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The more I think about it, the more I realise the pressure is really on Geelong. 10 years of ‘success’ but no flags. Hawk is 34. Selwood is past his best etc. they are trying to deflect but a loss is disastrous for the Cats

He is 29 next month. A 4 year deal is crazy. There must have been some serious interest. he looks the type that might slow down after 30 but who knows

So their record in the last 10 years is 7-14 in finals with zero flags. ouch 9 finals campaigns and only one GF. they have had sustained success to a degree but they have not yet proven they can beat the draft/equalisation model. and I hope they never do

my word, the reporting on this is bad, even for footy journos. basically tweet/print any random thing they think of We won't get it done without Jackson going to Freo. what utter nonsense! we don't have a first round pick - we didnt the last couple of years going in to the draft either did we? but look at Kozzi and Bowey. If we want him enough and he wants us enough, we can get it done. he would have to accept unders from us though. would be a massive, the kid is a future gun

That and some bloke had the ball after a dodgy free kick with 34 seconds to go and kicked it out of bounds 😂

Jonsey won’t be with the boys if we make the GF??? That sucks 😢

if you can't name the player, can you say if Jonesy is a chance to replace said player? I assuming a Jordon/Sparrow type

hopefully the maid is around tonight??

Agreed. especially when you add in the Kardinia Park home round factor. Easy to score from the centre and no width. The Cats will have nowhere to hide at Optus.

Thanks. Yeah I agree. It seems clear Jonsey won’t be playing unless there are injuries. I think Max was trying to do the right thing. Just might have said a bit too much imo

Cheers for that. I've just told myself to relax and I'm in a world of bliss! not even anxious about covid, work or homeschooling anymore!

I have noticed this also but I think it is deliberate from the Cats. I think they think their best chance is for us to choke on the big stage. That swarmy smile from Selwood was a give away. they have been dismissing the round 23 choke from them as not mattering as they were already in the top 4 - even though they go smashed by Port away. and they have not acknowledged the loss to Port either. Man I would love to see that smile wiped off Selwood's face

Unusual to hear a captain talk like this. Although I like his directness, I think such detailed responses on player selection should be left to the Coaches. Not like Max is on the selection committee. Max should not be giving more information than the head coach imo If my captain was questioning whether I could "stand up" like a kid who debuted this year, I'd be [censored] as a former captain and 300 gamer. I am sure he meant no harm but best to leave this stuff to the coach

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/department-of-trade/afl-news-2021-lachie-neale-fremantle-trade-caroline-wilson-vs-tony-jones-video-transcript/news-story/eaa8004038e5fe75b439c647681827da I agree with Caro here. Neale is walking out on the Lions and they should play hardball. He walked out on his contract with Freo and is doing it again. I wouldn't be in a rush to have him in my team, gun player but a team man?

Nathan Carroll wrote a book???

you think I'm choosing to be nervous/anxious??

With three talls plus Rohan, I don’t think there is any chance of Smith being dropped. We need to free up Lever as much as possible

The past is history today is now tomorrow is yesterday in 2 days time ... I forgot my point

Neale is only concerned with his wallet. Will get a big money multi year deal at Freo. If he honoured his deal at the lions he’d have much less currency.

After watching the footy shows tonight I’m so pumped for the game I can’t sleep! in 96 hours time we will be feeling either the best feeling in the world or the worst aside from winning the granny that is but one step at a time

All days of the week especially Friday:

Silly me, I thought their own fans might get their record right

losing 9 out of 11 prelims is a horrific record (despite how good the record is to get there)

The spirit in the group is fantastic. Never has it looked better. Plenty of laughs but plenty of teaching going on and intensity. The future and the present look really bright

He would look like an angry Hunt