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Demon17

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  1. O dwyer wasnt in team . Suspended. Nevertheless i reckon the 88 team had more class and A graders. Northey a superior coach for consistency of effort
  2. As a professional for sure he will move on once he has achieved a record of note - no matter how long or short he will leave an imprint . He spoke exceptional well at fan forum. Off the cuff and not planning to speak but Goodwin threw to him several times to let him handle his area of expertise. Good of Goodwin, not hogging the mike.
  3. It's not a personal choice for gambling addicts who make up most revenue. Its a physiologogical addiction hard to beat. More of them will now move to the hawks venues. You know - the Family club Talk about hypocrites
  4. Only that each year 2 to 3 teams do drop out thus at least providing the opportunities for new entrants if they are good enough
  5. Great Post D3. The summary of impacts of injuries etc after 2018 on 2019 at the recent forum was also illuminating and puts the 2019 in some sort of context. Josh Mahoney's stat of only 2 starting 22 player, (Gawn and Lewis completed 80% plus of preseason), whilst 10 best starting 22 completed 30% or less spoke volumes IMO. nevertheless no excuses now for 2020 with whats going on at present training and recruiting - wise. Likewise - Go Dees
  6. Case of repeating history and hoping for a different outcome There's a name for this behaviour
  7. I Agree. Why has there been very little on the go home factor especially to WA. The processes now mean contracts are worthless if someone wants to leave compared to the old days. The kid might spend a year at Casey and wonder ' what the hell'. I can see 5 - 6 years of a Jesse Hogan type angst each off season. Be warned .
  8. Good call. Co-captains define a club that can't make up its mind and doesn't truly understand the ' follow me ' quality of a good leader. Time to be ruthless and make the hard call on Max alone.
  9. Does that mean Liverpool has as many problem gamblers that the Hawks have their hooks into in their gaming venues. Needed to fund this giant facility, sadly.
  10. Sad, but I find Lyon and Watson must listen and amusing, Whately top of his game and well informed , Then switch off. In the old days, Dermot Huddo and Hardy were great, as was Mark Fine. But that's all over now. Pity the advertisers after 12.00 (if they stick around that is.) These sorts of stations need personality and top class broadcasters to keep the listeners (as per my comments on pre-Noon programs.).
  11. 54% since 2016 when he burst onto the scene. 40 goals 34 behinds. Huge upside if this can be fixed could take him up to better than a goal a game (and the Brownlow - already being the best ruckman)
  12. Good get CBD. That's exactly what Goodwin said to the question from the floor about our dysfunctional forward line in 2019 and why can't we score more..
  13. Mahoney said also it was a competitive appointment and he beat 3 other applicants by some margin. Not just a thought bubble sco-mo like.
  14. At the fan forum Josh Mahoney mentioned the off field team build / talent-wise and mentioned an ex Miami Dolphins experienced person but not the specific role being played. Burgess said when he was at Arsenal they had 12 stats analysts whose jobs it was to put the info into a usable from for the coach. he said this was the greatest change he'd seen over recent years around the world when answering a question, and felt the appointment of a " Data Scientist " at the club recently was a strong move.
  15. Never mentioned. The only measure commented on was sustained success and playing finals next year.
  16. The following means nothing coaching-wise but worth looking at Staffords goalkicking stats from playing days from 2001 to find an angle. I think we're on a winner with this appointment based on this. At least he should understand what successful kicking should look like - or not. GL BH 2001 19 6 2002 26 10 2003 20 5 2004 6 3 2005 16 9 2006 15 5 Total 102 38 or 73% success rate Brian Taylor 64% (one of the very best I've seen for method) Peter Hudson 71% (the best I have seen) Christian Petracca 56% (over 3 seasons, but becomes 52% over last 2 seasons, but small sample size) David Neitz 63% Tom McDonald 69% ( last 3 years since moving to FF) - 77% in Year 1 of FF in 2017 Gary Ablett 60% Tony Lockett 70%
  17. Well said. I have never been more mortified about such an attack which I'm not repeating. Huge kudos to Goodwin on the classy manner he dealt with the question.
  18. Burgess said tonight at the forum that he felt a twinge after driving melb to sydney and back . All good and is commencing running tomorrow
  19. Some other key point were. The 666 rule means wingers are now critical specialist role . We tried 17 players in that position to no avail. Hence Tomlinson and langdon targetted. Both had 3 to 4 other clubs intereste. Jones will be playing higb forward and providing leadersip in that area. Frost moved on due to perceived lack of opportunities for him now. Goodwin mounted a strenuous defence of oscar after a particularly moronic and nasty question from the floor Dees had the highest number of total team changes at selection for the year. Ahead of next biggest by 50%. Illustrated depth of injury woes Burgess believes the game is won by marking and kicking well and will have preseason programs built on 80% with footballs. Running laps at traing doesn't win games. He seemed right on top of his subject. Bpown away by condition players have presented themselves in at start of pre season.. . Huge wrap for Bruckner Petracca to now have significant more time in midfield in 2020 Josh Jenkins was never considered.
  20. In general the questions were thoughtful and relevsnt. But several muppets as you say. Re. Point 3 above . It was lewis and hawn who completed 80% or more of pre season. Jones completed 30%. 10 key players completed less than 30% of preseason.
  21. But they need to explain themselves over the car crash of 2019 to some degree to give confidence that lessons have been learnt and solutions prepared. Like the 2018 Prelim - you ignore failure at your peril.
  22. Good summary of reasonable expectations for tonight. I hope my time won't be wasetd.
  23. Good analysis. My view is that its great ANB is doing well, but at crunch time, can he please kick gimme goals and not break my heart this coming season otherwise its all for nought..
  24. Dont agree completely. Last season we had more inside 50s many times and got beaten by 6 goals. The fowards seemed shambolic. Although the entries often were rubbish.
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