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I haven’t kept track of Jackson since left however I seem to remember his first season with Freo was ordinary. How was he last year? 
His last year with us was bog ordinary. Is he worth chasing. My view with admittedly little knowledge of his recent form I see Kossie as way more valuable than him.  

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    13 minutes ago, old dee said:

    I haven’t kept track of Jackson since left however I seem to remember his first season with Freo was ordinary. How was he last year? 
    His last year with us was bog ordinary. Is he worth chasing. My view with admittedly little knowledge of his recent form I see Kossie as way more valuable than him.  

    Made the AA squad in his first season at freo. Down form last year after starting really well but apparently spent a lot of time unsettled with whatever was going on + illness. Looks really good this pre season.

     

    i think he’s worth more to us than kozzy tbh

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    4 minutes ago, mmwd6 said:

    Made the AA squad in his first season at freo. Down form last year after starting really well but apparently spent a lot of time unsettled with whatever was going on + illness. Looks really good this pre season.

     

    i think he’s worth more to us than kozzy tbh

    Appreciate your info. The next three weeks will tell how much we miss Kossie.

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    14 minutes ago, mmwd6 said:

    Made the AA squad in his first season at freo. Down form last year after starting really well but apparently spent a lot of time unsettled with whatever was going on + illness. Looks really good this pre season.

     

    i think he’s worth more to us than kozzy tbh

    If you’re making the AA squad then you’re a bona fide A grader for a year or 2 after.

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    Jackson would be enormous for us.

    He is better than nearly any key forward we have, with only JVR in the discussion.

    He is a ruckman who would be great playing with Max, as we know and especially more valuable after he is gone.

    He is also good around the ground and is effectively another big mid.

    It's probably easier to replace Kozzie, than find a Jackson.

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    2 hours ago, Wizard of Koz said:

    Hypothetically

    Pretty much the same relatable dilemma that we all experience. Re: if you are with a partner who is from either interstate or abroad.

    Hypothetically if she gets the 9 month warning bell do you

    a) Stay in the present location and live the family life on good coin 

    b)  Move away from the fella's primary source of income to be with maternal side and have more of a family life without the man

    c) Move away from the primary source of income, and then  get a bigger and longer guaranteed income for he and she, have family close by and play on the G every second week if not more.

    Now both clubs must wait until the bogan gender reveal to see if the balloons are purple / white or red / blue

    I must add to point c. Moving to a club where he is a 23 year old premiership legend and a supporter base that love him. With a future after football of freedom and coin.

     

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    1 minute ago, Wizard of Koz said:

    I must add to point c. Moving to a club where he is a 23 year old premiership legend and a supporter base that love him. With a future after football of freedom and coin.

     

    That sounds awesome

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    Slight diversion: Which other players have left us and subsequently returned after playing with another AFL (or VFL) club? Carl Ditterich is one I can think of. I recall Gary Hardeman left and then returned, but I don't think he was at another VFL team in between. Anyone else?

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    11 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    Slight diversion: Which other players have left us and subsequently returned after playing with another AFL (or VFL) club? Carl Ditterich is one I can think of. I recall Gary Hardeman left and then returned, but I don't think he was at another VFL team in between. Anyone else?

    Peter 'Crackers' Keenan

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    15 hours ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    Slight diversion: Which other players have left us and subsequently returned after playing with another AFL (or VFL) club? Carl Ditterich is one I can think of. I recall Gary Hardeman left and then returned, but I don't think he was at another VFL team in between. Anyone else?

    Quite a few I wished returned. 

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    20 hours ago, Redleg said:

    Jackson would be enormous for us.

    He is better than nearly any key forward we have, with only JVR in the discussion.

    He is a ruckman who would be great playing with Max, as we know and especially more valuable after he is gone.

    He is also good around the ground and is effectively another big mid.

    It's probably easier to replace Kozzie, than find a Jackson.

    The romance will be over by July and he will have no reason to leave WA. Talk about 1+1 =3. 

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    On 08/03/2025 at 06:21, Wizard of Koz said:

    From what I have heard secondary from inside the purple is that this is seriously in play. Unfortunately so is Koz. 

