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you know that age old debate about which player would be the best to have 22 of to win a game, ill go with 22 of anyone named pickett

kentfielf has played all three lines now already, definitely no sign of AJ since the second contest

big ah-mu looked strong there, hes the NGA we passed up on last year younger brother is 2027 eligible and supposedly better from reports

melky onley matthews moose mentha on blue kentfield chandler -white second period looks like forward lines have flipped has johnson gone off and not come back on? havent seen him since opening bounce

moose has swapped sides really i think hes been a bit fumbly

moose has swapped sides with kentfieldf at qt

jeffo ahead of melky is the other big selection call i can see so far melksham is playing hes in white

in the 39 no? and latrelle is blue

howes over taylor in blue 🤮

mentha is white

i've tracked the inverse, most players currently at your club recruited from another ADEL 11 BRIS 11 CARL 18 COLL 11 ESS 8 FREM 10 GEEL 10 GCS 12 GWS 4 HAW 10 MELB 12 NORTH 11 PORT 11 RICH 6 STK 14 SYD 8 WCE 12 WBD 9

exactly this, never wanted him to leave would have loved for him to have been a one clubman, was an excellent teammate and showed up week in week out good onya harmsey

u didnt even mention campbell too. seems we are wasting a fair few list spots this year, on top of really shallow depth i'm getting more and more nervous

achilles are best solved when snapped, snap it you have surgery and a definitive timeline, just inflamation and pain and tenderness, there is no surgery for that viney is in that boat and an achkilles at 31 that could spell the end for some

as it stands i think round 1 is looking something like this McDonald Petty Lever Taylor Turner Jiath Langdon Steele Lindsay Gawn KPickett Rivers Chandler vanRooyen Fritsch Melksham Jefferson LPickett Culley Windsor Langford Sparrow Tholstrup E: Heath Johnson Howes Kentfield ?: Mihocek Salem Sharp Laurie No Chance: Viney Bowey Henderson McAdam May Campbell on paper its poor and worse so is the absence of any meaningful depth beyond the side except for key forwards ironically do we actually know whats up with salo?

was name dropped by jpsh gabelich tonight as a watch this space for a spot on the list with hudson okeefe still rehabbing an acl from last year he could be moved to inactive, nick haynes needing ankle surgery and starting the year late (only r3ish is the current update) could also encourage them to make this move

Who would be the best options we could look at as very late additions to the list? Or what positions could use the most strengthening? With the ongoing situation as well as TC's very serious neck injury (what is there to gain from him becoming available at the bye when he's clearly third choice) we could go from no spots to 2 and therefore 0 train on spots to 4 quite quickly. Last year we didnt go like for like and replaced a HB with a tall mid and a lead up fwd for a higher connecting fwd my thoughts stem around other injuries we have at the moment with Bowey, Salem and AMW all spending significant time with the rehab group that small defender role is suddenly a really weak and exposed line of the field and this could be a cheap way to bolster it for me id look at a young ruck - Flynn Riley - Blues VFL - Krasnadamskus if his trial at RFC ends and rebounding defenders either readymade -Seamus Mitchell (Haw) -Miller Bergman (NM now casey) - Jackson Voss (Frankston VFL) or overlooked types -Aaron Sharkie -Harrison Bridge (BL Acad.) or maybe a natural wingman - Jaxon Binns (Carl now Ess VFL) - Luamon Lual (Ess now Casey) or do we go another tall -Derksen? interested to hear any other names maybe sanfl or wafl shouts i havent considered too who could be deserving of a late chance

blurbs in here on both, academy all get a run at afl level during preseaosn, usually assigned geographically Aussie Rules Rookie Me Central26 in 2026: A look ahead to next year’s top prospectsThe budding draft crop of 2026 is offers plenty of promise, with two club-tied talents leading a diverse pack of prospects.

i cant hate the bloke, hes just a normal guy doing his best to get along in life, hes made some mistakes no doubt he owns them and i dont think theres any animosity from his side towards the dees. just the way life goes, hell play good footy next year because thats what he does best

top 12: Gawn, KPickett, Bowey, Fritsch, Turner, Mihocek, Rivers, Salem, Langford, Lever, Viney, May this is what the start of season next year currently sits like, think its fairly accurate ie, May could still play lots of footy for us and a drop from 8 to 12 based on no games played is fair and without any exposed form from petty as a defender for 3 years now its unfair to immediately have him ahead, expect this to change by the byes.\ lever also has been sliding for last 18 months but could be a big riser first half of the year if he can return to his best, im pessimistic but its a chance langford is there for now but i imagine there will be times where he might fluctuate down to 15-20 range if he's not having such an impact etc.

Taylor Petty Turner Jiath Lever Salem Langdon Viney Lindsay Fritsch JVR Chandler LPickett Mihocek Melksham Gawn Langford KPickett Steele Rivers Windsor Culley ?Tholstrup E: May Heath ?Sparrow Bowey would be in place of Kolt if fit and relegate CJ or Salo to the pine

top 12: Gawn, KPickett, Bowey, Fritsch, Turner, Mihocek, Rivers, Salem, Langford, Lever, Viney, May i do a rolling ranking which i update at the end of preseason, at the bye and after our last game of the season. Prospectively this is what the start of season looks like, i changed from drawing it up as a clean slate each time to actually sliding players based on the previous list. i think given the uncertainty over our midfield mix going forward and the levels between first choice and reserve across other positions i might weigh some players unevenly. However i base it off an importance to the team and naturally kicking goals wins games. this is how it sat at EOS 25 top 12 Gawn, Pickett, Petracca, Bowey, Fritsch, Turner, Rivers, May, Salem, Lever, Melksham, Oliver viney had a down year but comes up given the exits, salem, lever are so high as the only depth behind them was howes and AMW on an ACL (CJ hadnt yet arrived) meaning their importance was greater than if we were flush for options. fritsch and melksham were our only goalkickers, draftees and mihocek change that slightly but he is still our most dangerous fwd half player and most capable of swinging a game for us (also had no competition for spots in 25 with mcadam inj and everyone else [censored]) May is sliding with age and with petty's return to the back half i expect him to rise throughout 2026 draftees usually start at the bottom however recently our top selections have begun their rankings around 20-25 as theyve been expected to make immediate impacts and play regularly from the start

2 extra's but berry filled a vacant B slot hence the 1 differential

Going to have another go at assessing the 2026 EOC crop way ahead of time to see how my thinking stacks up against Lambs and to see who outperforms their expected output and earns themselves longer Retire: May, McDonald, Campbell, Delist: McAdam, Henderson, Laurie, Johnson, Moniz-Wakefield (i wouldnt with AMW personally) Trade/FA: Sparrow this is what i predict Lamb will see it, i think maybe Melky holds on again, if they get tight for list spots Culley might get squeezed, i think theyll go around AGAIN on Jefferson (i wouldn't) If it was up to me you'd swap Jefferson and AMW. I think also a trade watch on Lever at the end of the season too, could get a May-esque nudge if his can't get on top of his knee/ankle issues

i have no idea how he snagged a two year contract mid last year, and especially given our recruiting, i really struggle to see any pathway into the afl for the rest of blakes time on the list, another laurie now