dazzledavey36

Yep. I saw a huge shift in the way Goody coached and if there was a game I could pin point where it all started I would say it's the Brisbane game. From there on, we got challenged in each and every game and yet we were able to rise above and beat those teams. Something we struggled with last year in the back half. The other shift has been our defensive system and contest game. Our defensive status is back to being number 1 again in most areas as it was back in 2021. We're number 1 for contested footy and history will say that if you have these fundamental in perfect shape come September then you have one hand on the premiership cup already.

Was barely ever named emergency as well. Seriously rotten luck for poor Lukey. I too agree that he should have been rewarded for form over the likes of James Harmes who completely stunk it up everytime he was given an opportunity. He'll obviously be delisted, so all the best for Luke.

Again, fixing the typo from On The Couch then those numbers right there are key premiership credentials. Our game is in as good as spot as it has been since 2021, which is why I genuinely think we'll win the flag this year if we can overcome Collingwood, which I know we will.

No didn't say mate, but did some research myself and according to @WheeloRatings we are actually 1st? Crows are second.

I still have recovered from 2005 when Russell Robertson 76 goals a season got snubbed for Brad [censored] Johnson's 42 goals. Gerard Healy can EAD for that.

All signs of a premiership team right there. The numbers are eerily similar to 2021.

Precautionary scan.

Well done Jack and Trac. Would love to see Viney at least get on the bench. 2023 AFL ALL-AUSTRALIAN SQUAD: Oscar Allen, Noah Anderson, Harris Andrews, Nick Blakey, Marcus Bontempelli, Luke Breust, Zak Butters, Charlie Cameron, Stephen Coniglio, Patrick Cripps, Charlie Curnow, Josh Daicos, Nick Daicos, Joe Daniher, Jordan Dawson, Jordan de Goey, Tim English, Tom Green, Toby Greene, Errol Gulden, Daniel Houston, Luke Jackson, Kyle Langford, Nick Larkey, Tom Liberatore, Rowan Marshall, Dustin Martin, Zach Merrett, Darcy Moore, Lachie Neale, Jai Newcombe, Christian Petracca, Isaac Quaynor, Mason Redman, Connor Rozee, Luke Ryan, Caleb Serong, James Sicily, Jack Sinclair, Tom Stewart, Jack Viney, Taylor Walker, Jacob Weitering, Callum Wilkie Squad members by club 5 - Collingwood 4 - Brisbane 3 - Carlton, Essendon, Fremantle, GWS, Hawthorn, Port Adelaide, St Kilda, Western Bulldogs 2 - Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide 1 - Geelong, Gold Coast, North Melbourne, Richmond, West Coast

100% I would target. Actually surprised we haven't been mentioned as a club of interest considering we did back in his under 18's year. Hopefully we're in the hunt.

Won't happen

[censored] hell footy is cruel. Bloke has worked his [censored] off and was so close to tasting success. Poor fella. Hope we can keep on in some capacity.

Are we 100% sure it popped out? Jude Bolton on sideline stated that it was just a stinger and came back on and played the game out.

Hibberd is past it.

We were without Petty, Oliver, Bowey and Melksham.

Maybe I'm on my own, but I don't mind this at all. He's a massive accumulator of the footy so we'd have no issues generating clearences and and getting first hands on the footy. Does this free up the likes of Oliver and Petracca to spend even more time up forward so they're not crashing and bashing their bodies? He comes free without giving up a draft pick up. He's an All Australian midfielder as well so there's certainly class and talent there.

He came back on and played out the game. It was a suspected stinger which will be fine in 11 days time.

Also factoring that he got towelled up badly by Gary [censored] Rohan in his last full game at senior level. There is simply no spot for Hibberd unless there is an injury to one of our small or medium defenders. Goody has made this pretty evidently come team selections.

Absolutely zero chance Bowey is getting dropped.. Actually watch yesterday's game and you'll see that Bowey defended really well and won some critical intercept possessions.

Glad I'm not the only one noticed the significant adjustment to our game yesterday. Good get.

Interesting by Tom Morris here..

Without wanting to get ahead this is probably what excites me. He'll be like a brand new recruit inside our forward 50 and I have already tipped that if he has an injury free year he'll kick over 50 goals next season.

No you're not the only one. His attack on the contest and ability to aggressively spoil his man was impressive. He was also willing to back himself when needed to attack. Few times he got into good positions and nearly took some good intercept grabs. At one stage he was incredibly stiff to not be paid a mark deep in their attacking 50. Him and May were alternating between McLean and Amarty and both kept them to 1 goal between the two. So yes, he did his job well.