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We are also interested in Saad El-Hawli from the Northen Bullants.

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AFL Mid-Season Draft: Top picks and draft bolters

I'm with @DeeSpencer on this, I love the fact that he attacks it hard in the air. For a guy his size he isn't afraid to crash packs and then apply defensive pressure. It'll click for him and when it does he'll be a weapon.

Yeah I've had a brain snap there. Meant Stafford sorry.

Unlike others, I haven't written him off. Some guys develope at a different rate to other. I learnt a big lesson after stating on here when I watched Judd McVee at Casey that he would be the first to be delisted and will end up playing country footy back in WA the following year (2023). I honestly thought he wasn't much chop at all but how wrong have I been proven.. I look like a pelican after those comments. It's a lesson just to not write them off completely and to be patient with their development at VFL level. I still think he's still fair bit off AFL level but if he can continue to put in 3-4 goal performances like this on a consistent level then why not hey..? He's certainly on the right track in my opinion.

So what's AMW situation? Would be great to know what's holding him back from making his debut? Just looking through his stats the last few weeks and they look mighty impressive.

For those knocking McAdam, whilst he had a quiet one, he still laid 6 tackles as a forward which would still please Goodwin and Chaplin. Had an almost type game today. It'll come to him, still trying to learn a new system and especially one where we aren't great with forward delivery. I reckon we'll see him break out come Kings birthday weekend against Collingwood.

Isn't he like in his 30's?

His highlights from today. VFL Showreel, R9: Matthew Jefferson highlights https://www.afl.com.au/video/1139897

McAdam was disappointing but still laid 6 tackles. Another game under his belt should hopefully have him primed for Kings birthday. This will be a pretty tough game. Freo have their contest game back on track again and their ball movement off half back has really killed teams on the offence. Petty's foot is obviously cooked so it's looking likely that Ben Brown will come in for him being the only change.

Last 5 minutes of [censored] defending. How disappointing. Have just lost some important %

Put them to the sword.

And Simon Goodwin

And Simon Goodwin

Rubbish game of footy

Yeepp... going to be a star this kid and have called this from day 1 since his junior days. He's always had the athletic power and speed but his general footy nous is starting to come together. The one that got away unfortunately due to AFL being so reactive off the Jamarra selection.

This is a very popular term that gets used a lot in AFL circles and suburban and country league level Playing the quarterback role, it's pretty simple term where it's based around using a half back flanker that is an elite ball user who can set up from half back through pin point disposal or provide run to create overlap and gain metres. Guys like Lachie Whitfield, Kiddy Coleman, Adam Saad are some who are elite in this area. Salem and Bowey are two for us who have played that role for us over the last few years.

Dees by 9

Yeah nah. We're not achieving success this year. Last year was our 1998. Had we not lost Melksham and Petty (who was in unreal form) then we would have played off in the grand final at least. All the stats at the time and the ones On The Couch showed us at the time, had us right in the top tier premiership team. We were playing a brand that was well equipped to win the whole thing. 2023 will always be known to me as the closest opportunity to a flag that got away from us.

Ouch.

We are currently sitting outside the 8. There's no way sugar coating this, our form of late has not been up to a top 4 standard and we deserve to be in the position that we find ourselves. Drop tomorrow and things get very interesting from here on.

There's an attempt to chase and then there's desperation. Unfortunately he just gave up way too easily and it didn't look good at all. He wasn't the only one on the day but this particular incident certainly stood out the most. Howes played his best footy and got recruited off the back of playing as a floating tall similitude to Jack Gunston. I wonder if this is something the club will trial over the next 12 months? To me he's still a but shaky in defence and whilst 10 games so far this year is a good starting point, I really think he'd be a good option up forward.

Back playing country footy.

Ed Allan who is making his debut for Collingwood was the kid I desperately wanted for the Jefferson pick. I was quietly devastated when we overlooked him.. Keen to see how he goes tonight.