Bean Dailey Takes Charge: Season 2008

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Hmmm, yeah ease off the training load -they should be close to match condition I guess.

3 Key Forwards would be my preference, do we have any crumbers apart from Maric? Maybe someone off the rookie list?
 
ThePuppetMaster said:
Hmmm, yeah ease off the training load -they should be close to match condition I guess.

3 Key Forwards would be my preference, do we have any crumbers apart from Maric? Maybe someone off the rookie list?
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Wonna can come in off the rookie list if we put someone on the LTI, but no one has an LTI so it's not much use. I should also point out that we could play either Jamar or PJ forward as the secondary ruck.
 
Logger said:
Wonna can come in off the rookie list if we put someone on the LTI, but no one has an LTI so it's not much use. I should also point out that we could play either Jamar or PJ forward as the secondary ruck.
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Maybe a Neitz, Holland, Jamar, Bate, Robbo, Maric forward six?
 

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Hows this for the team vs Port at MC Labour Park (aka The Stadium Formally Known as Princes)?
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FB: C.Johnson - Frawley - Carroll
B:  Bell - Rivers - Morton
C:  Grimes - Green - Jones
F:  Yze - Holland - Bate
FF: Maric - Neitz - Robertson
R:  White - McLean - Bruce
Int: Jamar - Cheney - Petterd - Bartram
Bartram finally completed a full fitness test without trouble. I've also rotated a few players through to keep it fresh. Thoughts?
 
Logger said:
Hows this for the team vs Port at MC Labour Park (aka The Stadium Formally Known as Princes)?
Code: 
FB: C.Johnson - Frawley - Carroll
B:  Bell - Rivers - Morton
C:  Grimes - Green - Jones
F:  Yze - Holland - Bate
FF: Maric - Neitz - Robertson
R:  White - McLean - Bruce
Int: Jamar - Cheney - Petterd - Bartram
Bartram finally completed a full fitness test without trouble. I've also rotated a few players through to keep it fresh. Thoughts?
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4 players still at teh club! and this was only 4 years ago.
 
Logger said:
It's time to do the dance, Mr Dailey!
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I'm not gonna say breach of copyright but, breach of copyright! ;)
 
Slothful Incompetence Reigns Supreme at Demons HQ.
By Carolyn Bileson

The CEO and President of the Melbourne Football Club must resign before they are sacked. There can be no other course for the Club to take as the diabolical mis-management it has laboured under for the last 4 years now threatens its very existence.

The naming of a senior coach (whose tenure may be over before it has begun) just a week out from the start of the pre-season is a crime worthy of boardroom execution in and of itself. But The Argus can reveal the crippling financial situation the Demons are in may well result in its total destruction. “We are in dire straits,” said one senior source connected to Melbourne, “we don’t know where the money is going to come from and people are worried about the future.”

Steve Harris, the CEO, is widely regarded within the industry as one of the single most incompetent men ever to hold any sort of office within the football industry since it was run by amateurs. The club reported a $100,000 profit (which many regarded as a singularly unconvincing figure bordering on financial fraud) despite predicting a $1 million profit. The sword of Damocles in the form of $5 million worth of debt still hangs over the club and the task of fixing that situation is one far beyond a man of Harris’ talents (despite his claims that he has reduced that figure by $2.2 million, which is laughable.) The Argus has confirmed that auditors are currently examining club’s books. If there should be any major discrepancies, the Club’s licence could be revoked by the AFL.

The Argus understands that the Demons’ Board are similarly convinced that Harris’ position is untenable after tensions erupted at a number of board meetings. We can report that at the last meeting Harris left feeling insulted and unappreciated.

There is no patch that can fix the dysfunction that exists between the various hovels the MFC inhabits, stretched across the MCG, Junction Oval and numerous high-flying offices around the city. Harris must go. To resign would do little to keep the various personal vendettas and outright hatred behind closed doors. To be sacked would bring them out into the open. This will be a public and personal bloodletting.

