montasaurus

Don't forget the near full list of fit snr players as well. Its been a while! Maybe thats why we are used to seeing 1st year players at this stage. I for one think its a good thing, make them earn it, work hard etc rather then gift it on a plate. Also ensuring conditioning is correct

Don't know which game you were watching, but there would have been over 500 just in the main stand, close to the same either side and another few hundred around the ground. Also after the game there were people everywhere on the ground I would suggest atleast 1000 stayed plus leaving there was a big que to get out just after the game so easy 1500-2000. A media report on sunday had it at 2500. Surely all the official reports can't be wrong. Its a big ground so the crowds can look thin.

careful, same could have been said about brisbane or sydney when they 1st started. Hence concession sides now receive when they start. So long as they are paying the bills players will want to play there it may not be their 1st choice but many don't get their choice these days anyway. Also they would have unrestricted access to the "local talent". I would rather see a side in tassie any day ahead of west syd.

Agree with everything you say apart from the last. Leave him hanging from the tree, but put it in the media so that it doesn't happen again (the report I mean)!

That dirty M word again! if in 10mths time <edit> if we are bottom 3 and still sponserless don't rule it out!

red and blue will win out I think, but personally white stood out better on SAT as the logo is more defined

What ever happened to within 5m of the ball? as a player you used to have a duty of care to yourself to know what was coming from the side and directly towards you prior to commiting to the contest. Maybe the netball association aka AFL rules have taken this away? Don't get me wrong I'm all for players who jump into others heads, or take the head of a player bent over the ball, but for mine the WCE player was fair game! its not U16's

Just looked at it again, PLAY ON! and its not even a filth player lying on the ground (But then again I'm a bit old fashioned!) HT - your so right about tribunal things like this should be black and white for the rest of the year black and white!

Initially last night i thought its about time, the filth finally cop one. But this concerned me thinking a bit more this morning. The way I saw the incident was the young WCE player was within a couple of meters of the ball, maxwell was initally running in the same direction and as his team mate approached the ball he simply changed direction and put on an excellent shepard. IMHO the result (Broken Jaw) dictated the tribunal process rather then the action. I hope this is not going to become the norm as 4 weeks (even if they are junk weeks at this stage) is still 4 weeks. Firstly I would hate to see a great 1%'er like this removed from the game. Secondly if the result of an action likely to put you into the tribunal will tackles like wheelan put on N.Brown suddenly be cited for rough conduct due to the outcome, or the tackle on bruce in 06 that fixed up his shoulder? Lets just hope this one is a flash in the pan and like I initially put down the filth finally coped a bad one (Is Eddy Mc-Bribe on holidays or something?)! http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/news/maxw...4632812113.html in this article maxwell claims that it was his head that made contact which is consistant with my memory of the incident, i.e., he did not make intentional high contact.

Re davey down back agree, but if we play a 1/4back position like hodge I could see davey fulfilling this role well at times as a player setting up play. I Still think he is best in the forward line with the odd run in the middle, not the other way around.

Do you mean the hawks?

I actually thought that we were clean and sharp. One or two real bad ones but generally good skills and fast movement of the ball. Great starting point for us and more importantly bar JR no injury concerns out of the game!

Maybe i was in the sun for too long over the weekend! Did i miss the media release stating that watts would not play on sat? I think a lot turned up just to see him play, and talking to a few of the punters waiting for the tucker shop at 1/2 time the majority had turned up for that general reason. I think your selling his current impact to the club in general a little short be it playing or not. for the record, I was close to the bench and yes there where times where there was some applause as he ran messages!. (Good hussel #4!)

1 run - Just as well or I might have lost all faith! What are we doing with players who are struggling at state level getting a game, yet a bloke who has dominated all year is left as 12th man? Would have something to do with the Aust. A side (AKA blues) playing victoria in a shield game? Something smells funny to me.....

Does anyone know how many touches strauss had on sat? it was interesting that blease will not play any footy for 10 weeks, was he the runner for the red team?

BINGO we have a winner! You would not trade 1 of 2 ruckmen unless you were replacing one. At that stage spencer and messen are both question marks for 09.

Rhino are you suggesting that JW is not responsible for new members signing up already? 2.5k for a practice match for last years wooden spooners isn't a bad figure at all considering the game was moved last minute. I think you could be selling him a little short, many there on Sat were there to see JW (not nesicarly only JW, but most would have been there to have a look at him). Does anyone know how many were at the 08 intra club game? I was wrapped that the club did not play him are are taking the "safe" approach to his and other's conditioning. Not withstanding this he is currently one of our most marketable players moving forward (apologies to Davey and Wonna).

The big russ would still be our #1 ruck. 1 scratch match is a long way from rd 1. I hope spencer plays really well during the nab cup and puts pressure on the list if there is a long term inj.

Both versions looked good on sat. If I had the choice I would go with the white one.

I had a dear old lady sitting next to me for the 1st half. Every time a player came off she asked me if that's Jack. The 1st time she asked i said no thats valenti, I think jacks a little taller . Made me laugh! (Good hussel #4!) but he will be worth 100's if not 1000's of new members! I can't remember the last time we had somebody like this that people come to watch 1 player. its exciting and looking forward to 10 weeks time when his ready to play!

We need our midfield to stand up! If it does were a real big chance. I'm sure quite a bit of confidence can be taken from sat game. We looked polished from where I was sitting.

Bell did a couple of good things early but under no pressure kicked a ball out on the full later in the game trying to hit a leading target. Probably much the same as what we have seen from him over the years. Both brock and maloney looked good but played at best 50% of the game each

I missed the first 10minutes or so due to the ground being a little futher then I expected and heaps of road works!! Jack Watts - I was mentioned he will not play any footy until rd 3 and is on a modified program plus VCE Cale Morton - Easily in the best 5 on the day. Class written all over him and no disposal issues Rohan Bail - Fast and classy, I think will play next week v Hawks James Strauss - Didn't have his number but may have mentioned him in their reports on the other thread Aussie Woneamirri - BOG by a mile! Colin Sylvia - Tried hard and spent a lot of time off the ground Brent Moloney - as above Jamie Bennel - Played well and like bail likely to play next week! Didn't see rivers but it sounds like he went off injured before I got there The two best things I saw for the day was both Bails at half time and Jimmy at 3/4 time having a kick with the kids! This is the sort of stuff that will put bums on seats in the future! Great stuff!

Ricky P was excellent through the middle, buckley spent a lot of the time on the bench and didn't do a lot that I noticed. Green was deep in defense for most of the game. Spencers stoppage work was excellent but if he does play don't hand ball the thing to him. Wonna was by far the best and miller has to play deep forward for mine. Cale Morton was the other standout for me, skills and space but turned blindly into play a couple of times and got caught. All the new aboriginal recruits were also very good and almost looked a class above everybody else. Valenti was also a very consitient contributor as well. P.s. Just got home, what a drive!

I did hear 2 days ago that "we are about to get some good news, watch this space" but many of us have heard this enough reciently and it definately was not inregards to the MCC re-union speculation. Still lets still cross our fingers. I wonder if there might be some big news saturday or next week in line with a membership drive?