Dee Zephyr

Fair crowd building up at the paddock, im on site but might let someone more experienced report.

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Anyone else tempted to attend the open training session tomorrow? Most likely will head down as all of a sudden we as a club have the opportunity to seize the moment, stand up and be counted , show the AFL world we are not just improvers and on the cusp, we are no longer waiting for teams to fall, we look at each other in the eyes and begin the climb as one. It's time this club made us BELIEVERS, not supporters of hope.

I'm guessing it all depends on the Saturday morning session with Watts.

Precaution or mind games?

Stretch can't get a look in. Not worthy of at least a spot on the extended bench?

Thanks, it's been a bit of a wait with the bye, becoming eager now. We didn't even get the 25 on the Thursday for the Anzac game.

Will they announce our squad tonight? When we played Anzac eve, we had to wait until the Friday or Saturday. Sorry if this has been asked already.

Jetta is one of our most important players. Good to see some recognition come his way, great guy too it seems after having a few words with him last week at the family night. I haven't checked this but I was told Jetta has only conceded 2 goals this year both by Betts. Remarkable if correct.

Where's Garlett then? Isn't he the champion data number 1 forward?

Thanks guys.

Did I miss something? Worst midfield in the comp?

I took my kids to the club family night at Malvern last night with all players in attendance apart from Jesse. The club excels at providing events like this to engage with its younger members, families and in their search for new members. All players were approachable and fun to talk to despite putting up with the monotonous task of posing for hundreds of photos and signing of guernseys. This wasn't an event with scheduled activities it was like a walk in the park and meet your idol. I did get a few minutes to talk to Jetta and despite the contrast in opinion on demonland , the club is happy with the season so far. He stated to me the obvious inconsistencies come down to pressure. When the opposition "Brings it" we are a little unsure of how to counter it. I said to Nev when all of us at the game leave after those close losses we feel just as tired as the players cause we see the effort they put in and to fall short pains us just as much. He responded by saying that the effort all year has been there no doubt and I agreed. Also talked about the Richmond loss and he said the boys were basically treading water in the last cause they worked so hard with limited rotations. If Spencer has stayed fit we win that game he said. He praised the work of the midfield and forward line in the Suns game as they made the job of the backline easy when the game turned in the 3rd. I quoted Lewis to him in regards to the ground size of the ground in Alice and he told me it's longer than Domain and wider than MCG. Im bringing this point up because when we were watching on TV the camera was low and the angles or distances between players was misleading so when we saw a suns player dance on a 20 cent piece around Tyson and Lewis in the middle of the ground it wasn't as bad as it looked. This is not much of an insight but thought I'd post it for a bit of reading since it's a quiet weekend for us. Once again well done to the MFC for events such as these, my kids couldn't wipe the smiles off their faces all afternoon.

I'm no expert on this topic but I noticed this occurs more than just set shots. Watching the replay, Oscar took his out a couple of times after we conceded a goal, Vince was holding his after we scored a goal and Hannan took his out after giving away a 50 and running back to man the mark.

Hogan seems ready for QB according to the reporter on AFL today after speaking to the club this morning.

The characters in this book are up there with those in Game Of Thrones, oh my, the twists!!!

Anyone else notice Tyson in the halftime interview, not even sweating!!!! What's the temp up there?

Well, the first 9 chapters of "The Journey" have been intriguing to say the least. I will read chapter 10 later on this afternoon. Even if the reading is positive, do I return the book in the fiction or non fiction section of the library? I love this club but I must admit my head is messed up to the point where I can't feel the slightest bit of confidence sometimes.

How many over 194cm do we have in reserve that aren't in rehab?

"We are expecting Gold Coast's best." Statement by Nathan Jones in an interview yesterday. I believe we heard this prior to the Hawks and Roos games and in both those games it was like we actually waited for quarter time to see what the opposition brings.

I don't believe Vandenberg would ever pull out of a contest like Mr Kent did on Sunday.

I think he is our new 4-6. To say we need him is an understatement.

Someone must act soon with the inconsistencies, the examples set for kids is poor. My son has been banned from the school oval for a fortnight for laying a tackle during a fun game of footy during his lunch break. Imagine the penalty if he grabbed a piece of his friends jumper and did a Cotchin.

Soidee and myself mentioned this earlier in the thread, that happened right in front of me and I was in total disbelief that a man built like that wouldn't take one for the team. It was a pivotal moment for mine. Most on here have great views on the game but in reality, to allow North 13 scoring shots in the first quarter was probably where we lost the game. Our boys worked so hard to get back as they have all year and that leaves no margin for error so I expect mistakes by foot or hand as the risk is higher. Don't forget, we trailed the Crows by 28 and everything came off that night, yesterday it didn't.

I don't like to get stuck into the players but this I totally agree with. Kent shirked the issue more than once today especially with a woeful effort up forward in the last when the game was in the balance. That disappoints me more than anything, whilst playing poorly, some players were putting their bodies on the line to at least have some impact and to see Kent pull out of contests, well, he might be the first player calling in sick for the review.