Tarax Club

Johnny English? AFL media were giving the impression all was well down at the kennel. Lucky Rory Lobb is the understudy.

Richo’s straight from the horse’s mouth injury and recovery report. Provides a fair bit of illumination about where a number of blokes are positioned relative to the start of the season. It should also debunk some of the prophet of doom speculation which has propensity to be trumped about on DL. Credit where credit is due, as the season proper approaches the club has upped the ante on keeping supporters informed.

Picket that's a second Joshua boost in recent reports. Many here would have him closer to the penny dreadful end of the spectrum but none the less an interesting watch. Has some ability just needs to overcome perennial stagefright.

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Admire the bloke's tenacity. Just a flesh wound! A 6-8 week rehab will see him cherry ripe for round 0.

LDC count myself amongst you, but we are a disappearing breed. Perhaps the Gideons could co-dispense dictionaries. Wide reading l have found does encourage independent thinkers.

Here endeth the lesson.

Tom McDonald will be remembered by many supporters when the sun sets on his footy days. As a very competitive back man, a match winning forward and a great contributor to rise of the MFC.

Picket another terrific training report from Casey Fields. Pleased to read your positive take on the progress of Josh Schache and Adam Tomlinson, both psst nominees for the DL ‘Whipping Boy’ Hall of Infamy. Given your use of the familiar is Charlie Spargo a chance for redemption too?

Six trailer or teaser? Clocked in at 4 seconds! Anyways loved the mystery and romanticism of the accompanying musical choice. Star Wars is obviously passé with Isaac Asimov now the inspiration but who is l,Robot?

SONS, at the time undisclosed sources 'reported', somewhere on the cutting floor was a pilot trailer for a proposed Starwars interquel, tentatively titled The Architect of Doom. Fortuitously, the franchise (the AFL) 'ensured' it would never see the light of day.

Now there was a dasher off half-back. Gary at 187cm and 90kg was very similar in physique to Trent at 188cm and 88kg but played mostly at CHB. He could also drive a ball a distance, he was a magnificent raking drop punt in his pomp.

Apt or otherwise? Darth Vader went over to the Dark side. (Essendon) Jar Jar Binks overwhelmed, bumbling and inept but somehow manages to get to the right spot at the right time for the… …ball drop but can’t do anything with it (you’re being too kind). Meanwhile still flickering intermittently from the distant aftermath …

Picket you mlght have to loosen up a little more. Penetrene may help.

“Patience grasshoppers, it's still cricket season.”

Six another ripper production. This time with an infectious and (very apt) south of the border dance beat. Fortunately Fidel is passé, as a basement ‘debrief’ at Casey is not an enticing prospect.

On a cheerful note on this otherwise gloomy morning. Any folk walking their dogs around a cyclone fence at a distant suburban ground this morning?

Judd McVee’s debut season is the exception rather than the rule. Running my ruler along the line rather than through it, to add the millimetre perfect hyphen. In the tradition of Audley Gillespie-Jones, Ivor Warne- Smith, Trent Ormond-Allen, Jay Kennedy-Harris and Alex Neal-Bullen my nomination is Andy Moniz-Wakefield the local lad. Admittedly some wide degrees of auspiciousness on that list. From just about absolute bust to double Brown-Low divinity. But a debut and some on going opportunity would be terrific for AMZ. A young man with a 🔥 desire to succeed.

Absolutely not resiling from Steven May’s line in the MCG turf. The Demons are the ‘better team and should have smoked them’ period. Pessimists, doubters and detractors don’t bother showing up. Those up for the ride, saddle up this side is bound for glory. After near six decades in the doldrums one premiership ain’t enough for this core list. With the exception of Michael Hibberd who has been lost? Last season’s trade and high draft additions must stoke the Demon furnace. Media, league administrators, ‘competitors’ and assorted hangers on take note we’re not going away anytime soon.

Going a glass half full here. Baileys? Pleased the Club has stuck fat with this bloke. His performance for Casey v vfl sCats at Kardinia Park round 16 2022 sticks in my memory, as it was match winning IMHO . In less than optimum conditions his ball handling and delivery by hand or foot was self-assured and influential. Young Laurie should bottle it, because that’s what he needs to succeed.

As the “Tap Brothers” experiment fades from the memory of vigorous maturity to terminal senescence, all within one season. The current membership of the ‘Winger’s Club’ may well come under greater scrutiny. Where greater dynamism is sought after by team performance managers. As the previous poster rightly alludes to, both first choice candidates have taken Everest at earlier stages of their careers and appear to be descending from that lofty peak. Not without saying, both Langdon and Hunter played manfully and provided solid options on the wings during the season. Time and opposition counter measures could be taking their toll. Ed Langdon probably still has the ‘tank’ but seems to be rested more and is not getting as involved as frequently in possession chains, forward entries and goal scoring as before. Whereas Luke Beveridge could be a more astute judge of a player than many give him credit for. To my eye the younger Hunter found space more readily and had greater depth with his kicking. Next season will be an interesting watch. With potential young guns like Caleb Windsor and Blake Howes, positioning themselves for a debut and more opportunity.

Should it not be a light globe💡?

If the Younger Brown weighs in at 71kg. Andy Moniz-Wakefield is at least a couple of divisions north nearer 80kg. Looks capable of forward pocket with some on ball rotations IMHO.