Pennant St Dee

Exactly same media who reported Crows looking to lure Sparrow Less than 90 mins later - Sparrow extends contract at MFC

Brisbane did it against us last season at the G and it was effective for most of the game. It was late in the 4th when they tried to ice the game and slowed their ball movement that we got back into the contest

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Good post from someone who gets it, not a great night and plenty of basic errors but some of the tripe on here is predictable but just so uneducated. Those who lauded us after beating Carlton are most of those who are the most vocal tonight and the ones who underestimated Sydney’s midfield which has had depth for years but never had a big physical presence in the ruck. Am I concerned yes a little but been around long enough to know it’s a long season

Warner and Heeney/Papley will get runs through there to give them options

I’m picturing Colm Meaney in the Snapper when I read the first word

Not currently but will see how he goes once the season starts. WAFL pre season matches start this weekend so may get a look at him. Im not a believer in signing players to keep siblings. Back your culture (that dirty word)

Sam Van Rooyen, Jacob’s younger brother

He’s back at Claremont training with the Senior Squad BVR is contact training and should play Futures and Community footy this year. He’s 199cm now I heard yesterday

Need to consider the flip side effect on being smashed at ground ball gets and fast transition on turnover due to going in to tall. For this reason long bombs won’t work as they’ll just flood numbers back and spread quickly on rebound. If we can get more separation and 1v1s in our F50 and move the ball similarly to the game last week vs Carlton, we should expose the lack of defensive height. A good mix inside our F50 of small and tall should still work both ways

Bingo, but Deelanders fall for it every year and the media generally know it’s a nothing story, but hey columns need to be filled

Agree totally with the poor me attitude

Absolutely not in disarray, and as for people saying if Clarrie is physically fit he plays no ifs or but, that would be a massive mistake. The club knows what they are doing and if he’s ready they will play him. If they choose to give him another week or so it will be for the best. Swans midfield still has Guilden, Warner, Heeney, with Sheldrick who will step up this year and Jordan, Rowbottom to run through there. Papley may also get short stints through there. I don’t think our FD will be underestimating them

You’re wasting your time trying to explain anything to this poster.

It’s not that simple and I’m glad it’s not. We have copped heat all through the off season regarding our culture and the steps with Clarrie were started last year, before any stories broke in the media. I love Clarrie as a player and what he brings but this is part of building a solid team first sacrifice culture like 2021. Nobody no matter how good they are is immune from that

Demonland, thank you very much for the updates, much appreciated

Will be load management would have reached their km’s, I would assume

Whatever happens there will be handwringing and unfortunately to many are so driven to want change overnight they can’t see subtle change. Lets not gild the lily we are not currently in a great place injury wise or with the off field issues relating to some of our players. I like many of our fan base have been around a long time and seen a lot of footy and still love the game and to be involved in it. It’s a cliche but I stand by the things are never as good as they seem and are never as bad as they seem. The media and many here seem to forget the club is aware of some of the issues at hand. There was outrage at the thought of the club trading Clarry and some were going to walk away from the club. Was that the moment when the club drew a line in the sand and whilst the JS revelations this week are not ideal we may be already down the road to beginning to address those things. I personally recall being quite happy towards the end of 2020, whilst we didn’t make finals after2 losses against Sydney and Freo, there were big signs of how good we were looking defensively and there were some smart (not many) footy people who thought we’d be top 5 in 21 if we stayed healthy. We know how that ended and whilst this year will be challenging, injuries, suspensions and retirements bring opportunities as we’ve seen before. Sometimes they take 30-50 games to really bear fruit but they all start somewhere. I don’t accept mediocrity and I never consider us top 4 certainties. I understand the game and the peaks and troughs it brings. Whatever will be will be in 2024 and any issues in the playing group will certainly be addressed and action will be taken. Its going to be fascinating

Yes my thoughts exactly although there are special players who you identify quickly as culture changers (for the better) , so wouldn’t be locked into the 3-4 year players. Viney and Gus were such players, some despised him but Joel Selwood was another, like Lenny Hayes

Be nice if others followed suit, this is at this point about celebrating a great servant of the club who justifies the faith in us picking him at 3 and the influence he has had on and off field. We were close to being really up against in that 3rd quarter of the 21 GF, where Gus was immense. He was a fantastic player, a great clubman and remains a wonderful human being with a life ahead of him. The commentary towards Maynard does nothing but fuel the media towards stories of the impact it may have on him. Whilst we don’t care neither do they, it’s about finding ammunition to fuel repeat articles of supporter hate, when this should be a tribute and celebration of a man who served his club and played a pivotal role in the turning of a club to reach the ultimate

One would hope #10 net season and beyond goes to a special player and person who embodies everything Gus brought to the club and game day. If they have half the impact Gus had, we and they will be heading in the right direction

Very well measured post. Today is about Gus as a MFC player and wishing him and his family well for the future

Thanks for the memories and bleeding red and blue throughout your career Gus. A very small part of your life in the big scheme of things is done, time for you to enjoy a healthy life which I have no doubt will involve football in some capacity. Good luck to you and your family A Dee forever

Prelim 96 Prelim 99 Premiers 00 Runners up 01 Not to mention half a dozen won the flag in 93 Not even close

Exactly the stat indicates he won 5 clearances and kicked 2 goals like they were linked. Turn one way and drive with your legs before disposing. Absolutely no point in zigging and zagging only to dispose the footy in a manner which had minimal advantage. But if looks good to the eye that’s enough