Demon Dynasty

Three years for (any) up and coming developing talent is plenty enough imv Diab. Five is more than enough for any player but should only be reserved for the top line proven players. In addition to the points in my earlier post you responded to, you have to leave some incentive in the bank for a player to keep performing. Even the greats!

Very happy to hear of this signing. Hopefully he has plenty of upside going forward as AFL is a very hard gig to crack into, let alone stay and play regular games. However at the end of the day it's a performance based sport and, like any other player, Roo will need to hit some marks set to him by the coaches / FD over the months/years to retain his spot. As to the length of contract, well that is the club's prerogative but for mine i cannot see how anyone but the very cream of the crop gets signed on for more than two or three years at a time. 5 years is about two to three years too many for about 80% of the talent pool of 40 odd listed players at all clubs imho. In addition, regardless of performance aspects and/or development of prospective talent, you just don't know what's around the corner as a player. Anything can and sometimes will go wrong as we've witnessed with so many players over the years. Gus a great example. Murphy from the Pies another. Hannebery on the Saints list for four years without playing for the most part of those. If we were to trawl through the history books there'd be a list as long as our arms and legs for players who ended up out of the game with years of potential great games left in them, for whatever reason. Good luck to Roo and here's hoping he ends up being a very very good (or better) KF for us at some point.

He misses quite often later in matches. Seems to start off ok. Might be (one reason) why he's sitting on the bench or not in the starting 22 as often this season?

It was as sure as the sun rises tomorrow that Cameron was going to wriggle out of this. Not hard to read the AFL at all now. They want their preferred teams at full strength and hence those team's stars playing wherever possible. The charge was only ever put through as a 'be a little more careful next time' warning shot. Nothing has changed at HQ. Nothing unusual at all really. Butters off another sad example of hope hopelessly corrupt the entire place is. The circus continues to roll along and god help anyone who stands in its way.

Player Rating Review - Midfield Max Gawn (Ruck 32yo 209cm) Rnd 0 to Rnd 5, 2024 vs H&A Season 2023 Max has played all 6 matches in 2024. #11 M Gawn 2023 2024 % Change Contested Poss 11.2 12.2 8.5 Uncontested Poss 6.4 8.5 32.4 Effective Disposals* 10.6 11.2 5.6 Disposal Effeciency % 60.4 58.2 -3.8 Contested Marks* 2.2 1.2 -45.9 Marks inside 50* 0.7 0.5 -32.1 One Percenters* 3.0 1.8 -38.9 Clearances* 4.3 5.2 19.7 Rebound 50s* 1.2 3.2 161.6 Inside 50s* 3.4 2.7 -20.8 Tackles* 2.2 4.0 85.4 Score Involvements* 4.8 6.5 34.2 Meters Gained 282.6 314.8 11.4 Turnovers* 3.8 3.3 -12.0 Intercepts* 3.0 4.3 44.4 Tackles Inside 50* 0.5 0.5 -5.0 Time On Ground % 84.5 85.0 0.6 Goals* 0.5 0.3 -36.7 Hit Outs to Adv* 8.1 11.5 42.8 *DD's Player Rating 3.4 4.2 25.6 Stats courtesy of footwire.com & wheeloratings.com

Player Rating Review - Midfield Christian Petracca (Midfield 26yo 189cm) Rnd 0 to Rnd 5, 2024 vs H&A Season 2023 Tracc has played all 6 matches in 2024. #5 C Petracca 2023 2024 % Change Contested Poss 13.8 13.0 -5.7 Uncontested Poss 14.2 12.7 -10.6 Effective Disposals* 19.0 19.2 0.9 Disposal Effeciency % 68.3 72.9 6.7 Contested Marks* 0.2 0.8 283.3 Marks inside 50* 1.3 0.3 -73.6 One Percenters* 0.6 1.7 173.8 Clearances* 6.0 5.2 -13.3 Rebound 50s* 1.6 0.5 -68.9 Inside 50s* 5.8 5.8 0.9 Tackles* 4.1 3.2 -22.5 Score Involvements* 8.3 9.3 11.8 Meters Gained 451.1 412.7 -8.5 Turnovers* 5.0 3.2 -36.1 Intercepts* 3.1 2.5 -20.1 Tackles Inside 50* 0.7 0.7 -9.8 Time On Ground % 83.7 79.5 -5.0 Goals* 1.2 0.7 -43.2 Hit Outs to Adv* 0.0 0.0 - *DD's Player Rating 4.7 4.9 3.0 Stats courtesy of footwire.com & wheeloratings.com

