Redleg

Great news.

We are certainly getting a lot of publicity lately in papers and on TV.

No.

I wonder why we simply don't set the record straight.

Well it's the 8th and that means 5 days to go. I have ordered some valium, to keep me under control as the draft goes on and I wait for the results to come up.

Struggling. I have worked out that food is not my problem, eating it, is.

Then it would be of no interest to me as I find berry smoothies too rich for my taste.

No, only at the club you do the 10 years with.

On a lighter note, wonderful news at McDonalds, the arrival of the BANANABERRY smoothie at $2.95. Is there a Maccas on my way home?

Or more time to post on Demonland before the actual announcement of who is in and out.

How funny would it be if the best 2 players ended up being the 2 they didn't take. Unlikely but maybe the best 2 after the first 5 picks are discounted would be a possibility.

This is not mooted as a match day facility at AFL standard, but rather a training complex with all facilites needed under one roof, eg, Gym, Pool, Offices, Medical, adjacent oval AFL size, function room, shops etc.

It is not just the 7th of December, it is also less than 6 days to the Rookie Draft, an event that may one day rival the Brownlow Medal count. Note I didn't say the Medal but rather the actual count.

6.

I quite enjoy it myself.

One week to go. Will we draft outside those training with us? All will be answered in a week.

I thought Evans first game, which I saw on replay, as I was away, was fantastic. He found a lot of the footy and for an inexperienced kid, without a full pre season and not much footy the year before, I thought that game showed his talent. Obviously they all can't make it but I am happy to follow his progress this year.

Not that there is anything funny in the incident, but you have to laugh at Lloyd, who runs in from behind, attacks the Ox and then backs off, as he turns around and is [censored] himself as he looks around to see if anyone is after him. Great player but became a bit of a sniper who didn't like it face to face.

I have made a habit of picking one player each year that I see as a big improver. Have got it right most times with the odd failure. This year I am going to stick my neck out and go with a rookie Michael Evans. I also have high hopes, unlike others, for a big improvement in Jack Fitzpatrick.

Can't imagine Sheedy going beyond one year as Coach at GWS. They seem light on for Coaches and training grounds. While they wanted a lot of publicity which they got, most of it is bad. Not sure this is the way the AFL saw the club starting.

Obviously need some brand awareness and advertising (sponsorship) to get the message out there.

8 days. Can imagine the frenzied activity on here discussing who we got and who we missed and then quiet, as we go into the Xmas slow down.

Good post, I have got the book and have it on my read over the holidays list. A truly remarkable story.

And there is the answer. As I said the best we could get IMO is a smaller sponsorship from them to promote the brand down south.

Went for a walk wearing a MFC cap and 3 people asked me how we would go next year. Then discussed the list. Seems to be more Dees fans around now, than a few years ago.