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Not sure if they will be there this week, but only a few selected senior players were attending Goodwins wedding in Bali over the weekend i believe.

Nothing in it.

I agree re Kane being one of the worst appointments we've seen in a long time. You could provide a long list of things her and the rest of the AFL have ruined over the last few years but the one that continues to get my gripe is the sub rule. Didn't it come out that majority of senior coaches had voiced their concern to the AFL around the need to scrap the sub rule all together, so what do Kane and rest of the [censored] do? Reinstate it for another.

I am a Roy George fan as well 'Red' and would happily take him if there was a list spot up for grabs. I think under a full time professional environment, he is someone i could see thriving in the AFL system especially under the guidance of Whelan and Pickett.

Yes

Every. single. team. carries players that are either playing injuried or have missed chunks of pre season. We're the number one supporter base for making excuses for the sake of making excuses.

Bit of an unfortunate story to come out especially this time of the year, but Daniel Tuners folks, Tracey and Rodney 'Rocket' Turner alongside brother Joel sadly lost their home to a house fire in South Albury. Whilst it's unfortunate they have completely lost everything, they did make it out alive with Rod still in hospital for severe burns to his body. Joel's partner has set up a Gofundme page to help the family financially and a few Melbourne boys have jumped on and donated a bit. I personally know his folks really well as they're fairly active in the community here in Albury and you couldn't find two absolute gems in Rocket and Tracey plus his brother Joel is just a legend of a fella. A few of us local footballers and businesses have already banded together and will help with the cleaning up and donating whatever we can during this tough time for the Turner family. Link below. Any small donation will go a long way. https://www.gofundme.com/f/turner-family-home-house-fire?fbclid=PAY2xjawHVzT1leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABpqYWCNckAaHnp8_XQKAkcUBLkZq9ZPk-CChukqNTLJghNFc1PAr-2gBW1g_aem_W1kaJAa0xmSdxghr4wZtPw

I agree Kev, I don't have him in my best 23 but I haven't for a number of years. Him getting dropped at the back end of the year showed he's clearly on notice and imo he's not a walk up start as some think he is. Guys like Sharp, Langford and Linsday coming in will only make it harder for him.

Those guys you mentioned, when up and going means Sparrow spends his days at Casey until an injury. I think Chandler takes ANB role.

Terrible is a bit of a stretch.. It's not the full scale of measuring kicking quality efficiency, but its a good enough guide for AFL coaches to still lean on and pull data from which they do in today's game. Just ask Choco Williams, he is a lover and passionate for all things champion data. In an era where AFL coaches put an absolute premium on stats for todays game they can only go off what the numbers and data say from AFL.com, Champion Data and @WheeloRatings. On that alone Sparrow is a below average kick, not average, but below average.. there is no way to sugar coat that or suggest otherwise. I'd give him leeway of he was still around the average mark but the fact that he's below that speaks volume. On the naked eye it's evident anyway.

Stats say otherwise with Sparrows kicking.

The slow and boring game style of 2024 was a #myth.. I've seen it all now.. lol

Unbelievable get for the footy club. Had the privilege of attending a leadership forum up in Brisbane last year where he was a guest speaker and conducted some workshops. He spoke about all things mindfulness, leadership and perspective. Personally I came away from his session really rejuvenated and gained a whole new perspective from a leadership and life perspective. He's worked with some absolute superstars in the sporting industry. He was prominent with Richmond throughout their dynasty years, Ash Barty, Mick Fanning, Dylan Alcott, Louis Dobbelaar and many more. If you get a chance follow him on Insta and LinkedIn. Has some really good content. Darren Shand and Ben Crowe.. what a combo. No excuses now.

From Saturdays session