Player Rating Review - Midfield Clayton Oliver (Midfield 26yo 189cm) Rnd 0 to Rnd 5, 2024 vs H&A Season 2023 Clarry has played all 6 matches so far in 2024. #13 C Oliver 2023 2024 % Change Contested Poss 14.5 9.8 -32.0 Uncontested Poss 16.2 13.7 -15.8 Effective Disposals* 20.4 15.5 -24.0 Disposal Effeciency % 67.5 62.7 -7.2 Contested Marks* 0.0 0.0 - Marks inside 50* 0.2 0.0 -100.0 One Percenters* 2.0 1.3 -33.3 Clearances* 6.6 5.0 -24.4 Rebound 50s* 2.4 0.5 -79.0 Inside 50s* 5.2 4.5 -12.7 Tackles* 6.3 3.2 -49.8 Score Involvements* 7.0 5.5 -21.4 Meters Gained 438.5 376.0 -14.2 Turnovers* 5.7 5.2 -9.2 Intercepts* 4.8 3.3 -30.1 Tackles Inside 50* 1.1 0.5 -53.6 Time On Ground % 83.5 76.5 -8.3 Goals* 0.5 0.2 -63.9 Hit Outs to Adv* 0.0 0.0 - *DD's Player Rating 5.0 3.3 -33.1 Stats courtesy of footwire.com & wheeloratings.com

Player Rating Review - Midfield Jack Viney (Midfield 30yo 179cm) Rnd 0 to Rnd 5, 2024 vs H&A Season 2023 Jack has played all 6 matches so far in 2024. #7 J Viney 2023 2024 % Change Contested Poss 11.6 11.7 0.3 Uncontested Poss 14.0 11.8 -15.2 Effective Disposals* 16.0 15.2 -4.9 Disposal Effeciency % 62.9 65.8 4.6 Contested Marks* 0.1 0.0 - Marks inside 50* 0.3 0.3 4.8 One Percenters* 1.5 1.0 -33.3 Clearances* 5.0 5.7 12.3 Rebound 50s* 1.2 1.3 8.6 Inside 50s* 5.2 5.5 5.2 Tackles* 6.0 5.7 -5.6 Score Involvements* 4.9 5.5 12.0 Meters Gained 375.6 383.0 2.0 Turnovers* 5.6 4.2 -25.5 Intercepts* 3.3 1.7 -49.1 Tackles Inside 50* 0.7 0.8 14.6 Time On Ground % 79.1 76.7 -3.1 Goals* 0.4 0.7 83.3 Hit Outs to Adv* 0.0 0.0 - *DD's Player Rating 3.7 3.8 3.4 Stats courtesy of footwire.com & wheeloratings.com

Yes pretty consistent for a first year DZ

Player Rating Review - Midfield Tom Sparrow (Mid - Forward 23yo 183cm) Rnd 0 to Rnd 5, 2024 vs H&A Season 2023 Sparrow has played all 6 matches so far in 2024. #32 T Sparrow 2023 2024 % Change Contested Poss 6.0 5.8 -2.8 Uncontested Poss 11.8 9.3 -20.6 Effective Disposals* 12.8 11.3 -11.2 Disposal Effeciency % 72.1 76.2 5.8 Contested Marks* 0.1 0.2 16.7 Marks inside 50* 0.3 0.0 -100.0 One Percenters* 1.7 1.7 0.0 Clearances* 2.3 2.5 7.1 Rebound 50s* 1.3 1.7 25.0 Inside 50s* 2.7 3.5 28.9 Tackles* 3.6 5.0 40.0 Score Involvements* 3.9 5.0 29.6 Meters Gained 269.2 254.3 -5.5 Turnovers* 3.7 3.0 -18.2 Intercepts* 2.4 2.3 -2.0 Tackles Inside 50* 0.4 0.3 -22.2 Time On Ground % 75.2 73.8 -1.8 Goals* 0.5 0.5 5.0 Hit Outs to Adv* 0.0 0.0 - *DD's Player Rating 2.8 3.1 8.7 Stats courtesy of footwire.com & wheeloratings.com

