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Roos said he hoped we could see the progress etc. by Round 5. IMO the saints game was there to win but no big forward ( Fitzpatrick off at 1/2 time and key defender Tom McDonald on one leg gave Reiwoldt a free ride that night otherwise that should have been a win.. West Coast was bad, GWS better and now last weekend.

I'm going for the 6 pack. From the stand I saw a very differnt approach to the game and felt the patient and possession game was handled well, with way better disposal than in the past. Many fans still screamed kick it long - but to whom? I saw composure and the team thinking through threats in defence calmly. The 1st 1/4 was a great example of control, albeit without the reward, and hitting the post twice. Once McDonald was down, and Fitzpatrck gone, Riewoldt was always goin go be the differnerce. Watts best game Iv'e seen. Roos says we should see the plans after Round 5. After last night I am a believer.

Sorry - did I mention the nature rumour. Oh yes I didn't - simply asked for an update from somone who knows. Demonland negativity alive and well.

Thanks HH - made my day/season.

Just that his foot may be a problem in healing. I hope he's Ok for him personally first, but Gee he'll be great for us if OK.

I have heard some concerning rumours about Mitch Clark. Does anyone have the real story on his recovery?

Like Ian Robson and Ian Dicker fixed the Hawks (not Kennett) so too did Stockdale as Victorian Treasurer - kennett was a sideshow. I briefed him perosnally once in the late 90"s about an issue and found him astute, smart and scary. Would love to see him run the show. As a speaker he holds an audience really well.

I have a theory that our culture slide started when we lost Woey and the start of a breakdown in list management way back in early 2000's when we had just payed off in the GF. No quality lsit management and maintenence/leadership developemnt then by ND and team and the rest is history compounded by awful decisions from 2007. We lost part of our soul when Woey didn't stay along with the halcyon early years of ND. Thoughts?

And at least he has good disposal. Sylvia's effort into an open goal was nothing short of abysmal. - Times up Colin, no futurr there,

People use the term moneyball as a derogatory one. Check how it really works, and for a club in our positon, like the Oakland team, its a goddam smart move!

Good on you - its a free country. Time will tell I guess.

Wrong. His key message was that "... Neil Craig and Missen have now had a full pre season with a new group and its a journey to balance young body development and injuries..."' Ä really smart interview and he now has his stamp on the team as with his own staff. It wasn't spin, just telling it like it is. Get on board for the next few years I say!!! see you on Sunday

Fellow Demonlanders, I'm asking everybody to get on board and post a positive reminder to Ol Dee. Let him know just how much there is to be excited about as we enter the 2013 season. Come on folks let's cheer the old bastard up. I'll start it off. Hey Old Dee, And a full year of Craig and Missen with a cleaned out list Clark, Dawes, Howe, Blease, Byrne, Tapscott, etc. When was the last time we had a forward line with this much potential? The future is bright my friend. Next year we'll add Hogan to that list. I can barely contain myself! GO DEES!

Mark Fine on SEN last week provided a very good analysis of the whole issue and lucidly described issues surrounding also Carlton Collingwood and Fremantle. The conclusion was if the demons go so should they,but actuall the best approach should be to just draw a line under it form now on, and stop targetting just Melb. His view was that the media in general has blinkers on which again was unfair to melb. As a sainst supported he was categorical that in the early 2000's, just prior to reiwoldt and other being drafted, they played their seconds team - as per collingwood and Freo. Caro-take note.

Great Story. This is the first full pre-season under new regime, Misson, Craig and Neeld. Something to look forward to IMO.

We are - read the Annual report, debt free etc. The on-field stuff is now being dealt with by McLardy and team also.

A stupid and destructive thread

The Adelaide Board are the real culprits overall. Everyone else is just trying to play the system. If the Board didn't have a governance and audit subcommittee, one role of which obviously would be to review all material contracts, which my buisness does, and BHP, and.....hang on- any decently run businensss), then they should go and let some professionals run the club. In other words - I bet they knew all along and sanctioned the deal - IMO that is.

Don't you think thye know that. Neeld's first year was always to be - "let's see what wev'e got".. The answer was not much and now he simply decisively cuuting the chaff and rebuilding in an accelerated manner. Previous recruting back to early 2000's under ND etc was appalling. Lets hope that incompentnece is over. Mitch Clark was a good early pointer. Go dees.

Great thread. This post is the key one for me, plus having Neil Craig for a full pre-season now and players knowing what they need to do from the FD.

Rivers has the best anticiapation and ball sense in the AFL and is our most dependable kick. Neelds move of him to forward line is an inspiration IMO. Is it really a surprise this is working?

Today showed me that our young players are going to be good but we are consistently let down by lack of instictive play by players who should know better. Sylvia and Moloney constantly go for the second of third option and get caught. Jack Watts does it too but has time to learn and is showing he can. Nathan Jones does also but can be forgiven for his sheer hard grunt work. Sylvia's play on when 35 m out dirctly in front is indicative. Colloingwood today ALWAYS took the first option.

Demetriou wouldn't work that way. Everything he does will be calculated. All it would take was Cook showing the slightest intrest or hesitating, and AD would then know its an option. Nothing at that level happens by accident over a 'boozy' lunch. Good get Robbo!

What eveyone missed was why King did what he did. It was about deflecting the media away from the real story that week. North's abysymmal fade-out against the Power, and their lack of heart. What will be the story from King this week after the Launceston debacle yesterday Kingy? A second rate commentator if ever ther was one.