31 minutes ago, lorn said:

Yeah we're lucky because we have one of the best small forwards, but another good one would be good, but they're becoming hot property

I have been saying this for years, and using the lions as the exemplar - teams need mutiple goal kicking medium mid/forwards, forward/mids and wing/half backs who can push forward and be a threat (eg dempsey, ah chee).

Icing on the cake if they are also good over head

Two such players ain't gonna cut it, let alone one.

Just look how man such players the lions have - McCluggage, Raynor, Bailey, Berry, Ah Chee, Lohmann, Zorko and Wilmont.

And that's not even counting smalls like Cameron, as he's a permanent forward (though does push up when not in the game) or more pure mids like Fletcher, Ashcroft x 2 and Neale, all of whom kick their share of goals.

To illustrate the importance to lions of such players, if you include the latter group (ie Cameron, Fletcher etc etc) 17 of their 18 goals were kicked by small/mediums (the outlier was Morris' late goal).

4 minutes ago, GM11 said:

Wonder

Their salary cap is going to be a squeeze over the next few years.

Not really

The under 21's are on comparatively low money. Neale and Cameron will retire plus they'll keep getting cheap top ups from their Academy.

So I was watching the game with friends yesterday including my very good friend who is an Essendon supporter.

We were discussing how they’re chasing Zac Bailey (who is a gun!), and he said Bailey would love to come play for a big club like Essendon now he’s won 2 flags.

I didn’t know if should laugh at him or cry at his delusion, so I just said the only way Bailey ends up at Essendon is if you throw every single bit of cap you have at him.

Geelong have 1 flag from 9 prelims

very interesting stat

12 minutes ago, jnrmac said:

Geelong have 1 flag from 9 prelims

very interesting stat

3 hours ago, whatwhat say what said:

he's one of the worst commentators going around - just a mouthbreather spewing inanities

Everything is a scandal or an act of unprecedented brilliance in his eyes. Every player is either a villainous coward or a mythic champion - some are both in the space of three minutes. The fact that Channel 7's "A Team" was him, Taylor and Brayshaw is frightening.

Scott was outcoached especially in the second half, dangerfield, smith shutdown ball movement delivered with purpose and bringing in Neil for the second half instead of starting him a genuis move.