DemonWA

Power will loose this weekend to the roos. 5-0 is a great start to the season, but they've only best us, GWS, suns, crows and eagles. 3 worst teams in the comp and 2 sides who aren't the teams they were last year. I'd love for us to be in that sort of lower mid half of the table range though

Carn the black ducks!

I was at the Anzac game. If anything at least it proves the bummers are the real deal. Imagine if they were pretenders and beat us by 148?!

Did the same Go dees!

i'm not convinced this combo would be any betetr than this one (circa 2000) Green Shwartz Powell Robertson Neitz Farmer Hogan and Dawes are unknowns in the red and blue

I think if we had won the flag in 2000, people would be more comfortable calling the gun on ballers from that era A grade (Woey, Yze etc). But i get your point, lots of midfielders play AFL, but very few are 'A grade'

Tynan showed a bit in the couple of games he played last year, i wouldnt get worried about 2nd year players not getting games.

need to win the ball before the forward line even come into the equation. We need top line mids (which is obvious i would have thought!)

even posting in rhyme these days old dee? nice!

does a crap team have the capacity to kick 12 goals in a quarter, or beat up on interstate teasm at the 'G (Dean Bailey era).... The team played poorly in 2012 and even worse so far in 2013, but showed promising signs in 2011. it will be covered time and time again, but all of the anti Neeld sentiment comes from having our dreams shattered in 2012. At the time It wasnt unreasonable to believe that a new coach could have added a defensive string to the bow, and turned Bailey's team into a top 8 side. since 2012 we've been hit over and over again by the reality bus!

for much of that history we havent been playing against a team made up of teenage kids whose orange gurnsey colour is remenicent of traffic cones, which is ironic as they played like such in the last quarter

would love some upto date news on Clark's 2nd round of scans.....

I generally hate Brad Scott, but good call!

haha who cares what Sheahan thinks anyway? Mike Sheahan saying that Caro is the best journo in the land is on par with a king street stripper telling a prostitute that they are the most beautiful women in the world!

Collingwood were a top four team with a top line power forward and a set up that called for a forward/ruckman, not a 2nd key forward. Brisbane were a struggling side trying to keep their young guns together Huge difference

good show of faith from Dawes. The critics will say he was asked to write it etc, and maybe he was, but i'd prefer to see that article than see nothing from him

I wonder whether the reason for sue comes into it? ie. Trengove may or may not have used it in a cream form to help treat stress fractures in his foot (long term injury), where as i believe the bombers might have used it to recover for the Anzac day game last year in injection form? I guess what im saying is that using it for recovery before a game could be deemed 'performance enhancing' and using it for rehab to an injury less so?

Growth hormone variants The ACC report identified the use of Australian-owned growth hormone variant AOD-9604 in sport. The protein-based hormone helps burn fat and stimulates weight loss, though does not necessarily enhance muscle strength. Clinical trials have suggested it also helps repair muscle and tissue after strenuous activity. AOD-9604, used as a cream or injected in liquid form, is not prohibited by WADA but is also not approved for human use.

Just because it isnt on the banned list doesnt make it legal. WADA and ASADA can deem substances illegal if it can be proven that the reason they were taken was for enhancing on field performance, and they do infact enhance on field performance.

I'll throw a name into the ring.... Jamie Bennell

I really like this post. The Million Dollar questions is whether Neeld is actually building a Bomber Thompson type dynasty or, can the MFC afford to wait and see? At this stage i think we're all in , there isnt much going for us on the flop. Was it a good decision to back this hand or are we chasing an ace on the river....

if Howe hadnt spilled the ball at the end it would have been a better grab IMO I voted for Howe, but actually liked JR8's mark the best

i was looking at the fixture this morning, also holding the trident of optamism. Even still i can only see us beating GWS, Suns, Dogs and maybe lions this year. Would love to take a scalp of a side like richmond or North but cant see it at this stage

Games Experience is one measure, but i think age and maturity come into it as well when you talk about 'ability to compete at AFL level' Guys like Matt Jones, Pederson, Magner, Sellar etc dont have many games to their names, but there is no reason they shouldnt be able to compete with hardened AFL bodies to a level greater than a 18 year old draftee Games experience is a factor, but not as important as Neeld makes out

back for the Gold coast game with any luck