DistrACTION Jackson

If he misses his family, surely he is building up enough frequent flyer points to get his parents over once a month....

He's originally from Perth and I think he's pretty cooked now.

I'd say with Gus signing it is highly likely we have upped our offer a bit knowing my namesake is gone. I reckon Lloyd Meek will be part of the deal to partner with Gawny, but we will probably also want a top 10 pick plus another pick late 1st early 2nd.

I think we are all sitting here hoping we see that switch flicked this week. If we do it will give me a lot more confidence heading into the end of the regular season and into finals. If we don't it's hard to see us getting our best back this season.

If he does feel a bit disgruntled at not playing more midfield time - which I'm not saying he definitely is, just surmising. I don't really understand why we can't include him in some of the midfield rotations? It's not like our midfield are unstoppable at the moment. We were beaten in clearances by 14 on the weekend.

Ladder predictor shows we would finish either 2nd or 3rd winning two games depending on other results. Just have to find a way to win! Holding out hope we can get a similar run as the end of last year, but not confident now. The lack of pressure and ability to win clearances is disgraceful atm with a midfield so strong. Need to change it up, add a bit more variety.

The fact the Eagles have pick 2... or even 1 in the pre-season draft is perfect for us. We just hold out until we get the deal we want. If Freo come with that kind of offer, they better be ready with stuff to get it done or they look like idiots.

Amazing that Selwood has done this his whole career but now suddenly it's an issue. AFL are a joke

Do we take the hit in the ruck and go find a cheaper back up option. We then use the salary and trading pieces to potentially go out and get ourselves another gun mid like a Taranto from GWS? This would then allow us to play Trac more forward at times and make us more dangerous. Then I can change my name to the Tarantolar..... easy fix

Looks likely I'll have to change my name again. Is there anyone we definitely don't want playing for us? I'll just change it to that. Ps. last name was based on Dom Tyson....

Geelong are hell bent on never using draft picks ever again.

I get the feeling he's pretty happy in Melbourne. Has a Melbourne gf so can't see him going. He's also told my brother that if the money is right he will re-sign no worries at all.

I got my info from a Dees player. He played a lot of last year with a sore back and had either injections or painkillers before games and said a lot of players do. The Doctors are careful to monitor the amounts they have to ensure they minimise the risk of adverse health issues. I won't give his name, but he was in the premiership team.

I think 100% in AFL terms more relates to is there a chance of extra injury. All players play sore most of the year and most have injections before each game.

Is Brown not playing in the U16 Champs? Didn't hear him mentioned in any of the write ups.

I actually view van Rooyen as a very similar player to Jack Reiwoldt, the way he launches at the ball. He also looks a bit like him and has a similar kicking action. Ideally we would have a 200cm forward to partner him in the future. The good thing is we will be able to lure good players with the possibility of playing finals and winning flags.

Sounds like both Gawn and Jacko are good to go. Must be M Brown and Weid out. If Hibbo isn't 100% hopefully Rivers comes back in.

Not really team related, but what a massive stuff up by the AFL holding a 1 v 2 clash at GMHBA stadium, while it is also going through a renovation and isn't even near full capacity. Probably would have got 60-70k at the G minimum. Farcical.

The boys are wanting to become one of the greatest teams... love it

What's Dogga doing?

I'm tearing up knowing he will go down as probably Melbourne's greatest player....

We will absolutely be in the market for a ruckman or 2. I reckon we will pick up a mature age back up either via trade or free agency and will also draft a developing ruck with one of our picks in the draft.

It seems to me Jackson prefers to play in the ruck than up forward, so I'd question why he would go to Freo over the Eagles if he did leave. At Freo he will probably sit behind Darcy as the number 1 ruck and Darcy is only 23. At the Eagles he would likely take over from Natainui after 1 or 2 seasons max. He also would have a brighter future as number 1 ruck at the Dees than Freo, so not sure why he would go there.

I think it's a good thing to see how certain teams play against us atm, as it gives us the information we need later in the year to combat this. I have noticed Goodwin hasn't been changing much in the team structure to try win a tight game and is just backing the players at this stage. I reckon this may change in the finals though as it is do or die. And I don't mind that we keep our cards close to the chest, as if we swing something different mid game it is near impossible for a team to change on the run.

Probably due to that recent 5 game promotion