DistrACTION Jackson

C'mon guys he's played one game in a 100 point drubbing.... let's see how he goes in a proper match

He kicked 40 goals over two years at 19/20.... that's pretty consistent in my book.

Could you imagine! haha that would be the greatest draft win in history.... would that make Reid the first number one pick to join the premier? 😈

I agree DD, I much prefer Grundy in centre bounces and think we look more dynamic when he is in there. Gawn's biggest strength is his marking, both contested and the ability to out-run his opponent and get uncontested marks as well. I fee like once he comes to terms with this he may actually go to a new level and become the best ruck/forward in the game. If Gawn can get more marks in the 20-30m range he will kick a lot more goals. On Monday night all his shots (other than the goal line one) were taken from about 50 metres and I'd say he's at best a 50/50 chance from there but probably more a 40/60. If he can get more marks at the closer range I can easily see him kicking bags of 3, 4 or even more. The other benefit we have is he can drop behind the ball late in quarters if we want to 'kill' the game and not let a side score in red time. I think by the end of the season the Grundy/Gawn combo will be a well oiled machine and lead us to flag 14.

100%. That's why it would be great if we can get two early picks this year. One being the Freo pick and the other a potential trade up.

A loss to the Dogs tonight would be perfect. With games coming against Brisbane (gabba), Hawks, Swans (SCG), Geelong and then us they could potentially be 3-8 after 11 rounds and season over. Love this death ride.

He seems like the kind of player who will slide a bit due to size.... maybe a pick around 10-15? I wouldn't be surprised to see us go hard at this draft and trade up to have 2 picks inside the top 10-15. For example, let's say the dockers finish 11th which is their current position (highly likely given their draw) then we will have pick 8. Gold Coast currently have pick 3, however I expect they will win enough games to finish around 14th and will hold pick 6. Given they have a big key forward academy player who is a potential top 3 prospect we may be able to work a deal with them where we give our first round pick, Freos second and a future 1st for this pick plus some extra picks coming back. This would give us picks 6 & 8 in the draft, plus later picks to match a bid on Kynan Brown.

100%. Sometimes it makes you wonder why teams draft young project players in the 40s and 50s when there's mature guys like this who can come in and make an immediate impact.

How is it having a large number of WA contingent in the squad and how tight are they?

That's easy to say, but imagine you've got a strong AFL footballer in a tackle and they are pushing one way and you are trying to pull them the other. They then lose balance and your full weight pulls them down. It's not completely black and white. I agree that a sling tackle is reportable but some of these are pretty mild tackles.

Thought I'd start a topic on here as this seems to be a big issue in the AFL at the moment. Keen to get people's thoughts on the high number of suspensions being handed out for tackles? It seems the AFL have got a bit trigger happy on these, with some seemingly innocuous tackles being slapped with 1 or 2 week bans. I'm all for protecting players heads, but I think it has got a bit over the top now and they should relax it a little for the players. It is so hard in the moment, with players momentum and strength to have bans for a tackle like Merrett or Adams on the weekend. I think tackle bans should be reserved for the genuine sling tackles. I was one person who was annoyed Chandler was suspended last year as he didn't do a whole lot wrong and it was more the other players momentum that caused the concussion. Food for thought!

Well if it was sold as a double header and the majority were only going to the other game, not sure how Dees and Port fans could get more tickets? Or was each game sold individually?

My point was it isn't always the best to combine match stats from 6 months prior, as there is a lot of differences to both personnel and gameplan etc.

It's a bit nonsensical to combine games from last season and then the next season and anyone can choose stats that suit their agenda. For example, the saints are 8-9 over the same period.... is this cause for concern?

He had a tough day up against two ruckmen pretty much by himself. The team as a whole was terrible so think it's a bit rough singling him out. May, Tomlinson and Petty were all terrible and offered almost nothing aerially.

Kane Cornes was the one who dressed up as him after round one talking him up as the greatest thing ever. Easy way to put a target on his back. People are booing JHF because they think he is a spoilt brat, which he came across as being. How about these media personalities just STFU and focus on footy and not single out specific young players, both for good and bad reasons.

HOE - Head of Everything

I'm thinking Hibbo out with injury, Jordon in and Laurie sub.

Reading between the lines, Brown won't play so will be interesting to see who comes in

Would love to see the men's side get a few Irish players back in the mix!

Think you're confused with Corey Warner from Sydney.

I don't get this Adelaide talk? He's Victorian.....

Fair enough for him to wait and see. I hope he stays, but if we win another flag this year someone like him may leave for more money. If I had to choose between paying Kozzie and JJ I know who I'm choosing....

I think when you look at these stats the more important aspect is where the shots are coming from. I felt like we got a lot more shots from around 30m out and not deep in pockets. If you can get more shots from this area you are inevitably going to kick at a higher accuracy. Similarly, if you force the opposition wide they will generally have a lower accuracy.

People calling for Howes in, I enjoyed his game and nice to see him get touches but I would be surprised to see him picked atm. He got a lot of easy possessions across half back and I think still needs to build up his body and improve his contested game to be selected.