    I can confirm from inside the red and blue, secondary source, Koz has spoken to the club about his intentions to move out west at years end. 

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    I wonder if Jackson is on St Kildas radar.  They seem desperate to land a big fish and from the dollars they have reportedly thrown around, we won't be abe to compete against them.

     

    You'd think any fair trade for Jackson back to Victoria definetaly opens up the door for us to get a good trade for Kozzy, however, will Freos trade targets need to change if they lose Jackson? 

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    17 minutes ago, Nietaphart said:

    I can confirm from inside the red and blue, secondary source, Koz has spoken to the club about his intentions to move out west at years end. 

    Doesn't mean we automatically agree though does it. Anymore than Freo automatically agree to Jackson. 

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    8 minutes ago, Vipercrunch said:

    I wonder if Jackson is on St Kildas radar.  They seem desperate to land a big fish and from the dollars they have reportedly thrown around, we won't be abe to compete against them.

     

    You'd think any fair trade for Jackson back to Victoria definetaly opens up the door for us to get a good trade for Kozzy, however, will Freos trade targets need to change if they lose Jackson? 

    I wouldn’t think they would change, primarily because they still have a highly touted ruckman (Darcy) and a serviceable back up (Reidy) on their list 

    I would think that if Jackson wanted out and if Freo agreed to trade him, it would be a tacit admission that their two ruck strategy was/is a failure 

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    1 hour ago, Nietaphart said:

    I can confirm from inside the red and blue, secondary source, Koz has spoken to the club about his intentions to move out west at years end. 

    The club can do what they did with Petracca and Oliver and say no. Unless they get decent compensation. 

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    3 hours ago, Nietaphart said:

    I can confirm from inside the red and blue, secondary source, Koz has spoken to the club about his intentions to move out west at years end. 

    He might want to go, but unless we get a deal we like then we hold him to his contract. We let Neal-Bullen go, but that never played out in the media. I reckon we do a swap for Jackson or then 3 first round picks and they need to be like Bolton's picks not 16,17 & 18.

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    4 hours ago, Nietaphart said:

    I can confirm from inside the red and blue, secondary source, Koz has spoken to the club about his intentions to move out west at years end. 

    If we get well compensated, then he can begrudgingly go.

    Otherwise he can see out his contract thank you very much.

    Edited by Demon Disciple

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    On 10/03/2025 at 17:26, 48 Year Now said:

    Big call and can’t really argue as he is super skilled and has the flag. Jeff Farmer in conversation though.

    Absolutely the wizard and Aaron Dave were excellent. Kozzie is on another plane.

    I wracked my memories of the 70's and 80's.

    Some good ones like Ricky Jackson came to mind. But none really came to mind.

    The bar kozzie set in the 2021 prelim is our gold standard. Plus his chase down first quarter of flag gf was priceless.

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    10 hours ago, 48 Year Now said:

    Quite a few I wished returned. 

    The worst one for me was losing Scott Thompson. That was a massive 12 year kick in the nuts. 

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    9 hours ago, Demon17 said:

    Absolutely the wizard and Aaron Dave were excellent. Kozzie is on another plane.

    I wracked my memories of the 70's and 80's.

    Some good ones like Ricky Jackson came to mind. But none really came to mind.

    The bar kozzie set in the 2021 prelim is our gold standard. Plus his chase down first quarter of flag gf was priceless.

    No way Kozzie has the Wiz covered.

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    14 hours ago, Vipercrunch said:

    I wonder if Jackson is on St Kildas rada

    I think anyone is. Not sure a tall is what they’re after though.

    Love the idea of the great man coming home but 2/3 first rounders that StK would pay for Jackson would probably be a wiser choice for us long term.

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    On 10/03/2025 at 22:34, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    Slight diversion: Which other players have left us and subsequently returned after playing with another AFL (or VFL) club? Carl Ditterich is one I can think of. I recall Gary Hardeman left and then returned, but I don't think he was at another VFL team in between. Anyone else?

    All l can think of is Don Williams, who went to play for Sale, returning in time for '64 premiership.

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