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Reading this article... Melbourne to explore forward line troubles in off-season doesn't fill me with great confidence. We have experimenting enough and for too long. No more bandaid solutions. There has to be at least one proven big fwd we can lure. We must have have a bit of cash to spend.

I feel most have been more than patient with Petty up fwd. He's clearly more suited down back where he has proven himself a very good defender. Has shown a couple of strong games fwd but for the most part either through lack of confidence or skill or both, the jury is in for me. Not a forward. Case closed I hope. Genuine flag contenders go into a season knowing they have proven players in key positions and the experimenting has stopped.

I like the look of this player up forward. He's shown some strong skills as a decent forward. But it's early days. Petty did the same in 23 but then for the most part was a complete bust as a forward. Returning a goal about once every three to four games. Ughhh. Let's throw everything we can at sourcing a proven fwd for 25 and not keep hoping and gambling on finding someone already in our ranks.

Hi good Dlanders. Due to a few health issues, I've very much been out of the loop regarding our trades and expulsions etc. Have we picked up a couple of tall fwds yet to fix a problem that I'd say 99 % of supporters agree on. That our fwd line has been lacking a big bodied , uninjured, experienced tall player that can compete for the Coleman. Perhaps we are missing a decent full forward and chf. In any case our fwd line has cost us possibly two flags and has been a problem very much unprofessionally ignored by the club for three years in a row. Have the powers to be woken up and done anything about it in the last four months? Much obliged.

Hopefully he can put 24 well behind him. Showed his great skills in a few games but the season as a whole was a complete bust for him. Not confident that he will be able to turn things totally around because the spotlight will be intensified all year and there will be more pressure on him. Also the team structure has changed with the loss of Anb and Gus. And how Tracca will perform will also have an impact on Oliver's season given how closely the two work together. However he is one of the games true elite and perhaps he will dig deep and rediscover this. I don't believe another season from him like 24, will see us playing finals.

I have a feeling we may see him spend time in the middle. Needs to work on his disposal a little bit a lot to like about this young bloke. Limited game time so I don't believe we have come close to seeing his full talent. Hard at the contest.

To me it seemed to start after he came back from that nasty shoulder injury.

The elation for some who can't wait to put the boot into Watts as he returns to the club .

Hope he stays. A club can't limit itself to picking only local players but it if it's a choice between two similar players, it's getting to the point to pick the player in the same state. Love you Kozzie. Must be hard for him with a young family.

I was talking about Nibbler aka Anb.

Nice work Saty. Others could certainly take a leaf here. Cheers. Ps if you ever get to his ear, perhaps a quiet whisper to chase a little more ( just saying). Other than that, also a kind word to him about his elite kicking from the boundary line. He is pure class. And when on like are other elite skills contenders in KP, are a joy to watch. I look forward to next season to see them both firing in a grand final. Backed up by a Andre the Giant type full forward with five or six years experience under his belt. Well why I'm spending, another at ChF although I'm not sure where Jvr slots in. Oh yea and a couple of star players to replace the huge losses in Gus and Nibbler.I'm not greedy. It would be handy if one of those giants could give Max a chop out while we develop our final recruit in a Ruckman. We have a wonderful track record in this last department so perhaps he should be out primary list replacement. Bring it on.

I gave him his dues. I just put it out there that some a new coach might help clean the I'll will that seems to have amassed recently. It's not a vote against him per se but rather a new start.

All isn't well. Either the media has for some reason invented an agenda or some of the reports are true. Every week it's a a new report of discontent from someone. Gus and Anb were out of our control but the whole Tracca and now Oliver rumours are dominant. We've heard reports about JV and JP too . It hardly sounds like a destination club. I also think we need to address why we have ignored our fwd line issues for three years. Plus the people responsible for collecting other clubs hand me downs that haven't really added anything. Perhaps it might be the time for a new coach. Goody deserves credit but his exclusion of Grundy and selecting of Laurie were big mistakes for me in a finals series we should have won. 2023 was ripe for us but those decisions didn't help. Anyway maybe a review wouldn't hurt but I hope all the noise in the press is unfounded.

I hope this is just a rumour..... undervalued...hmmmm. Must be.

Comforting to know that despite Anb being pinged for being pushed over the boundary line at the Gabba, we would have beaten the reigning premiers.😁