darkhorse72

A very enjoyable game to watch from start to finish. Even with the close score it didn't stress me as the team always looked in control. Big 8 point win early in the season. Interesting to see how the team wash up across the two conferences.

Was very consistent until falling through a windows...devastating blow but that was our luck in the mid 90s.

I enjoyed the game as we won. Ours players suffered from wanting to spend the ball before they had it, hence the fumbling which cost us movement. That is easily fixed. As the "world' game, women may play it but they don't watch it. AFL is unique in football codes in that around 50% of our crowds women. This does not happen in soccer, the European soccer clubs have even sent out researchers to learn how to get women to their games. AFL is accessible by everyone and the women's game will make sure it stays the dominant code in Australia as girls have a pathway. My daughter 11yrs old, took up footy again last year and wants to be a Professional AFL footy player, unlikely full-time in her lifetime (Maybe?) but lots of her friends are wanting to play AFL now. Yesterday in commentary how many of the girls have come across from basketball to play footy. It will only get better at the pipeline of juniors come through.

I don't believe the culture is good at Freo. I would say he got better support and structure in his life when he was with us. If it was good the article would not be published. I thinking someone is fishing to see the public reaction of that possible direction. I'd welcome hime back, after giving him time to get his head right as he is still young and has talent. But does he have the work ethic now(after all the events in his life) to build his skill to fulfill his talent? That i don't know, only he does.

Sadly I travelled to Melbourne that year to watch the first two games including that one.

More important than numbers is where and when the free kicks are that you get or get given against you. Against us always seem to be in front of their goal...

While we hear about the high profile cases, what about the 1000s of other players that have gone through the game in that time and their effects? Reading his file, he had been hit hard a lot of times over a long period. I wonder what data the AFL has and going back how far. Have they funded studies into the. Long term impact? howeve I think the AFL has made huge strides in mitigating the problem at all levels of footy. Also players are more aware of not putting their head in them wrong place all them time

The way i see it. If the club believes his addition to our squad will lead to sustained success over the next 5 years and its discussed with our leadership who agree as it will hit their hop pocket, then admin should then rearrange contracts and get him. We know his price and if his talent is worth that price we pay it, if not we can still say in public we think that price is fine and we are keen to get him onboard, just annoy the Blues . His contract over 5 years is not huge once you take care of the first year,

More Merc's than Holdens were sold in the last year!

In recent years we have matched up and performed well at Optus. Its has been out efficiency that has let us down (Here and the whole season). Should be cracker first game of the year.

Is the AFL stupid!! (Rhetorical question) They have scheduled the Women to play 1.10pm in Perth In Freo and the men starting at 3.20pm (Misread and saw the AEST time) at Optus. So I can't take my daughter to see the women's team play and see the Men's game. WTF . Are they trying to split our huge support based in WA! My daughter love's footy and the Dee's and know has to choose which one to see live. Maybe they though them playing the same day was good, but either push back the men's game to a cooler time or make the girls earlier, or play them on the Saturday instead.

My personal point of view the two Perth games are good as we get to see the Dee's live twice in a year. Though not the best to travel west twice. First round will be busy as the ladies are playing at 1pm (Perth time) in Freo and then the men at 6.20pm. I think that explains the very late game time for a Sunday afternoon. Double demon delight that day.

Hopefully. with our improved medical team it may happen. Hawks seem to have an amazing medical team to fix players other clubs couldn't. So fingers crossed if he joins us.

I don't follow Rugby, but part of their problem from a Rugby mate is that Australia wont play players that aren't in Australia. So if someone goes say to Europe to play for better money etc and is top class they won't pick'em for the national team. (Not sure if that has changed)

Hoping for a great year for him in 2020..

Shouldn't the Established Northern clubs loos that advantage now? Sydney and Brisbane with GWS soon to follow. Do we have a productive zone anywhere?

I was wondering the same thing with the first few rounds. Were they used on the Irish girls as well?

Have we ever had a player from one of our academy's? It seem's Sydney, West Coast and Freo seem to get great players out of theirs?

Whoever is the next "Wayne Carey/Buddy/Dangerfield/etc" taken from obscurity to stardom...steal at 97.

Sun's may redraft him as they have PSD picks 1/2. We could take him at 3 but we'd need to be sure unless we have a backup player in that player pool.

B- Went in with a plan and stuck to it. Got two top 10. Apparently nexts years draft is very compromised so they so that as a win for us. Lost marks for not seeing what else in available (At least in public), but since we are a much more professional organisation nothing really leaks so we don't know what else was discussed on the period.

Essentially no other club at this time wants him pretty much as sums it may. That may change by the deadline...

Pretty much sums up our problem. I think our stats from this year was virtually no grounds ball gets in the Fwd (and def) 50s. I can't see how this has not been rectified with structure and reinforcing drills at training. Then it does not matter if they dont mark as long as they bring it to ground.

The tigers have only signed up picket for 1 year it was announced this week.

Pity. I guess the other way I’d Ed names his price that GC won’t pay (but we can afford) as other players have done. it would be a nice move to keep in the back pocket, not that I think we’ll be that hard on the trade.