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  1. martinson

    Training 2025 Pre-Season Thread

    Malthouse was schooled by Hafey who had Laurie Fowler knock out John Nicholls in exactly the same fashion in the first 3 minutes of the '73 GF. A stone cold replica. Big Nick was basically useless for the rest of the game and seeing he was CC it decided the outcome. No one but Brownie would've...
  2. martinson

    Single best finals moment

    Looking back over a long time those last 3 minutes of the Geelong game were possibly the most elated I've ever felt after a game of footy. Just the way the phone coverage and I presume Channel 7 cut to the scenes of Hawkins and all his friends high fiving when Geelong hit the front as if they...
  3. martinson

    Single best finals moment

    With that snap of Cal's you could see him sneak a very quick look at the goals and he put the ball on what to me seemed like a very strange angle for a snap but it sailed through flat and not at very high trajectory which often misdirects the kick when players are under extreme pressure. I'd...
  4. martinson

    Training 2025 Pre-Season Thread

    Pretty much in the same boat. From where we came from last year and then the way we were able to pull games out of the fire through the finals and then have a relaxing GF day ,it doesn't get much better than that. So a big injury list , whatever else is thrown at us , I'm happy to deal with it...
  5. martinson

    Training 2025 Pre-Season Thread

    I know a couple of guys involved at Richmond and they track these age/maturity levels of lists very closely. I think I posted when we finished 5th last year we were absolutely in the right spot list wise to win it compared to all the other teams in their estimation and that finishing 5th was no...
  6. martinson

    Oppo Camp Non-Lions Discussion 2025

    As a Senior citizen myself I resonate with what Fages said in that I've found my natural home and as long as the club wants me around I'm not going anywhere.
  7. martinson

    Training 2025 Pre-Season Thread

    I'm a bit of a wrap for Lloyd on what I've seen and he's another one who could come out of the blue and make a Senior player. Unfortunate time to be injured when everyone else is but he's got plenty of time and I think the club regards him highly. Probably higher than they regarded Logan before...
  8. martinson

    Training 2025 Pre-Season Thread

    I'm pumping Beecken since you nicked Conor.
  9. martinson

    Interviews, podcasts & upcoming media info [post media articles in relevant threads]

    Dom posts on here often enough and always has something intelligent to say as far as I can tell.
  10. martinson

    Oppo Camp Non-Lions Discussion 2025

    Ken's a good coach clearly but he's been at Port so long and been mentally bombarded for so long you'd have to wonder what he has left .If they wanted Carr the better move would've been to install Carr with Kenny as his assistant imo. This just looks like a treading water move.
  11. martinson

    Single best finals moment

    As a supporter you can drop your bundle, point out where we're going wrong ,criticise all aspects of our game plan or players and if things turn around get back on the bandwagon and even claim you had it right. As head coach if you lose it in that way you're gone. I think privately Fagan had...
  12. martinson

    Training 2025 Pre-Season Thread

    Froggy used to tear it up in the pre season before he became a cult superstar. Answerth seems to go the same whether it's a practice drill or a real match .
  13. martinson

    Training 2025 Pre-Season Thread

    The reality is that any good player who has had an uninterrupted preparation , or even moreso an interrupted one , is going to do everything he can to prevent injury in practice games. Most of them just go through the motions. So it's the chance for those who need to impress to show what...
  14. martinson

    Training 2025 Pre-Season Thread

    Remember when everybody said Sharpie was a total standout. CEY had a stellar pre season as well IIRC.
  15. martinson

    Single best finals moment

    Exactly. It was the way he just absolutely loved it. You could see all the criticism ,injuries and all the stuff he hates about being a footy player just obliterated into nothing.
  16. martinson

    Single best finals moment

    Zorks and Neale with the ball and then arms wrapped around each other at the end. Arguably the 2 most influential players and leaders since we hit rock bottom when Zorks took over the Captaincy. Sometimes things are just meant to be. Gave me Lynchy vibes from 2001.
  17. martinson

    Single best finals moment

    Cal's head on with Blakey and McCluggage storming past to drill it in the first quarter of the GF. I sensed the Sydney players dropped their heads and it just seemed to me that we'd made a statement and had them. Then the emotion of the last 2 goals against Geelong which were both clunkers...
  18. martinson

    Training 2025 Pre-Season Thread

    He had no idea how to lead either. Just leave him be to do the things he does best and keep honing those assets and we could be on to something.
  19. martinson

    Training 2025 Pre-Season Thread

    Well we don't want to blow anyone up in the first game. They're young men though and often they can recover quicker than you expect . Anyone got any idea how Geelong's travelling fitness wise ?
  20. martinson

    Training 2025 Pre-Season Thread

    Ah . I see. He didn't play Friday. Geez we've had the shortest lead in to a season in my memory. The biggest mistake will be to play guys who aren't ready. So let's see who's up to it.
  21. martinson

    Training 2025 Pre-Season Thread

    Gutsy but it's about time we gave Rayner a spell in the twos.
  22. martinson

    Training 2025 Pre-Season Thread

    I'd like to think Dev could play a role for us or do well enough for someone else to be interested to pay something in return but it's not looking likely right now. Levi ,Will and Dunkley have come in since he debuted and others have passed him in the next cab off the rank roles.
  23. martinson

    Training 2025 Pre-Season Thread

    I think Day and Ryan together in the forward line at this stage would self implode. There's a bit of history in the AFL of smaller forwards out of the goal square working and obviously with McKenna going forward it looks like a plan is being hatched. Ah Chee is also our go to spare in the...
  24. martinson

    Training 2025 Pre-Season Thread

    Could be do or die for Dev if we play him early in the year. I'm wondering with McKenna going forward whether we're thinking of getting Lohman further up the ground or whether we just feel we need a bigger body in there with the likely make up of the team early on. I suppose McCarthy could be 7...
  25. martinson

    Training 2025 Pre-Season Thread

    Obviously the injury list is concerning but out of these things sometimes good things arise as we found last year. Players like Dev and Bruce might get a shot early in the year. As long as the players who are injured can get themselves right they should be able to eventually play themselves...
  26. martinson

    List Mgmt. 2025 List Management Discussion

    Brings home how lucky we were to have Joe. When you look around it's a big drop off to whoever else is gettable.
  27. martinson

    Training 2025 Pre-Season Thread

    Whether we get everyone fit enough to be available is unlikely but if so 27 into 23 doesn't go.
  28. martinson

    Training 2025 Pre-Season Thread

    He's fit this year.
  29. martinson

    Training 2025 Pre-Season Thread

    Where we took a big step in the last half of last season is that guys like Answerth ,Ah Chee and Lohman have made themselves undroppable which puts pressure on some of the regulars to produce consistently.
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