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    1 hour ago, DeeZone said:

    Bowey has a high footy IQ and is an excellent kick remember what they said about Diesel Williams to short, too slow.. he showed them.!!!

    I don't dispute his " weapons";Spargo has a high footy IQ as well,that's why I have them waxing up forward.

    The Diesel I recall weighed 88 kgs,had a low centre of gravity so you couldn't ragdoll him and his handball is more like and actual accurate Trac kick into the forward line than Clarrie's extraordinary extractions from under a pack.

    I just reckon Bowey needs 10 kg's and that's a lot

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    "Dogga "Jackson ( don't recall his first name)  magnificent half a game in the Perth Grand Final  then went missing thereafter.

    Possibly got lost looking for love in the "cat" houses of the Nullarbor. 

    Never heard of again.

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    10 hours ago, DubDee said:

    You make tough decisions early so you don’t end up doing a Collingwood who will be paying around $700K next for players not on their list

    its clear we don’t see Hunt as part of our plans and the coaches expect Bowie etc to replace him next year 

    While that's probably correct the fact remains Bowie needs 10 kgs and an extra 10 % of pace if he's going to be a long term player. 

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    2 hours ago, spirit of norm smith said:

    DEMONLAND VOTES FOR 2022 were

     

    Clarrie wins the Demonland Player of the Year by the length of the straight -

    274. Clayton Oliver
    201. Christian Petracca
    151. Angus Brayshaw 
    132. Jack Viney
    105. Max Gawn
    98. Steven May
    84. Ed Langdon
    53. Kysaiah Pickett 
    52. James Jordon 
    50. Harry Petty
    40. Bayley Fritsch
    37. Jake Lever 
    36. James Harmes Luke Jackson 
    24. Michael Hibberd Tom Sparrow
    22. Jake Bowey
    18. Ben Brown Alex Neal-Bullen
    17. Jake Melksham 
    8. Tom McDonald Sam Weideman
    5. Jayden Hunt Charlie Spargo
    4. Christian Salem
    3. Joel Smith
    1. Trent Rivers

     

    2022 Keith ‘Bluey’ Truscott Memorial Trophy – Top 10

    Clayton Oliver – 608 votes

    Christian Petracca – 553 votes

    Steven May – 473 votes

    Jack Viney – 471 votes

    Angus Brayshaw – 446 votes

    Max Gawn – 430 votes

    Bayley Fritsch – 395 votes

    Kysaiah Pickett – 391 votes

    Alex Neal-Bullen – 384 votes

    Ed Langdon – 367 votes

    Glad to see May up there. 

    I think Petty was stiff further down the list.

     

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    1 hour ago, DubDee said:

    You make tough decisions early so you don’t end up doing a Collingwood who will be paying around $700K next for players not on their list

    its clear we don’t see Hunt as part of our plans and the coaches expect Bowie etc to replace him next year 

    Yeah clearly ,but it still makes an interesting reflection on the list  "carnage " if they were trying to fit Jackson in.

    I guess we don't know what Hunt considers too low or whether he was also  "encouraged " verbally to explore his options.

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    2 hours ago, adonski said:

    We probably low balled him because he isn't very good 

    4 other Clubs appear to  have a different  and presumably offered more.

    There is nothing in what  I posted that suggest he's an A grader.

    But he did play more games than Weideman got in a dysfunctional forward line so I can only assume it's budget vs current contract.

    Did you not understand my post?

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    If they "lowballed" Jadyn surely it means they can't balance their books .

    Paying $600,000 for Grundy?

    Imagine the list carnage if they'd had to pay to keep Jackson. 

    They were already stuck with Weideman for another year and no one  else wanted him( unlike Hunt)

    Geez Loiuse..

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    8 hours ago, Vipercrunch said:

    I’m sure some will never accept it, but it’s crystal clear that the coaches really value what role players like ANB (8th tonight) bring to the club.  It’s not all about the commonly talked about stats.

    True that.

