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Re: Why are the Demons still so piss weak in 2018?
Originally Posted by
bornadog
Buckley really pushed to get a top midfield in and he was right.
Meanwhile we've drafted/rookied/traded in one genuine midfielder in the last 3 years, and only because we delisted and re-rookied Roarke Smith to give us an extra late pick last year.
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Re: Why are the Demons still so piss weak in 2018?
Originally Posted by
Sedat
Meanwhile we've drafted/rookied/traded in one genuine midfielder in the last 3 years, and only because we delisted and re-rookied Roarke Smith to give us an extra late pick last year.
Very difficult to draft a top line midfielder when you have draft picks outside the top ten. Instead you have to try and entice mature players from other clubs, which as you know is not easy.
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Re: Why are the Demons still so piss weak in 2018?
Originally Posted by
bornadog
Very difficult to draft a top line midfielder when you have draft picks outside the top ten. Instead you have to try and entice mature players from other clubs, which as you know is not easy.
Other clubs seem to manage it. Getting one who wants to come is the trick.
They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.
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Re: Why are the Demons still so piss weak in 2018?
Originally Posted by
Twodogs
Other clubs seem to manage it. Getting one who wants to come is the trick.
Just going through R13 teams for some of the other teams , midfield pickups
Geelong found - Menegola and Kelly
Richmond - Caddy, Lambert, Graham, MacIntosh, Grigg ( they have incredible luck to recruit mid fielders and small forwards)
Eagles - Redden, Jetta
Carlton - Darcy Lang, Kerridge
ST kilda - dunstan, sinclair11
Adelaide - Gibson, Ellis-Yeoman, Lachlan Murphy
there are probably more who I missed. Where are the gun midfielders in state leagues? Who have we in our rookie list is the emerging midfielder?
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Re: Why are the Demons still so piss weak in 2018?
I think we have specifically looked for flanker type utilities at the draft with a view to putting them into the midfield eventually.
Nobody's looking for a puppeteer in today's wintry economic climate.
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Re: Why are the Demons still so piss weak in 2018?
Originally Posted by
macca
Just going through R13 teams for some of the other teams , midfield pickups
Geelong found - Menegola and Kelly
Richmond - Caddy, Lambert, Graham, MacIntosh, Grigg ( they have incredible luck to recruit mid fielders and small forwards)
Eagles - Redden, Jetta
Carlton - Darcy Lang, Kerridge
ST kilda - dunstan, sinclair11
Adelaide - Gibson, Ellis-Yeoman, Lachlan Murphy
there are probably more who I missed. Where are the gun midfielders in state leagues? Who have we in our rookie list is the emerging midfielder?
North have a few. They seem to have moved their old midfielders into the forward line and imported a new one from other clubs-Higgins, Anderson, Hartung.
They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.
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Re: Why are the Demons still so piss weak in 2018?
Piss weak again.
On top for the first quarter, then just slowly but surely shat their pants.
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Re: Why are the Demons still so piss weak in 2018?
Full of faux tough guys.
Viney is a ****.
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Re: Why are the Demons still so piss weak in 2018?
Originally Posted by
Dry Rot
Piss weak again.
On top for the first quarter, then just slowly but surely shat their pants.
Port at home is a tough test. I don't think they are as bad as you think. We have them in a few weeks so I hope we are more competitive against them.
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Re: Why are the Demons still so piss weak in 2018?
They fell over when it counted last night but they'll be a player come finals time.
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Re: Why are the Demons still so piss weak in 2018?
I’m not sure about the answer to the original post but I’m super glad to see them not doing well. They are much smugger and on better terms with themselves than their actual record indicates.
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Re: Why are the Demons still so piss weak in 2018?
Originally Posted by
G-Mo77
They fell over when it counted last night but they'll be a player come finals time.
Would be very amusing if they finish 9th again. Hawtborn and North have a cushy draw and could easily overtake them in the run home.
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Re: Why are the Demons still so piss weak in 2018?
Originally Posted by
Sedat
Would be very amusing if they finish 9th again. Hawtborn and North have a cushy draw and could easily overtake them in the run home.
I'd rather them in than both those clubs.
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Re: Why are the Demons still so piss weak in 2018?
Originally Posted by
Sedat
Would be very amusing if they finish 9th again. Hawtborn and North have a cushy draw and could easily overtake them in the run home.
It certainly would. Not that their supporters particularly care.
They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.
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Re: Why are the Demons still so piss weak in 2018?
Bump.
Beaten by the Saints....
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