But Harris cannot be blamed for all that has gone wrong at the Demons in the last year and a half. Paul Gardiner’s refusal to ditch Harris at the first signs of trouble (revealed in this column, 21/11/2003 – Demons’ New CEO Didn’t Answer My Question At Press Conference) have created a festering culture of complacency which might well be behind the club’s horrendous pre-season. The Argus understands that the hierarchy has lost the players and that they are staging a revolt against the upper brass. A senior figure backed this up to The Argus, saying this when contacted for comment: “Who are you? How did you get my phone number?!”

But it is the excruciatingly drawn-out process that finally came to the conclusion that Bean Dailey should be the club’s senior coach which is the final blood-soaked nail in the already rotting coffin of this corrupt and probably baby-broking administration.

After their loss to the mighty Richmond Tigers in round 12 the Demons knew a new coach was required. Exactly eight and a half months later, they announced that they had found their man. A man that the CEO and President agreed was perfect in every way shape and form. Why, then, had they waited long after the season had finished, long after excellent candidates such as Mark Harvey, Brett Ratten and most significantly Matthew Knights had already been snapped up, long after the list has been shaped by the delisting of unneeded players, long after the drafts at which a new coach needs to have influence, long after the pre-season training where a new coach establishes his game plan and training regimen. In short, long after any competent administration would have done its job.

The reasons why are shrouded in mystery, but largely unimportant. What matters is that Harris and Gardiner resign immediately. The fate of the Demons hangs upon how quickly they can rid themselves of these two so-called leaders.
 
Bean Dailey is back for 2013!


Wayward Demons Stun Flat Power
By Trent Chang

Demons: 2.6 5.16 13.18 15.23.113
Power: 4.3 8.4 11.6 13.9.87

Melbourne have finished their pre-season campaign with a solid victory over a full-strength Port Adelaide outfit. The Demon’s inaccuracy in blustery conditions wasn’t punished by a Port Adelaide team whose effort was criticised by coach Mark Williams.

The Demons gave up 2 goals in the opening minute and a half and it took a spark of brilliance from new recruit Addam Maric to get the Dees going. Dancing around Chad Kornes and Travis Boak, Maric pinpointed unmarked fellow draftee Jack Grimes in the goal square before a fantastic crumb and snap from the boundary line a minute later brought the Demons back on level pegging with last year’s Grand Finalists.

In a pattern that repeated throughout the game, the Demons looked threatening going forward but sprayed their shots on goal or forced a rushed behind, only to watch as the ball was rebounded effortlessly by a well drilled Port Adelaide. Coach Bean Dailey has certainly begun to see the results of tough training sessions but there are still glaring structural problems for him to plug.

Going in to the quarter time break with just 7 marks from 30 kicks, more inside 50s and a goal and a half down, Dailey demanded more from captain David Neitz, statless in his first quarter back from a lingering wrist issue. But Port fought their way further in front in the second, piling on a run of three unanswered goals before the Demons scored. When they did get on the board in the second, it was with mind-blowing inaccuracy, a string of 7 unanswered behinds, including 4 in a minute in a display that had the sparse crowd of Melbourne supporters jeering their own in the hot and windy conditions. Still, the signs were positive, despite the 33% conversion rate: the Demons doubled Port’s tackles and inside 50’s.

At half time Dailey demanded more from his statless captain, David Neitz. Neitz had looked ginger and slow as he returned from a wrist injury, but proved any worries he might have had were largely unfounded with a mighty effort in the 3rd quarter: 14 possessions and four goals straight lifted his team to a remarkable eight goal quarter of flowing, ferocious football. With draftee Cale Morton and veteran Brad Green racking up possessions at will alongside their captain, Melbourne blew away a Port Adelaide team unwilling to chase or tackle in the 38 degree heat.

That heat had an effect on both sides as the last quarter faded, however, as just a solitary behind was scored in the last 15 minutes of the game as both teams tired to a jog. Melbourne had done more than enough, however, to secure a win going in to their first round match up against Hawthorn at the MCG. Port Adelaide, however, have endured a horror last couple of weeks, thumped by the Hawks and now convincingly outclassed by a wooden-spoon contender.
Maric, Morton, Rivers and Carroll were the stand-outs for Melbourne, Peter Burgoyne and Brendon Lade had great games for Port.