    However it doesn't mean ANB is not also in the" bottom 6" and is  not as good as role players in the Premiers " bottom 6"

    5 hours ago, spirit of norm smith said:

    Goody:

    Winning after winning 

    Tough and brutal

    competition 

    We finished 2nd but in the end after the finals, disappointly if hurt 

    Wanted to do it for Melbourne faithful and enjoy a win at the MCG 

    Aim to create winning behavior and culture of success 

    Last 2 weeks analyzing what needs improvement 

    +10 consecutive wins 

    +growth and premiership of Casey (!!!) Mark Corrigan ✅

    ways to get better - culture and game style and adding VFL talent

    Need to put pieces together to get back to the top

    thank you to 65000 members 

    in the words of “Neale Daniher” … ‘Become a person of value’.   

    Fifth..

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    5 minutes ago, Demons11 said:

    🙄thanks for your insights troll 

    I  concede a little on Kossie but do you think the others had good seasons...cobber

    Were you the one that said early days in the finals that Geelong and Collingwood were crepe and the Dee's would walk right through them? 

    Or are you just one of the duffers who can't see the difference between supporting and ignoring the obvious? 

    ....cobber 

    ...

    9 minutes ago, Demons11 said:

    Completely plateau 🤦🏼‍♂️
     

    Trac, Oliver, Petty, Kozzie, Spargs, Sparrow, Rivers will plateau, will they? None of these players are yet to hit their peak. 

    I hope Kozzie Spargo  Sparrow and Rivers are a long long way from their peaks because they weren't much help this season

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    1 hour ago, Billy said:

    I’d much prefer keeping Weiderman & push Ben Brown into an early retirement 

    Browns performance late in the year was very poor & should’ve been dropped 

    Weideman had a good game in the 2018 finals

    BBB kicked 3 in last year's final so he's got about another 4 years to equal the time they have given Weideman to repeat the dose

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    1 hour ago, IRW said:

    Nothing wrong with the defence if the forwards holds it in OR kick goals.

    There is only so much any defence can do before they are overrun if it keeps coming back at them.

    May should have won the Brownlow except in a fair world Petty would have taken votes off him.

    Salem and Rivers played below potential, add Bowie and there is a clear need for a bigger body.

    Otherwise it's ok

     

    40 minutes ago, sue said:

    Listen to the other coaches post-season reviews and your head will probably feel just as bad.

    It's not post season it's post game and nothing changes.

    Listen to Scott,Flea or Horse,even Hardwick and Fagan..they actually engage with the question

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    2 hours ago, Dwight Schrute said:

    He kind of hit the nail on the head, we need to keep improving. we tried to run the 2021 playbook back and refused to budge, and while there were other factors as well, we need to keep evolving to continue to push for more premierships. 

    i'd imagine in 2023 we will be more daring with our ball movement, look to tidy up our defensive structure to hold up better against teams who run the ball at us, and overall look to get the forward line functioning in a more healthy fashion

    Nothing wrong with the defence if the forwards hs it in AND kick goals.

    Thete is only so much the defence can do before they are overruns should have won the Brownlow except in a fsir world Petty would have taken votes of him.

    Salem and Rivers below potential, add Bowie and there is a clear need for a bigger body.

    Otherwise it's ok

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    20 minutes ago, Travy14 said:

    Love the effort and time.  But there is no point to making up trades with picks just from this year.  Always futures involved and the Dees have recently been active in that space 

    I am pleased someone has noticed.

    They've been spending futures like they are not needed because they were banking on VFL input,aka the Cats , rather than it being a permanent 2nds team or a home to keep  Weid game ready

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    3 minutes ago, CYB said:

    Where's the fun in dealing with even more speculation ;). 

    Any scenario that lands us with a KPF + Grundy is a win. Pick 2 nets us Cadman. As for future picks, well that would mean we have to put up with BBB and TMac for another year and we all know that story too well. Maybe JVR changes it up and maybe Maxy learns to kick straight. but JVR needs a long term partner in crime and the other 3 are approaching their expiry date. 

    Maybe Trac could learn to kick as well.

    That's 20 or 30 goals a season while they find a KPF to replace Tom and BBB.

    Max is demonstrably better behind the play rather than regularly forward.

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    4 hours ago, layzie said:

    Still can't believe we canme 5th. Still feel we are the second best in it. 

    That's another story..At years end, banged up and very badly managed managed we were probably 4th best; not far off on the  scoreboard but still an insurmountable gap

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