watts up?

The Air Up There starring Kevin Bacon?

I'd hate to think what any melbourne player would think if they saw this site.

Hands up if anyone's doing iphone updates on Jack and the Scorpions today? I'm looking forward to an afternoon of crossed fingers and over use of the refresh button...

*insert cliche philosophy on karma here

I thought yesterday we showed some very good signs, obviously there is still alot of improvement needed to come, but I think we are moving forward more rapidly than I had anticipated we would. I think our early start to the pre-season has really shown in the last two weeks, we've ran out and stayed in both games for a start. Our backline worked beautifully and was clearly the highlight, everyone did their bit. Firstly i think Cheney needs more of a mention, he looks like he'll become a regular. He made good decisions, backed himself and was very rarely beaten by his opponent. Garland and Warnock did well against O'Keefe and Hall, with Garland taking some marks that kept us in the game down back and again later up around the wing. Frawley looked good and showed signs that his added bulk will increase his output this season, and young Jack Grimes excited me more than anyone, we're going to see some big numbers from this kid straight away if he can stay healthy. Goodes will be a little sore after getting the surprise of his life when he marked in (what he thought was) the open, only to play on and turn around straight into an oncoming Paul Johnson. Later on he attempted to mark on the other side of the ground only to have a fired up Jake Spencer crash through him, spoiling the mark and telling him all about it. With Spencer and Moloney in our midfield i think a few teams might come off second best if they try to intimidate us physically or rattle our young-ins... Haha I just had a flashback of Phil Read... I wonder where he is now?... probably surfing and crushing skulls full time.. Haha he is probably a bra boy nowadays.... Ah Phil, when will you learn... Our midfield wasn't as much chop with Sydney dominating center clearances although I thought we did alright at the stoppages in their forward 50. I'm pretty sure Moloney played most of the game, which was encouraging, didn't do anything special but should be handy once we've got a couple more games into him. Nathan Jones is a funny one, I'm hoping this year with an actual midfield around him he will be able to use what he learnt last year and tear games apart. Can remember reading when we drafted him that his last game (before coming to us) he was best on in a losing grand final, kicking five goals and having a truckload of possessions. It's just that every time he gets it he seems to get wrapped up straight away and falls over, I really hope he can break through this year with a bit of breathing space. I've got high hopes for our midfield with Scott West coming onboard, even if he has only half the influence that Ratten did on our midfield in (i think it was) 06 then we will see some solid improvement. The new kids looked good, i thought Jamie Bennell did some smart things, didn't get much of it, but i don't think he was on the ground very much. Jetta was competitive and got his first goal in the red and blue, hopefully there will be many more to come. Strauss looked clean, confident and hit targets all day long. Bail was very impressive in his limited game time, racking up a heap of the pill late in the game, linking up nicely and showing that he is up to the challenge of playing against the real deal (not just un-co queenslanders..... no offence to Miller). The forward line was the biggest problem, hopefully we can find a few combinations in the next couple of weeks. Sylvia pulled the finger out and turned in a decent half of footy, Like Jones I really hope he can make some progress this year, somehow he still seems to be capable of making shocking decisions, maybe it's a confidence thing (I know it doesn't look like it, but you never know). I would be over the moon if yze magics predictions came true and we got some good value out of him. I'm really starting to get excited, we still have alot of talent on ice, and alot that hasn't even been unleashed. If we can keep making progress at this rate I think we can kiss goodbye those hundred point loses and snatch a few more victories than last year, by 2010 we will be turning heads. I'm extremely happy with how Bailey and co are doing in every aspect of our teams development. GO DEES 09!!!! Oh how could I forget Morton, the kid ran all day long and played an excellent game.

what about jurrah? did he play? my grandama watched the game and said he kicked three goals.. probably not the most reliable source though, she is getting on... still with us, but yeah, she's getting on...

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watt's up with the red? swish...

From Jack Watts goes from No.1 to No.4 Although this quote doesn't commit to anything, I pretty sure we've put money aside to fill our rookie list already haven't we? The fact that we are best positioned in these upcoming drafts I think means we'd be mad not to try out some kids. We need to make the best possible decision and you're not going to do that watching kids over a fence.

It happened a few years back with Davey, how much better can the recruiters be now?

Oh yeah I'm not saying he hasn't got it, I really think if he could've stayed on the field since we recruited him he might be the heart and soul of this club by now. I love that he's a D's man and that he has shown in his actions off-field with the kids that his priority is to help the club move forward. When we get him right he will go straight back to being a weapon.. If anyone is going to clean up Juddy down the track, it'll be Moloney, and when he does I might need to change my fav player.

Oh well hopefully Hot Rocks, Sharpy and Sibo are three of the four we're inviting to train.

Any word on Moloney? Obviously we tried and failed to draft a tough middy that get's his own ball. Kind of sounds like we aren't to confident about Moloney getting back in the swing of things anytime soon.

Oh yeah and hopefully Colin can have his first decent season! Fingers crossed.