Player Rating Review - Midfield (Wing) Caleb Windsor (Wing 18yo 185cm) Rnd 0 to Rnd 5, 2024 vs H&A Season 2023 Caleb has played all 6 matches so far in 2024. #6 C Windsor 2023 2024 % Change Contested Poss 0.0 4.6 - Uncontested Poss 0.0 10.7 - Effective Disposals* 0.0 9.8 - Disposal Effeciency % 0.0 70.4 - Contested Marks* 0.0 0.0 - Marks inside 50* 0.0 0.0 - One Percenters* 0.0 1.1 - Clearances* 0.0 1.8 - Rebound 50s* 0.0 1.2 - Inside 50s* 0.0 2.3 - Tackles* 0.0 2.0 - Score Involvements* 0.0 3.7 - Meters Gained 0.0 275.8 - Turnovers* 0.0 2.8 - Intercepts* 0.0 2.0 - Tackles Inside 50* 0.0 0.0 - Time On Ground % 0.0 83.5 - Goals* 0.0 0.2 - Hit Outs to Adv* 0.0 0.0 - *DD's Player Rating 0.0 2.1 - Stats courtesy of footwire.com & wheeloratings.com

Oh boy. Yeh you could be toast. That's like flying to the outer rim!

Player Rating Review - Midfield (Wing) Ed Langdon (Wing 28yo 182cm) Rnd 0 to Rnd 5, 2024 vs H&A Season 2023 Ed has played all 6 matches so far in 2024. #15 Ed Langdon 2023 2024 % Change Contested Poss 6.8 6.2 -8.9 Uncontested Poss 14.0 12.8 -8.3 Effective Disposals* 15.2 14.0 -7.8 Disposal Effeciency % 75.6 77.3 1.7 Contested Marks* 0.0 0.2 266.7 Marks inside 50* 0.5 0.5 10.0 One Percenters* 1.0 1.2 16.7 Clearances* 1.8 1.2 -35.8 Rebound 50s* 2.0 2.8 38.5 Inside 50s* 3.3 2.0 -39.7 Tackles* 2.4 3.2 31.4 Score Involvements* 3.9 3.3 -14.7 Meters Gained 345.4 256.0 -25.9 Turnovers* 4.4 2.5 -43.3 Intercepts* 4.2 3.2 -24.3 Tackles Inside 50* 0.3 0.2 -38.9 Time On Ground % 94.8 92.3 -2.6 Goals* 0.2 0.3 46.7 Hit Outs to Adv* 0.0 0.0 - *DD's Player Rating 3.1 3.1 2.8 Stats courtesy of footwire.com & wheeloratings.com

Yes that's correct. Make sure you download a decent VPN before you arrive. Even doing all that, the feed might be so bad / slow that it might not work. You in a major city such as Beijing or Shanghai when the match is on?

Other than countries like China / Russia etc i doubt you would need one Jaded. The only trouble you might have could come down to the quality of the internet feed and bandwidth that's capable of handling the stream A bit of trial and error involved. Get your overseas feed going from here maybe? I know Voda have international roaming for a miserly $5 extra a day or something. You might need to set the quality of the stream to a low setting also if having probs getting it to play back. Having said that, the AFL sometimes block OS i.p. addresses i think so yeh you still might need a decent VPN to view

Sounds like a plan WC 🤙🏻

Doesn't the AFL put full match replays up on their site about 12 hours after the match? Sorry already covered by MrFreeze!

I had something else on WC. Next Tues shld be ok though

Player Rating Review - Defenders Steven May (Key Defender 32yo 193cm) Rnd 0 to Rnd 5, 2024 vs H&A Season 2023 May has played in 5 matches but missed the last half of Rnd 2 vs The Hawks and the following match against Port after being injured in the Hawks match. #1 S May 2023 2024 % Change Contested Poss 4.5 4.7 4.3 Uncontested Poss 8.4 11.0 30.6 Effective Disposals* 14.2 15.5 9.3 Disposal Effeciency % 82.4 88.7 6.4 Contested Marks* 1.2 2.0 63.4 Marks inside 50* 0.0 0.0 - One Percenters* 6.5 6.7 3.3 Clearances* 0.1 0.0 - Rebound 50s* 6.2 5.8 -6.3 Inside 50s* 1.3 0.9 -32.6 Tackles* 1.6 1.6 -2.8 Score Involvements* 2.0 2.7 31.7 Meters Gained 407.3 379.6 -6.8 Turnovers* 4.6 2.9 -36.8 Intercepts* 6.7 5.8 -13.0 Tackles Inside 50* 0.0 0.0 - Time On Ground % 97.1 93.3 -4.0 Goals* 0.0 0.0 - Hit Outs to Adv* 0.0 0.0 - *DD's Player Rating 3.2 3.7 15.9 Stats courtesy of footwire.com & wheeloratings.com

