old dee

I honestly think there is too much wrong at present to have any impact this year. The later half of the season will see improvement but by then it will be too late. 2020 will be much better.

It will not start until we get players back from injury ding think May ( month that is ) at the earliest.

That has been the way for 53 of the last 55 years Soidee. Sadly I don't see it changing in 2019.

Yes it beggars belief, I get the feeling that Goodwin is fairly set in his views. Seems he only changes when forced. No sure why we rushed to renew his contract. Obviously the board / GM have a different view than me.

It would beat Renault!

He said they didn't.

He would make Petracca look even slower.

He is playing in the centre as I understand it. He is a good player who has some off field issues, because we traded him does not instantly make him a spud. A year ago you were cheering him.

There is a simple fact Freo have won games without Hogan scoring and they sit way in front of us. Early days but Freo 1 Dees nil.

He is an X player we are allowed to talk about him, while I agree he was far from perfect, he would be better than anyone we have in the forward line this year.

Mystery injury?

One might say we have perfected that one BB, top of the ladder.

There lies the big problem, you want two out but have no one to put in their place. The simple fact is that in early April we have so many injuries that the cupboard is bare. There will be minimal changes.

Chicken is fairly soft and won't break the screen. However a stubbie would be devastating.

80% will not get you on the field in 2019. Still think he will struggle this year like the team in general. No team has ever come back from bottom after three games to make a GF let alone win one. Think 2020.

Sadly I think that is accurate.

On a good day it holds 20k, facilities ordinary and no Swans signage . And in the end the afl could not care less.

I said right now! May is weeks off returning and then he has to develop. Best from him won't be till next year with a proper pre season behind him.

You might be a little premature, what was that his first or second game. A talent that produces 50 goals in a season does not vanish. Right now I would swap him for May in a heart beat.

Japanese Whiskies have a very good reputation RN. Don't know that one but will try and check it out on my next visit to DM.

Don't you know the injury code? 3 weeks means 4-6 4-6 means we don't know but have to tell the fans something. The only truthful one is out for the season.

Why picket? the same number will go to the ground and the same number will watch on TV no matter what the ground condition. That is what fills their coffers. If one game over the weekend looks poor or a player suffers a long term injury then too bad. Does not matter in the overall scheme of things.

First round vs Port. They had about five top liners out! We know how that ended. WE have too many injuries, a suspect game plan under 666 and too many players with lost form. On a ground where we almost never win that is in bad shape, imagine how we will slip and slide. Think 2020 when we have a chance at the SCG.

Yep RN the fact is it will not improve much over the next month. I think I need a new bottle of single malt.

If you believe half the stuff talked about with May joining us then it would seem it was less than an ideal start. He is clearly injured and he will be out for some weeks. My experience at watching such things suggests to me that he will not be 100% till much later in the season if at all this year. We know he can play and for me I don't think we will see the best from him till 2020, Sad but that is the way of the world. A similar situation exists with Tmac he has clearly not recovered from his surgery over the break. IMO he will not be a 50+ goal kicking forward again till 2020.