Sean Dempster might be quiting
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Re: Sean Dempster might be quiting
Surely after a gruelling pre season Dempster wouldn't walk away from footy when finals are on the table. I would much rather he be in the side than Gilbert right now and you could certainly make a case for him being more valuable than Brown.
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So Barrett says it's something going on at the club yet roo hadn't heard about it till the show. He might not be captain anymore but I'm sure he could pick up on something not being right. Strange.
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Re: Sean Dempster might be quiting
I'm getting the impression Sean is a little burnt out after a gruelling pre-season. Perhaps he has come to the realisation he has bitten off more than he can chew and not being selected for round 1 has had him reeling. Hope he's okay and he has no ill feelings towards the club.
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Re: Sean Dempster might be quiting
I'll buy you 2 chocolates at the Freo game !loris wrote:I'll wait for the chocolate for the Freo match then - I won't let you off that easily.WellardSaint wrote:Unfortunately...I had to give up my ticket for this weekend. Had a Koby Stevens incident and sadly, won't be able to go, not even for Captains Run.loris wrote:Luv you too sweetie.........you can buy me a chocolate at the match on Saturday evening. Are you going?WellardSaint wrote:My money is on Loris for gut feeling and intuition, even over an insider.loris wrote:Richo made a comment a couple of weeks back that I thought was strange at the time. After being asked a question about Dempster not playing (think it was the last match of the JLT series). It was along the lines of "Sean made the decision not to play".......... at the time I thought it a little strange as there was no mention of being sore/rested. And I've been concerned because there has been a definite silence re Sean ever since. Reason I was asking 'Saintbrat' in another thread, did she know what was happening with Sean.
I hope it's all just rumour, maybe his new baby is keeping him up all night crying as some do, and Sean is just tired & wants a bit of time off.
Like most things with Sean - he flies under the radar. You don't notice him until he's not there to do what he most effectively does.
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i know defence was an issue, but gee, seeing lewis and mitchell available so cheap, and we get brown?SuperSaint wrote:WellardSaint wrote:Richo is keeping Brown to justify drafting him.SuperSaint wrote:Well you know I can't blame the guy. He has been excellent all last year as a defender and so professional in his preparation, so imagine how anyone would feel when he gets overlooked for both Carlisle and Brown. They were both pretty poor and second efforts were few and far between. Our coach has made some strange selections at times but this one was a slap in the face. Decisions like this can derail clubs. Brown is very slow and not a shadow of the player Dempster has been on recent form.
To drop him would be to admit he was wrong.
If Brown can't hold back the storm surge, AR is just going to play the blame game-
"our midfield pressure wasn't strong", he will say.
I agree and this is where egos can be detrimental for a club. Brown is well past his prime and turns like a Mack truck. With that line of thinking, Richo should have kept Tom Lee, a much cheaper backup. The game has unfortunately moved past Brown's style of play.
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To be fair, Bruce Doull would have looked like rubbish in our back line last week, the way the ball was coming in.SuperSaint wrote:Well you know I can't blame the guy. He has been excellent all last year as a defender and so professional in his preparation, so imagine how anyone would feel when he gets overlooked for both Carlisle and Brown. They were both pretty poor and second efforts were few and far between. Our coach has made some strange selections at times but this one was a slap in the face. Decisions like this can derail clubs. Brown is very slow and not a shadow of the player Dempster has been on recent form.
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Re: Sean Dempster might be quiting
There was no leadership on the back line when the crunch came on Sat
Dempster is still our best mark one mark can swing a game back to you.
Carlisle did lay a few good bumps - but his anticipation of where to be for the next bit of play let him down.
Dempster is still our best mark one mark can swing a game back to you.
Carlisle did lay a few good bumps - but his anticipation of where to be for the next bit of play let him down.
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I defy any backman to look good last week considering the pathetic effort by those upfield in keeping the ball in our possession.oh when the wrote:There was no leadership on the back line when the crunch came on Sat
Dempster is still our best mark one mark can swing a game back to you.