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Weekly Round Up:

Nab Cup Final:
Hawks Triumph in Thrilling NAB Cup Final
Cats: 5.5 8.7 10.14 12.16.88
Hawks: 2.0 7.7 9.9 13.16.94

Exhibition Matches:
Dogs Edge Crows
Crows: 2.4 5.8 7.10 12.12.84
Bulldogs: 3.5 6.6 9.9 14.10.94

Wounded Roos Dispatched
Bombers: 4.3 8.6 10.12 12.23.95
Kangaroos: 4.4 6.5 9.5 12.7.79

Sandilands 58 Hitouts in Docker Loss
Lions: 3.2 8.5 11.11 15.16.106
Dockers: 5.4 7.7 9.8 10.11.71

Eagles Finish off Magpies
Eagles: 3.4 6.6 9.13 10.19.79
Magpies: 1.1 6.3 7.8 10.12.72

Fevola 13.8 def Saints 12.5
Saints: 3.0 7.1 9.1 12.5.77
Blues: 4.6 10.9 16.15 18.24.132

Wayward Demons Stun Flat Power
Demons: 2.6 5.16 13.18 15.23.113
Power: 4.3 8.4 11.6 13.9.87

Insipid Tigers Succumb
Tigers: 1.2 4.4 7.5 10.8.68
Swans:5.5 10.6 15.9 19.10.124


Injuries:
Demons: (none)
Others: J.Sellar [Ade] - Osteitis Pubis (indefinite), S.Crawford [Haw] - Osteitis Pubis (indefinite), N.Lonie [Port] - PCL knee (6 weeks), M.Maguire [StK] - AC joint (6 weeks),P.Chapman [Geel] - hamstring (2-3 weeks), S.Mitchell [Haw] - hamstring (2-3 weeks), M.Boyd [WB] - ankle (2-3 Weeks), L.Hodge [Haw] - hamstring (1-2 weeks), Daniel Harris [NM] - finger (1 weeks) B.Dalzeill [Bris] - hamstring (test), A.Hanson [WC] - ankle (test), T.Croad [Haw] - ankle (test), D.Jolly [Coll] - hamstring (test), A.Didak [Coll] - calf (test), Adam Simpson [NM] - concussion (test), Chris Tarrant [Freo] - ankle (test)

Tribunal:
Peter Burgoyne [PA] reported on video evidence for striking Daniel Bell. Dismissed.
Burgoyne pleaded not guilty after connecting firmly with his fist to the back of Bell's head while in the process of being tackled by Bell, Nathan Carroll and James Frawley in a goal-mouth scramble early in the second quarter. Despite Bell spending the rest of the quarter on the bench receiving treatment, Burgoyne successfully argued that the contact was the accidental result of being unbalanced by the awkward tackle and escaped sanction.
 
WHERE WILL YOU'RE TEAM FINISH THIS YEAR?

The Sun Herald’s UberFooty Experts tell you where your team will finish this year in our exclusive team-by-team report!

Adelaide Crows
Last year: 8th
Preseason: LWWL
This year? 7th-10th
Summary: The Crows don’t have a lot of depth and their heavy training makes for a tired team towards the end of the year. They should make the finals, but the top 4 is probably out of reach and they’re unlikely to push too far into the finals.

Brisbane Lions
Last year: 10th
Preseason: WLWW
This year? 8th-12th
Summary: after many a year of domination, followed by competition, the Lions are falling into isolation, followed by devestation. Many of the old warhorses are gone (and others, like Simon Black and Luke Power are on the way out) and their youngsters are yet to show the sort of brilliance required to do damage at the end of the year.

Carlton Blues
Last year: 15th
Preseason: LWLW
This year? 12th-16th
Summary: After so long in the wilderness there’s finally a sense of hope at the Blues. Chris Judd and Brett Ratten have arrived to bring solace to the success starved masses at Optus Oval and the dark days are nearly over… nearly. Their young guns, like Bryce Gibbs, Mark Murphy and number 1 pick Matthew Kruezer are still too young to drag the club out of the bottom 4 just yet, as they retain one of the worst lists in the league. Still, pre-season form has been surprisingly good.

