Pennant St Dee

When the end comes it comes quick as it did for teh Lions of 2005 and hate to say it because I love him as a player for an opposition man, but Chappy is just about Cooked

I've also been told this by two other sources. One who works as a footy manager and made contact with another footy department person with another Victorian based AFL club. When he asked if the other guy had heard of it he answered yes and apparently common knowledge amongst footy departments Dees are prepared to offer 6 to 7 years very much front ended as we have the money in the cap now. The risk with 6 to 7 years is by 30/32 years of age he will be finished but don't think the way it is structured with front end contarct it would be that much of a burden. Still not sure on this trust my source but nothing to say the Clokes aren't spreading this rumour around the industry

Sloonie is right you've not done yourself any favours with this thread Olisik

There midfield is a clearance machine with such depth they rotate the likes of Jack, Hanneberry, Kennedy, Bolton, Mcveigh & O'Keefe then you have the outside run of Jetta with either Mattner, Shaw or Malceski off half back. Would be frightening of they had Rohan playing outside as well rotating from a forward flank witH Jetta. They are ahead of us in depth and outside speed Just for the record and clarifying BH this was not in response to your post but backing up the post from whover it was (possibly Tonotopia) comparing us with Sydney

Jeysus, Big fella you're far more optimistic this week than last week, good to see. A week is a long time in footy as they say Looking forward to work tomorrow the Docker fans I work with are fairly humble and a lot of them texted me yesterday saying how lucky they were, the Meth Coast supporters will be talking up there injuries but fook them I hate that club and will just sit back watching the Dockers fans devour them

Has been good the last 4/5 weeks now, here's hoping we are starting to see him maturing and realising his potential. Whilst I pray we get it right at the draft and trade table this year, an uninterupted pre season for Sylvia will be a big step forward in our midfield developing. Fit and hungry Sylvia and Gysberts in midfield with Jones and a few young guns from draft has me optimistic as we move forward

He has the last few years so dont see why not, has a bit of mongrel about him and whilst I hate the Tigers (Claremont) he is one of the reasons they are so hard to beat

Probably getting on a bit but Ian Richardson from Claremont

Ross Lyon gave him a rocket early in the season to get him to get his attitude, right still not sure on him, I have seen him play a number of times for Swan Districts in the WAFLthis year and on occassion he has been red hot but when things aren't going for him he spits the dummy. Not sure he will make it but was very good today

Sums it up really "when I switched on for the last quarter" are you for reäl fatigue equals skill errors, Strauss's kicking was very good before we started to tire Can I sum up what you are basically saying ïn comparison " I sat through the last day of a three week trial and can't believe he was found not guilty

Howe was moved to Hill ealry in the first quarter and did a good job on him after that, agree with you though really needs to improve his kicking for goal

A gutsy effort, Jamar going down really hurt us in the second quarter but we appeared to regroup, Bennell going down robbed us of rotations and we were hanging on from late in the third, needed to head in 3/4 time with a bit more of a lead. Happy with the efforts of a lot of boys, a lot of merit in chasing mids for next season but having two targets up forward would also be nice. If Gysberts played well today time for him to come in bit of polish in midfield would be good on todays display the intensity and endevour is there. Strauss getting more games into him and Watts coming back will see us setting up attack off half back much better as the team moves forward

Jamar going down really affected our forward structure with Martin having to spend the day on the ball. Midfield was good until the last 15 minutes but lack of rotations and we just ran out of legs, first time in a while against a side that is not expansion that it's hard to pick 6:Jones 5:Mckenzie 4: Sylvia 3: Martin 2: Trengove 1: Bail Couch and Tom Mac unlucky

What are you talking about it went straight to Joel Mcdonald, he has done it 3 times today and each time he has hit a target, its called vision

Played Colts against him he was a [censored] then and not a lot has changed

Spot on nulified Chris Newman last week. and as for Couchy, well done young lad certainly has earnt his spot!

Best course of action draft/trade for today and draft/trade for tomorrow, unfortunatley we haven't done this enough over the years. Somehow work it to get Boak if we can but under no circumstances give up pick 3 or 4 for him. Pick 12 maybe play poker with GCS & GWS for Viney and worse case scenario if they call our bluff take Jack with pick 3 or 4 and another available Wines/Stringer/Toumpas and for god sake if there is another late bolter like Dustin Martin at least interview him to keep demonlanders happy. One of these kids, Viney & Boak will improve us and another pre season into our boys. Like others I think Cloke is a pipe dream and smoke and mirrors Buddy is out of contract 2013 and may be RFA

Hunger for a second chance

I have seen plenty of Hutchings and he has been really good most weeks, looks very pacy and a gut runner at WAFL level. Seems keen to grab another chance, looks really fit for a WAFL player and could be worth rookie spot. Not sure whether I would take him or Kane Mitchell (Claremont). Freddie Clutterbuck is also playing well but think Hutchings & Mitchell are ahead of him. Luke Blackwell probably a bit old now but also a standout midfielder at WAFL level

Pavlich is in very good form over the last month so Frawley needed for him, Freo played Mcpharlin forward today but Grover looked to have picked up a concusion. Not sure if Dawson is back this week. Our midfield has been really poor and Freo do contest well to be any chance we need to break even here. Nicho to stay in and go to Ballantyne, Dunn to stay in and play as a defensive forward on either Johnson or Mundy. Mundy does not have the tank through the middle due to interupted pre season so was setting up from half back. Johnson will try and float free across haf back so needs to be made acountable The only really quick mid for Freo to worry about is Hill, does not like a close tag so either go Mckenzie or Blease to match him for speed and run off him. Couch seems to have earned his spot so maybe time for Magner to be rested. Freo are a big bodied and hard side, playing Lyons style so arm wrestle may be on the cards here. Maloney to stay in to draw Crowley and stop him going to Jones. Sellar to come into consideration depending on Chip My outs: Bail, Bennell & Magner. possibly Spencer Ins from: Gysberts, Green, Couch, Jamar, Cook & Sellar B: Mcdonald Frawley Nicholson HB: Rivers Watts Tapscott C: Blease Grimes Trengove HF: Sylvia Garland Howe F: Dunn Martin Green R: Jamar/Spencer, Jones, Gysberts I/C & EMERGENCIES: Couch, Bate, Sellar, Maloney, Davey & Cook

Cheers for the heads up

Cheers KC Much appreciated today and every week. Good win for the boys and good to see some MFC boys stepping up from all reports

There is just no point, so it's Craig & Neelds fault they are all duds

The fact you compare Adelaide to us on last years ladder position is not helping you. They have some gun midfielders and only 2 years ago were coming off 5-7 years consecutive finals appearances. Many experts hadthem pencilled in at the start of 2011 to do well but they didn't. As some have said we have recruited badly and yes we have but it is before Bailey came on board. It is for this reason we are taking so long to rebuild and not jumping back as quickly as Meth Coast and others have.

Good post,