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Might make a half decent coach one day. Measured, resolute and focussed. Hope he hangs around our joint for a while.

If Lever was worth 2 first rounders. An injury prone Hill and a first rounder would be massive unders IMO

Decisions have to be made in a ‘spit second’. I wouldn’t think it possible. Prefer to think that as the the season moves into the real result defining period, the umpires only play the really blatant ones. Hope so anyway, as winning the contest ball is one of our strengths. Letting the game go a bit suits us.

I owe him an apology.

Yet another chance for our blokes. Hopefully one day they’ll take one. I hear the talk, but haven’t seen the walk yet.

Don’t think you can wish in this business.

Hawthorn leadershipjave fear of losing . Ours don’t.

Me too but don’t think we are that far away. Would like stronger leadership ( read Lynch from GCS ) and wouldn’t care what we had to do to get him.

J.s.s H C. Rist! No one should be considered unbeatable! Our group should be able to stand up against the best. There are no excuses anymore.

You might be on the money.

Are we finally getting better at this? Suggested a couple of weeks back that the way the cards had fallen, that a number of players could be playing for their careers over the next three weeks. Might this discoslure turn out a good thing? Garlett, JKH and Pederson marked their own papers last week. Maybe not totally unsurprising. We have two more home and away games. Are we finally drilling down into what players we have that can handle the next level? Might know a bit more tomorrow.

The general expectation , not only of Demons supporters, but the football world at large ,was for us to play finals. If we don’t , we haven’t met expectations. Its not that hard. The good news is we can and should still get there.

Be nice if the players did something in one of the next two for Goody. He’s been supportive and covering for them all year. I don’t know how he held it together after the StKilda game.

Kent and second rounder for Gaff probably gets it done, probably even already done, but personally not over excited at the propospect of this.

That seems to be a point of difference between us and a couple of other clubs. Sydney and Hawthorn make these type of difficult calls on trades in relation to list management. Emotion is not a factor ( Don’t always get it right mind you) Hawthorn :- Lewis, Mitchell, Hodge Swans Mitchell The point is they run a club and have no compunction calling the shots. We on the other hand are going to be left with Lewis and Jones on our list next year and still squirm about James McDonald. I realise Lewis and Bernie suited us at the time ,but they can also become a bit of a sea brake. Personally I would think Bernie Vince now has very little chance of survival. If it were true that we offered a very high draft pick for Hannebery that would surely have to come from a trade of a previously highly thought of youngster who hasn’t quite met expectations. I can’t think of any other way. .

I thought Tyson was ok too. Gets no love but stood up in a tough match which was more than a number of senior ‘ supposed’ role models could do. Younger players filling our best is a positive I guess but we have a few that surely have to be tapped on the shoulder.

Disappointing. Very disappointing.

Roos didn’t play today.

Tomorrow’s game arguably of similar importance as the last round last year. We get three weeks to see who on the list can do it at the business end of the season. Moment of truth for the club and our list.

His record against the Swans is ok.

He’ll play. Jimmy Stynes played with 6 broken ribs and a broken ankle. Give him a jab. He’ll be fine.

A good thread but just a bit premature. A few blokes could be playing for their careers at Melbourne over the next three games. Completely in their own hands. IMO a positive really. Acid and microscope on over the next few weeks. If we do ok, no need to move too many deck chairs.

Lets hope we finally announce ourselves as a serious football side, by winning a couple and making the eight. Ordinary year if we don't.

Hmmmm . Just hope he permanently conquers his issues.

Pleased for him.