Collingwood Magpies
Last year: 6th
Preseason: WWLL
This year? 4th-8th
Summary: It hasn’t taken too long for the mighty Magpie Army to start singing again after the twin heartbreaks of 2002-03. A quick nip down to the bottom of the ladder to pick up some future stars in Thomas and Pendlebury and they’re ready to reload. This year is one that should see them consolidate the gains made last season.

Essendon Bombers
Last year: 12th
Preseason: LWLW
This year? 10th-14th
Summary: Matthew Lloyd, Dustin Fletcher, Scott Lucas – three stars of the game, three veterans on the verge of following Kevin Sheedy into retirement. With Matthew Knights preparing to clear the decks and rebuild the club, the Bomber dynasty that threatened to emerge in 2000-01 is nothing more than a shadow, much like a few of the players still remaining from that era.

Fremantle Dockers
Last year: 11th
Preseason: WLWL
This year? 5th-12th
Summary: You just never know what the Dockers will throw up from week to week, a trait new coach Mark Harvey will seek to redress as the season goes on. They have the talent to make it deep into the finals, but have shown little of the hardness and consistency to do just that. More avenues to goal will be a must as they seek to limit their reliance on Matthew Pavlich.

Geelong Cats
Last year: Premiers
Preseason: WWWL
This year: 1st-3rd
Summary: Such a long time, so much heartbreak, so many near missed. Finally the Cats have another premiership and the team to do it all over again this year. Indeed, you’d think the Cats would be even better situated to go all the way this year, with champions like Ablett, Bartel, Ottens and Scarlett on the up while emerging talents like Selwood and Johnson improved every week last year. Missing out on the pre-season trophy is something they’ve publicly been relaxed about, but that won’t be the same attitude in September.

Hawthorn Hawks
Last year: 5th
Preseason: WWWW
This year? 3rd-8th
Summary: over-hyped and under-performing last year, the Hawks have enough to reload this year and have another attempt. With a reasonable midfield and a potent forwardline, a lot depends on how much defensive pressure the Hawks can exert. They are statistically the best kicking side in the game but with many teams focussing on running and quick handballing, this isn’t the advantage it might otherwise be. The way they celebrated their NAB Cup victory may give an indication of how thirsty this group is for success.

North Melbourne Kangaroos
Last year: 4th
Preseason: LWLL
This year? 3rd-8th
Summary: The Roos came from nowhere last year to make it to the prelims and shock many experts. Those same experts have them sliding back down the ladder this year but a well-balanced list and lack of obvious weaknesses means they should stay a finals threat all season.

Melbourne Demons
Last year: 14th
Preseason: LLWW
This year? 12th-16th
Summary: This is an even-numbered year, so by rights the Demons ought to make the experts look like idiots, defy a list without stand-out talent and challenge for a finals spot. Flying in the face of that is the fact that most of their good players are either going or gone, they have very little in the way of outstanding new talent and new coach Bean Dailey may not have the same yo-yo qualities predecessor Daniher seemed to inspire in his troops. The Demons look set to go to Hell for a while yet.

Port Adelaide Power
Last year: 2nd
Preseason: WWLL
This year? 6th-10th
Summary: the fighting path to the Grand Final led to an abyss of embarrassment for the as they succumbed to the wimpiest defeat in Grand Final history. A list that has won a major premiership and three minor ones looks both dated and too young, with little in between. Furthermore, the pain of a 119 point loss in a Grand Final could be fuel for the fire, or be the sort of trauma that teams just don’t recover from.

Richmond Tigers
Last year: 16th
Preseason: LLWL
This year: 12th-16th
Summary: The Tiges aren’t as bad as last year made them out to be, or as good as 2006 made them look. Terry Wallace has the nous to build a good list, but it will take a lot of improvement from their even, but hardly impressive list to get close to a finals berth. Their new recruits like Tambling, Deledio, Cotchin and Putt are going to all need to be stars for the club to drag itself out of a mire of mediocrity.

