Redleg

No need to lock a thread that discusses our summer training base. Posters should just stick to adding constructive posts rather than personal abuse, not that this thread has had a lot of that.

That sort of call just had to be a hoax. People like Peter in positions they hold are not that stupid. I also wish Sandy all the best and as a fairly regular spectator over the years of our alignment I will find it pretty difficult to barrack against them, but I will when they play Casey. On other occasions I wish them success.

Congrats on the new Demon.

Thats four more members, my family have renewed. Thrown in a prospective new member as well.

Wasn't Miller drafted late as a Half Back Flanker? We have tried to turn him into a key forward with stints in the backline as well. He was never going to be a star when drafted but I think he has come a long way.

Good post, well written and interesting. It has made me think.

Hope you are right. I am sick of watching us play our NAB cup game on TV, lose and then never see them until the season proper because they play challenge matches in Nar Nar Goon or Wagga Wagga. Have I told you I hate the AFL, lately?

Agree HT. 31-32k would be a great result, any more fantastic. I believe that would easily be our record. Anyway you can add 4 more as I am about to renew for my family as soon as I finish this post.

Chris had arranged to give me a tour next time I came out there, while we were discussing Casey some weeks before. Don't expect him to be a tour guide, he does have a job to do, which he does very well.

I didn't realize the back of me was that ugly. I suppose given what I see of the front of me in a mirror I shouldn't be too surprized.

No we didn't. As we aren't Melbourne players or Casey schoolchildren we didn't get the chance. It did look in great condition though.

With their shaved heads Miller and Zomer look very similar out on the ground. Incidentally i thought Zomer was moving extremely well at training. He was attacking the ball hard and would then go again for extra efforts. He also baulked and twisted much better than the rather clumsy boy I watched last year. I think he may be an improver this year. Whether he is AFL level is yet to be seen.

No, more likely one session each fortnight.

I did it at training in the flesh not from the photo.

Well done again WJ. In relation to Brent Moloney he was walking laps in a blue rain jacket. Pretty inconspicuous.

Yes. It will be our complete summer ( pre season ) home.

WJ and I went on a tour of the area with Chris Connolly and boy was I impressed. The main arena is MCG size with a lovely surface. There is room for development of the stand and facilities including the addition of terraces. The total park area is huge and includes a bicycle track that is great for player rehabilitation. Access to the area is to be improved and hopefully the train line will be extended to close by. Nearby is a set of indoor facilities including tennis courts and a basketball centre that is ideal for inclement weather training. Under construction is an aquatic centre that looks enormous. While we were watching training a large group of school kids arrived to join in a clinic with the players. They were given fruit by the club while watching the end of training and then addressed by Connolly. He found out from one girl that her favourite player was Robbo and promptly went in and sent Robbo out to say hello to the kids. After the players finished training, several of them took the clinic with the kids. Just on Chris he is an unbelievable asset of this club, more so than most will ever know. He is always promoting the club. As I watched I realized that I was looking at the new future members of the club. This area is a huge developing area and we are going to be the resident AFL club. The opportunity to grow our support is unlimited. The fact that we now have a permanent summer home on a wonderful oval with great facilities and are smack dab in the middle of a huge developing area is an enormous positive for the club. Next on the agenda, a reconnection with the MCC.

Disagree. Nathan "chunky" Jones head is shiny while the other two have stubble.

1. No 2. Yes 3. Maybe 4. Yes 5. No 6. Yes.

Right.

Ah, the optimist.

Fair solution.

Of course it is. It has his fingerprints all over it. Good on him for trying, he may yet succeed given the lack of moral fibre of the AFL.

On what basis can it be approved other than further cheating by the AFL ( the fixture etc. ). They have an injured player who is on their list, contracted and being paid. How does it compare to Rama who was delisted as a result of having cancer and Troy Broadbridge. This is a single issue only. Richmond want two picks in the PSD when they have only one. If they wanted to go down this road they had a year to do it by delisting another player or passing on the young player they have obviously targeted. Could everyone stop saying we must help Polak as it has absolutely nothing to do with him and everything to do with his club. Why don't Richmond ask the AFL to ban every other club from rookieing the player they want in the rookie draft and then they can have him and Cousins. That is what they are really trying to achieve. That said I don't really care if it happens and they get Cousins but what if they didn't take Cousins and took the guy we were going to take 1st pick in the rookie draft. This is a crock of [censored].

I concur. I thought the game was played in good spirit and obviously our team was a bit stronger and that was reflected in the result. Previously the Saints have given us players when were short and we did the same this time to help the saints out. This wouldn't be done in a win at all costs contest. The coaching panel take a lighthearted view of these games and one of the main aims is to give everyone a fair run irrespective of ability. We even played a girl in the last quarter of the game against Carlton when the scores were level at three quarter time. We actually had a couple of pretty strong guys pull out of bumps on sunday because they thought they would hurt the opposition. I thought that was commendable. It is disappointing to see stupid posts as everyone enjoys these games and I hope they continue in a good spirit for many years to come.