hamish Brayshaw (rookied) Keegan Brooksby (delisted) Chris Masten (delisted) Fraser McInnes ® (delisted) Kurt Mutimer (delisted) Brodie Riach ® (delisted) Josh Smith ® (delisted) WESTERN BULLDOGS In: Josh Bruce (St Kilda) Louis Butler (Sandringham Dragons) Riley Garcia (Swan Districts WA) Alex Keath (Adelaide) Cody Weightman (Dandenong Stingrays) Out: Tom Boyd (retired) Dale Morris (retired) Liam Picken (retired) Fletcher Roberts (delisted) Lukas Webb (delisted)

Every Demon fan who lived through that golden era would be shedding tears today. Bluey was one of our true greats - as a player and a bloke. Condolences to his family.

Cal Twomey's 2019 Phantom Form Guide: August update