Demon Dynasty

Ty to the three amigos also (Kev, WCW & Andy) 🤙🏻👏🏼 Might make my way down on Monday

Not anymore 😂

Crikey. Back to the drawing board then.

I reckon WCW does too. So much so i reckon she probably used it and her & Smacca are now BFFL

Damn! It does have a kind of ring to it. Actually i just realised it's spelt Smacka. Even easier! And you can show him this good lookin (somewhat famous) fella from back in the day. Very stylish! He can trial this as the latest rehab kit! P.S. I can still send Uber Eats down with a Bloody Mary. Actually i'll make it two, one for Smacka as well. Would that help!??

Revel away Bin!

Shmacca? WCW yell that out and see what ya get back 😅

You can take it off now WCW ... then maybe head to a local Richmond gym or YMCA for a quick shower. If not i doubt you'll be getting close enough to any of the boys to hear their nicks.

Initially i was ecstatic about last night's result. Having slept on it overnight i think it's best we maimtain our decorum and respect here folks and not get too carried away with the Filth's 0 - 3 opening...

Henry looking the goods arghhh

Yeh nah. There's an old saying.... don't flirt with 'WINNING' form. Absolutely zero case for Petty to be anywhere near the G this week, even as sub. Was a mile off the pace at the Casey praccy apparently. Just give him another half to three quarters to try & find some touch at Casey vs the Hawks plus bringing him up to some decent match fitness before throwing him in the deep end. This would also allow the sports science guys and doc to monitor how he pulls up each quarter with no pressure to continue on at the lower level if there's any minor issues. Cotton wool and scans/review again during the week. Hie's an important cog for us and we need him there at the pointy end. Would have made no change and brought Joey on a little earlier than we did against the Dogs to see where he's at and try and instil some confidence before another stint at Casey depending on how he went. Having said that we should still be in a strong position to post a solid W here if we can hold our form against the dogs.

Yes that's another blow. Joey (Woey) is a handy in if he is in and certainly needs the run as well.

All of them accept Spargo (i think the first one is Picket's nick lol) and Woey's which is my suggestion (Woey Jnr. ... Joey) Some are of course just minor spelling tweak suggestions!

That's an average turnover number so he also had a miserly 3 against the Swans Mr Bin. Agree re meters gained which is why i don't use this in my player ratings. If i had access to "Meters Gained Assisted" though i would be throwing this into the mix. Plenty of other Champion stats i would use in preference to what i currently do if available as well but alas. FWIW Lever also rated high in my weekly player ratings, coming in 5th and posting a 37% improvement on his season 2023 average rating on Sunday. These composite ratings also include a weighted adjustment for turnovers on every player, which tends to boost the rating of those who are cleaner with their ball use (somewhat)... Player Rating Rank 2023 Season Rating % Change vs 2023 C Petracca 6.000 1 4.707 27.47 Max Gawn 5.275 2 3.350 57.46 J Billings 4.575 3 - - C Oliver 4.300 4 5.002 -14.03 J Lever 4.275 5 3.131 36.54 Jack Viney 4.100 6 3.707 10.60 T McDonald 3.950 7 2.054 92.31 C Salem 3.825 8 2.993 27.80 S May 3.750 9 3.213 16.71 Ed Langdon 3.475 10 3.057 13.67

Another solid episode thanks gents. George highlighted the structural aspect with T-Mac down back & BBB up forward which helped straighten and right the ship from the week before. T-Mac wld've also pleased the coach & Chaplin. Hitting a number of sharp short passes exiting 50 vs Tommo's longer attempts and dumps that may have resulted in a few more turnovers & immediate slingshot rebounds / repeat entries the week before? Also worth noting that, according to some scribes, the Swans tend to play a much higher press than the Doggies. Is this correct? If so, we may need to take this into account when comparing why we didn't do so well the week before. Not just rusty in implementing the new strat but could it partially be due to the Swans not allowing us to do so as a result of their higher press? A higher press results in a more crowded defensive 50 and our defenders having more difficulty finding free short targets due to the extra pressure coming from more numbers around this part of the ground and their ability to close down space quicker due to closer proximity. That in turn might (in theory) result in more turnovers closer to our goal and more scores / goals to the oppo from those turnovers sources yes? It's only a theory but i think we need to at least consider this against teams that are looking to bring a higher press (more effective disruption of our defensive exit strat) vs those that might not be (yet) such as the Doggies?

