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Did I see JVR ping a hammy half way through the 7th?

I reckon that is Jake Lever 4th from the left in the back row......spooky! ...and could that possibly be Bowey seated in the front row next to the chap with the bowler hat?

Majority of those seats are reserved Members areas e.g. Tridents, Redlegs.

Good to see them featuring Max King who won't be playing for the first 4-5 rounds! And no Membrey, so that's another player who always kicks a bag against us. Will be almost a pointless exercise for us, and with the expected heat, why would you bother? Still it will give the Aints fans plenty of excuses......

Still starring with the Phillip Island Bulldogs ( unfortunatley bundled out of the finals early last year) https://pakenham.starcommunity.com.au/sport/2021-10-01/pedersen-a-bulldog-through-and-through/ https://www.pisra.com.au/sport/semi-final-seniors-v-tooradin-2022

Agree with all of that. It was a truly dodgy exercise....but we didn't have to finish up in the courts for months for a resolution, simply because Hawthorn voted against it.

The ONE good thing about Hawthorn supporters is that they didn't vote to merge....and for that we should all be grateful.

The picture shows about most of the crowd that turned up in those days as well.

Tenancy agreements are with the MCC not the AFL. Fixturing by the AFL is not associated with where a training base is located. Regardless, we will lose our meagre admin areas in the MCG when the Southern stand development is started in 2027(? ). So we need to have something permanent in place before then.

I wish people would stop saying Casey facilities are as good as others in the AFL. https://edgearchitectural.com.au/projects/casey-fields-melbourne-football-club-aflw-upgrade/ The last upgrade was to provide an indoor facility was for the AFLW and VFLW sides. The mens side have purloined it, but it wasn't built for them. It is about half the size of Essendons indoor faciliity. The ground has a great surface, but where is the weights room, the physio facilities, the recovery pools? As for the admin, I would suggest you take time to visit the club in the MCG one day. You might be able to locate them buried near the top of the southern stand, but it isn't one office. They are spread along various cubby holes througout the G, that most office workers would cringe at. I would also suggest those who think what we have is sufficient, to go and actually look at what others have. We haven't progressed much beyond the days of the Junction oval. Instead of comparing what the Bulldogs have got, compare what WCE, Geelong, Sydney, Hawthorn, Collingwood have got. They not only win premierships, but appear in finals year after year after year, because their players and staff and admin have the best environment to thrive.

Having been to a number of training sessions, I haven't seen anything from Burgoyne which would justify a spot on the list. He just keeps getting caught trying to do too much. His position is even more doubtful when we have the likes of AMW and Deakyn Smith who have been in the system already and have that "something possible" in the way they play. Burgoyne would suit a spot at Casey if they can fit him in on their list, so that he can at least show his wares. Turner offers more for us today and is suited to multiple roles. But really, at the moment we don't NEED either.

Correct for both. It is a while since I last heard of how this all works, but Telstra pays the AFL for the rights to run the AFL and Club websites. The Clubs have an allocation of alterations/ changes they can make each day. If you want more then they have to pay. Collingwood used to do this and had a great site, but they seem to have reverted to the standard issue now. Fact is the website is pathetic, because of the lack of genuine material being uploaded. Training pictures......wow! We can't even get an update on the number of members we have today, just last years number, and it is already February......7 months after totals were signed off.

Lack of information coming from the club is becoming endemic again. Website still has last year’s membership tally posted, with no updates. Why post training times at all if it isn’t current.? Bring back Ben Gibson.

Snakes?

In the manner of @Demonstone's demonstrative quizzes here is one for the trackwatchers: What in the Hell are these markings on the ground? They are placed just outside the goal square and are permanently marked. They run diagonally toward one wing only and are enclosed within a box. There are also two diagonal lines on both sides from mid goal-square to the 50m line. Same at the other end of the ground. They weren't used as part of the "snapping" exercise run by Choco before the main session, so what are they?

Last time we had a praccy against Richmond THEY requested Casey, to be able to play on MCG sized oval.

