The love fest for Carlton this year will reach fever pitch to the point of it being sickening. I also have no doubt the VMelbourne media will be proclaiming that Dan McStay is one of the greatest fwds of the modern era to. IDK, but the Carlton fest will be inrgratiating from all bandwagon media types just as they do the the Pies supporters - ugh
Just looking at his determination in his training says to me he's not giving it up, and is setting himself for a great year.
Great work - many thanks!Below link to my photos from Monday's training session
I imagine Mr Ripper will post his at some stage.
You can either click on the first image and view them one at a time.
Or to see a slideshow just click on the very small icon that looks like a TV or computer monitor.
It's located towards top right just under the larger cloud icon.
There are 2 sets of 2 player name images on a whiteboard. They are opposing each other in that match sims.
However, i would not take too much from that at this stage as there was always 1 group sitting out the match sim.
Recently watched replays of finals victories over Tiges n Dees and Zorks was instrumental when needed in the defining moments in those games.......couldn't watch the Cats PF again.
Cheers for the insights. Much appreciated since I guess most of us here have seen very little of him.
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I don't necessarily agree that he is the difference, but if he is fit and firing they will be a helluva lot more entertaining wins
Went through and watched the highlights on Youtube from those two finals. Shouldn't have done because now I'm beyond pumped for the season to start
He was one of our better players in that final as well. If he gets a decent crack at it from day dot this year he'll be much better off for it.
Like most scribes I also haven’t seen him play but from the research I have undertaken on him he appears to fill a need that we have on our list now that Adams has been placed on the inactive list. Adams was a best 22 player who will be missed during the year but gives an opportunity for Payne to solidify his position. However if any of our best 3 key position defenders go down we need a ready made replacement. This is where Joyce comes in. From the research I can gather on him he appears to be a highly motivated individual who has excellent leadership credentials and has the speed, strength and height to negate key forwards. He has been within the AFL system for 6 years so knows what is required of him and can fill a role if required to play in the 1sts. He would not have been kept on the list by St. Kilda if they did not see something in him. The average time span for an AFL recruit is less than 3 years so he has surpassed that milestone. His background is hurling so obviously he would take a while to pick up the skills of AFL. The lions recruiting team have an excellent record in finding ready made players and would have considered every ready made key position player in Australia to replace Marcus Adams. Although Joyce was training with Collingwood the lions scouts would have been aware of his availability and shipped him up to our headquarters to better test his capabilities. Given they signed him so quickly gives everyone an insight that they must have liked what they saw in him. They would have also been watching him play for St Kilda over the years so have acquired enough intel on his capabilities to make an informed decision on signing him to our list. I am glad that we have filled our list with a positional need rather than pick the best player available. With our current list we have a very real capacity to win a flag within the next 2 years. With three excellent AFL players being Lyons, Zorko and Rich probably retiring within this timeframe. I hope Marcus Adams comes back in 2024 but in the mean time Darragh Joyce is our man. Welcome to the den.
Mckenna
Couldnt agree more - literally would have to be a disaster for us not to make he 8. I can only suspect that those claiming otherwse are those same bias Melbourne journos that have distaste for the interstate teams and a dislike for us . Im not saying we;ll win the flag - hope we do, but cant see how we miss it partcularly with the Gabbatoir fortress
Great photos.Below link to my photos from Monday's training session
I imagine Mr Ripper will post his at some stage.
You can either click on the first image and view them one at a time.
Or to see a slideshow just click on the very small icon that looks like a TV or computer monitor.
It's located towards top right just under the larger cloud icon.
There are 2 sets of 2 player name images on a whiteboard. They are opposing each other in that match sims.
However, i would not take too much from that at this stage as there was always 1 group sitting out the match sim.
