The end is nigh

Loved the building game of JVR and looking forward to seeing how he goes against imo a close checking in form Murphy. Strong hands can get it done but Murphy puts a heavy body on and makes it tough. Regarding McVee, I feel he’s loving Salem in the side and suspect Salem is loving it too. An apprentice pushing his master to show off what can be done. But on topic, McVee is unlikely to get a nomination nod unless there’s a slow week and they want to reward a solid season. Maybe a 20 touch game at 90%+ efficiency in the last three rounds once all the potential winners have been named. No insult intended, just the reality that his position is rarely glamourised.

In the highlights I saw of Jefferson playing as a junior, it seemed he excelled in an emptied out forward line where he could beat a 1 on 1 opponent. I believe he won’t get this at Casey in the same line up as seasoned vets like brown/tmac and even Schache. Whether or not he needs this to exploit his greatest attributes is yet to be seen. Happy for him to have something of a gap year, developing in the gym and working on adding strings to his bow whilst we have other options ahead of him.

Funnily enough, I think the commentators have been decent. Their ad libs aren’t great, and their knowledge does present as local bias, but the call of the action has been accurate. Which is far superior to the dartboard shots BT takes at players and calls.

Very fortunate timing to get that kick to spargo in time. Smart play as it turned out

If anyone has a sneaky in on why disco has been withdrawn, any info would be appreciated

That Gold Coast side is strong seasoned bodies on all lines. If we are to get over the top of them, there will need to be some performances that would have the selectors excited. Personally, I hope Howes at half back shows composure and nous to take the game on. Bbb, melksham, smith; all will need to make the most of opportunity as I believe their midfield has our measure. (I rate sharp on the wing as afl quality, had freo obtained him in trade period imv our future picks wouldn’t be looking as rosy)

I’m no expert, but gut feel is three weeks to appease everyone. We feel robbed it’s not 1, the fearful outcriers will want 6. If it was viney with the exact same act he would have got 6 for the force if it and smith would have been buried on the spot. Love kossie but it was late and he needs to address that in his otherwise almost flawless play.

With Goodwin saying viney fritta Salem and may all good chances to be playing next week I’d infer that Casey will be well bolstered. Also on the flip side the jones injury means dogs will be short one. Expecting a much more favourable result when it’s for the four points

So we lose the Andrew brothers and then they can remove the limitation? How many other clubs did this prevent from obtaining players? (saints from getting Mackenzie this last draft is a big one)

Would love to see McVee again press his claims to a round one berth. And hoping for a clarry goal. Love a clarry goal, usually means we are dominating.

Picked up my pair of Oliver boots from there 👍🏼

Well I’ve read all I needed to. Remove Gawn from the banner and add Jake spencer via ssp. And if brayshaw is reportedly cooked let’s see if Dom Tyson is available too.

I wait with great curiosity to see how we tactically use our sub. It’s a move all coaches have to make each and every match now, and without it being forced by injury I fear Goodwin will be easy to read with it. 3/4 time, give a fresh player a quarter to impact. my first guess is chandler or melksham will be given this spot, with a tall (either BB or JVR) given the last quarter off. I really hope the coaching department has put considerable time into the strategy and purpose they’d like it used for to gain the largest benefit. Also, Salem is best 22. And with our depth only getting stronger Casey is going to monster teams all year long. Scary to think if melbourne were to leave harmes or jordon out of the seniors what they would do at Casey.

No harm in Tmac doing extras with a trainer and getting full confidence in his movement. Was a shock to hear that the screws snapped in that incident in the final (vfl) without any damage to the bones. Whilst I love our full list, the selection squeeze is going to be brutal in 2023. Hoping everyone embraces it and we crush teams at both levels all year long

Just bumping this because of how much I’m loving grundys instagram engagement. He’s always quick to give a teammate a pat on the back or pump up. From my cheap seats reading his comments, it always appears perfectly genuine and very aligned with the good team ethos we hope for. The itch to see his cohesion with clarry at stoppage and petracca in general play is starting to overwhelm me. Bring on round one!

Sorry only skimmed this thread. Did May get moved to the veterans list?

The death ride on freo for me this year is dreaming of landing Cal Twomeys hyped man of next years draft Nick ‘the wizard’ Watson. I’m hoping based on his position alone he falls to around 8-10. On thread topic, I rate jordon (as I believe the coaching staff also do) highly. Was given Brayshaws wing when things shifted about early season, and held it for most the year, well enough to poll good votes in the bluey. Also started his afl career well on the inside laying very solid tackles and contributing. Feel he deserves to be listed (although not right up the list) on the small/medium backs too, and probably the same for forwards (kicked 7 this year from limited opportunities up there). As a recently turned 23 year old who suffered awful setbacks early on he’s come on since as a coaches dream, slotting into roles and providing the team with plenty. Yep, I definitely rate him. As much as I love harmesy, I’d favour jordon over him in any position

branching out from the selections above (all of which are high on my list too): clarrys maiden Brownlow. a couple rising star noms another fritta 50+

Spargo is always referred to by his height but I feel he doesn’t play to that type (other than using his lower centre of gravity to his advantage to evade as all his size do). I feel he’s in the same mould as jay Kennedy Harris from yesteryear and if spargo like him was pressed to play that first small roving forward role too he’d be found wanting the same way as JKH was. Hunter in form enough to be in the 22 definitely pressures spargo place. As will the emergence of anyone else capable of bringing a point of difference to the hff (seston, Howes, etc)

Jackson was very will he won’t he. The words out of the club seemed fashioned so that they were hopeful more than anything. Jackson will be remembered by dees fans as a premiership player but a decade from now he will be known only as a freo player. I never want kossie to be anything other than ours. I’d be gutted to see him tear it up for another club. He’s a champ and I hope he gets some good security in his next contract reflecting his value. In the Jason Taylor interviews he seemed supremely confident of pickets signature coming. Would be nice to get it done early enough. I still remember the media beating up Cyril being worth a million in his hey day before he signed. Best to get ahead of that circus

And that’s the hair all his maiden brownlow memorabilia will show too. Do you hold out and wait to buy the stuff for his second Charlie instead? (As an aside, I love his hair. He deserves to be identifiable. If you were showing the game to anyone just getting into afl, being able to pick clarry out helps)

A little side one, if Roarke smith isn’t in the ones, he’d make a great lock down back pocket. Not Salem like with his kicking by a long way, but hard at it and very capable of winning his contests and holding structure. Out of contract at end of year.

If jones is as fit as they think (decent length contract for someone his age) then they’ll be in much better shape. I feel the height in their forward line is very dangerous. Lobb releasing naughton to get less attention, possibly even 1 on 1s is a huge threat. Love watching him play, just wished his jumper didn’t have any white on it

Listening back again to this quality pod and speculating about the software JT mentioned. Wondering, given the depletion of scouts due to soft cap squeezes, how many clubs have access to purchase this same footage and whether cost is a way around the cap