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Gawn and Viney as co-captains seems all but a certainty if there is any truth to Viney campaigning amongst players for their vote I’d have Jetta and Harmes as VC From what I gather we have a very “quiet” group with no really demonstrative leader amongst the current crop

Success - win premiership Pass - finals Fail - anything else Like others I think Goodwin is safe as houses as a result of the ridiculous And unnecessary extension given to him prior to 2019 season He has at least until part way through 2021 as a result; if we win a premiership this season he has more time up his sleeve! Personally I see us as a bottom five side; our list just ain’t that good

We clearly need to stop training; losing players hand over fist every session!

ch-ch-ch-ch-changes... bradtke in for preuss? tomlinson could be starting ruckman for us the way it's going

Is this actually longer than this time last year?!??

It already feels like one of THOSE years...again!

hasn't been a safe space for dees supporters for over 50 years! seconded

i'll go with... B: Lockhart - O Mac - Hore HB: Salem - Lever - Harmes C : Langdon - Petracca - Baker HF: Jones - Weideman - Neal-Bullen F: Fritsch - T Mac - Hunt Foll: Preuss - Oliver - Viney I/c: Jackson - Bedford - Jordon - Sparrow - Brown - C Wagner injured / rehabbing: May - Spargo - Brayshaw - Gawn - Kolodjashnij - Melksham - Hannan - Tomlinson - AVB - Nietschke - Petty - Chandler - Dunkley not considered / in consideration for match 2: Hibberd - Rivers - Jetta - J Wagner - Smith (or is he still in rehab?) - Bradtke gotta say, pretty concerning how that injury / rehab group seems to be growing with every training report...

agreed

step off, jim, toyota already owns that rectangle!

harmes was trialled as the half back flank towards the end of 2019 worked okay i thought

when things are glum there's worse to come...but honestly this is exactly why we a) recruited preuss and b) drafted jackson

Dave’s not here, man

I honestly thought he was going to be a generational player for us - I’ve not been so excited about a key forward on our list since Schwarz It’s a shame he’s suffered as many personal issues as he has and I wish him all the best for his future.. just not against us!

elbow injury won't stop jog running, which is something at least, in order to maintain fitness

as a matter of interest, have any of the regular track watchers kept note of who is / isn't at or completing sessions? would be interesting to calculate the % of players who are deemed to have completed all the 'public' sessions as we know last year, too many players failed to get through a solid bank of preseason which grossly limited their 2019 prep

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I’ll never forget the glory of our AFL X premiership

i had a dream last night that i spoke to a scout from an oppo side when i asked what he'd made of the dees thus far this preseason his response was "they've got a helluva lot more players out on the park...skills are still dee-plorable but"

mebbe gideon haigh? vic marks? martin is a terrific writer, as is his (booker prize winning) brother richard is proof positive (as is augie march's glenn richards) that they can definitely still write down in tassie

Underage level, not Shield Was told in no uncertain terms by Blight that he’d not be playing cricket again

a basketballer, you say? get around him cos that's the perfect prep for a future afl career! very exciting to be waiting on offers from the states - good luck to your boy

and does the interest in robertson indicate we have no faith in oliver, brayshaw, or viney as inside mids? yr pulling at straws to pot a player you don't like

meanwhile, afl set to re-up with bet easy (aka crownbet, soon to be part of sportsbet) to the tune of $8m a year for the next three-five years “If this goes ahead, the AFL will have abandoned their right to moral leadership in the community,” Alliance for Gambling Reform spokesman Tim Costello said. https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/more-news/afl-closing-in-on-8-millionayear-deal-with-corporate-bookmaker-beteasy/news-story/fbc9a5f8895c5b85300f770cd04cee42

he was a champion defender in terms of 'modern' key defenders, it's hard to past him as the best of his era