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This is why we need Our Home base. supporter growth and member numbers for our future existence. . And this above Is Why We have to build at the Richmond station... Compare the Railway Stations, and Urban area serviced by the Jolimont Rail line. Then compare all the Richmond Line stations, and Branch lines, and the Urban areas serviced by the Richmond lines... anyone can see the growth potential is far greater, IF Our Home Base is built alongside the Richmond Station.

WoW. I should have read the whole thread first, before posting. I really hope Jesse will be 'OK', moving forward.

I agree SWYL. I sense something is missing, lacking in his spirit ??? The ciggy's are another clue. ??? imo . It could be, another who hates the big city life... and just wants to be around a camp fire with mates, and a few beers, laughs and good times.

CCCCCulture de formulae to WIN.

Simply... my favourite Demon.

We're also victims of being the illegitimate son of the Mcc... so just on child support all our lives, and left out of the Will. Maybe we should all be getting about in flannels. .

They returned the club back to the supporters... coming back to Moorabbin. pisss off the supporters and close them out at your peril, as a sporting club.

I think Preuss will play in most of the early season H&A games, taking much pressure away from Weide, and also TMc, as well. Pressure will be on our smalls to feed at their feet... inc Jeffy. time to put up, or ......... This will expose young Bradtke early on at Casey, to take the ruck mantle... but I think around 1/3 season, one of our talls will get some rest time at Casey, to freshen-up. .

So tell them to join in with the rest of the crowd... whether that be a Mexican Wave, or other spontaneous passionate gesturing. It's time the Mcc enclosure caught up with society, and stopped being so stuffed shirt. Maybe this is why CH-7 & 9.... have transferred Summer sports with one another... to try to change the dried out old ways, and refresh those sports and the hand-me-down attitudes and cultures, that have grown onto those Sports, like another layer of dead skin. Notice some old cricket commentators with lifelong employment guarantees are missing from CH-7 cricket. Will the same be done at CH-9 tennis ? Now I understand why James Brayshaw disappeared so suddenly from "The Footy Show", without much being said about it at the time. He's been at CH--7 for a while, behind the scenes.

But I've just got up, and getting started. Soon going out to get the chainsaw ripping. getting those fruit trees shaped up.

I'd love to see the top 10 of the previous season's 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy... up on our masthead. "not in it, not on it, basis." That sorts it out fairly... and would have seen 'Nev' on it sooner. Sooner than Hunt's inclusion, for example. Maybe ahead of watts.

What the Mcc give anything up... cut it out What should happen is that Mcc should NOT get you into AFL games... unless you have a $1,000.00 per-annum combo Mcc/AFL club packaged membership... Benefiting both the Mcc and selected AFL Clubs, on equal basis. Then, and only then, will the Mcc have true justification to host AFL matches.

Well If you want to build within Yarra-Park... then the only place in that park for us__ is right between the Richmond's Punt Rd Oval and the Mcg Arena itself, right on and over Brunton avenue, adjoining Richmond station. https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b&tbm=lcl&ei=Z8cVXIDFNZSz9QPB2YeQBw&q=brunton+avenue&oq=brunton+avenue&gs_l=psy-ab.3..0l10.36875.40962.0.41557.14.14.0.0.0.0.633.2479.3-5j0j1.6.0..2..0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..8.6.2477...0i67k1j0i131k1.0.wb9ATYckdhc#rlfi=hd:;si:;mv:!1m2!1d-37.82145972268096!2d144.98404174146273!2m2!1d-37.82181967731903!2d144.9835860585373

The Mcc never gave us the necessary facilities to be fully functional in, like decent gym space, training and social facilities, were not given. Then they roped off the centre-wicket area for restricted training, and eventually banished us to Siberia for asking too much. The Junction-Oval was our prize,. for making waves.

The foundation have never ever left us swyl. We've always had them, they've always been undercover, uninspired... unturned by fearful leaders unwilling to take on our own fate. This club has never had the gumption to ever get to turn a sod, to start big... for fear of failure. Excuses only make us grow smaller, which is exactly what has been happening for the last 50 Yrs. Too conservative... only willing to take on the sure thing. This has to change, as It Is the culture, of our past 50 Yrs. It is different now as we speak, but we've been here before under Barassi/Northey. Lets not allow this time to pass, without building our future right now. Before 'the conservative-ness' creeps back in... like an incoming tide. .

