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And sometimes he was clumsy in his play not that l didn't like him. Made mistakes because he was trying to dispose of the ball too quickly. let along throw in a clanger or two. However was a season where he polled ok in the Brownlow. In 1976 Melbourne tried to off load Osborne to Hawthorn but negotiation broke down, and in that year in 1976 he polled 18 Brownlow votes. Do you remember that Ds56.

Kelly is very good i don't doubt your opinion in fact they are all excellent players however if l was to pick one for consistency it would be Zach Merrett , Apart from the Covid 19 season with an average disposals of 25 .8 being short quarters he missed only one game. In the previous 4 seasons 2016,-,19, before the Covid average disposal around 28.0 played 88 games plus 1 final. didn't miss a beat. Now that is impressive you would say. He certainly is an A grader.

Forget the rest Merrett is the best ! Without a doubt.

Kim Smith ex Melbourne played at full forward and kicked 7 goals Wayne Johnson Carlton played in the 78 GF as well Ross Thornton ex Fitzroy and Sam Keckovich ex NM and many more ex VFL players from Prahran and Preston.

Carey in for the South Africa Tests replacing Wade . Good Call, time for new faces.

I think that the reason for the excitement is because the season isn't far away from starting. Hopefully we will be able to see games live in the flesh. It is called withdrawal symptoms.

Well done stinga thanks for your observation, Good to know something is coming out of training. Rosman looks impressive i like that.

If you are looking for speed to break the lines we have him J Hunt played his best football off the half back flank. He knows how to kick a goal running through the middle of the ground and links up well.

You have always been a fence sitter. How did TOM and his Dad get Screwed? Please explain. I think you meant we got screwed. The father maneuvered everything for his own gain through his son when he saw the opportunity. I am sure GWS had a say.

In 2012 Tom Scully moved to GWS on a six figure sum and signed a contract for six years worth six million dollars, However his father Phil was also working as a recruiting officer for the Giants and was on a 100,000 dollars a year for six years. Not long before signing Tom. How coincidental, as Tom stated he had no knowledge of an offer to his father prior to signing his own deal. That is not fair play.

Scully and Patton are clearly not in a good space at the moment and as for Tom whatever the reason l hope the kid is ok. I am sure that most would like to see Hawthorn struggle as myself but not because of two young men and there issues.

Yes l agree. However IMO Petrac even Oliver would have to play in a consistently high level as expected for us to have a better chance of playing finals and finishing at least top 4 . They are the A graders and if we cannot make finals with both of them sound then l would hate to think Bda.

Home games at the Gee no problem if we have 25 to 30 thousand paid up members turn up. Should have priority if it comes with a designated seat. If there is 50 to 60 thousand cap to the Richmond game and the Queens Birthday game against Collingwood we have them as our home games in 2021 lets see what sort of an outcome eventuates with the seating; Interesting times ahead.

And why should he leave at all. He will be well looked after l am sure of that.

Sorry to hear Marty go down with his knee he is a handy backup to have and l rate him. He missed every game in 2020 with an injury to a broken toe and then had surgery on his Quad that ended his year. Now the ACL in 2021 just isn't fair for Marty. Hope he gets back for the start of 2022. Good luck mate !

Thanks for the report BBP it is always great to have some feedback on how the boys are going.

Imo we have at least 18 players that could be in the leadership group and that is almost half of the list. l might have overlooked someone however they are all leaders. Should be inspired when you wear our great jumper.

Steven May looks the goods to be in the leadership group. Why shouldn't he be, after all he was the captain at Gold Coast in 2017 and 2018 before moving to the Dees. He had a sensational year down back in 2020 only being bettered by Petracca and that was no mean feat. He is certainly IMV a leader who leads by example. Gawn C Viney VC May DVC. and in the not to distant future l would imagine Petracca and Oliver to be included in the leadership group.

The expectation might be high however he has exquisite talent and a year under his belt will do him good. Lewis is well respected has the knowledge to compare Kossie. I hope Lewis is right because we might be in for an exciting year.

Let's keep the injuries to a minimum which is the key to a good season. Thanks for the report GOTO.

RIP Mark Peace be with you. I am sure your young children will be well looked after.

Yes how right you are Macca we have two batsman in Smith and Labuschagne that can not carry the the team on their shoulders all of the time. Need an opener and a middle order bat I don't think Wade is the answer his use by date is up and young Green has a future with the Test team and should persevere with him. Yes our bowlers spent too long on the field in the last two tests and looked tired at times for this test. Would have been good if we rotated an extra bowler in Pattinson through the 4 Tests.

Yze; Choco and Lewis are a breath of fresh air and can only help us moving forward. Looking forward to the year and beyond.

I realise it is only mid January at training however l feel as if things are on the up for the boys and the injuries are few which is a change to recent years. Hoping it continues with minimal problems which will set us up for a good year,

Wade throws his wicket away. Plays a pre meditated shot Manus gets a hundred and not long after plays a pull shot and skies it. So undisciplined by both who should have done better. Let their team mates and themselves down. Those sort of shots are only played when playing park cricket.