DEE fence

Would prefer May cherry ripe for the Swans.

So after the hubabbaloo and preseason excitement and clueless prognostications, to me there are two games of interest this year. Us vs the Swans and Us vs the Pies. Both looked like silk ready to go. Now I will admit to being a little caught up in David King's analysis on Wed AFL360, but what he had to say was already in line with my own thinking about the Pies. Personally not scared of Buddy, as I feel his defensive pressure is not the weapon it was, a bit like CR7 back at MU v2.0. For me what to savour about us versus the Pies, is their use of corridor versus ours, we hit a few more diagonals, where as their rebound and what Nic Bl00dy Daicos brings, is pretty special as well. Going to be an epic match. And as a warm up there is us versus the Swans, How well have they got over the GF, pretty bloody well, I see a team that is humming with synergy and am by no means confident, compared to say the Brisbane match which should be us by 40+, (I also think Horse is tactically astute and will have a number for us as well) I wish we had Pickett for this game. I also only want a really fit Salem back for either game, feel speed out of the backline will be key for both games. What game are you looking forward to this season? While we may drop games for various reasons, in terms of peers, I think it is clearly Pies and Swans, is also funny, I really enjoy watching Collingwood, heathen words I know, and my family have a biological hatred of Collingwood going back more than a 100 years. Now my vitriol is reserved for Essendon and Carlton, with the Hawks, Adelaide and WCE mediocre in the extreme. The Swans to me are a bit like the All Blacks, you have to respect that they have been a serious outfit for a long time even if you want to beat the tar out of them.

Fully fit and at the peak of demonstrated ability - Hibbo's best is therefore better than Harmes. On this criteria is Melksham better than Spargo? My other thought was Dunstan, is peak Dunstan greater that Sparrow. FB: Bowey May Petty HB: Brayshaw Lever Salem C: Hunter Oliver Langdon HF: ANB McDonald Pickett FF: Fritsch Brown Spargo R: Gawn Petracca Viney INT: Grundy, Hibbo, Rivers, Sparrow

Very interesting, am hoping it can do my work for me so i can spend more work hours on Demonland.

His goals are rarely clutch, always seem irrelevant to the momentum of the game.

I think we will get a big target on our back this after we dispose of the Lions. Herald Sun will come for us hard, as will Caro and Kane, all will be looking for a chink in the armour. That said most Lions supporters are pretty realistic about their team and others, not nearly as annoying as some. Just quietly (not) I tipped them to slide, also had Freo on the out, so this is the week where I get to be Nostradamus or a fraud.

Am advocating growing the numbers through raucous joy after the wins. Lots of June babies for the next 3-5 years. 20,000 eligible to be parents Dees fans, find a partner, = 40,000 Dees fan, x 3 premierships in the next 5 years, another 60,000 Dees fans, (counts double if you convert a Pies/Bombers fan).

If North win this weekend, any semblance of dignity will fast slip away as I chortle at the thought of winning a flag and having a first round top 10 draft pick in the same year.

He was key to structure up forward on the weekend and giving brown space, huge loss if out

Am curious as why there wasn’t mandatory concussion check on Smith, there is a story there as well.

Some good posts, even if I don’t take out my MFC beating heart and try and be subjective, and not argue equivalency, then clearly this still needs to be a learning moment for Pickett. Leaving the ground is something we’ve loved about him, remember the tackle from the recruiting video?, but he needs to adjust. Love the player but I do want players to be more careful of heads. If that costs a week to learn the lesson I can cope, I would prefer a large fine.

Smith is a class act, that will save Kozzie, I thought he was gone for four on 1st glance, but if he got shoulder and barely glanced head, nothing to see. Franklin flushed the Suns player. Kozzie does need to be smarter with his shots though. I feel like the tribunal can't go to hard considering Cripps.

6-1 Gawn, epic, Hawthorn 2017, / Prelim 2021 like Trac, Beast, so strong and made others better the way he draws and rides a tackle. Lever, Totally on, one of his best red and blue performances Pickett, Mr 1%, Was a Javelin missile, scared the Dogs like a tank full of Russians. Oliver, Still amongst the best. Rivers, Is a serious player. Sorry to many.

My memory is slightly different, we had utter dominance that we squandered with woeful, TV breaking, kicking for goal. Yes Hipwood had a great game, but we gave the suckers an even break, not what you are supposed to do. Respectfully I repeat, bomb it in at your peril when playing the dees.

May is a gun and key defensive pillar, but I see Tomlinson and Turner as excellent cover, with Petty taking May's spot, and Bowey doing the kick ins. More worried about Laurie for Fritsch tbh. I really am surprised by the four talls, for two years now trying to bomb it into our defensive 50 has been a disaster for every team and not how we were beaten last year. Our defensive transition was looking 🔥 in the preseason, no reason it shouldn't work. That said my MFCSS says that Bevo has a sneaky plan and we'll stuff up what should be a sure thing.

We are in their heads, voting on the 2023 ladder on PRE has Melbourne as a clear #1 Where Richmond fans think Melbourne will finish: 1st 20 Votes 2nd 16 Votes 3rd 2 Votes 4th 1 Vote

OMG this is the Kiss of Death, normally I'd be stressed by her backing the Dees, but decided to put her in the category of a broken clock being right twice a day. More than once (but especially with Bevo) she has gone after someone just on how they look, which I consider being a bully. She is not a nice person, she doesn't have the love of the game that a Flanagan, McAvaney or Sheehan has at heart, she'd rather grind an axe. Oh and in a decade I have never lost to her on footy tips, or ever that I can recall. The least offensive thing about her is her love of Richmond, don't mind that, you're allowed to be delusional about your own club, WE ALL USED TO BE THAT! 😋

Martin Pike says hello!

Sadly Daisy will change that

'Fatside kick' is a worthy avatar name for the forum that I have considered.

Very torn about team selection, watched the practice match back, Harmes worthy of playing but then Chandler found space (not that they are in for the same spot) but I like Kozzie as a mid more than Harmes. I also think Hibbo should be a spare and we need to blood some others, Hibbi is ace and there is a role for him this year but we have to give some new players a go after a few seasons. ANB looked in wonderful touch. I wasn't completely convinced with Tmac mobility though, and I would understand if the coaches take a different approach between bBB and Tmac JVR. Sorry for the stream of consciousness type post, just really can't pick how the team is going to or should look, many people have made a case for playing.

Just for fun (starting early) went to the Punt Road End to have a squiz at what that bunch thought, which could be divided into three categories, (including those not smart enough to be able to breathe through their noses). 1, The umpires gifted us goals but after a dismal 1st quarter they broke even in the clearances and are on track for a victorious campaign. 2, they are a mile off, Cotchin doesn't work as a forward, Melbourne looks formidable, we are cheating the Salary cap, Melbourne is fit, and our transition is a thing to behold. 3, Melbourne is making the same mistake as 2022, going too hard to soon. Premierships aren't won in the preseason. They all begrudgingly rate us, and our list. They are a bit scared of Grawndy...

Yes for some reason I find this comment of JB less annoying than most.

So if I'm reading the room right, we like Jack, Good because he is the most capable of a 'mic drop' tackle in a big game, and scare the pellets out of any opposition, (and do a dozen other things well).

So just like Chip, he mailed in his games knowing he was leaving. Say what you like about Danger, he played his heart out with the Crows knowing he was out the door.