I think Bradtke has to ruck to learn his craft quickly and rest forward accept when Preuss plays at casey. I think Preuss will play at least 50% in the AFL. But not every match, as i reckon we will drop Gawn down on games per season. and on %time on the ball. I think we will manage Gawnus, trying to lengthen his career, whilst managing his loads. If either got injured... max or preussy, then we will be needing dee-bradt to learn early season... as much as he can, to cover this scenario. I would fast track Bradtke for the first 2 months of the VFL season then ease him off playing more time up forward after that. Let him run on the ball early... which is a closer thing to basketball, than being stuck leading from the goal square with some one punching him in the back of head all the time.

Actually, might be worth a try NC... if that were to happen to Nev. I think Nev is our hardest to replace.

LoL... wishful thinkin'... Maxi... of a former time. still with fur on your lid. .

https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/am/saving-the-sumatran-tiger-from-extinction/10576386 Saving the Sumatran tiger from extinction By Anne Barker on AM The Sumatran tiger is now so rare there are around 400 left in the wild. But conservationists are optimistic they can stave off extinction. A new campaign is enlisting the support of another 'tiger' — the Richmond Football club in Melbourne — to raise awareness in Australia. Play Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/am/saving-the-sumatran-tiger-from-extinction/10576386

You really do not pay much attention to detail, do you... and you cannot see his over-condition for elite AFL... and lack of being 'cut', over most of his exposed body. OK, your right, experience says not to indulge others in argument, who cannot see. So, like you, I won't. .

He looks to have a nice step at speed, to go with his pace of the mark. I hope he works on his hands dexterity... to aid the ball drop. He looks like he maybe helicoptered a couple, close to goal, when rushing.? ... geez he's quick in mind to be ready for the on-comer. good mental planning. I, I, I, I'm .............. .

I was suggesting 'Dawn' up til now. And having just read your post DC, I came up with another, along the lines of 'Dawn'... So... Sparra's > fart = Dawn.... >>> cracka' Dawn... >>> crack'a. .

He had the elite fitness base required from the hard work he's done. Found him his niche spot, and he flourished and grew, outa-sight.

I've seen him switch off and stop thinking, and so not getting reinvolved in the same play. Sits back seemingly pleased with what he just did. He does not cover enough ground at pace, during games And I am one of the first to say he has too much weight on, (puppy fat) to develop the elite fitness to do the midfield things of 2018+ footy. So I suggest your post is overly presumptive, possibly disrespectful, and ill founded to boot. Seeing,,, is believing... and a 6pack on the stomach is not proof of elite fitness. sadly only reflective of stomach exercises. Being cut in the limbs, upper legs and arms, is probably more of an indication of low body fat index. He simply does not work hard enough to become elite. to this point. I'll back in 'Dawn', to be better than Tracca... and maybe surpass him in the team, by mid 2020. The way Christian is tracking so far in his years with us, he will get overtaken by younger guys, who play 100%_ I don't want to see him waste away. He has to get a move on. .

Yes, that's what I'm getting at. That these 3 are the closest to "spanish-looking hombre`s", we have... and all 3 hombre`s, need to lift, lift, lift. The best of the 3 IMO so far, is ANB, but he need to improve his composure with ball in hand. Petracca obviously after him. He really has to become a consistent worker, and be involved constantly... rather than disappearing and becoming merely a spectator after an involvement... and he feels somehow he's done enough in that passage. too easily self satisfied.! Now Stretch, a bit maligned for not having arrived, so to speak... he started to show something in 2018, before he was cut-down. It's his time NOW... and he has to ensure he plays his part this year. Or he will be overtaken by hungry newbies, snapping at the feet in-front of them. So I put these 3 hombre`s in a jocular type thread, because they are yet to be taken as 'serious threats', in the real AFL world. And IF we are to go far in this years premiership race, we will require the 3 of them to really fire up.