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Your ace reporting team has just returned from training today at Marrara to the Daily Planet desk to file this demonland exclusive. Todd Viney Demon Kicking Coach! In what was a 'closed' training session Christian Petracca , Jack Viney and Mitch Hannan were practicing their goal kicks under the watchful eye of former demon's champ Todd Viney. Whilst conditions this morning were not conducive to practicing goal shooting, (wind gusts up to 43 km from a strong dry season sou' easterly accompanied by a delightfully balmy top end temperature of 26.4 degrees celsius were observed by the Bureau). Consequently many of the goal kicks missed the major opening. The kicking actions were recorded to mp4 or similar for later review. Meanwhile the rest of the team were involved in the usual training drill variations at the michael long centre end of the ground. Michael Hibberd appeared to have fully recovered from his recent collision injury, Mitch Hannan was moving freely and Christian Salem looked in great shape. Training was supervised by various line coaches including Max Rooke who cast an imposing figure. Ben Matthews briefly addressed the team and spoke about opening up space for forward fifty forays which he said was "critical" . We assume in reference to produce opportunities to kick a winning score. As training wound down most of the team practiced goal kicking, Tim Smith and Tom McDonald were the standouts able to adjust to the windy conditions with low trajectory drop punts. Overall impression team morale and to use a "Goodyism" cohesion appeared to be on the positive end of the spectrum. It was touching to see the camaraderie between Gus, Frosty and young Clarrie. -
Joeboy - closer to mark MFC - brave but flawed Jones - slowing but effective Viney - in and under Gawn - an outstanding game Oliver - exciting centre chain Harmes - great first half Hunt - some impressive cameos Garlett - goals improved performance Petracca - get kicking coach Salem - less influence tonight Stretch - tries very hard Brayshaw - lost in space T.McDonald - getting better ? Frost - confident but costly Hore - endeavour and composure O.McDonald - a serviceable game Wagner - jittery with ball Smith - dangerous tackle surely? Lockhart - some classy touches Neal-Bullen - average before injury Petty - was not disgraced Fritsch - yin and yang Baker - overawed but promising Umpires - some ordinary decisions Postgame - group think gripe
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A poor man's Steven May? ?
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Guilty Your Honour! Deep into the last quarter at yesterday's match at the 'G exhibit "T" , timed at approximately 14 minutes and 30 seconds on the Fox Footy re-play. Jack Gunston's 'handpass' to Chad Wingard who went onto to kick the ball which Liam Shields would mark and goal from would make an NFL quarterback blush. The right hand holding onto the ball clearly provided the force to propel it 15 - 20 metres downfield to Wingard. The left hand 'fist' limply accompanied the action. Sam Frost's was in a hotly contested pack situation arms, bodies and ball being flung in multiple directions. Pleasingly the football gods favoured us.
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Pleased to see you are back in ink Joeboy! Somewhat agree with your analysis with some notable exceptions. Jones - great second half Lewis - yin and yang Frost - confident and important O McDonald - played his part Harmes - outstanding all game T McDonald - signs of re-emergence Gawn - dominant all day Hibberd - reminiscent of old Lockart - provided some spark Salem - steady and brave Oliver - solid team contributor Hore - slow but clever Melksham - not his best Neal-Bullen - improved touch today Stretch - tried but limited Hunt - excellent forward pressure Brayshaw - never gives in Fritsch - better second half Wagner - bluecollar stops FlashChad Petracca - not drowning waving Garlett - come back Jeffy? Keilty - some impressive involvement MFC - team effort succeeds
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Repulsing Hawthorn's desperate last forward foray, after the ball ricocheted off Marty Hore , was juggled twice by Chad Wingard, who was tackled superbly by Josh Wagner without drawing an infringement and extracted by Inspector Gadget extraordinaire Sam Frost whilst deep in enemy territory with only seconds to go would of made Houdini proud. Go Dees!
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Just reflecting on Amber's (Pink lady ambassador) address to the assembled team this week from the club site. If that doesn't spark some response ... ! Actually the virtual pair of us are virtually about to run through a virtual brick wall ourselves! We wish to count ourselves among others to quote Amber " as the type of supporters who are not going to abandon ship when things get tough" Expecting an improved team performance this afternoon at the 'G with greater determination and fight.
