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Tell her that she needs to get a life and read it too!

I'm not qualified in this area, but it seems to me to be the most sensible and appropriate decision, and quality player management by the MFC.

It's a worse than horrid disease! Good luck Roughy!

6. Jetta 5. Tyson 4. Viney 3. kennedy 2. Stretch 1. McDonald

Heresy.

Nice article. Spot on with the facts and adjectives. So glad Clarry is ours!

Me too! By 2:00pm on Sunday, I expect to be so nervous I could have a colonoscopy without the pre-med

Looks like Clubs (including ours) will be in a better position to start serious consideration of potential pay offers around the end of July: Players' CBA possible by end of July: AFL

Crucial game for us ........ worth more than just the 4 points if we can roll them. I think we are a chance at the G, but things will need to go right. The tactical battles around the stoppages will play an important part in the final result. Dees by 15 pts, but the margin won't be much more than that all day. Go Melbourne!!

Hogan is having a few days back with his family in WA. Nothing sinister, just part of our responsible management of the youngsters, according to Roosy.

An opposition mid might get killed!

Just adds to the great feeling I have about the future (upwards) direction of our Club ..... starting from next Sunday!

If the squad was picked right now, Nev Jetta would also be pushing for a spot I reckon. Mr Reliable.

Great work Demonland! Makes me proud to be a Demonlander!.

A few random points that I think are pertinent: Hogan's worth to the team cannot be simply measured by goals scored. He has played more time up the ground this year (even starting in the centre square on a few occasions), and he has been important in these stints with his defensive marking, tackling and creativity. Part of the Roos / Goodwin "all players need to be flexible" philosophy, I suspect, and it also frees him up a bit from the double teaming that he cops constantly as a KPF; if he decided to leave it would more than likely put a significant 'brake' on achieving our membership aspirations (another important reason for getting his signature); if team success is an important consideration for him (as seems to be the case), then we need to maintain at least good solid form throughout this year. We wouldn't want 3 or 4 game losing streaks; the continued development and promise of Weideman and/or Hulett is important. Hogan will relish the day when there is another strong KPF to take some of the opposition attention away from him; his bond / friendship with team-mates seems to be important to him. In this context I was happy to read in the Harmes' RS interview that Hogan, N.Jones and Harmes had been surfing together before the GC game.

Well done Harmesy ......... great reward for effort, which is there for all of us to see.

I played one game of U12s against Jack Viney. I came off at 1/4 time and complained to my mum that he hurt me, so Mum started a petition to have Jack pushed up to the U16s. I am proud that Mum and me had such an important part to play in 'fast tracking' Jack's progress as an A grader.

I was under the impression that Garlo has the very shy, retiring personality. While this wouldn't automatically rule him out, it could hold him back, I reckon.

imo his hands are the equal of any current day AFL player. Bold statement I know, but I can't think of anyone cleaner.

They cost us 4 points in Hobart.

I love Demonland on nights like this!

6. Gawn - Impossible to go past big Maxy imo. He just had so much influence (gave our mids an armchair ride, kicked goals, took marks around the ground and always had a smirk on his face. 5. N. Jones - True captains' game. Led from the front from start to finish. 4. Viney - A powerhouse!. Just keeps improving, and is becoming more and more damaging by hand and foot. Probably pips Jonesy if he had played out the full game. 3. Jetta - Steady as a rock, gutsy, composed under pressure, and never gives up. Just a thoroughly good footballer. 2. Harmes - Great comeback after being down last week. How good is to have some depth to bring the best out of our boys? 1. Hunt - Confidence is growing. Blistering pace, hard at it and was very creative with the ball. Based on today's game he might be the real deal! Special mentions: Oliver, Bugg, Pedersen

Well I reckon it just goes without saying.

Signing Bernie to a new deal is fantastic for the Club. He has truly become a 'heart and soul' player, and his contribution has greatly exceeded my early expectations.

I posted the following in the VFL thread, but is equally relevant here: An article in the HS this morning indicated that Jack Trengove is building towards an AFL return, following another strong and composed (27 possession) performance for Casey on the weekend, The article, which confirmed that Jack was tagged for the entire game, included the following comments from Justin Plapp: "Trengove was influential in the Scorpions win. He was winning the inside (midfield) battle quite a bit and he was clean with his disposal. The last two weeks in a row he's nearly been our best player." Jack must be getting very close.