Harvey Wallbanger

The drone say "Fit as a Fiddle!"

My remote drone informs me that Tholstrup and Mentha are also there Andy...

Wait for Cal's update on Monday.... Cal has NOT YET DONE HIS PHANTOM DRAFT. That happens early next week when he basically gets the best intel possible about what the Clubs are going to do. It matters not what Cal thought a week ago. The AFL don't want to be embarrassed on Draft night and so they also do their soundings - hence Nairn's invitation to Night 1 - the AFL know Nairn will go on Night 1. The list you are referring to is the form guide - Cal's Phantom Draft will be closer to the actual result. My understanding is that Mr King definitely wants someone who can "ïmpact forward". Nairn fits that bill, but can't see him going to WC, Rich or Ess, i.e. before our pick is up. So my bet is Nairn will be a Demon.

Mate - he's just been invited to the night - he's going early and probably to us. And the other is Cumming or Taylor - in that order (fingers crossed one of them is still available).

Pickett won't be on the Board at 37 - if we want him, we will have to go early....

I'll do my best from afar based on code provided by Slarti. 25 present - by rough jumper order: JVR, Langford, Lindsay, Windsor, Lever, Mihocek, Tholstrup, Culley, CJ, Bowey, Jefferson, Howes, Adams, Sharp, Sparrow, Petty, Chandler, Berry, Mentha, AJ, Henderson, Kentfield, AMW, Steele, Heath. Not there from Monday - Campbell, TMac? Good news - no-one coming back from major surgery as far as we know...

Andy not 100% - only did the ACL in February. Post-Christmas is "box-ticking time" for Andy. Did quite a bit of running with CJ who we now know (from the Club mic up posts) had just flown in from Qld and so was probably told to take it easy today.

Covered in "streamers".....

Lock in 4, 5, 14 and 38 as above, and Steele in 9 of course. Culley lusting after 13. 19 and 20 for Picks 7 and 8. There's a pattern emerging - 3 and (?) available for 19 and 20 next year....

Are these "known unknowns surprises" or "unknown unknown surprises"?

Wed - 8.45 am Gosch's.

Rory Atkins was there. Also I believe Taylor Whitford who will also take on a developmental role. Nathan Jones also. Only Scarlett I didn't spot (booked for just one day per week) - apparently King is still working on Hawkins and that will be a specialist role - i.e. maybe once a fortnight...

Slim as - up and about!

Well he is from Gippsland, after all.....

Definitely a project - he is not jumping into the first 23, but I am sure that that wasn't the expectation. He did the match sim and I noticed deep conversations with Chaplin at times. A lot for him to learn - so a big pre-season and a close watch at Casey in 2026. Probably defence to start.....we'll all need to be patient.

Berry in 38 works - the "smokey". Particularly given with 42-45 are taken....

I reckon they are (Langford 4, Lindsay 5) - you don't just grab them randomly - sign them both long term. Reckon CJ also keeps the No. 14 he had on. Culley in No. 13? That would be a big call. Nos 19 and 20 kept for the two top draftees, and surely Steele finds a No. 9 that fits, not the 46 he was wearing today....

Chaplin took the match sim. King seemed hands-off. Spotted Rivers, Atkins and Whitford - and Selwyn of course. Did not see Jonesy today - nor Scarlett?

Jeffo was there - no material change from my viewpoint....

Stephen King had mentioned that 15 of the Year 1 to 4's were required today: They were Windsor, Tholstrup, Langford, Lindsay, Jefferson, Howes, Adams, Sharp, Mentha, Johnson, Henderson, Kentfield, Moniz-Wakefield, Culley and Berry - all present. The other 12 were JVR, Lever, Laurie, TMac, Campbell, Sparrow, Petty, Chandler, Steele, Heath, Minocek and CJ. Total present 27 - absentees were May, Salem, Viney, Turner, Gawn, Langdon, Bowey, Melksham, McAdam, Rivers, Fritsch and Pickett. Total 39 on the list with the draft to come. MIhocek will be a while with his toe - so will Moniz after the Befbruary ACL, etc... Lots of running for Minocek, Moniz, Steele, CJ, Henderson and AJ and they did not take part in the match sim work. Nice to see Andy, Fritta and Turner, Slarti, Tim, Redleg, Kev and of course Ghosty present.

Not sure you ever get "day of the game" preference, but we should have got Casey instead of Ikon. Apparently a Channel 7 override....

Brisbane's request - they played last Sunday and had to travel to both games....

Don't forget Todd Patterson - List Manager extraordinaire - now with the Tassie Devils.

I reckon he'll want him forward of the ball - not playing a Mihocek or JVR role, but near goals - not in the mid-field or on a wing or half-back.

Thanks - so Cat A now, or just on the primary list?