DistrACTION Jackson

Unfortunately I wouldn't put anything past the media these days….

Hopefully not too bad! I guess Spencer may get a few games now….

Weideman will probably have to do some rucking for the rest of the game. We should look to read Smith's taps as Watts won't be able to beat him.

Any news on Gawn? It's not an ACL is it?

I think we should be thinking 45K now! Onwards and upwards!

The great thing we have now is such a strong nucleus of young guns and with free agency we have the opportunity to do what the Hawks did and cherry pick players to fill deficiencies. Even when say someone like Bernie Vince retires, we could easily go out and pluck someone in that 28-30 range who is looking to win a flag and it won't cost us anything but salary cap space. We can then still use our first round picks each year to continually bring in young talent. If managed correctly we have a great opportunity to play 5-10 years of finals. Edit: And if the Hawks and Freo think it will be a quick turn around I think they need to re-assess. They are in for a few years down the bottom. But it's good to see the system working to ensure bottom teams can get back up.

Can't believe he didn't make the team of the week for round 2.

Now we know Lewis and Hogan are definitely out I'd like to see the following: Outs: Lewis, Hogan Ins: Vince, Spencer This will allow Watts to play forward the entire match and also mean Gawn can spend less time in the ruck and try to stretch the Geelong defence.

That is insane. I can understand a week, or even two for what they did, but three weeks?

So is Hogan out for 2 or 1 with an early plea? The AFL site is saying he will miss both Geelong and Freo games. I just watched the Thompson hit- I do not understand how the MRP come up with their deliberations. That was far more forceful and dangerous than anything Lewis or Hogan did. The inconsistency is incredible.

Also, we should really go out and get Josh Kelly. Went to school with Jayden Hunt and Christian Salem. He would complement our tough on ballers perfectly.

The AFL gave the GC and GWS a heap of picks and money to try and get the clubs successful straight away. They gave GWS the most and they are obviously now a very very strong side. But I really question the long term viability of both. Even if GWS win the flag this year and maybe even another 2 or 3, eventually they will be back to having the same picks and salary cap as everyone else. Once that happens they will completely fall apart. There will be no one turning up, players will just walk out as who would want to play in front of 10,000 people every week when other teams average over 35,000 every game. What a waste of time, money and talent it will be.

I can't believe BT just said Boyd is growing into a star...... he is a [censored]

I concur. He should cop the same as Watts. He is 200cm and can't take a contested grab

I wonder how he is feeling about his move now..... ha ha ha.

I wonder if we will advertise them on the back of our jumpers?

I was also thinking this.

How about Cripps v Oliver.

Early picks are definitely very important, but I would argue the later picks are just as important. If you take the Hawks for example, they definitely nailed their early picks in Hodge, Lewis, Franklin, Roughead and Riloi. However, what they were also able to do is get some really good players with mid-late picks as well. Sam Mitchell: Pick 36 Isaac Smith: Pick 19 (not as late but still a good selection) Liam Shiels: Pick 34 Taylor Dureya: Pick 69 Luke Breust: Pick 77 Paul Puopolo: Pick 66 If you nail the late picks and ensure you are getting the majority of early picks right you have the opportunity to build a very strong side. Fingers crossed we've been able to do that!

This guy has put numbers and statistics into something I have thought for a long period. The main reason the Cats and Hawks were so successful is that they built their sides from the ground up and were able to build incredible cohesion and teamwork. Obviously recruiting goes a long way as well, but by building a team first ethos it made them nearly unbeatable. Fast forward to now and they are both spending big, trying to lure players to keep staying on top. It is this reason why I believe they will not win another flag if they continue with this method. Obviously the Hawks are only in the second season since they won, but the theory is still the same and I'll be very interested in how they go over the next few seasons. I am very happy with where are team is at and they seem to be building a great team first mentality. Whether that translates into a premiership only time will tell.

6- Clayton Oliver 5- Max Gawn 4- Nathan Jones 3- Jesse Hogan 2- Jordan Lewis 1- Tom McDonald

It is amazing how Watts has copped so much and this guy nothing. Played one good game, in the biggest game of course.

I think both sides have gotten stronger in regards to personnel and games into youngsters. No Montagna helps us. But no Tyson doesn't help as he is a gun at his best. Hopefully Riewoldt is starting to drop off......

Garland's made a quick recovery from his ACL......

True. The level of commentary has really reached new lows. Most people are only interested in a few clubs and literally don't even know players name. Pretty poor when that is your job!