Player Rating Review - Defenders Tom McDonald (Key Defender 31yo 195cm) Rnd 0 to Rnd 5, 2024 vs H&A Season 2023 Tom missed the opening 'zero' round but has since played the remaining 5 matches, switching from a Key Forward role in 2023 to his new role here of Key Defender. It's worth noting that Player Ratings for Key Forwards and forwards in general are usually somewhat lower than roles played further up the ground eg; through the middle or back half, simply due to the more limited opportunities to rack up possessions, disposals, tackles & other involvements in general play. Having said that, if said forward has a day out and is involved in alot of play, especially higher up the ground, and ends up kicking say 4 to 6 goals or more (for example) then the Player Rating will generally also reflect such a performance. #25 T McDonald 2023 2024 % Change Contested Poss 5.2 3.8 -26.5 Uncontested Poss 6.2 8.2 33.0 Effective Disposals* 7.8 10.4 32.8 Disposal Effeciency % 77.9 87.1 9.3 Contested Marks* 1.0 1.0 0.0 Marks inside 50* 1.2 0.0 -100.0 One Percenters* 2.0 5.8 190.0 Clearances* 0.5 0.0 -100.0 Rebound 50s* 0.2 4.0 2300.0 Inside 50s* 1.7 1.2 -28.0 Tackles* 1.8 2.4 30.9 Score Involvements* 4.0 2.6 -35.0 Meters Gained 167.0 194.2 16.3 Turnovers* 2.2 1.6 -26.2 Intercepts* 1.3 5.4 305.0 Tackles Inside 50* 0.7 0.0 -100.0 Time On Ground % 77.0 98.8 28.3 Goals* 1.3 0.0 -100.0 Hit Outs to Adv* 0.3 0.0 -100.0 *DD's Player Rating 2.1 3.0 46.3 Stats courtesy of footwire.com & wheeloratings.com

Player Rating Review - Defenders Trent Rivers (Medium Defender 22yo 188cm) Rnd 0 to Rnd 5, 2024 vs H&A Season 2023 Trent has played all 6 matches so far in 2024. Listed as a defender but also plays midfield minutes in some matches. #24 T Rivers 2023 2024 % Change Contested Poss 6.3 6.0 -5.3 Uncontested Poss 13.5 11.8 -12.3 Effective Disposals* 15.7 14.2 -9.8 Disposal Effeciency % 76.8 75.2 -1.6 Contested Marks* 0.7 0.3 -49.5 Marks inside 50* 0.2 0.0 - One Percenters* 2.2 1.7 -22.7 Clearances* 1.1 1.7 51.6 Rebound 50s* 4.0 3.7 -8.4 Inside 50s* 3.0 2.3 -22.0 Tackles* 2.3 2.0 -12.5 Score Involvements* 3.6 4.3 20.2 Meters Gained 393.9 333.7 -15.3 Turnovers* 3.2 3.2 -1.4 Intercepts* 6.6 5.8 -11.0 Tackles Inside 50* 0.1 0.0 - Time On Ground % 78.2 82.2 5.1 Goals* 0.1 0.0 - Hit Outs to Adv* 0.0 0.0 - *DD's Player Rating 3.7 3.4 -8.7 Only players who have played 5 matches or more in both season 2023 & 2024 are included in this review series Extreme percentage changes may arise due to very low comparative base numbers or a change of player's former role from one season to the next. * Stat used to determine player rating. All data averaged for comparison purposes. Stats courtesy of footwire.com & wheeloratings.com

