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damienjr

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  1. Mate, settle down. Jordon Lewis is not the only making these comparisons, the well respected Mongrel Punt had this to say last year; "Jordon played 22 games in his rookie season and slotted in as a peripheral component of the Melbourne midfield with a minimum of fuss. Comparisons to Brisbane champion, Simon Black, had me raising my eyebrows – it is always tough to place a label on an unproven young talent like that. However, there was nothing about the way he played the game that would lead me to think those comparisons were too outlandish. Jordon was composed, balanced, and used the footy well. His vision was excellent and like many young players, he did not seem to lose too much steam throughout the home and away season." No one is claiming that JJ will reach the dizzy heights that SB did, as you may believe we are saying. That is absurd. What I mean is that the way JJ plays reminds me, and I'm sure others, of the way SB played. He is having a very solid pre-season. Trackwatchers have commented on his composure, his hardness around the ball and his ability to think his way through traffic. SB had these attributes in spades.
  2. JJ is tracking similar to Simon Black. See a lot of traits that are alike.
  3. Gee BBB is moving very well. Can,t see TMac. Will be surprised if there is a match sim on this ground. Its quite dry and uneven
  4. I read somewhere that players are on a 4 day break from their clubs as result of their collective bargaining. I might be wrong.
  5. After reading that no one will come near us for the next 5 years.
  6. damienjr replied to Dingo's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    No. All he wanted to know was what our backup plan was if Max or Brodie went down. I'm not sure why you double-down on the panic statement unless it struck a chord with you.
  7. Your view dates back 30 years to the Geelong era where their game plan was full-on attack. Every game was a shootout. No pressure acts to be seen.
  8. It's more difficult to hit the scoreboard if he's playing higher up the field, as he was last season compared to the premiership year.
  9. Are you sure it's him?
  10. Its been photoshopped.
  11. Sestan looks so short. That said he is the same height as John Nicholls. How times change.
  12. A footballer's version of a Freddie Couples.
  13. Mansfield 39.14.248 Tatura 0.1.1. Tat led by a point at one stage and sort of fell away after that.
  14. Maybe its something else.
  15. Why can’t he be groomed to play key forward? His contested marking is very impressive and seems to read the game well. We have Disco to groom yas a key back. Many options.
  16. You are showing your age. I was in love with her at the age of 10. Not sure why.
  17. Foster has a better highlight package than Jefferson, which I guess doesn't mean much. I like the look of him but there is not much love for him in the so-called experts' power rankings.
  18. Jim Furyk
  19. Thinking the same thing.
  20. damienjr replied to adonski's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    Maybe we might be thinking the other way around. We pick George at 13 and a key tall at 19. What key talls would be in the mix at 19?
  21. damienjr replied to adonski's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    I assume they think they have a good chance that George will be still available. It would be a good night if we can pick up George as well as a key tall.
  22. If Jefferson goes before our pick I can see us trading down into George territory and pick up an extra pick which could be another future pick.
  23. damienjr replied to Lord Nev's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    Thanks for responding. I might have been a bit harsh.
  24. damienjr replied to Lord Nev's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    This is all a bit over the top. All your points above can apply to many young recruits before they have been drafted. Just read the glowing write-ups of this year's draftees. They tick all your boxes. As you well know only a small % make it. Let the kid make his own way. The FD obviously believe he still had/has some issues and was not quite ready last season. And by the way, I find it interesting that you drool over this kid while at the same time in a previous post you hope that Grundy does not embarrass us/himself in our midfield. It would be nice to have some perspective..