Demon Dynasty

I'm voting 1 for you at the next AFL Board spill Hood! Do it bro!

So as i stated, that's 3 or 4 of our regular preferred 22 that are out C&B. At this stage i would say it's a little too early to put Frost up there as a top 22 shoe in until we've seen a decent slab of his performances over the remainder of this season. Not saying he hasn't been servicable either, just saying it's early days. But yes i would have him in above others at Casey at this point, Pedo the exception only because of experience and ability to impact the contest over 4 quarters (better tank). So maybe we are talking 5 regulars right now. But whether it's 4 or 5 it's the same principle in that once we lose 3 to 4ish we quickly drop into another VERY ordinary pool at Casey which i feel impacts our performances. So we are looking at at least 2 more goes at the draft i feel in order to replace the chaff at the bottom of the list with some really decent, hard nosed but skilled (by FOOT and hand) footballers who have some toe and know how to play the game. And i say 2 goes as i feel we will need to replace our present bottom 5 to 6 that might be considered regulars at the moment and then add another 5 to 6 for depth at Casey to cover ourselves for "outs" every week. And that's just to become a competitive unit on a regular weekly basis aiming somewhere from 14th to 9th. Sorry 10th, how could i forget the Toiges have a moritorium on 9th. As for Finals appearances i hate to think how far away that's going to be. Maybe 2017 if we get everything right at the recruiting table. As for Trengove i would say he is highly unlikely to impact on this list going forward for various reasons. Just my opinion. And Petracca would no doubt add a little X factor into a fairly ordinary list but at the same time he would still be an unknown quantity being a rookie in his 1st season. I guess we will never know on that until next season which is a real tragedy for this young bloke.

Yeh i recall Vince racking up a record (for us) 40 stats last year in one game. This is the sort of output you need from young blokes if they're to take the next step. There's no point playing Plus 1 down back all day and tagging with quality players like this. And why have McKenzie in the team (other than to tagg) if you aren't going to use him early?? Once the jack is out of the box the game's pretty much shot. There's a key stat on Hill that shows if he gets 25+ stats in a match Freo wins like 90%+ of the time (dont hold me to those exact numbers). Shut Hill out early and maybe contain Fyfe if at all possible and you might stay in the game longer. Useless having a hack like McKenzie in the team if not using early in this particular match as all he does is kill your rotation numbers/options through the middle and gives Freo the advantage on the rotation through the middle where the game is won/lost (on top of the quality they already have there!).

He is way off his form of last few years it seems. Got to agree. It comes back to what many here have arleady said and stating the bleeding obvious but our best 22 is only reasonably competitive which might allow us to beat some teams in the bottom 4 to 6 clubs on a good day. Unfortunately once we lose 3 to 4 of the best 22 we have no quality coming in to replace them. Plus are best 22 is still shy of AFL standard players in the bottom 6 to 7 which leaves us terribly exposed when there is no one coming in from casey to put pressure on them and eventually replace them, even with a fully fit list.

I would rate Pedo marginally ahead of Dawes in a forward role so my preference here. BUT, unfortunately Pedo is useless in a resting ruck role. Dawes does a better job in this regard. So for me it's Watts out. Pedo down back to shore up the CHB line. Dawes back into the forward line along with Howe for the marks i50, which we don't take enough of and which are critical if we are to win going forward (assuming Howe can find his kicking boot )

Now now Clint... going a little early aren't you !!? ....

Nah... was whoever recruited em and ultimately whoever appointed the recruiters who recruited them

Thx bro

Guys i really think we gotta think outside the square here. It's time for a cunning plan!! I would like everyone's opinion on the chances of transplanting McKenzie's courage/effort side of brain into Watt's body!!?? And don't laugh, i saw this doctor do it on youtube!!! ..............

This is a scary result being a home game. We would probably be looking at nearly 70 points at Patterson which to me means we are still a country mile behind the top 4 and looking at another bottom 4 finish

Hey while i got you Song.... onto more important matters.. Can't seem to post youtube videos on here using the "" hash anymore. Any ideas on this?

