On a more serious note, it's hard to take much from a Mickey Mouse game of 'footy', but a few things stood out.

a) Petracca made me nervous every time he changed direction or went air born, but his ability to keep his feet is outrageous.

b) Melksham and TMac have a vortex like ability to split the middle of the big sticks.

c) Bugg has a distinct lack of ability by foot and will struggle for games as such.

d) Seeing a blonde #4 with tattoos and some mongrel was a refreshing change.

 

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could watch this tackle over and over 

Commemorative posters available now!

 

 

1 hour ago, Old Bear said:

BT s ugliness is so magnified next to Bradshaw’s famine beauty 

I think I totally agree with this strongly.

@faultydet I asked Craig Jennings the club's approach to AFLX

'to win it',

I like a man of his word

1 hour ago, Old Bear said:

BT s ugliness is so magnified next to Bradshaw’s famine beauty 

I think I totally agree with this strongly.

12 minutes ago, Satyriconhome said:

@faultydet I asked Craig Jennings the club's approach to AFLX

'to win it',

I like a man of his word

He certainly looked very serious when they showed his mug on T.V

That's the mindset that will take us deep into finals. Lets hope the entire club is thinking the same way.

Rapt we won.  A good hit out for a few of the boys.  Nice to see a mix of established talent with some raw newbies.  Plenty to like.  No injuries reported (phew!)

1 hour ago, Stillwaiting said:

A couple of observations. Oscar McD needs (1) a big dose of awareness and (2) a bit quicker decision re what sort of disposal he is about to give off.  Brayshaw needs a bit of work on pace to the contest, he just seemed to look a bit slow tonight. That said, our endeavour was good but shots at (not on) goal were a slight worry. Tackling was excellent. Not much to beat but a win is all we could ask for.  Gotta remember it is only a series of short practice games.  By the way Ch 7 , get rid of those pathetic callers. They were abysmal.

 

Funny use of the word observations.

But agree on TMac's younger brother. he was unsighted all night. 

18 minutes ago, buck_nekkid said:

Rapt we won.  A good hit out for a few of the boys.  Nice to see a mix of established talent with some raw newbies.  Plenty to like.  No injuries reported (phew!)

The only thing that matters.

Haven’t seen the footage, but anything in the Jetta eye gouging incident?

At least we're not over-hyping this magnificent AFLX Premiership triumph!

3 minutes ago, AlphaDee said:

At least we're not over-hyping this magnificent AFLX Premiership triumph!

I believe there is at least a 12 to 24 hour grace period where we can bask in the glory of that magnificent X trophy.

Say what you will, It's nice to win something 

player ratings time?

6 - melksham: will his nickname change from milkshake to zooper
5 - t mac: being ragdolled by preuss was hilarious, but he looks like he'll be good forward this year
4 - harmes: excellent in the air and with defensive intent
3 - jetta: only gets the three votes cos he only played in two games
2 - petracca: everything he does just oozes class
1 - bugg: he gets to the right spots and he works hard but he can't kick

Sitting half the world away I watched the Dees play the X games.

It was good to be able to watch a training run even if it was for just a quarter of the list.

Holy fook, we won the Granny.

Suddenly I love AFL X.  

Yeah it's still not footy, but it was a world of improvement on last night.Partly the balls changing to yellow... but mostly because the demons actually went and had a crack on some level while everyone else did training drills.

Not much to see here. Bugg has started aggressively, but is still blue collar. He'll play plenty of footy this year. Tracca was the most class we saw all night. Just needs more of the pill. He is unbelievable in the contest. Jetta didn't put a foot wrong. When does he.

Fritsch was ok, popped up and showed the type of player he is. Will be very much in the running for the Hannan/Harmes roles and is right now a ways off. Very Cale Morton type physically. That will need to be fixed before we see 22 games. I'd have liked to have seen more from Stretch, TBH. Wagner is Wagner. 

What I like is that the early-mid age guys (21-23) are owning their space now. Regardless of the effort by the opposition, guys like Harmes and ANB create opportunities from nothing when the ball's in their area. Aggressive choices that ask questions of their opponents. That's what you want to see from players who are coming up to 50 games. And I don't reckon the type of game or the lack of fight by opposition dictates their results here. They're just good habits.

Skills started poor but really surprised me by the end. Easily the most skilled side of all 6 teams. Easily deserved to win it.

3 hours ago, brendan said:

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could watch this tackle over and over 

 

Thats great.  His confidence is back.

It would be interesting to hear thoughts from anyone else that attended the games.

Took the kids for a night out and it was an enjoyable evening for most part. The sideshow grew tiresome though.

There were a lot things going on during the games but it was good to see some of our boys around and add some cardboardware to the cabinet.

The clash strip was pleasing to the eye, looks like a winner. 

We are running out of words to describe Jetta. The games tonight were really quick and his ability to read the play before an opponent even disposed of the ball was just incredible. Absolute marvel.

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T Mac slotting set shots like they was nothing made it worth watching.

 

 

3 hours ago, Demon77 said:

It would be interesting to hear thoughts from anyone else that attended the games.

Took the kids for a night out and it was an enjoyable evening for most part. The sideshow grew tiresome though.

There were a lot things going on during the games but it was good to see some of our boys around and add some cardboardware to the cabinet.

The clash strip was pleasing to the eye, looks like a winner. 

We are running out of words to describe Jetta. The games tonight were really quick and his ability to read the play before an opponent even disposed of the ball was just incredible. Absolute marvel.

I popped over last night with the boy and we sat near the players

Suffice to say, there was a real feeling of camaraderie between them and in my opinion, I feel that most of the players have had a reshaping

Jesse is huge, as is CP5 - no way he'll play in the midfield...wrong shape

Oliver looked fit and lithe, as did Dom Tyson

Maxxy Gawn has also shed some weight, whereas Jets has really put on some muscle

I know I'm stating the obvious, but it seems that every player has been sculpted to do a role

It was a pretty good night and the chips were okay

Edited February 16, 20187 yr by jumbo returns
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7 hours ago, Sylvia Saint said:

On a more serious note, it's hard to take much from a Mickey Mouse game of 'footy', but a few things stood out.

a) Petracca made me nervous every time he changed direction or went air born, but his ability to keep his feet is outrageous.

b) Melksham and TMac have a vortex like ability to split the middle of the big sticks.

c) Bugg has a distinct lack of ability by foot and will struggle for games as such.

d) Seeing a blonde #4 with tattoos and some mongrel was a refreshing change.

 

Our intensity around the contest dropped off significantly once he left the squad last year. Not saying he's the difference but he brings it and can be our Didak equivalent. Maybe not an outstanding player but if he finds form he can be a game breaker. imo he's going to surprise a lot here this year just as Nibbler did last year.