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But it hasn't been one game that I've based this on. For me this dates backs back to last year, not so much McDonald as he missed with injury but the other two for sure. Tomlinson just panicks and still struggles to turn which affects his ability to stay with his opponent. Tomlinson shouldn't even be a depth option for Lever. They're two different players. Tomlinson is a May replacement when he's out injured. Other then that he spends his days at Casey. It's actually quite easy to compare to Laurie. Essendon don't have a tall backline at all, Melksham is completely passed his used by date and bringing in Laurie would have added another runner but also provide defensive pressure up forward. Something that was non existent with Melk.

Has done nothing since 2021. Seriously have no idea what he adds to our team. If he's not in the midfield he's useless elsewhere.

Why would he? Performance means nothing when you're cruising on a 6 year deal on big money. Happy times

Time to be serious now. The club needs to start making decisions some serious decisions on the likes of Melksham, McDonald and Tomlinson moving forward and how by giving them games benefits us at all moving into the future. Could not believe my eyes that we decided to bring in Melksham off the back of no performance last week over Bailey Laurie who was BOG by a length with 35 disposals. Is this the true definition of rewarding form? Why on earth are we continuing to gift games to Melksham when there are guys at Casey who are who are constantly busting their [censored] week after week with zero reward. People may think it's a joke bit you can't tell me there is some genuine bias by Goodwin here with this one. McDonald is genuinely a cooked footballer. Some got sucked in by his performance last week against a WAFL but no more from now on He should be purely for depth if we are decimated with injuries. This spot now should be between Schache and Brown. Again, we lose Lever and pick Tomlinson who's not even a like for like. If Daniel Turner can get games based on the blokes who plays a similar style to him (Lever) then when will he? What's even more of a joke was that selection committee had the audacity to fly Turner up as an emergency.. genuine pisstake? Now is the time where we need to start seeing whether Turner is up to it. I've really liked what the selection committee have done this year, I really do. But these 3 are simply not the future at all and can't be relied upon every single time a player goes out. The age is shoeing out in big games and it's costing us.

It's simple easy cash for him.

Brayshaw is a smart business man. Cons the club into giving him a 6 year deal on big money and has dished up SFA since. I like his hussle..

Haha come off it. Couldn't get a game for 2 years and would be kicking the dew out at Casey had he remain on the list. Tell me exactly who is getting a game in our current line up? Only getting a game at the doggies because Bevo was stupid enough to get rid of Hunter without no direct replacement.

Any idea who the sub may be? I saw that Daniel Turner flew over today?

Interesting. I had the polar opposite thought to this personally, but how are we to know..

What makes you say that?

Nate Caddy is an interesting prospect isn't he? Probably on the shorter side of a traditional KPF height but a lot of his playing style reminds me so much of Charlie Curnow. Totally wouldn't be against selecting him as I think he's scope of potential is huge. One name that will be worth keeping an eye on will be Koltyn Tholstrup from Subiaco. 188cm half forward with genuine X factor and speed with potential to becoming an inside mid as hes a bit of a contested nut at ground level as well. He's just played his first senior game in the WAFL and by all reports acquitted himself quite well. @Pennant St Dee will have better insight being a WA lad.

Cooked.

No I haven't mate, but that's only because he's played the 1 game this year in round 1 and that was against the Murray Bushrangers which was down in Morwell. I was talking to some of the lads the week after as they were there coaching and they said the 2 absolute standouts were Zane Duursma and Archer Reid. Reid took 9 marks for the day which 4 were contested and kicked 3.1. He also played 12 games last year as a bottom age and kicked 16 goals. He's style is a lead up CHF who can really work up and down the ground and is pretty clean below his knees for a tall KPF. He would actually compliment JVR as he is more a stay at home power forward compared to Reid. He's personally not my first choice of selection inside top 10, but that's mainly me thinking that more of a need to top up with elite midfield talent instead.

Archer Reid. 203cm tall forward currently playing for Gippsland Power in thr Coates leagues. Huge work rate who likes to get up the ground and be a long target option. Daniel Curtin is a 197cm defender/forward from Claremont. They're two of the best KPF's alongside Gold Coast Academy Jed Walter (An absolute beast) who should feature inside top 10.

Ok

It's the time slot that's been allocated by the AFL. The broadcasting (channel 7) go off the agreement contract of what their time slot arrangements is from the AFL. Friday and Thursday night games, a Saturday night game and then the Sunday afternoon are pretty much 7's locked timeslot. Channel 7 have never had a 4:10 Saturday twilight game time slot in place, ever. Fox have always covered this one as well as the Sunday twilight with St Kilda and Collingwood. It'd not as easy as just "changing cables" purely because this would have been the contract that would have been agreed on when the fixture came out as @Bring-Back-Powell was getting at.

Can you provide an example where the AFL has changed the time of the game during the week purely to suit the broadcasting channel??

Good god do you ever take the time to go over your response before hitting send? Not only has the point completely over your head by a fair margin but you've just followed up with complete dribble. Have another go.

I'd give him a good month at Casey to really build himself up again. Last year we rushed him him and he was never himself.

In fairness to JL, Goody isn't far behind him. Press conferences are usually a snore fest. Only difference is Goody can actually Coach and has the medallion to back that up. His persona is definitely different when he's game day coach which is a strength of Goody.

Curtin played forward? Generally thought he was a defender?

Not sure why some feel the need to smash the absolute [censored] out of somewhere else on here simply because the opinions on a player differs. There was a fair few smashing Viney last week on the game day thread and post game thread for playing a poor game. Some of the discussion was justified imo as I too also felt he had a poor game against Sydney. I look at someone like James Jordon and thought he was far more influential then Viney and yet we know who was relegated to the sub role. He was better this week in terms of intensity and physicality, but his ball use use and wanting to do too much still worries me.

Not at all. We were genuinely poor that was hit with a significant injury list from.day 1 of pre season right up to the last game of the round.