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BLooze Bus with hand-cuffs, traveling along the Yarra River, apparently... complementary skulls mandatory.

What happens, IF Gaff accepts a lesser amount from another team, other than North ?

I have a feeling we will find another small forward this year, from another team. ??? gut-feeling.

They have as much to trade as anyone does, my darling 'GLG'. a list full.

I don't think Dew will want him. Maybe Port or back to WA ? Or to Crows to replace Betts ?

What chance Saints would be interested in Jesse? They have not been the same since Riewoldt finished. Who are all the clubs that need a CHF... and have the wherewithall ?

The umps put the whistle away in the 2nd half, for both teams. thankfully.

Lets hope he takes another $M5_ without the brown paper bags. Eating up some of their caps.

And his family & mother will need him close by. Let alone the business. It does make sense, and we can also do OK with this trade.

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The time is nigh, so we have him Before next May is but a memory. And next Spring's bird songs are ringing in our ears.

Because the club knows he going.. So the Coach (Dew), would want to start fresh with new experienced players,,, who can help their kids develop while being competitive at winning games. = hope. Not holding expensive players on laybuy. They GCS's will be on the lookout for mature experienced players who can lead the way, the right way. Clear the decks time up Northern climes.

In the Prelim, our Mids got belted, by the Eagles... Viney was tagged out of it... until it was all over. Trust me we need more Hard Mids up our sleeve, who can run. Jones is nearly cooked and rested, pre-dinner. almost stick a fork in him. Tyson too slow, for our setup. Petracca, seems to me too inconsistent in the Mids, doesn't run hard nor far enough, often enough. Has shown he can, but doesn't do it anywhere near enough. Tries to be Flashy, and not enough with the sleeves rolled up sort of stuff. We need more brawn from him, busting packs and things open... Whether its him coming out with the ball, or another of our players... that doesn't matter. He has to break the games open more often. It would be very easy for us to slide back next year. IMO we need fresh mid talent pressing the others. .

wow. ok ????

It wasn't a king hit anyway; it was a straight up punch to the chin.. A king hit is usually from behind, or at someone who isn't looking at you. The haymaker from hell punch. Gaff will be fine, once he moves forward.

I think he's already done, sorted... to where is the question.?? Could be hes's already signed on elsewhere, & so signed out from the eagles these last few weeks since the suspension. If so, he has missed out on a lot. It's highly likely the stress of contracts, caused his brain-fartt. .

Maybe before the Weide announced himself, and after Harmes announced his recent efforts.

It'll be Tyson or Frost, I reckon. Which means we are very advanced at getting players already.

# Backs: Lever coming back from his 2nd Reco... no promises with him. I wouldn't like to insure him Re the cost... May is a MUST. # Mids: Oliver, Brayshaw, Harmes, Viney, add Max This is just one rotation of mids. need more talent. with Tyson & AVB on the way oote. # Outside mids: Fritsch, Stretch , 2 capable, hopefully, & Salem... I see Fritta as a beneficial utility, small-medium_ I don't want him to attract a lock down player just yet. He's a bit fine to resist too much close attention, just yet. A weak area of our list, regarding not enough numbers with the speed and skills. # Depth: I want us to recruit another tall forward as a project__ A couple of quick running Mids who can win their own footy & love to chase & tackle... a bit of mongrel along with their skills. _ so in short, I want us to recruit 'pairs of players', in areas we need... odd couples. a young kid and an experienced player, for each role identified... Draft and Trade. To cover both the short, and our longer outlook. .

... love it_ thanks Coach, I've been pushing Weides barrow, since 2 Yrs before drafted. I do not want us to lose him now, after all the work he's,,, And we've done... to get him to this point. He's just beginning his trade.

Sam Weideman - IF we haven't extended his contract again, by now... we better get onto it_ quick-smart. ... As Eddie and others will be circling, knocking his family door down. Josh, I hope you have successfully got 'De-Weide' boy locked into a Red'n'Blue jumper, for some time to come.

We're not building, for the home and away games now... We are building to beat the top 4 teams. Its a different kettle of fish now. Now we look for a better polish. Perfect, for our current list, and our young defenders to develop. Petty, Keilty, dJohnstone. His age allows us to free cap space in time for the following group coming through in 4 - 5 years. In recent decades, we have been beaten up by bigger and harder opponents, in all size ranges... including under 6 footers... That has been our Achilles heal. soft in September_ Because we have tended to want to be be cleaner & holier than thou... and so we have only been able, according to the choir-boy ethos, (that very same choir-boy styled ethos, that killed off our Smithy's 'fire and brimstone' culture)... to recruit clean cut types... with nil tattoos, or way-wood expressions... 'sheep'... 'merino sheep'__ Only the finest of skilled players could do us... a recipe for nice games of footy at the 'G'... but September flops. .

I agree jaded, we won't win flag with this current defece setup. - - - - - - - - - - - - - But disagree on the other areas of the ground. Defence isn't our weakest area per-se. They are all on par with each other. All/most very good, but not true Top-3 yet. # Forwards: Q's/ Petracca, and our speed, no X factor. 8/10 # Mids-Inside: Q's/ if Vandenberg &/or Tyson go, we need 2 other tough insiders with class, need speed !!! 8/10 # Mids-Runners: Q's/ Stretch hopefully,,, potentially Salem, Hunt ???__ not much here that I can think of, off the top. 5/10 # Rucks: Q's/ support for Gawn, physical hurt factor ? 9/10 # Backs: we lack power against the big forwards, and we lack enough polish Re skills for moving the footy precisely. Smarts... 7/10 # Depth: we have to better ourselves here, with experience and with fresh young talent as well. The recent deepartures show we are moving on this area. 3/10 # Off-Field-Coaches: I think we're very well off. 9/10 # Off-Field-Admin: I believe we are in good shape here, but lets keep the limeknight-wannabe's out of the office. They are the real cursed Dee-Railers. # Crowd support. I perceive a huge improvement, during the course of this year... with less polite, and more passion and verbal vigour. A real ferocity is being birthed, so far, and the involvement is a huge improvement. Lets see more 'Demon Waves', and collective involvement and crowd 'Demons-United', with less polish and more hungry verbal intensity from our loyal and starved Fan base. We need a real 'Demons of the Outer' thunderous involvement, to help steer our boys over the line. Get involved, get invested... Dees. .

...self doubt/belief. confidence/self-trust can drop too easily under big game pressure.

Agreed ETD. And just like the Green-Hornet, strike multiple times in quick succession. .