Apart from a few amazing glitches under Bailey we've been doing this since 2007 song. At least we are consistantly inconsistant here!

Some kicking practice needed

Howe inside 50 everyday!

Nothing new Ethan. It's a given that the top 3 Vic clubs, any home team at Etihad and any interstate team will always get the rub of the green in this comp. No accident, it's by design

Someone should knock Fyfe out ... Watts maybe?

Freo - 30 Disposals so far this Quarter (3rd) @ 95% Demons - 17 Disposals @ 38%

Nothing to do with the Dorks Hood. This is one of the AFL's pin up boys in one of their top 3 Vic clubs. Protected species. They want as many of their big guns up and running in as many prime time broadcast matches as possible throughout the year ie., bigger ratings = additional advertising revenue = more willingness for broadcaster/s to bid higher on next contract

Yeh that's one for the ages man. Maybe the best "insider" vid i've seen from MFC

Hulk v Hulk Video is up! http://win-cdn220-is-3.se.bponlinewoc2264.ngcdn.telstra.com/platform_release/Sifo/1/2015-05/746865/150501_HulkHoganFINAL_S_242432229-2048-242979770.mp4

North's response was pathetic. Needed to forget football for 5 minutes and knock Lewis and Hodge out. Then get on with trying to win the game. Have to fight fire with fire. Hodge will be lucky to get 2 and Lewis 1. The Ice Hockey sin bin rule needs to come in here which will be especially critical and relevant in a GF match where there's no tomorrow. The following sin bins should be considered >> - if a player is knocked down off the ball or well after a play/mark is completed like the incidents above>> 20 minutes minumum or rest of the quarter (whichever is longer.. ie., if there's oly 10 minutes left player is binned for remaining 10 minutes plus first 10 minutes of following quarter) ; OR - If under the above scenario the effected player misses the entire match (ie., doesn't return after the concussion test) being subbed, then player responsible for that player missing remains binned for the entire match also, whether or not a sub is available.This could result in a team having only 17 players or less available and on the field depending on the fitness/health/availability of remaining interchange/sub players. Regardless the instigator misses the remainder of the match.

Thx mad. Can see how u may have seen it as that. Problem is if i didn't highlight it someone would have still mad a fuss saying "Hey you're putting Michie in there as an average... it's unfair... only played 1 match!" if u get my drift.

Rusty Nails, on 29 Apr 2015 - 11:50 PM, said: Goal Assist (averages) he ranks 3rd so far behind Michie (1 game only!!??) and JKH. Still a decent result. Yes it's quite obvious for most that it's a skewed stat and that it isn't an average (ie., a fair comparison) given i highlighted it with question marks (IN BRACKETS!) ... ~ shakes head/big sigh

With regard to Effective Disposal stat... Possibly in total ED but on averages he is ranked 14th in the team so far this year. Not that far away but not in the top 10. You have used the "marks" stat. Contested marks stat is considered by some to be a more telling stat. In this stat he ranks 14th as well on team averages so far this year. Goal Assist (averages) he ranks 3rd so far behind Michie (1 game only!!??) and JKH. Still a decent result. To be fair to Watts he is 3rd in marks inside 50 and 4th in goals so far. Note: 4 games is not really a meaningful sample size to rank players. Probably need at least 8 weeks or more for more meaningful trends. The above rankings are based on "team averages" not totals for the season. I think Roosey & assistants might also be having similar option issues and this would not only be with an out of form Watts (ie., not wanting to single him out). In general our list really lacks depth to pressure the bottom fringe players in the teem on a weekly basis unless we pretty much have a fully fit list at our disposal. As a result i would suspect any out of form (or inconsistent) players will still be getting a gig until the end of season until Roos has another go at the draft and is able to top up even further. Things could get even more exciting for us in 2016 if the next draft is anything like the last 2!

One of those improvements should come with the return of Viney Adam. His impact on the contest shouldn't be underestimated. He hits and tackles damn hard. Disposal is a little wayward but then i recall the Jones boy being a little like that in his early years.