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I know what you are saying but at the same time Gawn needs help. He gets smashed in games now and teams double team him and this is where Preuss can even up the ledger a bit.

Team selection does my f.........n head in. Whats the definition of insanity again????

Where the F is Preuss??????????????? FFS what’s the point in getting him if we ain’t gunna select him.

Could have been worse he could of said we are right to go now and it’s round 22!!! its just all talk. Action on the field boys.

Ha even Gold Coast have a win and are 1 and 1. Go dees.

It’s funni when u look at it the saints and Brisbane are 2 and zip and we are zip and 2. Who would have thought that was going to happen at the beginning of the season. Hopefully it turns around sooner rather than later. This lack of form just may work in our favour in that it will build resilience amoungst the playing group. Well that’s what I’m hoping for anyway.

Ha ha bloody spell check. All fixed.

Love this thread. So who do we want in the draft this year??????????????? Back to business as usual!

Omac needs to go back to the 2s to get some confidence and skills but unfortunately I don’t think it will happen. Not sure what it is but he has more lives than a cat.

This is from an SEN article According to Goodwin, Braydon Preuss, Declan Keilty, Billy Stretch and Corey Wagner are all a chance to come in for Friday night’s match at the MCG, after showing good signs in the VFL.

We have been waiting a loooooonnnnnnnggggggggggg time for that!

Bloody terrible. Feel for him.

No Preuss again. WTF.

Went and watched my son play footy today and it was a much better match than the one I witnessed yest. He played for the first time since Auskick as he has been playing ball since and played full forward/ruck relief. He kicked 2.1, had some hit outs and made about 5 tackles. The temp was 35 and about 80% humidity too. He did really well and it was nice to see him play his guts out. Was a great team effort After yesterday’s game it was pleasing to watch a match that the players looked interested in playing.

I think we all know it’s part of the problem. As we can all see we have a few of them based on today’s game.

IMO Preus would have been good not just as backup/support for Gawn but he would have brought a lot of mongrel which is clearly what we lacked.

We were slow last season and you would have thought we would have addressed it in the offseason but obviously it wasn’t a priority, maybe it should have been. Its easy to beat us if you have players that can run and spread.

I know it's only the first game but geez we looked slow and unfit amd even disinterested. No score kicked in the last either. Great start fellas (bathwater drink drink). Not having Preus in the side was a stroke of genius.

We look stuffed and unfit. Its the first game of the season and we look done.

Round 1 is a massive test. With port having some players out it will be interesting to see the mindset of our players. In the past when the opposition has players out we seem to think we will win without working hard. To me this is between the ears. We need to play 4 quarters at 100% and not stop until the final siren which is something we haven’t been able to do consistently. Time will tell.

Before I get to excited I need to see him play consistently which will hopefully happen this season. If that happens then re-sign him if not then I have no doubt the collywoobles will go after him.

Lever said to me when he was up at sunny Maroochydore that he should be right to go hopefully by round 3-5 and is still 4 was away from joining main training group.

Ventured out to Maroochydore today with the family and it was a great day. Spoke with May, Lever, Viney, Gawn, TMac and Preuss. May is a great fella and very easy to talk to. Is loving being at the dees and is in great nic and looking forward to rd1. He said GC is like a melb was in our dark days/yrs which was interesting. He is a much bigger unit than I thought he was. He is also looking forward to slotting into melb backline and playing with hibbo, Jetta and Lever etc. said there was a really good feel about the place. Lever was in the ice baths so he couldn’t get away when I started talking to him ha ha. He was easy to talk to and said he was looking at a round 3-5 return but is 4 weeks away from joining the main group. Said his knee was progressing really well and looking forward to playing. I asked if he would be put back straight into the seniors or via the reserves and he said prob through the reserves to get his match fitness up. Really nice bloke and he is keen as mustard to get back. Viney loves being married. I asked about all his injuries and surgeries and he said he is progressing well and is well ahead of where he was last yr. He should be ready for rd 1 and is really excited about getting back into it. Said it feels really good around the club which seems to be the general consensus with the players. As we know viney is a great bloke. Gawn is Gawn and was happy to take photos and signatures. My daughter didn’t want a photo with him but Gawn convinced her to have one ha ha. He is really looking forward to playing along side Preuss and is looking forward to rd1. Tmac was another who was happy to chat and said his toe was good but just has some problems with blisters on and around his toe but this would be managed. He is confident his toe won’t give him problems this season. Looked in very good Nic and very accurate in front of goal which was good to c. Preuss was happy to be at the dees and is looking forward to getting a really good combination going with Gawn. Looked in great condition and worked separately at times with Gawn. Brayshaws haircut was a result of his brothers trying to be hairdressers ha ha Best bogan haircut I have seen for a while. He is looking great shape too Also spoke briefly to Kielty who is looking forward to trying to crack it into the seniors on a regular basis which was good to hear. Competition for spots is what we want Didnt get to speak with Trac but from what I saw he doesn’t seem to be hinder by any knee problems. Looks in great nic too. I have posted some photos below which was taken with my iPhone so I apologise in advance for the quality Overall it was a really good day and the players are working hard and looking forward to the season. Hopefully we have a cracker of a season. Go dees.

Dare I say it will be similar to having a continuous WATTS thread!!!

Good reward for working his butt off. Well done. Some other players could learn from his work ethic.