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Agree with all but the gratuitous reference to Watts when we really know little of the complex nuance of the decision. It was an unnecessary comment in what was a very salient post

Sooooo???? What happens if Max goes down? Do we have a personnel option or a pattern option?

Great comment. Need that sarcasm button.

I reckon the Boot camp might have a lot of new players!

This is the exact response Goodie should be making. And challenge the players who didn't want to develop the attributes the camp would have concentrated on to surpass them through effort

If he is it's a definite "breakout"

Wondered how long it would take? Sylvia????

And yet on punch makes a thug???

Whately will be missed by listeners on the ABC. But they are unlikely to change with him. Both are not used to private section endorsement interruptions and it will be interesting how this works. i feel that we will see Gerard sink to mediocracy while some previously unknown will seamlessly replace him on ABC.

It ain't just draft choices. it ain't just luck it ain't just development but who gives a duck. WEneed players to be smarter, WE need players to care WE need playersnot to think that it all relays on luck. if they could only understand the passion of the demonland team And if they could only match our dedication we would have a winning team.

Loss borne by the AFL. Returns to the club go beyond the direct cash . Investment in a new market at no cost. Maybe Port are more advanced than we understand!

Like the demon dinners. We have an edge with knowledge of members location , plus could target student market esp international. Just saw article on ABC re the Shanghai game. Port made 4mill from that??? With our China Eastern connection we should be all over that event.

Would like to see a brand that provides some metaphor to performance. Caterpillar provides more grunt than any suburban vehicle and could get improved exposure in NT.

Have been saying this for years. Too obvious for some perhaps?

We need to provide the players with a response. While you were at boot camp I was concentrating on beating you. Look at the scoreboard.Of course only relevant if winning.. That's the real Challenge.

Thanks Dkn Both sides (players and coaches) understandable. i hope the major point made and left was that the point of the exercise is to win the flag, therefore the final result agreed by players and coaches will av chieve that. i expect the players to now commit to that by showing endeavour and resilience in every game . would be good to see the actual outcomes achieved by boot camps and how those outcomes will be met without it. Agree that concentration on footballing skills is needed.

Thanks for the report. Is the sort of article publicity depts prepare and could be almost any player and any team. JW is obvious for Port as a proven publicity performer who did inspire personal supporter attraction. As has been pointed out Ports recent record is better than Dees. While their record against top sides I hardly think a last kick when in extra time is falling out of finals in a pejorative sense. The interest of the season is if Hinkley can get the improvement needed by getting his disparate group of recruits to perform at their best when needed, and how he uses JW. Will watch with interest and happy to get any other obscure reports detailed here for interest only. Will continue scouring Dland for detail of our actions that lead to our improvement. Hope we finish above Port (irrespective of how JW plays ) and all other sides. GO DEES

Great pics. Thanks all. good to see the muscle development on the longer term players.

I did suggest last year that we approach the Aust meat industry. plenty of opportunities for campaigns based on red and blue meat intake. Elite athlete diets, recipes etc. = potential visibility

Does that Shiraz have a cork requiring a corkscrew procedure or is it a Spalvins cap pandering to soft corkers?

Having been a lifetime supporter I am used to disappointment, so I will again watch with great interest. This is a time when Hinckley will be exposed for his abilities in getting maximum performance from his players. If he does it Port may be the surprise packet. Watts performance will also expose Goody to an additional query over his judgement. Melbourne has momentum and despite the last two games failure was certainly on the improve. The list movements must continue the improvement or he will be seen as a fail. I support MFC and hope he doesn't. I want to support a successful team

I do like the muscle structure that seems more advanced than his age and experience would indicate

I won't ask in 3years I will ask at the end of next season! I will match Port Adelaide and dDemons which the Watts trade has made compulsory. if Hinkley gets an increased output from Watts Motlop and Dixon to add to his team which was so narrowly defeated in the finals nd gets an improvement which our side which could not beat North nd Collingwood to play in those same final does not achieve I will be again disappointed, a condition which I have become inured to. I thought that we were entering a period that would finally benefit from utilising the skills of Watts in a team of increasingly improving diverse features, with a united and overpowering desire to win a premiership. They can do it without Watts so now need to show that. If Port deny us I will be beyond furious and demand a more comprehensive explanation from Goodwin and fellow coaches than We have received so far. Inteesting season

Well what a fantastic result. Something for everyone for so many different reasons. Goodwin V Hinckley now looms as an added aside to the actual game.

So Jack goes to Collingwood and is told Yeh we always thought you were soft. That's why we targeted you so remorselely on your debut. You are really going to have to us up with our own fans spitting on you if you don't win every game they are more feral The the Melb softxxxk supporters So off to Adelaide Yeah we would really welcome you into the club partivularly because your from Victoria. Ask Jake how we treat would treat you. Geelong where Danger says love your skills but we're looking to buy a few others and Melb have really talked you down so we'll take you cheap and you'll be treated the same way here. Back to Melb Jack says ok coach I'm ok to go, ok boys we all want the success of a flag, let's ignore the Neeld years, the rebuild, and last years failure, this is the beginning , let's all work our butts off every match all season. Jack appointed to leadership team and teammates work towards achieving his numbers while he works towards establishing some new ones. They all push each other to join ogether to use the skills of individuals to achieve joint success. Oh just woke up