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Some good takes. Thought Laurie showed some great footy smarts. He and Spargo fighting it out for the forward flank role. Tomlinson with 12 disposals and 6 marks in 3 quarters was decent as well. Was always going to be subbed out to swing smith back and bring Schache on.

I’m not you can compare our ‘shafting’ to theirs. Theirs was a clear goal that would have been confirmed by ARC if the umpires had referred it to them. They now are out of the finals. Ours was possibly a goal, but ultimately inconclusive. No once could say there was clear daylight between Marchbank and the ball. It was discussed in great depth across the football media and the general consensus was the technology needed to be improved. In Adelaide, the technology was not used at all.

Is it right to criticise the ARC for this one? The umpire didn’t send it for review. 100% on the goal umpire.

The concern is that the AFL 'formula' and the particulars of an individual's contract are not made public. The league does not disclose the specific reasons for why they award a particular band of compensation. If it were purely mathematical and transparent, then there would be no need for clubs to lobby the league like Rawlings is.

Really do appreciate the updates from everyone but I am so confused about what’s going on!

A change needs to be made next week in our forward line; Schache or TMac needs to come in. It may be too big an ask for McDonald to play seniors after such a long break, but if one of them can stand up today, they simply must get a run next week to give them team some continuity leading into finals.

Felling a little flat this morning but I believe we saw the best two teams in the league, on currently form. It’ll take a massive effort to beat either of us in the finals.

Very sad news. Great player to watch.

6. Viney 5. Petracca 4. Gawn 3. Hunter 2. ANB 1. Kossie

Would have missed Howes as well (who I have some high hopes for). Would have been a huge investment to match Pick 5 for a 'project player'.

I’ll be cold in the ground before a bemoan a Geelong loss. Book an early holiday Cats!

If they were open to it, I’d offer our two first rounders. Carlton forward line functions better without him and he is exactly what we need.

We’ve been keen on Mitch Georgiades since his draft year…

Hopefully another player that Fremantle has low-balled and they’ve decided to leave. We were very keen but maybe his price has risen too high.

Played the game of his life against us last year, so our coaches would have got a good look at him. Might enjoy the extra space on the wings at the G…

Such is the saturation of AFL media, by the time we hit draft night(s) this will be touted as a super draft. Always is. Every media pundit needs to create content singing the praises of every star in the fist 25 picks and they’re always trying to outdo each other.

If memory serves correctly we had Duursma training with us over the preseason. Had track watchers very excited by his performances in match sims.

I cant get over home smoothly he moves. Very different player, but reminds me of Travis Johnstone, the way he seemingly glides across the turf.

Seems fair that we developed Mac Andrew for them and their academy develops Kalani for us!

I have no problem with Grundy being rested. We should have been resting senior players throughout 2022 and it cost us big time on September. Max has had plenty of weeks off this year and needs a proper run. If we’re rewarding consistent form, Schache should come in to play second ruck/forward.

Gold Coast’s issues run so much deeper than the coach and the playing list. They have never established a professional footballing culture and high performance environment. The initial administrators and senior players failed to establish and maintain it. Whilst GWS is struggling to attract supporters, their culture has always been strong. Need experienced leadership to turn the place upside down, similar to Jackson and Roos at the Dees.

The commentators try to sell a narrative to keep the audience engaged. As we’re a consistently strong team now, they pump up the underdog to keep people tuned in. They’ll say the losing team is still in it up until the final siren.

Perry’s looking more comfortable this week and is strong overhead. Jordan is playing with confidence and has had some good run and carry plays. Viney is getting the attention usually reserved for Clarry and Trac. May and Lever very strong. Brown providing a strong option but needs to dig a litter deeper to cover stkilda’s defensive switch. Langdon running into some form. Melksham is dynamic and will hold his spot in the team.

Never been one for kicking a team whilst they're down but the 1994 Preliminary Final broke my heart as a kid and the 2018 Prelim Final broke it again as an adult. Kick away Lions!

They're fanatical Dees fans and the boys have been looked after by the club. If he's good enough, he's a Demon.