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Thanks FTB.

Obviously you are forgetting our injury and health status in 2022 which was the major factor in our demise. We are a 3/4 goal better team healthy and fit with some options even if injuries occur. Our situation is more like 2021 than 2022 and I expect we will be very hard to beat in any Final we play in especially if we stay at the G for all games. Don't rule us out at Gabba or Adelaide Oval should we have to win a prelim there either. This team as Sunday proved doesn't like losing and the combined losing average margin vs Top8 teams in 2023 is 4.5 points!!! Ironically we lost to Bombers by 27, Cats by 15 and Freo 7 pts averaging 16.3 and those teams are just waking up very sore and sorry from Mad Monday.

That's partly because your numbers are not adding up. Your estimates are obviously wrong. Fear the Beard knows very closely the numbers snd from a previous post 23,000 is AFL members I think. Others Will know the figures of MCC and approx balance, then you can try to correctly estimate the figures.

It as a bruise free game come on, a 100pt thrashing hardly raised a sweat. Very few would be tired.

Great to see you are going OD and got your tickets. I nearly missed but had a reprieve I reckon when I went back in and put another barcode in as I had 3 barcodes and only wanted one ticket. Am in M35-1 GG 9. Not sure where it is but don't care. Hope we win as it will save coming up here to Gabba and play the fairly confident Lions. Hope we win and stay at the G just what our fans want. Each week I am seeing signs we can salute this year. Toughness is unbelievable and we have some 2021 traits back. Hope Tmac is selected to replace the unlucky Melky. Go Dees.

I qualified it as a priority 3 and that is how it was promoted!

Should have bought one/two of the $30 memberships/ guarantees last week!

Cookiebec I was replying to Kent.

Your loss unfortunately. Any where any time like the Club !!!

You are barking up the wrong tree mate. Save your breath please. As long as both teams competing get about the same time to prepare that's even that's all that matters really. If we lose it will give us 24 hrs refresh more than Blues or Giants if we play a Semi Final in week 2. So please chill and take a pill!!

12 days is Sun to Thursday I believe!

Neither you DS or Ages understand the Finals situation. All you need is about the same amount of time (11 days in our case or 12 the Pies)and it's not the Swans we are playing in the first game it's the Pies so no worries.

But that will be at a different time say 2 hours in advance with Res seat being available then GA won't it SA.

CHF As I said we don't really know what Brody is thinking but you gave your opinion and I am giving mine. Despite no exact knowledge either way but you are convinced he will stay. But that is your opinion! I am allowed mine and I believe that my opinion is perhaps more likely to be the case than yours. Thats if you look at it as a pure football sense from Brodie's angle. No doubt it has been good for Maxy as he is fresher this year. But he is not injured like last year so kudos to Brody here. We will just have to wait and see how itv turns out, till draft time possibly.

CHF The evidence is that he will want to be at a Club where he is a No 1 Ruck. And Port Cats and Swans are in the market. You or I don't really know how Brody feels at the moment after this season so far. One injury and he could be first selected and BOG winning a Norm Smith Medal plus an individual medal as well. I hope he does get what he wants either way next season snd that he has a chance of winning a flag this year. We shall have to wait snd see.

Is it really 26 the losing streak as this week North lost it's 20 th game In a row and this is supposed to be a record. Any chance you Can confirm this record please either way? Thanks

Unless we play Pies maybe?

Yes no pecking order first come first served!

Sorry DD the most important factor (in the next 4/5 matches) in Maxies career is that he has his mind and body clear snd uncluttered around the playing side of things. That's what Goody has been trying to do all year snd given both champs their opportunities to impress in the ruck and up forward. It is vitally important that Maxy feels great about himself and if it's at all needed we can call Brody up if the SC snd Coach believe our team will be better or need the pairing in a horses for courses selection option. We all await the next few weeks with baited breath and huge excitement for the climax in late September and if our 14th Flag is part of that it will be one of our very fine triumphs, if not our finest probably since the 1948 replay which was a bonus in our expectations of those days.

Please explain why? Evidence appears that it's more likely he will move and we will assist. We can't afford to have a $650,000 senior playing about the equivalent of 6/7 AFL games in 22 Rounds. Brody has assisted in the ruck and at times has produced some helpful quarters and was stoic in Max's injury period. I think Flynn or Fullarton or even Chol plus Verran later in the year May be suitable for chop out duties of games of 30%. Importantly all can play and rest up forward. It's a tricky one as we could still get caught short if Maxy had a serious injury or suddenly slowed down ( hard to imagine). Most of all these options would probably cost us somewhere between $200/250, 000 per year at this stage of their careers. I do however acknowledge that Max and nearly all our list available are a much more fitter and formidable a combination than our team going into Finals compared to 2022. Just about the 26 or so named for the Round 24 it really is about all our best players in 2023 save for Harry Petty.snd Hibbo. It has the look of covering all bases and should a forward such as JVR or Tmac or say Melky, Smithy or Fritta and also Kossie or Trac have a day out our X factor could be explosive if we fire on all cylinders. Also the backline has options like Joel Smith Tommo and another interceptor in Disco and KP potential in Tmac to plug a gap or quell a forward in full flight. Just a thought on Maysie maybe he will be missing on Sunday and Tommo is FB and Disco the third defender or Smithy maybe. If that happens then it's not very discrete of Our great FB to telegraph even a hint at this hour is it! Maybe my mind is too active. Time for some rest for the body and brain. Last Comment! Time to flex our muscles on Sunday Dees and put the rest of the teams on notice and bring a little bit of our best.against a well performed opponent but albeit against teams around its 5/12 level.

This is as a result of the $30 GF Guarantee ( Priority 3) Drive I believe. The $30 is membership it seems being included as about 1,000 appear to have been added. At this rate we may achieve 70,000.

Yes it's priority 3 NOT Priority 1.Big difference.

We simply need another youngster on top of JVR Jefferson and Fritta and for Petty to play a key position or forward pocket role. Georgiadies being a left footer strong mark good lead (and not an iffy kick IMO, please give points scored with his 60 odd goals ). and contributes in a different way to Fritta and JVR. Also I believe MJ could early in his career take a flank with his skill plus mobility and cleverness. Kossie ANB Chin and Spargs/ Laurie would all be in the forward mix. Of course it's about team play but all players have enough skill to Play a role next season early or late.

Did they say that or has it been public news with some reliability. Just because there was a questionable item about him not wanting to go West is not enough to say they are not picking him.