Pennant St Dee

Congratulations Drunk to you and your family we've all lived Dec's dream through you over the last few years. I t wasn't the AFL outcome I'm sure you hoped for but we'll done to Dec on playing 2 more AFL games than most of us. Best of luck to you and your family should Declan not continue with MFC or Casey

Steve I'm against them receiving a PP but not because of our benefit, my view is further access to young players will do little they need older bigger bodies, C.O.L.A and no limit on FD spending to become anything resembling a football club

My thoughts exactly

He's not that good at the moment lacks a footy brain and benefits greatly from being in a forward set up which is the best in the comp. A couple of more years and with that speed will pose a lot of problems for opposition defences, Eagles are well run and don't generally lose players but with some good young guns needing to be resigned and Kelly or Coniglio wont come cheap so some will be squeezed out. Petrucelle will be cheaper now than he will in a couple more seasons

agreed your last line says it all, but let's not bring logic to Demonland

B. Marchbank Jones Plowman HB. Docherty Weitering Simpson C. Fisher Cripps Cunningham HF. SPP Mcgovern C. Curnow F. Kennedy Mckay Settlefield R. Kruezar, Walsh, E.Curnow I/C Murphy, Newman, Mcreadie, Silvagni, O'Brien, Dow, Is a pretty decent list not to mention players who will come in this season along with Coniglio who pending family circumstances in WA will end up being a blue I believe

Would you passover Rowell or Anderson if available I wouldn't, I think Kent will end up being the best mid but a big risk because the other 2 are going to be good players. If they accept it I'd consider pick #2 or 3 for Ben King and your Langdon trade. Be nice to somehow get into the 2nd round and hope Elijah Taylor slides, he's got so much potential this kid better than Liam Henry IMO

Let's talk football your ins this week based on our injuries and who is likely to be cut at seasons end would be? If you say Pruess you're taking the pi55

Agree Kev, most pkayers at this level have gotten this far because of their competitive nature. I'm not sure about the selections myself but hey going tall with big lumbering big men hasn't worked since Tmac and Weid went down and now Petty out. I think we can ruck solo against the Swans and use a 190cm + chop out. Smaller forward line is something different not that I think it will work but hey why not try it. I don't rate Pruess as anything other than Max's understudy and Hunt has been ordinary for most of the year and I've said on other threads he's trade bait for mine. I'm hoping with this line up we look at running hard and spreading across the ground, which has been missing for most of the year Not sure how we'll go but I shall tune in from the Amalfi Coast in Italy (over for a wedding) whilst hydrating myself with a few reds and Birra Moretti La Bianca's ( which I've become accustomed to), hoping for a win

and you told me they were no good earlier in the year when I said they weren't far away after getting all their KPP's in and now focusing on the mids

It's more of a player group and leadership group issue than anything else. You can't coach effort that's player driven and within the player themselves Jack Watts, Ryan Houlihan, Damien Cupido, Ashley Sampi and numerous other players are proof of that. Just like bottoming out in 2003 instead of 2004, we've done it this year instead of last, Sam Walsh would have been a beauty, the kid is a culture changer in the Selwood and Hodge mode

You're more than a wrist slasher, you're battle weary from MFCSS. Look North the 18 team comp is here to stay, we are safe it's been a kick in the proverbial this year but sometimes a good kick and reality check is needed. Nothing comes without continous evolution and moving with the times. I'm not saying we're top 4 bound in 2020 but we're a far cry from where we were under Schwab/Neeld.

I think our forward structure woes can be fixed a great deal by targeting better mids and more skilled players we have the grunt, we need Tmac, Weid staying fit and another tall option which won't break the bank to have Tmac, Weid, Petty and a F/A Einstein knows we need outside skill and a medium to small crumbling forward Trade in 4 of Langdon for 2nd round pick Casboult free agent takes a good defender away from McDonald Sam Gray out of contract Hugh Greenwood we need mids who can kick goals Have a look at what the Lions want for Lewis Taylor, if somehow we can off load ANB in this trade do it Consider Tomlinson Obviously Brad Hill but don't pay overs Pick 2 gets used on midfield class Anderson but I'm not against trading down for 2 first rounders and somehow taking 2 of Ash/Kemp/Serong 3rd rounder goes on best available outside runner Out JKH sorry we need to be like the Hawks put lines through them and take another Keilty T Smith Maynard Hunt not a popular choice but he's IMO only ever going to be a cameo player, makes poor decisions and lacks composure, I think you may get a late 2nd rounder for him or used in another trade Pruess only if we get the right offer GWS desperate for a ruckman as are the Cats but he only goes for the right price otherwise he remains as Maxy's back up Stretch like JKH make the call ANB trade there's others who are way down the depth charts but have played games and you always need low contract depth

I hope we are not one of the clubs who gets caught up in paying over the top for Tigers VFL standard players who play to a system. Townshend, skilled player I've heard it all now. If you want ground ball pressure by all means target a couple of them but Tigers need to clear the decks for a little salary relief

Whilst I don't think it was a good move in response to your question yes, Ross Lyon is well known to let Fyfe go head to head with the oppositions best player

Are you surprised we have supporters looking for every excuse from a 55 year old curse, to 186 to the FD only reviewing the entire season instead of just the prelim. Thr answers are there from Interupted pre seasons having players underdone Footy department not tweaking the game plan enough Players being complacent Injuries Coach and playing group inexperienced and still learning Lack of depth Each of these things has combined to create a lack of confidence and what we are seeing to create the perfect storm

6. Petracca 5. May 4.Fritsch 3. Brayshaw 2.Harmes 1. Lewis

We have money to spend, Mahoney already came out earlier in the season and stated we had room in the cap. But someone mentions on Demonland we have a tight cap and it's presumed gospel

Thanks for sharing But Demonlanders need to realise it's a game Coaches play what's said to the media and what happens behind closed doors is very different. To anyone thinking the club is not reviewing what's gone wrong and how to get back on track next season, you are crazy

Think Liam Henry may have dislocated his knee cap on the weekend

Outside of Demonland scuttle butt where has the Goodwin has lost the players talk come from May have missed it but haven't heard it anywhere in the media

Josh Jenkins is like Tmac a second or third tall forward. If they have salary cap issues I wouldn't mind targeting Harry Himmelberg from the Giants, whilst also a second forward is mobile and a lot younger than Jenkins with more upside

6.Gawn 5.Clarrie 4.Hibberd 3.Fritsch 2. Salem 1.Harmes

Interesting post Chaser and would be even more interesting if the trade period was extended to draft night with live trading of picks

Interesting post Chaser and would be even more interesting if the trade period was extended to draft night with live trading of picks already occurring