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Not sure what the fuss is on Ah-Mu. Huge guy and that gets him some grabs. Adams needs to be better. But there is no way he's AFL grade. I am quietly a little bit excited by Kentfield. Just looks and moves like a player.

Don't agree on Lever. Might look good in certain constrained match Sim situations, but his lack of athleticism, lateral movement and offensive ability is no longer at the level the game demands from an intercepting 2nd/3rd tall. Also if we do intend to move the ball faster, the backline will look very open. He's doesn't have the speed to close large gaps of space. Yes he can read the game, but with the speed teams move the ball he'll often be helpless. Add to that his limited 1v1 defensive ability and it's all trending in the wrong direction for him. In my opinion of course.

Agree with this. Was there that day and thought Sinnema showed a lot of promise. Was very surprised we didn't pick him up.

Okay...but surely you understand that the Men's has a significant influence on W attendance. It doesn't exist in isolation ....they are literally marketing to the same supporter/customer base using the same brand. Yes, there are W fans who aren't M fans and plenty of M fans who aren't W fans (yet), but the overlap in the middle of that Venn diagram (people who will have an interest in any/all things their club does, like you and me) is by far the biggest component. Every supporter base is either under/over penetrated in terms of their engagement converting to attendance. Ours has been relatively high (comparing attendance vs membership) for some time now in the Men's, as we had a period of success. There actually isn't a lot of juice left to squeeze out of our supporter base. Despite that our W engagement is not that bad across the board..certainly ahead of other clubs. North's penetration has been very low in the Men's, which means far more opportunity for the W. People need their fix somehow....It's no surprise that with a historic all conquering team that has won 26 in a row, their conversion is currently through the roof. Winning does that. In all sports, in every continent, for all of history. For what it's worth, I know several people (middle level, not "company guys" who'll spin a tale) in the Ops team at AFL house involved with AFLW, and all the engagement metrics are tracking about where they should be given its maturity, rapidly improving standard and competing sports in the landscape. Considering we are a very small market which is highly saturated with sporting content, and the total societal stigma the W is fighting against, it's going fine. The attendances rival and sometimes exceed A-League and Rugby. its a build....was never going to happen quickly.

What's with the bemoaning of our crowd? I went to the QF and whilst I don't know the attendance number it seemed vaguely the same as the number yesterday, maybe slightly less, but we weren't playing a Victorian side. FCS folks, North have won 26 games in a row and their men's side hasn't won a game in 5 years. There is a 50-100k supporter base there absolutely desperate for relevance and success....some of them were like ravenous junkyard dogs when Garner kicked that goal, it was genuinely bizarre. They are incredibly frustrated and starved of success. Of coure they're getting around them....

Extremely frustrating finish after being the better team all day. For a team that had won 25 in a row, they don't exhibit much skill. Bunch of contested bullies and in the last they decided to go full clobber mode. Agree with others on our lack of a big contested mid...Garner just gets it and moves it forward. Not much else to her. We were the only team moving the ball with system and showed far more skill I thought. Had the chance, didn't put them away. North fans were horrific and are clearly used to belting every team. Most don't know the rules and have clearly jumped on the unbeaten bandwagon. They couldn't believe it when they had a [censored] paid against them. When we had jumped them and I was just cheering loudly as the only dees fan with my little fella (who can be a bit extra), i was told by several to shut up. They're clearly not used to having any opposition. May their men's team continue to languish at the bottom.

Remind us why he's fallen?

Hibs leg was good but it's not what made him great. He was all heart and grit. Hated losing a contest. Thats what we miss.

What's with the lack of hype around here on Xavier Taylor? Looks like an absolute sure thing if ever I've seen one. High floor but also high ceiling type. Vlastuin clone

There's a tale around I think from one of the large fashion companies - potentially Prada but can't remember - who have a rule that new senior hires don't lead any meetings or even offer any significant perspectives in the first 3 months. They listen, learn, assess before taking the reigns properly. Always felt there was a lot of merit in that approach

Nonsense. The club knew all about Oliver's problems when they did the deal. Maybe they never thought it would spiral the way it did, but at a minimum they should have included certain protections. it is very easy to throw cash at a star player. Lamb should not be applauded for doing so. List management is not a short term game - but he has consistently made short term decisions that jeopardise the future of the club. Not strategic, not part of a cohesive vision - just re sign the stars (regardless of their issues) and pick up [censored] at the finish & around the fringes to make it look like you're doing something. Oh, and trade out of all future drafts too. He has constantly traded the future for the present, and we are paying for it BIG TIME right now. As soon as this period finishes, he should unequivocally be given his marching orders. (Unless he lands Bailey Humphrey)

Club enabled this behaviour by picking him round 1 2023 after spending most of the pre season in rehab. For a team with flag aspirations, it was unforgivable. Absolutely unforgiveable and broke the culture. It's what started this whole saga with Trac as well. Clarrys's career so far has taught him that being a genius at football excuses all other behaviour. No more.

How are you guys still going on about this. We all love Oliver for what he has done and what he was. Petracca likewise. But we've been bottom 4/6 last two years with them here. Nothing is going to change even with a new coach. Whether they go elsewhere and dominate is totally irrelevant. The question is whether they'd do that again for us ...and they won't. Far too entrenched, top comfortable, too entitled. Just try for a moment and look at the club objectively. No one's taking that flag or the YouTube videos away from us. You can always watch it back. Can't stand the histrionics

This is brilliant. Bravo. Some real leadership for a change

This has been long overdue and all the happy clappers here couldn't see it. Goodwin couldn't see it or wouldn't do it. King is a smart operator who sees what every other professional club could see from afar. The panic here is total vindication that the right moves are being made. My faith is being restored