manny100

Lets hope he plays basketball next year and we get him cheap.

Looks like we will be giving JvR plenty of time to develop. Already put on 5kg and will add more before next season. A good preseason and her may play a few games next season. He will be prepared for when B Brown and or TMac finish or lose form.

Great news. He is a STAR.

I think his manager would advise him he is to young and relatively inexperienced for the pressure of a big money contract at another club. I am tipping he signs for another 2 years.

Would not mind seeing Petty play occasional forward if our talls are not giving much. At least Petty lets his balls do the talking. I remember the aggression up forward he showed in his early games.

Its a mixture of recruiting, development, player leadership, back office leadership and coaching. Also we have been very lucky with a lot of best 23 being 21 or under. These players typically earn a lot less than older, experienced players. This takes a lot of pressure off the salary CAP which in turn means we get to keep our list together for a tad longer. Maybe even the so called Dynasty. Sure some players will leave for more opportunities but the recruiters have been on the ball. Players who in previous eras' would have withered on the vine are flourishing in this new environment.

.... and tough as. Just got up and on with it after that illegal bump. Did not worry about it at all.

I think this will be development year at Casey for JVR. With TMc and Ben Brown contracted until end 2024 and both in their 30's easily by then best to ease him in. No rush. Another good pre season will see him in good stead for a few games or more nest season. The club long term would be looking at him, Luke Jackson, Weid and Fritter to be the base of our taller forwards going forward. Fritter plays small and tall. No doubt we will be looking at recruiting another over the next couple of years.

The way Jason Taylor has been recruiting he will likely end up a Dees Hall of Famer one day.

Clubs down the bottom tend to go to the draft for a rebuild and once the list has a base of young talent they then go for established players. Eg we drafted heavily and then went for Lever and May. I do not think Jackson will on on West Coast radar for the moment.

Better COVID week off than an injury week off. Gives us the chance to give some players a run which we did not get a chance to do last year. All pending we win of course. Would not mind Majak getting a run to see whether he is up to AFL but the chances of both Gawn and Jacko out at the same time are minimal. So i doubt he will be selected.

He is still very young and inexperienced. It would be way harder to play to his current standard and grow as a player in a bottom 4 team than the top team. His manager would be aware of that. I think we will see at least one more contract. Not sure about our CAP position though.

Jordan will likely get a run at Half back with Harmes or Brayshaw to swap back as the break glass in case of emergency situation.

Robbo and his band were very, very good at the members/supporters day after the GF at the MCG. Definitely worthy of live TV.

I think Gus will want to see how this season is panning out before committing. No doubt he will be looking at life after football and taking that into account when making a decision. Probably looking at possibilities of media after footy. Is getting exposure and experience with Gus and Gawny. Also the more success he has as a player the better after footy looks. Chances are he will reach an agreement with the club. Probably a 2 year tops 3.

The reality is Luke while a gun in the making still has a lot of development to go through before going to another club for big $$$. He would be far better off for his own good signing on for a least another 2 years if not the RFA. Its way easier to perform in a top side like the Dees with the likes of Gawn and our mids than with a rebuilding team without a Gawn. I am tipping his management will advise him to stay while at the same time negotiating a good deal.

We may well need the depth if COVID hits clubs during the season. Looks like at or near to peak in Vic? I think our depth would likely see us fare better than most clubs if players miss COVID games. If our run of luck with injuries continues it may be the only way our depth gets AFL exposure? Although we may find players managed a little more this year.

Ben Brown is a proven AFL good player over a long period. They tend to pick the tempo up quicker. North wanted to bank his salary for future 'mature player' recruiting while presently recruiting kids and list building. We were just strategically smart picking him up for draft pick peanuts. We will get performance compared way better draft pick value from BB than the Cats will get from Cameron.

Watched it again. Sparrow had a very good game. He will just keep getting better. Set up a couple of goals at crucial times.

I usually dump Fox Footy over the summer but kept it this year to watch the GF over and over and over....... Every time i watch it i see great things i had missed in prior viewings.

Viney form ok is pretty much a walk up start for selection. Dunstan will have to earn his spot and he would know that. There may well be the odd injury or form issues that create a gap or 2.

Well done Clayton Oliver. Should end up one of the Dees best ever. Gus Brayshaw played his best game for the season in the GF. Very suited to the 'hand to hand' combat in a GF. Very good at dropping back and doing the heavy lifting.

at news and great recruiting by JT and his team.

From a 9th May 2018 AFL Website article on Father/Sons: Watch list: Jeff White's son Kalani, 11, is another the club is keeping an eye on while he plays his footy for Surfers Paradise in Queensland. White also has twin sons named Kai and Tahj, still only seven years old. Adem Yze's son Noah, 12, Aaron Davey's son Marley, 8, David Schwarz's son Cooper, 14 and Shane Woewodin's son Taj, 15, are others on the Demons' radar, although admittedly they are all very young. Defender Nathan Brown also has three sons – Kynan, 13, Jake, 11, a talented soccer player, and Ryder, 9. Past father-son successes: Todd and Jack Viney are the club's major success story, with father and son both winners of the Demons' best and fairest award (1993, 1998 and 2016 respectively). Steven and Billy Stretch, Ron Barassi snr and jnr, Alan and Chris Johnson and Glenn Molloy and Graham Molloy are other examples of Melbourne's father-son combinations. - Ben Guthrie

Looks pretty quick and goes hard.