Carlisle did lay a few good bumps - but his anticipation of where to be for the next bit of play let him down.
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Sam McClure on SEN rang the club and they are livid. Apparantly he is going through a personal problem at the moment. Gary Lyon asked why Damian Barratt hadnt rung the club to confirm.
Typical Barratt, a nothing story .
Would be extremely surprised if Dempster cracked the sads over being dropped, would think he is made of better stuff than that.
If Sean is going through something, shame on Barratt for reporting that and putting that on Nick on tfs. No wonder I dont watch that shite anymore
Typical Barratt, a nothing story .
Would be extremely surprised if Dempster cracked the sads over being dropped, would think he is made of better stuff than that.
If Sean is going through something, shame on Barratt for reporting that and putting that on Nick on tfs. No wonder I dont watch that shite anymore
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Re: Sean Dempster might be quiting
Barrett's a f***wit. Always has been.saintbrat wrote:if you follow the TSF twitter link they have the vision of the suggestion
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Barrett. Has all the credibility of "Chemical Ali". And Lyon used to call him the best in the business! Probably is, I suppose, which says it all about the business he's in. What a c*ckhead.
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I agree with your comment. I wonder how good the relationship really is between Lyon and Barratt. Lyon was very quick to jump in and ask why barratt wouldnt have contacted the club before running with the story. Lets face it they just read the script on TFS not sure Lyon believed he was best in the business. Lyon also chatted away to Billy Brownless too and we saw how that ended.White Winmar wrote:Barrett. Has all the credibility of "Chemical Ali". And Lyon used to call him the best in the business! Probably is, I suppose, which says it all about the business he's in. What a c*ckhead.
Barratt was one of the reasons I stopped watching TFS he would come on with some great story which ended up with a lot of maybe's and mights.
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C'mon WS...You couldn't handle watching Gilbo play and to embarrassed to wear the colours at an Eagles game.WellardSaint wrote:Unfortunately...I had to give up my ticket for this weekend. Had a Koby Stevens incident and sadly, won't be able to go, not even for Captains Run.loris wrote:Luv you too sweetie.........you can buy me a chocolate at the match on Saturday evening. Are you going?WellardSaint wrote:My money is on Loris for gut feeling and intuition, even over an insider.loris wrote:Richo made a comment a couple of weeks back that I thought was strange at the time. After being asked a question about Dempster not playing (think it was the last match of the JLT series). It was along the lines of "Sean made the decision not to play".......... at the time I thought it a little strange as there was no mention of being sore/rested. And I've been concerned because there has been a definite silence re Sean ever since. Reason I was asking 'Saintbrat' in another thread, did she know what was happening with Sean.
I hope it's all just rumour, maybe his new baby is keeping him up all night crying as some do, and Sean is just tired & wants a bit of time off.
Like most things with Sean - he flies under the radar. You don't notice him until he's not there to do what he most effectively does.
Loris does not ever have an agenda- her only agenda is sincerity![]()
I was looking forward to this game for months, too
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Surely with Brown coming in the possibilities of Demps not playing seniors all the time would have been clearly pointed out to him. Would he even need to play VFL? He's a super fit bugger as it is. If there is any merit to this I'm sure its more of a personal/fitness issue. He would be brilliant mentor around the club for Goddard in particular who needs to be picking his brain all the time about positioning and shutting down forwards.
We need room to be playing guys like Goddard, White & Rice as they are the future and need to start getting senior games as they are showing a fair bit already. And they can actually kick the ball - a welcome change from our normal backline players. IT will be a weird experience to actually see us keep the ball as we work it up the field. But I could get used to it.
We need room to be playing guys like Goddard, White & Rice as they are the future and need to start getting senior games as they are showing a fair bit already. And they can actually kick the ball - a welcome change from our normal backline players. IT will be a weird experience to actually see us keep the ball as we work it up the field. But I could get used to it.
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Re: Sean Dempster might be quiting
I call this Bulltish.
