Demon Dynasty

Great to see Marty right up there. Really rated him as a decent medium tall prospect down back provided he could clean up his decision making / disposal. Not sure we persevered enough but anyways. Disco not that dissimilar?

As a run with i'd still have him in our best 22 prior to this season's 'off' start. Be very handy pitting him against the Pies for Pendles or N Daicos imv, provided he was in ripping nic. I'd also have him going head to head vs Zorko next time we meet. Im sure there's others that he could run with playing the cooler. I trust the FD will work all this out though in terms of match ups & whether his track form / fitness & loads are up to scratch before bringing him back.

You basing that on this season's form or?

I agree with some other posters... would rather see Laurie in this week and Harmes given another week or two to get back to his very very dynamic running best before getting his next call up. Needs to come in and impact both at the ball, pressuring and when he drifts forward (if given that role). For whatever reason, i don't believe we saw the real Harmes in his first two matches. He looked a shadow of his usual self. VG at the hanger but no need to rush. Better to get him cherry ripe and super hungry again.

Like any team we are the sum of all parts. When one or more of Rick, May or Gawny are missing things tend not to go to script quite so smoothly and we are sometimes found out. Getting these three into tip top shape and back will obviously make a huge difference. Max is a big out to say the least, especially his impact up forward & down the line marking / spoils. Hopefully the 9 day break will assist here. Would also like to see Dunstan come in for Sparrow and share a mid / HF role with Viney to assist with clearances. Dunstan is also a VG distributor by hand. He seems to have a few more smarts and time up his sleeve and he's very difficult to bring down in a tackle. Might provide us some extra grunt, strength over-the-ball and up the pressure a little inside 50 when resting there with Viney. Doesn't mind a goal or two either. Who comes in for Spargo anyway? We have three choices imv, assuming Sparrow retains his spot. Harmes, Bill or Dunstan. Does Schache get his first call up for either Macca or JVR? BBB back for one of those two as well or is he still in recovery mode?

Yes...the bulk of that from three out of five games Roost. as soon as serious pressure comes on things don't appear to hold up so well ....pretty much across the park (so far).

My gut feel is it was for 10+ years 'consecutive" members only. If so that would be pretty sad i reckon I have at least 35+ years of memberships (plus all the other side gigs like sponsoring a win / raffles / merch etc) in total so far outside of barracking time of 50+ I'd have at least 6 to 8 years of DA memberships now as well (no mention of this day in their emails either). No doubt others would have even more than that (non-consecutive).

Pressure up forward to lock it in more often though Dr? Think general pressure / tackling at times may also have been off vs 2021 through mid way 2022 When i talk about these aspects its more about the body of work over about the last 6 months of matches. Agree re mids vs Brissy.... def smashed there first half Not sure of numbers vs the stoners Not worried about def once Lever & Max are back but obviously any time both are out and with May appearing NQR we look pretty vulnerable. In fact anytime one of those three are out we seem to get beaten unless im imagining things. Not every time of course but feels more often than not.

In Lethal's interview with Goodwin, Lethal said we were No.1 in the league for set shots with an accuracy of 66% so far this season. Probably well known by many on here already but Goodwin confirmed we have stepped things up in this area with Choco taking over the goal kicking skill sessions from Stafford this year.

Hey if the sticky pads were red and blue.... i'm down!

I assume you mean a medium/tall interceptor / spoiler to replace like for like or close to it GtG. Am i right in saying the only realistic list option at this point that fits the bill is Disco? And he's probably still two to three games away at the very least. Would also need to tick all the boxes at Casey.

That's pretty much exactly what Tracc said today

There are also holes in our D anytime one or more of May, Lever or Max are out. The Demon stonewall and mid dominance (until lately) can't (and won't) be the mainstay of our wins forever. At some stage the forward line has to step up....consistently.

That's a worry for both players. May's averages are off 22% so far this season vs 2022. Hopefully nothing too serious here on the health/fitness front.

& 50+ year supporter/members?

He won't play

He'll play

I havent paid enough attention to Bowey to give an objective view here Bubs but the turnover & clanger stats suggest he's rated very low on both counts. Turnover averages to Rnd 5 indicate he is only bettered by one other (so far part-time) defender here in Petty...who has the lowest turnover ave in the team. Out of 25 players that have played at least two matches or more Bowey's ranked 8th lowest @ 2.4 per match

Err....ummm.... not sure whether i should agree with you on this one or not! 😄

Developing quite rapidly W, particularly from 2nd half of last season onwards from what im seeing. His game at the hanger on Sunday, more so his second half, was outstanding for mine and along with Harmes i felt he was the difference on the day. Laurie & Dunstan also impacted. Im assuming you saw this one anyway but just my view. Would say he's not that far away (as in another pre-season or so to build up the extra strength/running) but could also push up to the AFL now for short stints off the bench in the odd game here & there as long as he wasn't being asked to play every game for half a season or so. Similarities to McInerney IMHO.

Agreed... hanging out to watch him live. Game's obviously changed a fair bit from back then DOF. Alot less space to lead into. So much defensive running going on now. Jakovich was pretty quick over the first 10 - 20 meters also if my memory serves me well. May take a season or two to build a tank but there's certainly something there. Time will tell where that something goes eh.

A 9 day break though Macca...plenty of time for the boys to recoup... even Reg

Oh well all i recall was we were kicking to the Punt Rd end with 5 minutes left and only a few points in it. Pretty sure i woke up at that point or the dream changed haha. If someone was sending a message it's a pretty cruel message.

Welcome back Bubs! 3 years of self exile..... im not sure this lame duck thread was the best place to make a grand (return) entrance however Surely the NoT$no B$, Parking at the G, Suburban Map and Penfolds Wines (among others) would have been more fitting!!

No haha... throw some darts?