St Kilda Saints
Last year: 9th
Preseason: WLWL
This year? 4th-10th
Summary: The Saints have perhaps the best list in the league and should, by rights, have finished much higher last year. Injuries are the key, and how much improvement is left in players like Lenny Hayes, Luke Ball and Nick Dal Santo to compliment Nick Riewoldt, the best forward in the game today.

Sydney Swans
Last year: 7th
Preseason: LLLW
This year? 6th-10th
Summary: Surely, finally, the window is closing on Sydney’s prime time. Kirk, Barry, O’Laughlan and Hall are coming to the end. Paul Roos looks to be out of ideas, Adam Goodes isn’t the player he was, right? Right?! Well don’t count on it. The Swans’ astute trading and rabid defence have kept them in the game three years after their premiership. Who’s to say it can’t last longer?

West Coast Eagles
Last year: 3rd
Preseason: LLLW
This year? 4th-8th
Summary: Chris Judd has left the building. By all reports, Ben Cousins has left the planet behind. For most other teams the loss of two players of that calibre would mean a couple of years in the cellar, but the Eagles have stacks of youngsters coming through who can stake their claim and keep the team in the hunt at the same time.

Western Bulldogs
Last year: 13th
Preseason: WLLW
This year? 6th-10th
Summary: If more than half the team stay out of the hospital this year they should be a finals threat. A fantastic 2006 was a more accurate representation of where the Doggies are at but they will need further development from their youngsters to really be a big player at the end of the year.


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With the season proper just around the corner, there are three things we need to start paying attention to: Sandringham, list management and scouting.

Sandringham is our VFL aligned team. It’s a good place for anyone not selected plus our rookies to play, practice skills and gain a bit of form. We can tell the Sandy coaches where to play each player and they’ll give us a brief overview of how each performed. Sandy are fairly independent, so they can look after themselves

List management is much more involved: each week our list manager reports on which players are ready to talk about their contracts and what their current demands are. A player will generally speaking only be interested in negotiating during their last year in contract. As the season wears on, players will become more desperate to sign and will drop their demands. On the other hand, players will demand contracts worthy of their performances, so if a player improves during the season, they will value their own services more. It is universally accepted, however, that career certainty is in and of itself valuable, so a longer contract will mean a lower salary. In the case of a developing young players it might be worth signing them up for a long contract as soon as they sit down to talk. An aging warhorse might be worth one more year, but it’s probably worth holding out for the best deal possible.

List management isn’t just about choosing the right time to strike a deal, it’s also about moulding the playing group to achieve the right mix of youth and experience, forwards and defenders, rucks and rovers, key position players and crumbers, short-term Band-Aids and long term projects. We do this through not just recontracting players, but being active through trade week (and note that we cannot actively sack contracted players , although we can trade them away for pick 88) and drafting players, which leads us to scouting.

Our Scouting staff, led by their esteemed leader Kraig Kameron, is a loyal, dedicated and extremely keen bunch. Actually… bunch is a little generous, since there are only three of them (KK included.) Still, they go out each and every week, regardless of the weather, and take a look at some of the best talent in the land. Actually… some is a tad over-the-top, given they only look at one player each a week. Still, they’re pretty good at it, even if they do need to go watch a player three times to actually get a good handle on exactly what the player is like… yeah, alright, our recruiting team is shithouse. But that’s what you expect for a club as broke as we are.

We can send each recruiter off to look at one player per week. The scouts can easily find out the vital stats of a player (height and weight, whether he has the potential to play in a key position as well as what position he normally plays in and roughly what round other clubs intend to take him) in their natural habitat: a pub frequented by other recruiters known as The Grimy Binoculars. But drunken barroom chatter is no substitute for actually going and watching the player, which reveals precisely where he plays plus any other positions he might suit, what his attributes are and his strengths and weaknesses on the footy field.

By the end of the year, we need no more than 36 players on our list. We currently have 44. I think it might be worthwhile, before the season starts, working out exactly what shape our list is in and what we might need to look for in terms of recruitment. The list below includes all our players, with those older than 25 in red and those with one year to run on their contract in blue.
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So, tell me what sort of player you think we should be looking to draft?

