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Joke-o-meter on the blink?

Because after all, a club that languishes near the bottom of the table for 5 or 6 years, and has been under an investigation for much of the last year, is such an attractive prospect for kids and everyone else.

While it's less than ideal, it's not like it's his first or second pre-season either. He will have had half a dozen pre-seasons under Butterfant at Collingwood, which would stand him in pretty good stead. Also, he hasn't been entirely absent from training, only in patches, and I would have thought would have done enough to get his fitness up. Also, there was the comment from (I think ...) Neeld that the levels of fitness required for mids like Trengove or Blease who are basically "on" all the time, is higher than what it is for players like Dawes or Clark. I got the impression from that that there was a bit more latitude for KPF's in what they need to have ticked off.

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Yes. Problem is, that's true of the other clubs as well. GWS and GC will both have another year and another pre-season into their young(er) groups, Port has a new coach and off-field team, Dogs have brought in some useful players, have had a year under a new coach, and once again, have some younger players stepping up (or ready to) etc. etc. I'm not too fussed about ladder position, but if we can just be in more games more often, and there are fewer one-sided quarters or washouts, and we just start to look a bit more like a cohesive unit across all areas of the park, I'd take that as a good result for the year given where we've come from. Plus, a bit more stability and no dramas off-field (Jim's passing, Mifsud/Davey/Neeld, Jurrah, Energy Watch, tanking etc.), and the blessings of the injury gods, especially in the case of Clark and Dawes.

Maybe I'm too much of a glass half full guy, but I'd be hoping. There are plenty of good solid citizens ready to go into bat for Liam, including a number at our club both on and off the field, and hopefully that can have some kind of positive effect. Think the global picture here will have a lot to do with it, whether or not his people can find some kind of resolution to their communal issues.

Disagree, and it's a parochial view. What next if that doesn't work out, Wangaratta or Bairnsdale? We're the only club in the AFL not historically, geographically or culturally tied to a region or a city. If we're to expand our supporter base, and everything that goes with it (sponsorship, membership, profile, exposure etc. etc.), we need to try and do so into regions where this is NO other AFL club. The only real (and realistic) location left where that's the case is the NT, and together with Casey, this is a great opportunity for the club to build and expand in the longer term.

Ignore.

Ridiculous hyperbole. Yet still there are those willing to play Cocky Locky to WYL's Henny Penny.

He's not AFL level. Yet.

" The jury has been sent home for the night and will return to continue their deliberations from 10am tomorrow." Not sure if that's a positive or a negative for Liam.

Plenty of permutations, but I just feel from the noises coming out of the club (Neeld, Garland), that Terlich and Matt Jones will play, and probably Pederson. I'd take Sellar over Pederson, but there you go. Neeld mentioned six new faces, and Garland mentioned 8, so that would make it: Dawes, Byrnes, Rodan ... and then Terlich, Jones and one or both of Pederson or Toumpas. Also, I'd be surprised if Jetta isn't included. From all reports he's done pretty well everything right in the off-season, was close to BOG in the Casey trial and in Renmark, and for the first time has a full pre-season under his belt. Is a "Neeld" type player, nuggety and hard at it, and with decent disposal. Feel that it's too probably too early for Kent, not forgetting that he was apparently carrying some kind of injury.

People here have been complaining about not picking up more sponsors - but when we land a nice deal that could build over the longer term to be worth quite a substantial amount, plus bring in a few new members and supporters, there are plenty, it seems, ready to criticise.

Off LT injury list this Friday apparently, so must be close to some (Casey) game time.

About time that we start a Well Done Dave Misson thread. Coming into the season proper with close to a full list, and no long(er) term injuries incurred during pre-season.

He earned his couple of matches in the first 22, on the back of consistent and solid form at Casey, doing what he was asked to do. If you missed that, or don't understand that, or weren't reading the Casey reviews, or didn't attend any Casey matches, or for whatever other reason don't get it, that's a reflection on you, not him. Where was Jamar at when he was Fitzy's age?

I know none of us here have ever been at an AFL club, but I never cease to be amazed by the lack of understanding of just how much real work goes on outside of those couple of hours each weekend that we get to see.

Davey's an interesting one. I just wonder whether or not there's something going on in his head. It's just that when he's a senior player or leader and has a role as such, he seems to be doing well. But when he's in the full team alongside the likes of Rodan and Byrne - who have perhaps stolen his thunder - he underperforms. He was one of the (key) leaders for the indigenous team, and did well, was acting captain in Renmark and did well, and was probably the most senior player at Casey yesterday and apparently did well (OK, only Casey ...).

I don't know that it is. I actually wonder whether or not Jack has been instructed to stay out of contests where possible so he's ready to receive. You would presume that if it was a pressing issue, the coaching staff would have been onto it. On the other hand, I read a review in Another Place that cited a few occasions yesterday when Jack was well and truly in the thick of it.

Thanks KC. Kent?

Wake up, half the team was missing, including most of our key position players and defenders, and we had nearly half a team out there who've never played AFL before.

Yes. Your point? He had plenty of opportunity to do what he's doing in Brisbane with us.

Follow up follow up question: Anyone know if the players not selected (but available) will be playing for Casey Scorpions this weekend (practice match as well)?

Looks fairly healthy as it is IMHO - nearly all those guys could be ready for Round 1, or thereabouts.