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Just now, Moonshadow said:

Surely Richards will get weeks for that haymaker from behind

He could have done some serious damage if he got him harder

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    6 minutes ago, BoBo said:

    They’re the 17th youngest list and 16th most inexperienced for games.

     

    3 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    Lesson to be learnt here @DeeSpencer..

    Do your research. 

    I did. That’s list age. It’s a very young list  with mostly kids at Box Hill. 

    Their actual team tonight:

    Average age is 25 6 months.

    Average games is 100.

    6 players under 50.

    Port last night. 25.10, 107, 6 under 50. No one was getting excited for the young Power (even before the result).

    For most of this year we had very similar numbers and often more guys under 50 games.

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    1 minute ago, DeeSpencer said:

     

    I did. That’s list age. It’s a very young list  with mostly kids at Box Hill. 

    Their actual team tonight:

    Average age is 25 6 months.

    Average games is 100.

    6 players under 50.

    Port last night. 25.10, 107, 6 under 50. No one was getting excited for the young Power (even before the result).

    For most of this year we had very similar numbers and often more guys under 50 games.

    Yeah fair point!

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    Any chance of a decent final?

    Sat arvo game is the best chance of a close one

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    9 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

    I suspect @DeeSpencer is talking about the 23 playing, not the entire list.

    The side currently playing has an average age of 25y 6m (Dogs are 26y 8m) and average games played of 107.6 (Dogs are 130.8).

    They're not that far off the same age/experience as Port last night (25y 10m and 107 games).

    I suspect they're the youngest side playing finals (perhaps GWS will be similar?) but they're nothing like some of the sides we saw in Round 24 (e.g. Fremantle was 24y 10m, Adelaide 24y 5m, GC was 24y 10m, North was 24y 9m). 

    If it's the 23 playing then yes that makes more sense.

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    JUH having a laugh in the middle with the Hawks players after the siren. 
     

    Not a good look given how disappointing he was. Too early to call him overhyped? 

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    When do we get a thread about Luke as head of footy?

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    The closeness Mitchell has with his players looks special. Reminds me of Goody with our group in 2021.

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    3 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

     

    I did. That’s list age. It’s a very young list  with mostly kids at Box Hill. 

    Their actual team tonight:

    Average age is 25 6 months.

    Average games is 100.

    6 players under 50.

    Port last night. 25.10, 107, 6 under 50. No one was getting excited for the young Power (even before the result).

    For most of this year we had very similar numbers and often more guys under 50 games.

    Yes had you said the current 23 then it would make sense.

    They're in good hands for the next few years. 

    Gunston and Bruest chalk up a lot of the games and experience on tonight. Both of them only played a half pretty much as they subbed each other on and off.

    This is a team that won without two of their younger stars in CJ and Will Day on top of Watson and Dear combing for 7 goals in total. Not bad for a couple of first year players.

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    3 minutes ago, Sir Windsor said:

    JUH having a laugh in the middle with the Hawks players after the siren. 
     

    Not a good look given how disappointing he was. Too early to call him overhyped? 

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    10 minutes ago, Ollie fan said:

    It's how you win games against teams that can't defend. We beat Geelong and Hawthorn, you know. 

    Yes we did beat them early in the year.

    But you’re saying that Port and Dogs can’t defend. Even so, they both beat us. 

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    7 minutes ago, Adam The God said:

    When do we get a thread about Luke as head of footy?

    Midfield coach perhaps?

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    Surely Watson and Dear convince everyone that the draft is the only way to go with pick 5. 
    Couple of first year blokes with a very solid impact

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    8 minutes ago, Adam The God said:

    When do we get a thread about Luke as head of footy?

    Wait for the Lions to lose tomorrow, and we'll have a triumvirate of footy in charge of the department

     

    5 minutes ago, Moonshadow said:

    Makes me sick to see Hawks and Geelong win comfortably in September again

    Look on the bright side, we're spared a boringly repetitive dogs v port semi final where the flaky winner is guaranteed cannon fodder in a prelim. Maybe the Hawks will provide something different and interesting for a few weeks, even if it is irritating that they're becoming successful again.

    And the Cats will at least provide the MCG with a prelim final. (Im outta ideas here)

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    7 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    Yes had you said the current 23 then it would make sense.

    They're in good hands for the next few years. 

    Gunston and Bruest chalk up a lot of the games and experience on tonight. Both of them only played a half pretty much as they subbed each other on and off.

    This is a team that won without two of their younger stars in CJ and Will Day on top of Watson and Dear combing for 7 goals in total. Not bad for a couple of first year players.

    I’m not sure CJ is a star, fun player when you’re rebuilding but be butchers it. To do this without Day is impressive, but he’s another mid who’s done his apprenticeship.

    I wonder if there’s something to having experience down back (although with Amon and Impey having more legs than our boys), a midfield that’s coming in to prime age/games played and mostly a young forward line.

    Chol plays like he’s 21, Dear plays like he’s 24 (crazy find), the smalls have the pace and exuberance of youth whilst also having big tanks. Moore gets his praise but MacDonald is so underrated, like a younger better ANB 

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    11 minutes ago, BW511 said:

    Surely Watson and Dear convince everyone that the draft is the only way to go with pick 5. 
    Couple of first year blokes with a very solid impact

    You're not going to get this every year at every finals.

    But what it does show is that you've got to continue to stock up on elite young talent when the opportunity presents itself and as it stands it does with us this year.

    I do hope Matthew Jefferson was watching Calsher Dear tonight. No reason why he can't come on next year and make a sudden impact for the year.

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