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How do you know how Adams will develop this and next year? No club will pay $1.4 mill each year for a Full Back either.

There is no disunity NOW within the Lions playing group. Whatever occurred is not the real reason for their disappointing form. Only ONE player has had anywhere near his last years form of the list of 2023. They like us have had to be mature and both groups are in total unison now. Dev Robertson had a chance to move back to Perth after 2023 and turned his back. He would not be in our first five mid players to look at recruiting go next year. I watch the Lions each fortnight if not going to the G for the Dees. Very good group of players just lacking a little toughness really. Pity they didn’t beat the Pies last year.

He will make a wonderful father just like all the Dads in our team are. We are very lucky to have such a mix of relative age and youth in our team.

If you can’t see some undisciplined play by Kossie then you have no reason asking others whether Kossie is. Any reasonable supporter can see now that his tackling is a major problem, 3 times in 30 games spells that out clearly. Your statement that we are not able to judge that because we don’t know if he has actually breached team rules because we aren’t sure if his actions are against rules as outlined by Goody. Snd he has surely shown with his continuous unrealistic MOTY or MOTC absolutely unsuccessful attempts an undoubted disregard of any team or football rules . The mantra of discipline is would it be ok for all of our small players to engage in the same practices. No surely not. They are towing the line crumbing usually and providing good service to the team. Let me say that Kossie is able to generally have a very small licence to thrill and Thsts what makes him a 40 goals plus player. He is one of our best players BUT if he cuts out the above mentioned consistent faults he will elevate himself to an A grader and undoubted consistent match winner for us. His gsm in the Semi vs Carlton is a classic example of this. Kicked goals as the cameo FF but got penalised as he spoilt his work with wrongful acts and let the team down. One could go so far as to say he lost us the game.in his fifth year of footy it’s about time he and the coaches had a very serious talk about what an AFL player is expected to do.

Wrong. Hawks game was a replacement home game so we have had two so far.

Not even close to the main point. Waste of a post really and irrelevant to boot.

How many others are on our list that don’t have the drive. Please name names?

Why oh why do D/ers not understand that at this stage no proposal is completed to be refused overlooked or written off. our Caulfield project is far from finalised so a specific authorised application has not been refused. The stakeholders are not ready yet but it is gaining momentum and priority. Some D/Lers post negative comments about our Club when we don’t hold the strings this stage. Another virtually says we don’t fill out forms of application for funding and other Clubs are great at it. Well that's because the Cats for example have a ground and it is easy to make a specific grandstand application for funding. By six time over they are good. No plan including our training facility is near finalisation so hold the horses till it is. Or let’s get into our Club and make them the whipping boys again. Oh and the post about the Lexus Centre location not being chosen was and it is well known a walk up case of no money to put in. Joe G had just saved us from merging/ possible extinction but still it’s used again incorrectly as an opportunity missed with no mention of the fact that the funds were not available at the time in our finances. It’s all about timing and one must have some cash to spend on such a development I repeat. This may be the final option for inner city land suitable and it’s no good spoiling the facility after this length of time due to overdue haste.

Name more than a handful Roost it ( that’s plus 5) please that were “passengers “ vs Port. To help some who were not great contributors Jibba Kossie JVR was ok and did the ruck admittedly ok but no goals, Salo quiet for himself. Woe good in about 20 mins cameo. All our defenders did their job Forwards and on ballers did valuable roles IMO. Who else RIF ?

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LITB You have hit the answer right there if you leave Petty at FF. Why move him for Tmac or Tommo or Schache. He will kick goals very soon as he is too good a player not too. Only move him back for any cameos or if either May or lever are missed greatly. Also Disco is available next round for Casey return. If it ain’t broke don’t try and fix it.

Salo has class and is underrated by the opposition. Even the great Clarry is perpetually underestimated by opposition supporters. We have many at the moment who are becoming really more resilient and reliable from week to week.

Let’s not hide the fact that once Reid was gone our target was Windsor. Yes it was “needs” based but he was and is now showing every inch a No 7 pick in any AFL draft. His upside is huge and another great first round JT pick. Go the Duke.

Too late it’s the goal of the year this week Caleb is in. Vote for the Duke.

Genuine star material 250 games and possible Captain in the 2030‘s.

You have a very short memory Billing’s 20 possessions and good form vs Fogs and Hawks plus good disposal. No won’t be dropped.

He kicked four goals this last week! You may need to eat your hat if he gets a chance.

To be fair team rules are assumed to apply to all players. I think we are doing it brilliantly and laud Kossie for his shepherd of the Dukes goal. Great team play.

“Sometimes” really it’s mostly in a pack of about 5/6 and he has not taken these screamers in 2/3 years. It’s not about Kossie flying 1:1 he is a brilliant mark on those occasions. Kossie is our best X factor and most capable player to pull off an unusually brilliant piece of play and that’s why every Dees fan loves him. But high marking in a pack is not his forte and he should be crumbing at the foot or behind the packs. Great praise for Kossie for his shepherd of The Dukes first goal. Great team play like Maxy with another shepherd for another goal. Our team play and selflessness is approaching our 2021 team play standards. This will enable us to keep up in the Top4 all year.

But he hasn’t taken one screamer in 2/3 years. ( ever) and already tries to snap goals when others have to centre the ball and do the team thing. Understand he has an ability above others but team rules still need to apply to all otherwise there will be occasions when we lose or are burned by selfishness.

Will They???? Tex Walker is due to miss through injury.

He should be crumbing not attempting MOTY !!

I agree that JVR has some technical flaws when attempting marks. That is why he gets his hands on or near to the ball and doesn’t complete the mark. The other fault (I believe) is that JVR is flying from the rear ( or behind) often too far back although he can jump prodigiously. Believe he would complete more marks if in front and even more if he leads like he did in the last quarter vs Dogs when Trac hit him up beautifully from the centre break. No one will ever stop that.

Kiddy means Kossie !!