I love this perspective, the top 4 sides last year are overwhelming favourites to decide the premiership. By playing the other 3 twice we hold our destiny in our own hands. Yes we play Richmond off a 4 day break but Richmond has less time than us to recover. We do have 7 interstate games but two of them are of our own making and 3 of the other 5 should be straight forward victories if we are seriously in contention. Love this draw. Also apologies if some of this has already been stated, didn’t have time to read it all.
We get to play two clubs from the top six twice, you have nominated the best 2, we get to play two cubs in the middle 6 twice, again you have picked the best 2 and we get to play one club in the bottom 6 twice, you have picked the best side. If we are to finish high on the ladder using your draw we will have earned it. It is also arguably the best way to get it done. Geelong would not be asking for two soft games heading into the finals again this year.
No I’m not but there will be multiple situations where Tom will be used down back other than the last 2 minutes of a 1/4. The coach clearly recognises he is still our best defender and uses him so. I would have a long chat to Goody to find out what his vision is for Tom before he is consigned as a permanent forward. He might have expectations that he can use Tom as his go to man a la Croswell.
May is already, reportedly, on $900000. It will not be about the money. He wants success and will go, for about the same money, to wherever he believes he is more likely to find it.