With you all the way with this one @binman! Freo has some serious young talent, which needed to be complemented to get them to the next stage. Have they done that or have they just been star struck by the prospect of the young talented Jackson? What does he add when they have a lot of negatives from their trade period? While they have an excellent ruck in Darcy, they gave away Meek, a 24 year old 203cm ruckman, and Lobb another 207cm ruck, who was their leading goalkicker(36) for the season. So is Jackson an upgrade on what these two already offered? They lost Mundy to retirement, who despite his age, was a genuine contributor in the middle. Will O'Meara be an upgrade on him? Not by a lot, at the very best. Fyfe was unable to get on the park last year with multiple hamstrings and a shoulder injury. That's what happens too often over 30...Tabener their other main forward also turns 30 this year, after playing only 5 games. To get to the big dance you need your absolute best on the park. You need to inject talent which will fill the gaps and push you to the next level. The danger for Freo is that they may have achieved neither.

Since I was standing alongside @Slartibartfast I will only add a couple of things … Kade Chandler was in absolutely everything. Tackling Steven May to the ground, that's hard for someone twice his size, but Kade did it!. He just kept throwing himself into every contest, and would have to be making a serious tilt for a full time slot in the seniors. Viney v Petracca head on? Frightening to watch as the immovable met the unstoppable. Both bounced off and continued on their merry way. A bit worried about Grundy. Just doesn't take one grabs (and yes it was slippery), but he doesn't look to be all that fit. Was streets behind the others in his running group, but was also lagging in the match sim. The usual benchmark of who is on the track post 1 Jan is promising. J Smith seems to be the only semi permanent out, at the moment, although AMW looks a long way off with only running exercises. Hopefully Lever and Howes are just temporary stays from the main group. BITTER BUT OPTIMISTIC’S TRAINING REPORT

We already have 2 rucks in Max and Brody. KFW for the future and Verrall as tall. We only have a list of 44-45, so how many rucks do you want? Last year Casey used Bell for most of the year, Daw when he was on the list, with JVR as resting backup. Even brought in The Spencil! Casey can do the same again this year without MFC putting one on the list.

no...nothing. Espcially annoying when other clubs have had tallies up for some time. Office doesn't return until next Monday....maybe we will get an update then.

Good news from the session: lack of obvious injuries being carried...i.e. apart from Kossie with a single tape under his knee, there were no other players with strapping, unlike the finals last year. Even BBB, who was only doing goal kicking, didn't have his usual knee bandage. There were some heavy knocks. Kiah F-W got hit heavily on the scone in a marking contest, and didn't look all too well. Gus assisted him off the ground while calling for trainers. But he rejoined later. Fritsch was very tender after being tackled and clutched at his knee, hobbled off, but also came back on. Trac went down in a tackle and was looking the worse for wear, but also returned and was seen taking shots for goal after everyone else had long departed back to AAMI. Definitely buy the JVR shares, with Blake Howes as the smokey speculative. And if Sestan can build some endurance( he is a loooong way behind at the moment) he will be something special with his strength and kicking skills. DEESPICABLE'S TRAINING REPORT OLD DEE'S TRAINING REPORT

Don’t forget TMac& BBB…..And Pickett, JJ and Jackson were carrying knee injuries into the finals. That’s 11 players below their best. Small wonder we fell away in the second half of games at the end of the season.

I didn't mean the club assets....it is up to you, me and all of our 60K members, because successive Boards over a 35 year period have done nothing to create a home for us. Imagine how much we would have if we each had contributed just $10 or $20 per year toward a building fund? It isn't hard to organise. But it requires someone to do just that. It took 5 years before we caught up to Essendon, who enabled the means to make tax-deductible donations through the ASF. It just requires foresight. Hawthorn are doing it to build their Dingley facility, even though it is not built yet, because they know you cannot depend upon government largesse alone.

....and soccer wonders why it can't get ahead in this country. We had a Dutch visitor a couple of years ago, who was a fanatical soccer fan back home. But when I suggested we go to an AFL game she was terrified, yes terrified. She was accustomed to being bussed to opposition grounds ( even for local games) and parked behind barbed wire to be separated from opposition fans. Then the same procedure going home. So when we arrived at the MCG where fans of both teams walked to the ground together, sat together , and then walked home together, she was simply blown away.