Player Rating Review - Defenders Jake Lever (Key Defender 29yo 194cm) Rnd 0 to Rnd 5, 2024 vs H&A Season 2023 Jake has completed 5 matches with one additional match effected by injury so far in 2024. #8 J Lever 2023 2024 % Change Contested Poss 5.6 5.3 -5.7 Uncontested Poss 8.7 9.8 13.1 Effective Disposals* 12.4 11.5 -7.7 Disposal Effeciency % 86.6 87.7 1.0 Contested Marks* 0.7 0.7 6.7 Marks inside 50* 0.1 0.0 - One Percenters* 5.3 6.4 20.7 Clearances* 0.2 0.2 0.0 Rebound 50s* 3.3 5.1 55.6 Inside 50s* 1.0 1.3 27.3 Tackles* 1.1 2.0 76.0 Score Involvements* 2.0 3.5 72.7 Meters Gained 238.3 281.5 18.1 Turnovers* 2.4 2.7 13.2 Intercepts* 8.0 7.6 -5.1 Tackles Inside 50* 0.1 0.0 - Time On Ground % 97.5 98.4 0.9 Goals* 0.0 0.2 - Hit Outs to Adv* 0.0 0.0 - *DD's Player Rating 3.1 3.3 6.9 Only players who have played 5 matches or more in both season 2023 & 2024 are included in this review series Extreme percentage changes may arise due to very low comparative base numbers or a change of player's former role from one season to the next. * Stat used to determine player rating. All data averaged for comparison purposes. Stats courtesy of footwire.com & wheeloratings.com

Player Rating Review - Defenders Judd McVee (Medium Defender 20yo 185cm) Rnd 0 to Rnd 5, 2024 vs H&A Season 2023 Juddy has played all 6 matches so far in 2024. #4 J McVee 2023 2024 % Change Contested Poss 4.7 4.7 0.3 Uncontested Poss 8.5 8.3 -1.7 Effective Disposals* 10.1 14.8 46.4 Disposal Effeciency % 77.6 83.1 5.6 Contested Marks* 0.3 0.2 -45.2 Marks inside 50* 0.1 0.0 - One Percenters* 2.4 2.2 -11.0 Clearances* 0.3 0.5 91.7 Rebound 50s* 2.4 4.8 102.1 Inside 50s* 1.0 0.5 -50.0 Tackles* 1.4 0.7 -53.5 Score Involvements* 2.2 2.7 20.3 Meters Gained 182.7 338.7 85.3 Turnovers* 2.5 2.7 5.7 Intercepts* 5.3 5.2 -3.4 Tackles Inside 50* 0.0 0.0 - Time On Ground % 78.9 80.3 1.9 Goals* 0.0 0.0 - Hit Outs to Adv* 0.0 0.0 - *DD's Player Rating 2.3 3.1 33.6 Only players who have played 5 matches or more in both season 2023 & 2024 are included in this review series Extreme percentage changes may arise due to very low comparative base numbers or a change of player's former role from one season to the next. * Stat used to determine player rating. All data averaged for comparison purposes. Stats courtesy of footwire.com & wheeloratings.com

It's a worthy question KD. This issue was raised by Dazzle in the Port vs Casey thread. Hopefully someone in the know can shed some light on this on the men's side.

Player Rating Review - Defenders Christian Salem (Medium Defender 28yo 184cm) Rnd 0 to Rnd 5, 2024 vs H&A Season 2023 Salem has played 5 matches so far in 2024. He started Rnd 5 vs the Lions but was subbed with a hamstring resulting in only 7% game time. Due to this very early exit i have not included his Rnd 5 output for rating purposes. Listed as a defender but also plays midfield minutes in some matches. #3 C Salem 2023 2024 % Change Contested Poss 6.1 5.9 -3.7 Uncontested Poss 12.9 13.4 4.3 Effective Disposals* 13.3 13.6 2.4 Disposal Effeciency % 67.7 74.7 6.9 Contested Marks* 0.4 0.0 -100.0 Marks inside 50* 0.0 0.0 - One Percenters* 1.0 1.0 -1.4 Clearances* 1.1 1.6 47.3 Rebound 50s* 3.4 3.2 -6.0 Inside 50s* 2.6 2.2 -15.6 Tackles* 3.5 3.7 7.1 Score Inv'ments* 3.3 3.7 14.1 Meters Gained 315.8 368.6 16.7 Turnovers* 3.6 3.4 -6.1 Intercepts* 4.7 2.8 -41.4 Tackles Inside 50* 0.1 0.0 -100.0 Time On Ground % 82.9 79.9 -3.7 Goals* 0.0 0.2 - Hit Outs to Adv* 0.0 0.0 - *DD's Player Rating 3.0 3.0 -0.5 Only players who have played 5 matches or more in both season 2023 & 2024 are included in this review series Some extreme percentage changes from this season (so far) to last may be as a result of very low comparative numbers. * Stat used to determine player rating. All data averaged for comparison purposes. Stats courtesy of footwire.com & wheeloratings.com