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If Jones plays 300 games, its because he has been gifted games not because he earned it. 

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    If Tom McDonald could slim down and regain his previously elite endurance running capabilities, he could be the answer to the problem of who plays opposite Langdon on the other wing.

    (Getting him to change his body shape was a horrible mistake.)

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    Cairns should be our new home ground. Wonderful place. Tropical paradise.

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    2 hours ago, Pickett2Jackson said:

     

    Not sure abut that elegt,.  Don't see him rated highly by anyone.

    Dees supporters froth over lever. Think he's captain material.... the bloke has been average his whole career, spends more time guarding grass and all he can do is punch the ball

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    8 hours ago, Dame Gaga said:

    Cairns should be our new home ground. Wonderful place. Tropical paradise.

    May we never play at the joint again!
     

    3 losses there in the one month (one of them we didn’t play in but it knocked us out of the finals race)

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    11 hours ago, Elegt said:

    Dees supporters froth over lever. Think he's captain material.... the bloke has been average his whole career, spends more time guarding grass and all he can do is punch the ball

    We definitely got ripped off in that trade.

    He better lift big time next season.

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    • Oscar McDonald provided better value for the size of his contract than Lever. Ditto Frost.
    • I love Max Gawn, but gun ruckmen don't win premierships in the modern era.
    • I'll always believe Mahoney is clueless until he stops giving four and five year contracts to average footballers (and three year contracts to players with major injury concerns).
    • If you are less than 180cm tall, you'd better have some serious talent. We have three such players who have no place on an AFL list.
    • If you are less than 190cm tall and can't get a kick in two years at VFL level, you'll never get one at AFL level.
    • Weideman will never be a quality AFL forward, and I can't see him and Ben Brown working well in the same forward line.
    • Jackson will never be a quality AFL ruckman.
    • Tom McDonald is a better player than at least 2/3 of our current list.
    • Jetta should have retired.
    • Trading out future draft picks is the AFL equivalent of a ponzi scheme that will hurt us big time at some point - probably next year.
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    11 hours ago, Elegt said:

    Dees supporters froth over lever. Think he's captain material.... the bloke has been average his whole career, spends more time guarding grass and all he can do is punch the ball

    Jake Lever: 106 intercepts in 2020. Ranked 10th in the AFL.

    Steven May ranked 34th, Michael Hibberd 80th, Christian Salem 95th. 

    So punching the ball isn't 'all he can do', although he ranks 10th for one percenters (May 9th), so he's still pretty good at it.  

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    Unpopular opinion: I enjoy watching the modern game more than the games in the 80s. 

    There's more going on in the modern game, it's more contested, the pace is higher, the quality of the players is higher, the tactics go beyond 'ruckman behind the ball' or matchups, and the goals actually mean something. 

    Looking back at those old games .... it just looks like glorified circle work to me now.

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    1 hour ago, poita said:
    • Oscar McDonald provided better value for the size of his contract than Lever. Ditto Frost.
    • I love Max Gawn, but gun ruckmen don't win premierships in the modern era.
    • I'll always believe Mahoney is clueless until he stops giving four and five year contracts to average footballers (and three year contracts to players with major injury concerns).
    • If you are less than 180cm tall, you'd better have some serious talent. We have three such players who have no place on an AFL list.
    • If you are less than 190cm tall and can't get a kick in two years at VFL level, you'll never get one at AFL level.
    • Weideman will never be a quality AFL forward, and I can't see him and Ben Brown working well in the same forward line.
    • Jackson will never be a quality AFL ruckman.
    • Tom McDonald is a better player than at least 2/3 of our current list.
    • Jetta should have retired.
    • Trading out future draft picks is the AFL equivalent of a ponzi scheme that will hurt us big time at some point - probably next year.

    Well this was depressing aha

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    On 12/5/2020 at 5:30 PM, JTR said:

    Olivers kicking is a liability

    Conversely, Oliver doesn't handball enough.

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    On 12/4/2020 at 6:20 PM, Better days ahead said:

    Tom Scully has been unfairly maligned by the Dees faithful for long enough. I think it’s time to forgive and forget!

    A very Lurch moment

     

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    1 hour ago, poita said:
    • Oscar McDonald provided better value for the size of his contract than Lever. Ditto Frost.
    • I love Max Gawn, but gun ruckmen don't win premierships in the modern era.
    • I'll always believe Mahoney is clueless until he stops giving four and five year contracts to average footballers (and three year contracts to players with major injury concerns).
    • If you are less than 180cm tall, you'd better have some serious talent. We have three such players who have no place on an AFL list.
    • If you are less than 190cm tall and can't get a kick in two years at VFL level, you'll never get one at AFL level.
    • Weideman will never be a quality AFL forward, and I can't see him and Ben Brown working well in the same forward line.
    • Jackson will never be a quality AFL ruckman.
    • Tom McDonald is a better player than at least 2/3 of our current list.
    • Jetta should have retired.
    • Trading out future draft picks is the AFL equivalent of a ponzi scheme that will hurt us big time at some point - probably next year.

    Mostly reasonable points apart from your opinions about the McDonald brothers. Even if they had more to offer physically they've both been mentally shot for 2 years. 

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