Earl Spalding - The Duke / Duke

Bowey - Bowsa Fullarton - Fullcream (nick at Lions) Pickett - Kozzy Spargo - Spargy Pants / The Little One ANB - Nibbler Woewodin - Joey? (Offspring of Woe Snr) Hunter - Hunts

Couldn't agree more. I've learned to switch off the ear splitting music but pretty sure its still happening. One thing that was an improvement was a solo Robbo on the mic for the entertainment between quarters. His screachy side kick that sounded like nails running down a chalk board in 22 & 23 was NOT present. Small mercies!

Is there any reason or need to rush Petty back? We are just settling in with a new (using old stock) forward line up. We win by over 7 goals. Then we want to bring in another new (old) face in the hope that will work as well or better. Unless BB's struggling to recover and needs managing then maybe. Regardless, after hearing Mr Fence's report on his progress in the praccy, sounds like Petty is in need of a mini pre-season similar to what was asked of Salo last year. Pretty sure that was around 6 - 7 weeks of reloading and building prior to his return game. Ok so Petty isn't playing a HB running role and probably won't need as long to come up to speed. Different injury as well. But surely a bit premature to be attempting a return after a miserly 3/4 warm up in a Casey praccy where he apparently barely had a touch yes? That's not to say it won't happen. Anything's possible and we have to put our faith in the FD. Just my take as an amature outsider looking in.

"Windsor" Enfield Rifle... Bullet?

Ship started to slowly turn upon the arrival of Roos. Roos obviously driving much higher standards. Long overdue and Wattsy certainly copped the rough end of the pineapple in his first 5 seasons. I recall meeting Jack at Chaddy on the eve of the season that Roosey took over... early 2014. He was sitting in a photo studio waiting to get his promo shots done for the club. I said hello and asked him how he felt after we'd landed one of the best coaches in the land? His response was the usual happy-go-lucky one with a big grin. One of the great smiles (on anyone) which i remember to this day. I thought he improved under Roosey somewhat but by that stage the old habbits (under a very poor system/culture & just a lack of support / talent in general) may have been too hard to break. Jack gave me the impression he was just happy playing the game and having fun doing so. He had oodles of talent but the madness & intensity of the high performance side and pre-season slog might not have been his cup of tea. I'll never forget the QB 2016 match and his great run around the southern stand finishing with the sealer. One of the most satisfying moments i'd had in 45 years of watching the mighty Demons to that point. We let the Pies supporters behind us know about it who'd been ragging Jack all day! I really thought he might have turned the corner at that point but sadly it wasn't to be. The old saying "you can lead a horse to water...."

Honestly don't know what his role was against the doggies Mono. That's not to say he didn't achieve them etc but from where i sat he appeared to be one of the least 'involved' players on the day. He had 9 tackles against the Swans and didn't do alot else so maybe tagging someone? Possibly a defensive forward role against the Dogs but with zero tackles i find that hard to believe. Maybe a decoy forward or attempting to put blocks on for Chin, Tracc, Fritta as the more mobile forwards? The FD no doubt have specific roles at times and the bulk of the time there's no knowing what these are unless you were inside the four walls. Possibly carrying a niggle into the Bulldogs game from the week before? Against the Swans... 12 effective disposals (his '23' season average was roughly the same) 31 pressure acts and 9 tackles CBA ... 54% 3 clearances Against the Bulldogs... 9 effective disposals 16 pressure acts and zero tackles CBA ... Zero! Zero clearances (keeping in mind you can rack up clearances in other parts of the ground other than the CBs) The FD appeared to favour Salem at CBs this week going from 38% - 76% attendance and of course Kozzy on his return who attended 24% of CBs. There was talk of the FD looking to Sparrow to take another step up in his progress & development this season correct? Plenty of time for him to do that of course.

https://www.zerohanger.com/two-roos-make-top-five-as-demons-hold-the-lead-afl-rookie-rankings-148479/?fbclid=IwAR3thypR-HeT8-hj5EuaJGGKl-seW0aI2LYLBEs0hIOUjS4kM6kZLCF9x2c

BBB - Hair is back! Howes - plays like Mcvee? Mcvee - plays like Howes? Clarry - Mighty Fine Sight Windsor - Lightning Bolt Colt Billings - Connection Dissection Resurrection Hore - Belated Party Marty Chin - Billy Goat Tough May - Took Angry Pills? ANB - Added Some Tricks

Would have thought you don't tinker with a 45 point win. And with a buy coming up you have the 'managed' side covered for now. Unless there's a serious niggle or two post match? Sparrow & Fritsch need to lift. A fit (and in form via Casey?) McAdam would put some pressure on Fritta but he still has plenty of credits. Moniz same for Chandler but not after his performance vs the Doggies. Sparrow also has credits but has opened with two pretty poor performances. And who replaces him? Petty needs further time at Casey & at training according to Mr Fence. No need to rush him back in. Sounds very much like he's still two to three weeks away from being match ready (minimum).