Paging ThePuppetMaster Eth Crimson Azure LBJ6 Captain Jack Bluelegs Supermercado tasmanlvr CowboyFromHell for your thoughts.
 
Tall forwards and mids I reckon.

Let's not rush our top draft picks; Morton, Frawley, Grimes, Maric etc. Play them in the twos like you mentioned and we should see results :cool:
 
I'd say best available, staying away from talls unless they play multiple positions - generally in FF the tall who can only play CHF are shithouse.
 
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I'd say best available, staying away from talls unless they play multiple positions - generally in FF the tall who can only play CHF are shithouse.
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I'll second this - go for the best available and / or swing a trade or two that could land us what we don't get in the draft. I recall being able to trade quite easily in FF so hopefully it isn't too hard...
 
CowboyFromHell said:
I'll second this - go for the best available and / or swing a trade or two that could land us what we don't get in the draft. I recall being able to trade quite easily in FF so hopefully it isn't too hard...
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I have previously managed to recruit Trent Cotchin, Mark Murphy and every pick in the first round of the draft before, but I will be playing the part of AFL Integrity Officer so we'll only be able to pull off insane bargains against Freo and the Tigers, like in the real world.
 
Anyone feel like writing an article for me? It should be a fun one. PM me if you're interested.

While I'm at it, we're training at regular levels for our older and more injury-prone players, and working the others pretty hard. Should we keep this up with the season starting this week?
 
Round 1 Preview

Thursday, March 20
Blues Vs Tigers (MCG): It’s good to have footy back! Both teams are hoping for something better than their last season and there’s nothing like a long pre-season to get supporters dreaming of success after a long and painful drought. Carlton and Richmond fans should pack out the ‘G to kick off the season.

Friday, March 21
Power Vs Cats (AAMI Stadium): The Grand Final rematch. Redemption or replay? Revolution or repetition? 119 points is a big turnaround and if Port can pull it off, it will be the first big upset of the season.

Saturday, March 22
Magpies Vs Dockers (MCG): Freo have a new coach and the Magpies have a new captain. Collingwood are one of the fastest rising clubs in the competition, Freo the most unpredictable. This should be a tasty opening for both clubs.

Saints Vs Swans (Telstra Dome): Clubs at opposite ends of the premiership window will both be looking to prove they are the real deal. St Kilda having all their rising stars on the field at once is a bonus for them, but they will need to fight hard to beat the Bloods.

Eagles Vs Lions (Subiaco): After the off season from hell, West Coast will be happy to let their football do the talking. Brisbane might just wish a few more Eagles had flown the coop by the end of this game.

Sunday, March 23
Bulldogs Vs Crows (Telstra Dome): The Dogs could be a contender this year, and so could the Crows. This game will go a small way to finding out who has a genuine claim.

Hawks Vs Demons (MCG): The only real mismatch of the round: wooden spoon favourites versus pre-season victors. Just think if these two had merged 12 years ago, Melbourne players could be running out alongside… well, whoever makes up the numbers for Box Hill these days.

Monday, March 24
Bombers Vs Kangaroos (Telstra Dome): Last year’s surprise packets face off. Essendon were woeful last year, North were excellent. They’ll look to consolidate the status quo, the Matty Knights will be doing everything in his power to change it.


What we’re looking forward to: The devastation of either the Richmond or Carlton fans by the end of Thursday night when they realise that one off season isn’t long enough to turn excrement into premiership-winning gold.

What we’re not looking forward to: The bragging of either the Richmond or Carlton fans by the end of Thursday night when they believe that one off season is enough time to turn excrement into premiership-winning gold.
 
Thoughts on our 22 for the round 1 match up against the Hawks?

Code: 
FB: Garland - Frawley - Bell
HB: Morton - Rivers - Wheatley
C: McLean - Bruce - Jones
HF: Davey - Holland - Yze
FF: Bate - Neitz - Robertson
R: White - McDonald - Green
Int: P.Johnson - Sylvia - Maric - Whelan
Those missing out include Moloney, Miller, Carroll, Petterd, Dunn, Bartram, Newton and Jamar. Have at it, chaps.
 
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