Demon 16

I hope so..

Woah there, I live in said suburb, and given it takes me 25 minutes to walk to the MCG, 30 to walk to the city, 20 minutes on the tram to Etihad, and 10 minutes on the bike to AAMI park/Gosch's paddock, you'd want to live somewhere pretty f***ing special to make me move there......

Not to mention you can get to centrelink within 3 minutes every second Wednesday plus your dealer lives next door!

I've never been a fan of the preseason 'competition' when we can't have each team play each other twice in the real thing.

A joke really.

Harsh on Beamer. Just putting positive pressure on junior players imo.

Moloney is the first to go in to bat for his team mates in the real deal. True team man imo.

1 x compo pick plus say Bennell would be pretty hard for other teams to top - especially if Gaff has a preference for Melbourne FC.

I dont think many sides will want to part with their first round picks in the 2012 draft.

Intraclubs always just seemed strange to me. I just cant imagine doing anything close 100% when you're playing against your own teammates, especially tackling, going for contested possessions/marks, etc. There's nothing to gain.

Think of it like dancing with your sister - you want to look good, but don't get too physical.

Josh Caddy is another rumoured to be keen on a move home.

I hope we have a good crack at both of them.

Who cares?

C - Green

VC - Moloney

LG - Jones Grimes Trengove Rivers

There are so many whining [censored] on this forum..

There would not be a player or rookie in the AFL that doesn't have a 3km time trial under their belt before they enter the comp.

I'm expecting a lot of stoppages and short passing on the wings.

If you're talking about the game where Melbourne beat Sydney by 72 points, Goodes destroyed Morton that day. Goodes destroys a lot of players but Morton stood no chance unfortunately.

He got beaten - no doubt, but I thought he put in a pretty good game that day.

They ran 3km. Most clubs use 3km as one of their running benchmarks - I'm not sure why.

3.2km is the length of the tan at the botanical gardens - where many people (and footballers) run and is therefore often talked about when comparing middle distance running abilities.

Stay at home forward Mitch Clarke.

It surely just demonstrates what an absolute fantasy these fantasy footy games actually are.

I don't give the proverbial rat's clacker how many super coach or dream team points or whatever Clark gets provided he offers a target, marks or brings the ball down to the smaller blokes, and pressures to keep the ball in our forward line if he can't get it himself.

I dont think anyone is suggesting supercoach scoring is an accurate reflection of a players worth in the real thing.

Having commented about the impact I expect the arrival of Mitch Clark to have on the team and the forward set up in particular, I pick up the paper and I'm told that AFL key forwards are close to extinction in SuperCoach land - Gorillas on the brink

The article states that the "fact no key forwards could find a spot in the top 15 priced players for next season is a sign they are on shaky ground."

"The problem, as Champion Data's Glenn Luff explains, is that key forwards rely too much on other players to provide consistent value for SuperCoaches", and that "they are reliant on the midfield having a good day and statistically are the most inconsistent of all player types."

OK. I'll buy that and confess I don't follow SuperCoach or any of those other football fantasy gimmicks but the last time I looked, there were still 22 and not 15 players in an AFL side and I would still be picking a Buddy Franklin or a Travis Cloke in my first five players if I were selecting my AFL team - one that actually runs out onto the ground rather than one that plays inside a computer.

Still, this SuperCoach thing has certainly taken off given the amount of space dedicated to its promotion.

I think this article is specifically referring to the fact that power forwards dont score that well in Supercoach these days - not that they are decreasing in value in the real thing.

Clark will be worth so much for us even if he doesnt kick alot of goals or take alot of marks..

Jack Watts most of all.

(but quite a few others this year I must say)

The perception of a lowering in intensity over the xmas & early Jan period could well be planned. You wouldn't want to drill them for a full 6 months. I presume it will pick up again.

Another thing is that clubs will put more intensity into fitness work early in a preseason, and then move the intensity to skill and tactical sessions later in the preseason.

These guys will get a lot of their fitness work done in skill sessions anyway.

im not sure the running half back flanker is key......did the pies even have one last year? even the cats had midfielders that would drop deep and run it out

I agree actually - great if you have someone good enough, but the running, ball carrier types are fading. The current game is heading towards creating advantageous stoppages.

There wont be much space to run with the ball against good sides for the next few years at least. Fast players will make good small forwards though..

Irrelevant.

No it wasn't.

Jamar

Clark

Jurrah

Grimes

Sylvia

With low picks In a weak draft Ive got no problem with the coaching staff saying they want to lean towards strong, competitive bodies. I understand Barry Prendergast was more than happy with Taggert anyway.

I presume our early picks next year will be used on the best kids available.

Nightmare was a little harsh on our trade week and rookie draft imo.

Can't argue with his line coach saying he's been training well..