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Dear Mr Skuit, It appears you are expecting some high drama of operatic proportions come this Saturday Eve. Shades of the Ring-cycle (AFL season) perhaps. Heroic outsiders, wondering in the wilderness, responding to the siren's song. We're getting visions of Air Calvary (MFC) thunderously arriving from the sky at the 'G' to the tune of *Ride of the Valkyries to smite down the (s)aints. * Pulls the pants down on Hell's Bells! Your allusions to grimmer earlier times perhaps reflect your living circumstances in a post-colonial quasi-democratic semi-totalitarian state led by a formerly charismatic leader with a lust for longevity. "Otherwise, I'll be first to admit that I have no real idea of which Wagner is which when the ball is in play - especially when one or more of them share a Hitler youth haircut with ......" Back to more mundane matters, of those to be 'purged' from the victorious round four side re: "Out: the entire Wagner family" does that include Richard and Siegfried as well? Yours etc R&G
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Just about to go to the fridge and get ourselves out a lovely cold can of Guinness stout. Brewed in Dublin of course. Hopefully it will go well with the West Coast weather back 'home'. Love the Boyoos to smite the smug "unbelievers" in the hoops. Now that would be a historic victory up there with 2015. ☔
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So Ken 'Krypronite' Hinkley was channeling Gene Hackman as Lex Luthor that explains everything!
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Don't mean to be nitpicking! Birds of a feather have been known to flock together! Is that Sparrowhawk or has the SSP trigger being activated already and and an unloved Swallow made his way to the coop?
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If young Toby is a patch on his namesake Peter Bedford. Brownlow medalist with the South Melbourne Swans, way back in the halcyon VFL days (some here may recall the Lakeside oval). He will be a most worthy recruit. Of course that is a very big “if”.
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Of course just over the border is the “big banana”?. The local forest dwellers have been known to worship there. It seems recently discovered archaeological evidence exists of arcane if not bizarre ritualistic practices that go back centuries. Apparently these indigenes now known to anthropologists as ‘tourists’ initially formed a somewhat obscure provincial cult which grew exponentially over time to become almost pandemic in its appeal. Hence the expression ‘an old banana was once young and green’.
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His pedigree suggests he has some definite 'mongrel' about him . Hopefully that can be positively channeled as controlled aggression on field. Attack the opposition offensively from the fullback position all the way downfield.
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Another snippet which may be of interest. Players will be appearing at Intersport at Gateway shopping centre Palmerston on Friday evening apparently, best check with store for times.
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Coach, Only pre-game event I'm aware of (from the club's website) is the team will be training at Marrara oval tomorrow morning at 10:30 am until 11:30 am followed by players signing autographs and doing photos with fans. Cheers TC
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Cheers timbo! Seeing this is to be apparently to be your top-end correspondents' ultimate, penultimate, antepenultimate or preantepenultimate gig? We shall do our best. Can discount the theory about being more humid than the interior Boonie's box at New Delhi come Saturday eve. Although not a qualified meteorologist exists between us and more inclined to go with BOM direct rather than Weatherzone.
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An almost absolute majority of posters on this thread appear to be against the ?️ Darwin fixture. A brief scan reveals some fair and rationale analysis and a couple of humorous 'gems' amongst the usual backwash. Win lose or draw since the the Demons first appearance at Marrara ?️ for a pre-season game V doggies in the wet ?️ season. Where the heat and humidity actually was a factor, way back in the dreamtime when Robbo was still taking speccies ? and a tropical ?️ cooled off proceedings. Jack Watts and Brad Miller forming a dynamic duo up forward to provide impetus for a convincing victory against port power, game one of the triplepeat. Jack Trengrove's footy smarts won the game V port for the game 2 return bout. Liam Jurrah's cameo magical Marrara goal of the decade. Neville Jetta gracing the grandstand wing pre-rookie revival, Nathan Jones's set shot goal outside fifty metre arc, leading the way pre-captaincy, followed by Jaydyn Hunt's spectacular spiraling torp over the ginger crow ? ruckman last year. Yeah survived the karma bus episodes wandering about in the footy universe outer limits. Reality is Northern Territory $$$ have helped keep the good ship ?? afloat. Your top-end correspondent has been seriously entertained, enjoyed and at times, if necessary endured all the Mighty Demons matches here in Darwin. If the game this Saturday is to be the last... well as George Harrison crooned "All things must past". Go !!!
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