Buffalo

You forgot Evans - indefinite...

Another note of optimism...a lot was made of the discrepancies between the Dee's and the BL's marks and possessions. But Brisbane were just passing around the backline for most of the night and as a result, the inside 50's ended up about even..

Chris Connolly gave a talk at the QLD demons function this afternoon at Emerald Lakes, and said the Demons definitely have a Chinese sponsor all but sewn up....

Perhaps instead of talking about the players in the midfield, we should be talking about the coaches. I don't know about the rest of you, but I think that Brian Royal being retained is a big plus, considering how our backline have performed over the last couple of seasons. And being a former rover himself, it makes sense that he is now our midfield coach. And no doubt he will adapt his coaching to Mark Neeld's input, especially as Mark was in charge of perhaps the best midfield in the competition. I don't think it's a coincidence that players suddenly improve when their coaches change - and our midfield is a fairly unchartered area when you consider who's been in charge over the last few seasons (Scott West was probably in over his head, and DB may or may not have noticed)... I think the midfield will improve 100% this season, no matter who we throw in there, PROVIDED they follow instructions and execute...