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Target market of the toilet paper with ink is essentially Pies/Bombers/Blues and then Toigs supporters. Anything on these teams will sell papers or get them read in the tea rooms. Any chance they can get to pump up tyres or make excuses for them is taken. It also trains the less thoughtful what to think and say about their clubs. Not enough people in the demographic care about the demons so we get relegated to the ‘kick em whilst they are down’ or news tid bit. We need no excuses this year. We used the surgeries excuse last year, but that is all worn out. Bombers may need a whole truckload of excuses. Lets see.

Frost? The over concussed defender who was bog average for the hawks last week? surplus to needs. We got May, Petty, Oscar, Smith and Hore as clear choices for taller defenders. Lockhart as distributor looks far better than Frost. i think this is the wrong way to look at it.

Some things to like: We did well in the clearances, without a dominant ruckman. Weids and Jackson battled well and it will be a good learning exercise for the two of them to carry the ruck for the day. Jackson’s athleticism and follow up were on display, and although Weids dropped some marks, he stayed involved and executed some really valuable clearance handballs etc. I liked the fact that we seemed to keep a few bodies on the outsides of contests this game, instead of every man piling in. some of the moves past the contest were excellent (most to used, but still there). The high zone to keep the ball inside 50 and the high pressure defence was a treat to watch. We had a couple of brain fades right down back, where the ‘zone’ didnt go as planned. May will make a big difference here. Lockhart was an excellent addition to the back 6. The width held by Tomlinson and Langdon gave us additional options, and they both played valuable wing roles that were sorely missed last year. Petracca. Enough said. Wow. Spargo: lots of negative comments here, but he was involved in many scoring chains, and his efforts to get the ball out the contest to a player were significant contributors to several scores. Pickett: Always moving, always dangerous. Certainly has the x-factor, and if we can bring him into the game more, I dont think we will regret it for a minute. Sparrow - looked completely at home at this level. Burgo: We seemed to play out the match without dropping off in intensity as we did in previous seasons. I would say the day was a big success - got to enforce some new structures and play an updated style, got to get some match kms into many legs, got to give a few new kids a sniff, and walked away without too many injuries. And (for us poor suffering supporters) we got the chocolates.

No such thing as a 50/50. Saints getting all sorts of frees that better umpires wouldn’t even consider. Not doing ourselves any favours, and their goal keeper is getting lots of touches.

Yep. Clicked through and nothin’!

‘In the area, late back to office‘ is different from ‘drove to other side of city for 3/4 day’....

My appt cancelled and I really cant justify driving over 60km to watch the Resies in a scratch match. Shame, was looking forward to it.

All selected on name value and last years form. No current form line to judge the current ‘best players’. Not having the 3 max per club rule means many will be disinterested, as their teams are poorly represented and swamped by the usual suspects and commentator favourites. A massively pointless time waster. Less value than the Mrs Marsh Colgate Cup, or scratch matches where the teams can work on playing game style and co-ordinated footy together.

Thanks Joshua, 21st (I stand corrected) at 2. Will see about attending...

So I read there is a Scratch match against Essendon at Casey Fields on Friday. i May find myself in the area, does anyone know what time the game would start?

It may be also that the pre-season is harder than they have ever done, and a few niggles have emerged. This time leading into the giggles games is a perfect time to ease people back /modify programs to aid recovery, get players over niggles and set them up for the season proper. We have being going hard at it, so if we have a few contact and soft tissue injuries and can ease players through, they will have done the hard kms and training, and can now do modified and maintenance work so they can be as near to cherry ripe as possible. There are some concerns with that list, but not as many as the ‘total number’ suggests. IF we can get through the piracy games without adding any to the lower end of this list, think I think we will be in a good spot for the season proper.

Where is this game going to be located, please?

“Hey its Harley, Call me Back!!!”

The coach has 2 sides, does that mean we have to have co captains, or can someone sit next to the coach and not be captain?

Thanks for the advice Mr Cornes. I know it’s all puff, but to hear the messages that: it has been tough, but the novelty has been great (ball in hand) draftees all fitting in and working hard smiles, good culture, strong team first twice the number of players involved in full preseason. make me a happy, and a bit optimistic, as a demon. what does he want? Moaner and groaner.

So do Ruck infringements now get penalised under the Coleslaw?

Imagine that? Same number of cashiers in the centre circle as most Coles Stores...

I agree. This is good in so many dimensions. That we have a list in which there is room to take a punt. That we send a signal that we are a great place for ‘new starts’. That we have a great environment, where his interaction with the club and the team were important in getting onto the list. I think this is a cheap pickup for us, that is essentially all upside if he comes good. I am barracking hard for a mid season demon debut, building to a game changer in the finals. Go Harley!

I find his comment that he is ‘looking to cement a place in the side’ as interesting. Perhaps with the additional depth and advancement of players, the forward line might be up for some serious competition. In the ‘talls’ there is Weid, TMAc, Preuss and Jackson. In the mid range there is AVB, Hannan, Fritter, Melksham and even Petracca. In the small s there is Pickett, Bedford, Chandler, Spargo. That’s a lot of guys driving down the Monash each weekend to play at Casey. If he now has his hips freed up and he can get his confidence up, perhaps the finals of 18 can be the new benchmark for him?

Imagine getting stuck with the same pair of Grundies for 7 years..... Obviously both sides were happy, so as long as no one in Red and Blue wants the same, I’m thinking ‘so what’?

They might be in the shelter sheds having 5 or 6 darts to replicate outdoor training conditions... Max the captain for this exercise....

He missed 2! Its twice as bad now!!

So, Just got my 'online only' membership. the club have sure made a mountain out of a molehill. Instead of a digital card I would store on my phone, I have to access 'tickets' to each individual game. Talk about making things harder than they needed to be. I just want the barcode in an easy to use place so I can get into the game, into my premium seating area, and to the bar! I dont want to have to take 6 steps on my phone to do it when it should be there in one.

Maybe you could donate to keep your player out? For example, if we reached 100k, Max Gawn Stands out for the next best, and so on? I reckon supporters would dig deep to keep their players out of this time waster.

We put out a team that beat the pies in the first pre season game. Dees were a ‘buy’! We started the season and the complete lack of physical and mental preparation became apparent. We may have had 22 fit players to put on the park, but they had almost zero preparation in the systems. The so called ‘connection’ didnt emerge for the whole season. So they may have been ‘physically ready’ (they could get out there), but they had no systems training, no endurance to run out matches, and pretty quickly zero confidence. Now turn the calendar over to 2020. We have already had most of the team in main training, handling footballs and running match-valid drills.