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i'm not keen on a cliche ACDC song with Hell in the song title.

THIS!

I think we like to indulge in the now infamous 186 as if it was Watergate style scandal, but i’m not sure if it was really like that at all.

Any reports of Fitzy? I know he's got alot of competition for a spot as a forward or even a ruckman/forward, but he might be ok long term. IS he showing anything at training?

2-3 seasons ago i would have told you that jones was an average kick, with poor awareness and terrible decision making ability. Now days i'd say he has all 3 under control. AFL players train alot; its not unrealistic to expect a player to be able to improve their kicking.

Jetta & Spencer are the two that i think will come on enough to hold spots in the 22. Jetta has an opertunity to make a position his own and Spencer will get games if Russian's form is 2012 standard. I think Jordie Mac will suprise many. Alot of people write him off as a tackler only, but Nathan Jones is proof that you can improve your game through hard work and a good attitude, i'd be suprised if Jordie doesnt keep improving all areas of his game.

totally agree, If Bailey goes down we all go down

Classic post mate, almost spat my coffee at my monitor! Grant Thomas is growing on me!

Yeah if i was Bailey, i'd say Frawley was one of our best players at the time and he put him forward because he wanted some goals. Connolly was on the bench because we were struggling and he has senior coaching experience to offer. God help us if Josh M (sp?!) or Criag sit in the box this year! if the AFL dont likethese responses then off to court we go. Try making such things stick in a court of law! they're unable to be proven beyond doubt!

At the end of the day, Bailey should be able to come up with any 1/2 justifiable excuse and clear his name, even if its dubious, who is to say he is right or wrong? If the AFL start to scrutinise a coaches every move, then i'll give up following the comp, and watch the WAFL

Comment seemed to get a few here but does make sense. High odds indicate low probability. low odds indicate more certainty

Cant say i expect to see us win, unlike 2010 when i went over expecting to see a win and we still lost!

i've booked flights for the round 3 clash with WCE (with a heap of west coast mates), so hoping the team is up and about by then! If they're not, it'll be a long day!

Its a concern that he has probably spent more time on screen on DeeTV than playing on the MCG , however he is still young so has time on his side

i actually hate the new members cap! but atleast it fits a bit better than the 2011 one! (which was made for shrunken heads?!)

I'm having flash backs to this time last year. so much percevied depth, so many options for starting 22's, but we know how that panned out Cant wait until round 1

I dont want you to see red, but Pick 14 isnt exactly coming out of the blue, especially given his red hot form in the WAFL, where he was good enough to be selected to represent the WAFL in the stage game against the SANFL (in which he starred and kicked 3, including the winner)

Semi off-topic, regarding LJ; I was in Bali over new years and sat at a table at a NYE dinner at the hotel with a couple from Alice Springs; one a police officer the other a nurse. He happened to have responded to the emergency call on the night that LJ allegedly committed the offences. The nurse was working in emergency when the victims were brought in. I won’t go into specifics of what was said, but it was such a pity to hear about Liam in that light.

I thought this was going to be a thread about the light weights getting boozed at the cricket?!

I love these training report threads!

cool, hopefully mine was on a similar mailout

Yeah, still waiting too mate

ah well, they cant take Jack Viney or Jimmy Toumpas from us!

I think Rodan will excite alot of Demons fans this year. But the players who exited me most last year were Howe, Clark & Jones. 2013 will be a good year if the players who exite me are those above + Trengove, Pederson, Dawes, Byrnes, Frawley, Garland, Dunn I dont want Viney and Toumpas to be burdened, its time our older types to play like leaders and established AFL players should

Beeing based in WA i never really saw the point of them, but I flew over to watch the Dee's / Hawks game last year and sitting in the olympic stand with the wind howling and a massive chill factor i found a new respect for the humble scarf.