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With the ‘explosive pace’ and ‘Dangerfield at the same age’ comparison I think Older Demon was referring to our SA recruit Tom Sparrow

Yet no mention in the article of last years co captain and dual All Australian in Elise O’Dea or Shelly Scott. You would think a cursory acknowledgement of their contribution over the 2019 season would have been mandatory.

Warren Dean could be a prodigious kick of the ball Gary Lyon goal against Carlton (?) in a final at VFL Park

It was evident in his first year that Spargo has a very high footy IQ. He puts players into better positions. I have no idea what happened in his second year

And you can add a fully fit Steven May to that ‘never taken a backward step in their life’ group.

I think Max could end up being one of our Clubs all time great captains. He is a natural leader who the team will follow

He ain’t no Brad Green Seriously though watching interviews like this, it is not difficult to see why this bloke is so highly rated.

Fluff piece but nice fluff piece

I can’t remember which staff member said it, but the first time Oliver kicked a footy to a leading Tom McDonald last pre-season was in the 2nd JLT match. Confidence is key and getting the repetitiveness of constant training, so you know instinctively what the other bloke is going to do, is the key to confidence.

I liked your post Brendan but mainly because you have picked Essendon and Collingwood to go backwards next year so I didn’t really have a choice

Hard to believe at 183cm Jakovich is the same height as Christian Salem

I genuinely like nearly all your posts LH but I love this one. Gosh I really hope you are right about Essendon though. I still surprise myself with how much I dislike that Club

Getting Taylor for the podcast is a brilliant score boys particularly right after the draft. Demonland at its best. Thanks

Once you are on the list it doesn’t matter how you got there. Both Jackson and Bradtke will be competing for a long term ruck/forward role. So yes, I reckon Austin’s heart sunk a bit when Luke’s name was read out.

Would love any reports on Bradtke. The pressure has gone up on him a bit with the arrival of Jackson

Yes it is going to be fun watching the progress of Jackson. May turn out to be a bust, a good average player or an out and out champion. Who knows but least he has the all the physical attributes to allow us to believe he could be something special.

Funny as I remember it the other way with most on here being pretty happy that we beat the drug cheats to the big bodied mid with lightning hands.

Funny how the two blokes we picked weren’t even considered for our poll. Shows you how much we know

Tomlinson will already be one of the fittest at the Club so a couple of weeks off legs at this time of the year will matter little.

Bit of a question mark over his decision making. Said he was keen to play footy at one of the big Melbourne Clubs but went onto choose us.

Was that James Strauss’s first game when the Melbourne coaching staff decided to give him the kicking out duties against a rampaging Hawthorn side? His first game. James also had a shoulder reconstruction, ankle and leg problems and that completely sickening injury where he broke both his tibula and fibula. Later he had his face kicked in by Campbell Brown when playing against the Suns. Who knows James may have not been up to an AFL career but I think it would be fair to say he didn’t get a fair run at it.

This may be the ultimate first world problem Steve, but you have no idea how frustrating I find it that I can’t pick that ‘n’ up and put it where it belongs

I wonder if the gentlemen’s handshake agreement of “you give us this pick and we will promise not to bid on X player that you want” happens or if there is too much mistrust? I’d love to be on the inside of the Melbourne tent on draft night just to see what goes on.

Worst full back of the century ever

Ok not relevant to anything but I just wanted to re-live this moment in time