DistrACTION Jackson

Who is the other one?!

That team won’t lose a game…

Think he only played 9 last year.

Why not both….

I think a high pressure small forward could lock in a spot in the best 23 in my mind. One of the most important roles in modern footy given the extreme team defences now deployed by the best sides.

Culley isn’t on the list yet PF and it may be Henderson lining up in a forward pocket….

Makes sense given a small forward is more of a pressing need than an inside mid

How does Sestan look in his backline role?

I think it’s assumed he will be out for the season. I think Achilles that require surgery are a 9-12 month return for a tendon rupture.

Haven’t you heard SWYL, It’s not the media’s job to come up with plausible trades, just announce that someone is gone

That he knows a group have already pledged about $10m if it gets off the ground

Oh I’m sure they know more than we would…. FYI Peter Lawrence told me this

Well I don’t believe they have actually given them the funds right now, but they’ve committed it

Hope they give us a timeline on Windsor soon!

Think he’s pretty good mates with Clarry…. So maybe he should get in his ear.

Only issue is Melksham seems to be having constant injury issues this year... age may be catching up

If he is on the LTI I don't think he can play for Casey.... could be wrong though.

How does he look? Is he in main training now?

I believe they have started fundraising from the foundation heroes group. Always have a $10m commitment from a group of them from what I heard.

It’s fairly bare without Kozzy. I’m guessing Sharp will play some minutes in the forward line. They may have to get creative though unless we pick up a small forward in the SSP… Jack Henderson’s name has been thrown up and he fits the bill.

So a ruptured Achilles tendon was an injury he had in the past was it?

This discussion has been done to death though SWYL. I think the majority of us agree that it was a strange one for the club to give up that pick, but the discussion recently was around people supporting him and hoping for the best, only for him to get another devastating injury. This wasn’t an injury related to his history either and is one that just pops up randomly.

Totally agree with you. Not sure why, but we seem to have ignored our issue with quality small forwards for a few years now. We’ve obviously had issues with key forwards as well, but the last two premiers had 3-4 quality smalls playing. Bobby Hill, Ginnivan, McCreery and Elliott in 2023 and Cameron, Bailey, Lohman and Ah Chee in 2024.

Do you think he could crack best 22? And if so, what type of role?

First season playing forward and really only moved into the role after pre season from memory.