If for no other reason that Sean is building his post-playing career at present by developing his expertise and credentials in sport fitness/scrience etc and the Saints are assisting him in this process by allowing him to work in this area at the club.
Sure he is playing his last year. But he is also actively transitioning to his next career.
If for no other reason that Sean is building his post-playing career at present by developing his expertise and credentials in sport fitness/scrience etc and the Saints are assisting him in this process by allowing him to work in this area at the club.
Sure he is playing his last year. But he is also actively transitioning to his next career.
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Surely, this description applies to Sean as well, he isn't exactly agile and is terrible below his knees. Sean's disposal is also extremely iffy. He is a brilliant intercept mark and is as brave as anyone on the field but he is quickly approaching the end of his careerSuperSaint wrote:WellardSaint wrote:Richo is keeping Brown to justify drafting him.SuperSaint wrote:Well you know I can't blame the guy. He has been excellent all last year as a defender and so professional in his preparation, so imagine how anyone would feel when he gets overlooked for both Carlisle and Brown. They were both pretty poor and second efforts were few and far between. Our coach has made some strange selections at times but this one was a slap in the face. Decisions like this can derail clubs. Brown is very slow and not a shadow of the player Dempster has been on recent form.
To drop him would be to admit he was wrong.
If Brown can't hold back the storm surge, AR is just going to play the blame game-
"our midfield pressure wasn't strong", he will say.
I agree and this is where egos can be detrimental for a club. Brown is well past his prime and turns like a Mack truck. With that line of thinking, Richo should have kept Tom Lee, a much cheaper backup. The game has unfortunately moved past Brown's style of play.
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Has anyone considered there maybe personal reasons for this? It's not unusual for this to happen early in a season.
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Exactly - the space Melbourne created was impossible to defend.Johnny Member wrote:To be fair, Bruce Doull would have looked like rubbish in our back line last week, the way the ball was coming in.SuperSaint wrote:Well you know I can't blame the guy. He has been excellent all last year as a defender and so professional in his preparation, so imagine how anyone would feel when he gets overlooked for both Carlisle and Brown. They were both pretty poor and second efforts were few and far between. Our coach has made some strange selections at times but this one was a slap in the face. Decisions like this can derail clubs. Brown is very slow and not a shadow of the player Dempster has been on recent form.
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Yep think I pointed that out earlierBruce G McAbee wrote:Has anyone considered there maybe personal reasons for this? It's not unusual for this to happen early in a season.
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+1mullet wrote:Sam McClure on SEN rang the club and they are livid. Apparantly he is going through a personal problem at the moment. Gary Lyon asked why Damian Barratt hadnt rung the club to confirm.
Typical Barratt, a nothing story .
Would be extremely surprised if Dempster cracked the sads over being dropped, would think he is made of better stuff than that.
If Sean is going through something, shame on Barratt for reporting that and putting that on Nick on tfs. No wonder I dont watch that shite anymore
If Dempster were considering retirement, I doubt that it would have anything to do with not been selected, he's made of sterner stuff than that.
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f***wit Garry Hobo Lyon says the club should suspend him.
Go f*** yourself Gally.
SEN should sack the turd
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Gary suspended himself for a year over mowing someone else's lawn.saintspremiers wrote:f***wit Garry Hobo Lyon says the club should suspend him.
Go f*** yourself Gally.
SEN should sack the turd
His replacement on The Footy Show, ironically, has done something similar.
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And didnt Brayshaw trade in his wife for a newer model and then decide to spend more time with his family and so leave TFS. Its Jinxed!!! and deserves to beWellardSaint wrote:Gary suspended himself for a year over mowing someone else's lawn.saintspremiers wrote:f***wit Garry Hobo Lyon says the club should suspend him.
Go f*** yourself Gally.
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Suspend him? For what reason?saintspremiers wrote:f***wit Garry Hobo Lyon says the club should suspend him.
Go f*** yourself Gally.
SEN should sack the turd