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I screamed of delight equivalent to kicking a goal in the game by a Dees player after reading the headline. Well done Mahoney etc. great work. A special talent Who may even be a Dees Captain down the track. Talk about a Grimes type a decade on who will be handled properly and hopefully no injuries to ruin his career.

Lucifer I don't think Rivers has taken Locky's possie one IMO is a BP and the other a HBF er although the speed height and cleverness of an opponent could make them interchangeable st any given time. I like to think Locky has replaced Nev but in the BP and Rivers is a replacement For either Hibbo or Nev on HBF. Both are great young players and have the attributes to play along with May Lever Tommo and Hibbo still plus others we recruit. Smith should be tried up forward next season fir his own sake and the teams.

Brisbane was Hannan making an horrendous decision to pass to Fritta wide out 50 m on the boundary and overkicked (Fritta Should also be councilled on leading patterns as part of his development) BTW I believe Viney was 30 m in front of goal on his own!!! Tommo did not treat that shot serious enough and hurried it Again on field leadership may well have saved that and we win the game. I agree that in some ways we are on the cusp and need to swap some Assistant and Line Coaches to pressure Goody to pay attention to detail ie the 1% ers they matter.

To be fair Turner Baker has had virtually 2 seasons out injured and no games until late this season when he I would say surprised is all with his ability. To not give that an opportunity now a chance to blossom on the wing ( or HFF) would be a crime. You are sounding like our Coach who is far too stubborn to go by gut feeling and only by the text book rules and regs. What you have indicated may well be common sense but as we all know there are exceptions to every rule in this caper and life indeed. Happy if Bakes can prove the 23 yo "rule" wrong.

I don't have any reluctance to predict that our 3 recruits from the 2019 draft will be better than the Port Adelaide 3 in 2018 draft over their careers. Big prediction big talk but as long as we develop their footy Riv Kossie and Dogga each have very high degree of ability and special talents that already make them stand out in the AFL at their age.

That because he didn't perform as well in previous years !!! Whos to say Neale won't poll well Did he last year Ican't recall. Look st Angus in 2018 !! Trac is in it up to his eyeballs !! Go Trac

Waste of space ad a topic Pure fantasy It's idle dreaming about Daicos. Msybe Mihocek but after last night forget that also.

Would have thought this was obvious with the Forward line and the lack of connection in the mids Resulting in under Performance from Max's season and our clearance issues.

Goffy we don't need Yze to straighten Fritta out. It's purely in his head. Ftotta needs to develope some muscle and start believing in himself more! Once doing that he will have some swagger ( confidence) and kick straight tackle well and lead straighter and nit Into the pockets.

Agree Tom All players try their best and it's disrespectful and blatantly rude. Hope you can get a good preseason in and have a great 2021.

No certainty our Club would have been any more successful with the moves you say you would have made! We May well win a flag before Saints with Maysie at FB. !!

Not as many as they did before 1964 !! And only 2 flags!!! P

Turner slightly better than Spirit NS but Rivers is a lock in at HB Lockhart also at BP Petty either CHB or CHF. A half Forward line of Melksham Brown and Hunt would be lucky to run us 5 games on 2021. Withernden is a good player but not necessary as Lockhart is IMO developing nicely as our BP. If he came msybe he could play in the centre. Polec a good selection with run and carry providing he plays team footy. Ben Brown would be gettable and add to ourcfirward line with Petty and Weid plus Jacko as X factor relieving Gawny in the ruck. Fritta and Kosi as well plus Bedford Melksham and Brown as depth also Hannan.

If Mitch Wallis was at Melb he would be in the 3 selected with Weid Kosi and Fritta as forwards so Brodie is not out of place as a possible recruit. Is versatile as well and top draft pick.

All of this poses more questions than answers and Part of it is pure speculation by a D/Ler that has not posted for a long while and lives in the Border bound closet called WA!!! And then a general comment we all know would be not correct if The Hawks decided to Enforce their contract with Yze as they have every right to. Please Any further information Chooka And WWSW not General speculation???

And what are they? deficiensies ?

Raised my eyebrow a little but not a great deal between any of the three debutants who all have great AFL careers ahead of themselves. Looking forward to next year with their progress and also Lockhardt as well.

BBP Really like Riv and he will be a top liner maybe a future skipper but feel both Jacko and Kosi are something special also. Jacko could be TheX factor Player of a Gener ration and Kosi The best small in the AFL. All 3 could well be better than the 3 at Port who debuted in 2019.

How can you ruin a young players career on this sort of logic. Yes I was annoyed and disappointed that Jay missed the last few rounds but he is a future back pocket fir a decade and his ability will win out in 2021.

And they will be older if they recruit Higgins next year and delist Narkle!! Gary " The Litylemaster" at 35 will retire of course and prob Harry Taylor at 33/34?

Let's get Petty fit and firing and KP back or forward awaits. Liked Sparrows improvement and the way he was hungry when either in the play or resting on the Forward line to score. Goals from mids are priceless and we must get more from 2021on.

Not sure on what I've seen on Stephenson lately He is devoid of all confidence and doesn't want to go in fir the ball Phillips has always struck me as a hard worker and bobs up fir a goal now an then. Maybe Polec warts and all is the go as he is a longer kick and penetrating to the forward area or A target. Still mid twenties also.

Some Good points Dr D and Pollyanna about our age group which most stars this year are coming into their prime AFL lifetime and games. Youth is looking good with 2019 3 guns Plus Locky and 2018 listers inc Sparrow Jordan and Spargo from 2017 and Weid A little older. BUT as I keep repeating all or most of these need to keep developing fast for or us to get into a premiership window. That improvement if supplemented with Petty plus Ben Brown say (or Daniher or Gunston ) Polec or a Giants young mid or small Or Narkle from Cats AND Saad or Will Brodie from Suns ie 3 ready made niche selections fir desperate needs any thing is possible from 2021 on. Most if not all are in the frame I or gettable and suit our team. The shining example To all what's required in fitness etc is Trac and how a new player can improve is Ed Langdon.Work is required on fitness and skills and greater game plan.

That's rubbish and giving Jack no credit as a footballer. I think he could be A Wallis up forward and given a run any where on the forward line role to get the hall and pressure the defenders BUT must play first option and kick right foot much more.

I would reckon ( even back it in) we swap a player like HF or outside runner that is in a best 25 but who can't get a regular game also. We will also shop around fir a forward/ ruck with some cred who can do 2/3 years till Jacko is ready to play in the centre more than half the game and Maxy will be winning us games from up forward resting a bit.