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They need to simulate the pressure that accompanies kicking for goal in a match (when it matters). Maybe $100 to the player for each shot that goes through (from a spot specified by the coach) and $50 from the player, paid into the xmas party fund, if they miss. 🤣

Your efforts don’t go unnoticed and, for me at least, don’t go unappreciated!! Being a Sydney based fella, any training report is welcome… so don’t worry, despite me not getting involved in discussions, I’m welcoming them with open arms!!

I’m confused… how did I get involved in some discussion I don’t recall being involved in?

Probably not so naive, but he is human and it seems fairly obvious that he has a very close relationship with Goodwin as his coach. As I said (to cover my [censored] 🤣), it’s just a thought.

All of this talk about changing coach must be making Kossie a bit nervous; particularly if one of Trac or Oliver (or both) were to be traded out for picks. These are the people who he has a good relationship with, and it was those relationships that probably played no small part in getting him across the line. How would he feel having just signed a 9 year deal, only to lose the people that he felt closest to? I hope that if things do head down that path, that it doesn’t have a detrimental affect on his game next year. I understand that such decisions must be made for the betterment of the club, and I know they’re supposed to be professionals and would be expected to cope with such events, and yes, I know that one player cannot be bigger than the game, but Kossie strikes me as someone who is quite sensitive and it could take him some time to get over such moves. Just a thought.

Umm

He was considered to be one of the best shots on goal in the entire competition at that time.

Having just started cycle #11, things are still heading in the right direction… in fact, I was informed by one of the nurses taking care of my infusion, that it looks like I get a break from (or complete?), this bout of chemo as it all seems to finish with cycle #13, which pretty much equates to six months worth. This is good news in as far as it means I’ll be able to start looking at booking a few gigs in the coming months. On the flip side though, I have experienced a couple of bouts of vertigo over the past few days, so I will be undergoing a CT scan on my head and neck just to make sure that there’s nothing sinister going on… who knows, they might discover a brain in there somewhere. In keeping with my previous posts, here are some more photos and an AI image… the hands, while being heavily edited, are pretty close to accurate. As a result of peripheral neuropathy, the finger prints are almost completely gone and the skin is smooth and almost plastic like… my fingers actually feel like they have those plastic elastoplast bandaids all over them. Enjoy…

I’d like to see all of our prospective forwards, including Jefferson and Van Rooyen, spend time playing back at Casey… if they can learn how defenders think, that would be very advantageous. Neitz started as a defender, TMac showed a lot when he was moved forward, Petty and now Disco have unfortunately not been settled in one position for any great length of time, which could explain their inconsistency when sent forward. Just a thought.

Relax… you shouldn’t get yourself all tied up in NOTs over this!!

I don’t know…when you’re in Rundle Mall, if you suddenly hear the strains of Duelling Banjos approaching… run!!!

A 34 year old Kozzie would not be expected to have the pace and zip that he currently excites us… rather, he will have developed the smarts to make the most of the talents he has at that stage of his career. Do players like Travis Boak, Darling, and other veterans, keep going with the skills they had when they were in their early 20’s? Of course not… they have honed their skill set and adapted it to suit their current physical abilities. Kozzie will also, at that age, be a great mentor for players entering the system. No one would or should expect him to be performing at the level he does now, in the latter part of his contract.

We’ve also been linked to GWS’s Brown apparently.

Sorry, but I have to take exception to that comment… it should read, the greatest ruckman of all time!!

How long have you been waiting to use that one? 🤣

Brown from GWS… supposedly were showing some interest. He’s got good hands, a great kick, agility and a good tank. I’d be happy if we were to get him on board.

Will do. Jeff may be hard to contact. But Steve and Debbie I’m constantly in touch with. Thanks.

What was Max thinking with that last kick? I’d love to know what May said to him? Also, earlier in the Gameday topic, @dpositive said: With you HT. Stay positive, its all you can do . Treatment and care has progressed so much. If you need a break in Beechworth to recharge,let me know. We have a cottage Lochwood Cottage AirBNB and have offered to Dees as aprize in the past. ====================== Beechworth? I have a couple of friends living there and one was going to organise a gig for our band at the Beechworth pub. If you ever run into Steve Burrell or his partner Debbie Healey or a musician (one of Australia’s best guitarists who used to work with Slim Dusty) named Jeff Mercer, please say hello.

Thanks DD… a win today will go a long way towards securing that! Go Dees!!

Not too bad thanks GWW! All of the numbers are heading in the right direction, but the chemo/immunotherapy is making me feel like [censored] and draining my energy resources. Thanks for your concern… greatly appreciated!

That’ll teach me not to check playing lists before the game. Thanks.

I noticed on Friday that Keays had dropped his Fritsch lookalike hair… is it a coincidence that he was subbed out injured? We need to ensure that there’s a fully qualified hairdresser with an advanced certificate in coiffology, on hand for any folical emergency that may occur.

Ummm, what? I think that PF possibly thinks, that either Maynard resembles one of the population of said planet, or possibly that Moore resembles Charlton Heston?

I asked my son that same question yesterday… he didn’t have an answer.

Two weeks as it turned out…so who comes in for Johnson? Do we bring in JVR for his ability to bust packs if he doesn’t mark the ball, or Jeffo who isn’t really a solid pack mark and is often out bodied, but can kick goals…the issue there is that our mids will really need to work on the inside 50 entries (no just bombing it in to the pocket) and the forwards will really need to work on their leading patterns). Viney will come in for Laurie, and will likely start with the forwards. Lever might get sent back to Casey to work on his game and get back some confidence, so in comes TMac. Possibly Windsor to the wing and XL to the backs. Sharp will go back to being the super sub.