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I am certainly concerned that Aaron could turn out to be another "coodabeen" something special throughout a career, but wasn't. It will be up to him to get over the injuries and over the sulks if he really wants to be part of what looks like a genuine excitement machine going into 2012 and beyond. Question remains: doe he really want it now, or would he just like it? It sounds as if Sam Blease may well be seriously challenging for the 'crumbing forward, with pressure' role.

Well, we did win many before they did, but sadly none since they did (their but solitary one though).

As I read it - NOT guilty of 3 strikes, and NOT one of ours, but an affiliate. So the three strike rumour could well be another.

I have absolutely no doubt were GW$ suddenly find themselves in need of cash, or salary cap space for that matter, "something" would "miraculously happen". And he would be an even greater "get" for MFC !!

If he can in any way recapture the poise and determination he showed in those first two games he will turn out an absolute ripper. I am looking forward to him being fit and ready.

Come on.....nobody in their right mind would [censored] about that sort of thing even a few months after it happened..........would they?

I AGREE - NOBODY SHOULD EVER READ OR POST ON THIS THREAD AGAIN!

....a formula ( not specified) that will "take into account" etc etc.....take into account, but ultimately at the discretion of the Mafioso.

Perish the thought - at Vlad's discretion !! Such an honourable and open minded man - not.

Geelong?

Sow, hey izent real artikulat - but kan he play footy?? He isn't there for his oratory skills, but for his on field leadship by example.

The Dogs' strip in the weekend tri-farce clashed with GW$ far more than their traditional one. The trouble is, common sense has little or no part in AFL decision making.

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For one they look like an honest appraisal, and I hope that the players read them as well as us. At lease nobody will be under any illusions - warts and all sort of stuff, and not before time. Those Casey VFL reports last year "...had a good game.." "...did a few good things..." etc Just awful and I stopped reading after a while Well done coaching team.

I am always the optomistically and get excited every February. But this year, really, I am ..............well, very excited.

Robbo, with far far more common sense, accountability, team orientation and defensive skills and attitude. Could be a really big thing, and a huge bargain. Could be a mid, or a decent tall fast marking forward.

IMVHO, Beamer needs to perform against top sides before he berates juniors on their lack of skill or performance. Sure he has done well, against those few sides below us, but first things first.

Sorry, couldn't make it.

Morton will hold J Brown to zero possessions.

I too would like the season to start, mainly to see how our guys go with some genuine direction and discipline, and fitness, but also to see just how GW$, $heedy, and T$ $uffer, and to see DumbItriou make excuses for them week by week.

Disappointing is the one succinct word that I would use for Colin. His best is just bloody amazing, really as good as any player in the competition. As so many have observed, the problem is that he rarely if ever shows it even twice in a season, and that just ain't enough! I honestly cannot remember even two "good" games in the space of a month. And we have heard so many excuses over the years - injury, no preseason, OP, "issues", etc etc - well Colin, enough is enuf! IT IS TIME, 2012, TO PRODUCE THE GOODS WEEK AFTER WEEK AFTER WEEK - otherwise you will always be remembered as someone who could have but didn't because you didn't care enough and really want it enough. IF you REALLY wanted to (rather than would just like to) you could win a Brownlow.

If it allows Brad to just get on with his game unburdened by formal leadership duties, then it can only be a good thing. He at least in public appears to have taken it on the chin. And as has been stated by so many others, the club has been "too nice for too long". Hopefully Neeld has already started to change that attitude and outlook - I am looking forward to seeing just how soon and how much has changed on the field in a few weeks.

So we know he can talk the talk: now he needs to show us all that he can walk th walk......and I have no reason to suspect that he will not. Seriously, he seems like a man who knows what he wants and believes he knows how to get it. And I suspect that he will be flexible enough to implement plan B or even C if needed should plan A not get results, either within a game or through a season. And won't that be a pleasant change for us long suffering Demon tragics. Structure, with flexibility.

I think we (probably) all agree that what we desperately need is somehow, with someone's guidance and / or inspiration, for our group of individual players, many of whom are very talented, to meld into a MIDFIELD TEAM (and indeed a whole team). Neeld was at least a part of that being successfully developed at Collingwood, Craig has a history of getting the very best out of a (different type) group of athletes, whilst Missen has elite performance credentials, both physical and mental. I think we have the ingredients for success: ultimately is up to the individuals as to whether they real want success AS A TEAM. BRING IT ON.

Please name any side with a "dozen gun mids" ! IMO there are barely 1-2 dozen gun mids in the entire competition. I look forward to the list. PS: I do agree though that we are short of "gun mids"