Pennant St Dee

Sydney of 05 had a very handy back up ruckman in Jason Ball & from memory he retired after the GF and Stephen Doyle was back up the following season. Pretty sure Ryan O'Keefe played mostly as a forward back then and as you say Hall & Micky O were the two main targets with the resting ruckman. Amon Buchanan & Schneider were two small forwards they had.

Improvers Viney - the kid just has that desire to succeed and put in the work to get the best out of himself Toumpas - puts a lot of pressure on himself but his second pre-season will be a bonus and he has the tools to become a very good player Howe - will be played as a forward and if the big 3 play regularly he will get off the leash and be an absolute nightmare as a 4th forward to man up on TMac - like Viney he has the desire to get the best out of himself and I expect Frawley to get back to his best form and the midfield to improve resulting in less pressure on our defensive half, which will help Tom Sliders I Hope none of our players slide and they are all champing at the bit to break into the 22 each week. If any players are to slide I hope the reasons are due to age catching up with them and/or our younger players maturing to a level where they must be played most weeks. The only sliders I want to see are Regular beltings Inability to run out quarters and allow opposition to run over us in time on Inability to play a competitive brand of footy for 4 quarters

Thanks a million for the training updates I have been overseas for the last 5 and a half weeks so not across everything, which has been going on. Best thing about coming back in January is Australian Open is on and once that is done Pre-season and build up to season all starts. Just looking forward to seeing us turn up for 4 quarters regularly for the first time in a long time.

Thanks for the reports lads Pennant has found time to look up the computer from is so far 3 week drinking binge in Eire all looking good for 2014 and a better performance all round. By the way lads first Sunday out I went out with a polo shirt underneath the Demon jersey and was offered 300 euro for the demon jersey by someone in the pub who said they went to school with big Jimma. Anyway knocked the offer back and just cant wait to get back and see the lads next year Come on you boys

Terrible News Bails Absolute champion bloke with a heart of gold Thoughts are with you and your family and I wish you all the best in your recovery

Tom Shanahan if he is still available with our 3rd or 4th pick in the rookie draft, North, Hawks, Meth Coast & Bombers may also have him in their sites

Saty, D34, Mcqueen and all others who provide training reports much appreciated by a fellow Demon living in the West. Probably my last training report read for a few weeks as I head off to Ireland Friday for 5 weeks and god knows when I'll manage to get back on Demonland. But to all Dlanders, wishing you all a merry christmas and a happy new year. Here's to hoping 2014 is kind to us and the start of an upward climb

Really don't see how they could justify their argument, I have heard all the nonsense of red not being a light colour but the above compromise is a much better change than Essendon & Richmond making their sash bigger

well done BB if we have to have one I like it,

No they all make mistakes Wyl Hawks - Dowler & Thorp Pies - Chris Egan, Rusling Cats - Kane Tenace Bombers - Gumbleton Those are off the top of my head and I am sure there are others they have taken who never made it

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Confirming what most of us think Stuie, and I'm not referring to either of the players

Darcy Hourigan - Good size nice left foot and would trim down in professional environment, could be future defender/swing man Eli Templeton - looks raw but a bit to work with, disposal is not to bad and a bit to work with as future mid Tom Shanahan - seen plenty of him all year and like the constant improvement, nice hands and knows how to play the percentages Darcy Cameron - Raw young ruck from Claremont plenty of potential and really good ruckman for their colts side but needs 2 years at Casey and will know where he is at by that stage. Worth a punt as a rookie

Not true I know the father well of one of his close friends and he is not a Freo fan

An unknown AFL club has hired PI'S to follow him around for decent periods of time through 2012 and no stuff ups. He will be taken just a matter of where

Can't see that happening but would be over the moon Billings in a heart beat have liked him since 2012 when he was underage in the TAC

Unless there is a slider (Scharenberg/Aish) I don't mind Sheed, whilst I don't think he suits some sides I think he suits Roos and the Dees, getting a good honest mid who will play 150/200 games. Subi also have a nice young mid Josh Deluca coming through next season was very impressive this season as a bottom age player in Colts, will be keeping an eye on him next season

The bit in the article about the 4am bender the weekend leading up to the draft is true and certainly very much watered down. Bender is putting it mildly but 12 months on and the new GF seem to have sorted him out bigtime

Pretty Sure Bronte HOWSON is President or CEO of AHG and he is also the President of the WAFL club East Perth. Arch Rival to the Red & Blue of West Perth. I think HOWSON will have some close links with Glen Bartlett

Shades of that basket case from 2012 Port Adelaide heading into Round 1 2013, never count your chickens before they are hatched. They may be a rabble at the moment but when you have players like Fisher, Steven, Hayes, Armitage & Reiwoldt you never know. If they have big games and with Smith and Ray providing good outside run they will be dangerous if we don't show them enough respect, but the same could be said of them if they go in thinking we have the easy beats of the last 2 seasons coming into Round 1, we should be off to a good start

Best player available, simple really no matter what position, Meth Coast as much as I hate them have sworn by this strategy despite their structural needs and it has certainly served them well

Can't believe Sheed is not in the calculations anywhere here. Big bodied mid in the Roos mold. Not an out and out star but has the necessary tools to be a very good 150-200game mid

Dunn is a better defender than Nick Maxwell, Michael Firrito, Will Schofield and would fit in well with Ross Lyons game plan. He is no star but he would be considered a decent 3rd/4th tall in one of the better sides in the league. We have other players besides Dunn who are way off best 22

St Kilda, Brisbane, Suns, Carlton & Meth Coast do. Pies had it in their Flag year of 2010. I don't mind the emblem or the stars but really all I care about is that we always wear red and blue, the home jumper for home games and either a reverse of the home jumper(red with blue yoke) or the old light blue and red of the 70's/early 80's. Fookin hate the white jumper and we should not half to wear it but don't get me started on that