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He was OK. I'm still shocked at his poor decision making on occasions under pressure. I expected a game like this as virtually a bare minimum a couple of years ago, so I'm hardly going to go into raptures now.

Hogan is a winner, who wants and expects to be the difference. He won't shirk what he sees as a responsibility.

Whether we won or lost it makes no difference. A kick here or there represents no discernible differential. The Saints are rebuilding after a few grand finals and they're as good as us when we've been rebuilding for a decade. That's what's gutting. Roos has been great for the club, buy I actually wish this was his last year. He's too negative about our past and this has to have some rub off on the players. He's always talking about where we've been. And I'm sick of it.

I expect to see Neal-Bullen and Stretch celebrate their first win in the inner circle early this evening. It will be a fitting for them to enjoy this together.

King has great skill for a tall man. Shows real talent. I'm sure the club has a long-term view. Every club wants a 'forward ruck' as opposed to a 'ruck forward' for that second up role and King should develop into a Hale type.

So because a player is likened to others in an attempt to shed light on style you think those examples are peoples expectations. Interesting.

People don't seem to realise that Swan has excellent pace. ANB doesn't. Probably more Sidebottom.

Here's an opinion from someone I rate... Hogan will be a star of the competition.

Do you have to "like" the opinions of others ? By all means disagree, vehemently if need be, but try not to be so outraged.

Unlike most, he comes on here to announce he made an incorrect early call and you pipe up and ask him if he was "wrong" ? Obtuse

Was fantastic. Will be a star.

Don't be so hard on yourself.

There's actually plenty here that agree with me. It's their choice to remain silent. But I "get" that some football observers are barely that, which explains the outrage at such a suggestion. You cannot see what you cannot see. I'll leave it there.

Spent many a cold and wet miserable day there. And you felt like the players were ants they looked so far away. But nothing is worse than Casey Fields.

I don't know what some you watch when you go to the footy. Like Watts, Jurrah would pick and choose his contests. I know he was lightly framed and was used to playing on dirt, so they rarely tackled or threw each other to the ground, so there are mitigating circumstances, nonetheless, he struggled to come to grips with the physicality of AFL footy. I get you guys didn't see it, but it was plain for all to see. It doesn't mean it happened every time, but there were numerous instances when Jurrah avoided situations when he shouldn't have. You don't agree, that's fine, I'll leave it there.

I snuck out once to contribute to the purchase of his jumper. I hope it's taking pride of place somewhere in the NT.

I'm just not that into you.

Don't drink any. At Casey, anyway.

Watts is a shirker. You love him. I get it. No point talking footy with you.

Agreed.

Soft. He was most definitely a shirker.

Jurray was talented, but very soft.

It's the worst viewing ground I've ever been to.

It won't be "throwing him to the wolves", he would have earnt it. Playing in the AFL will also be beneficial for his development.

I don't want to sound uncharitable, so I'll say this as nicely as possible. It pleases me that I'll never see him grace a footy field ever again. I'm quietly rejoicing that his career is over and I've been looking forward to this day for a long time. I also must say that the few years he was at his peak he's the best midfielder I've seen. I love Voss, Williams, Black, etc. and rate Matthews' career as being unrivalled (as far as mids go), but for a few years Judd was without peer. I rate his best better than Ablett Junior's best, but I know many/most won't agree.