Gawndy the Great

its amazing what winning games of footy does. Lose today and Gawn foot turns out to be more of a 6-8 week injury.

What did he say?

Well i got my tickets. 1st game since Round 1 for me. So pumped to be able to go back again.

We have to get him. I have doubts whether TMac will ever come back and we can’t be held hostage to those circumstances.

Interestingly those leads we held in all 3 losses are not even talked about.

And what has Goody done? Nothing. FFS move anyone of Bowey, Brayshaw or Salem in the attacking half . It’s not rocket science. I don’t know what he’s expecting the same midfield and HFS to do any different.

They will take some solace that we have been poor aerially and with Big Max out imthey still have the advantage from selection. Weed has to make Andrew’s accountable there is no doubt about it.

If LJ does go, do you sign up Goldstein for a season as a short term cover?

I do wonder if the coaching staff sense the significance of this game and hence have a lighter training run to ensure the boys are full of zip for Thursday night. We need to win the next 3 games to restamp our authority on the season and have some hope of holding onto top 4.

There is no way he plays. It’s a minimum 3 weeks given his age.

Agreed. From a statistical standpoint, there are simply not enough seasons of football to have been played for these types of insights to indicate much of a trend. Think back to last year and that no team to have finished top of the ladder and won the GF for the prior 10-12 years or something like that. You would need at least 100-200 data points to make any sense of it all.

For 800K for his position I’d expect about a dozen games where he has finished in the top 5 players on the ground. Not sure he has done that tbh. He’s maybe had 2-3 games at most. Id say for LJ, the offer should be in the range 500-600K for 2 years. The contract after that would be the payday if he is indeed worth it.

I dont think its even legal.

yes. thats the way i read it. Basically we give them LJ, Brayshaw (because lets face it, he wont go anywhere else) and the compensation pick we get for Brayshaw and our second rounder for two first round draft picks. They really a card short of a full deck over in the west if that is what they are saying.

TMac not coming back this year. He'd have to make his return during finals.. we'd have to be desperate for that to happen. Also great to see 1 week already subtracted from Gawn's return and that most of the players have passed the daunting 4-6 timeframe.

Yep spot on. However you overlooked the 3 years they'll play at MFC first in order to qualify for the minimum age requirement at the cattery.

Jack Darling (30) + Jeremy McGovern (30) + Pick 1/2.

And the footy public love defining the future worth based on a handful of performances. I get that he wiped the floor against an average ruckman in English during a quarter in a GF when we were loosing. It is an amazing feat and will never be forgotten for its significance to the MFC. But as i have said previously, he hasn't been busting the door down that would warrant that kind of money so we would be foolish to try and match until we are convinced that he's the real deal, which wont become apparent until he his at least 23-25 yo. So if he is offered what Freo are indicating, then the trade price for them will need to be considerable. 2 first rounders and an established first 22 player.

I didn't see the presser so not sure if he actually said that. I think we definitely showed what getting it right looks like by steamrolling teams in the finals. So don't disagree with the sentiment. But top 4 gives you the double chance and a potential weeks reset for any niggles to get right. That is a huge advantage.

Well, the most valuable insight the Ch 7 broadcast has ever give me was "Bang, Bang, Bang".

History will tell you that finishing outside of the top 4 is an incredible disadvantage. Only Dog in 2016 have bucked that trend in the last 20+ years. If we finish outside of the top 4, you can pretty much kiss the 22 premiership good-bye. Its hard to back-up 4 weeks of back-to-back intense finals games.

I dont think his fitness was ever in doubt. LJ looks to be more the one that is suffering.

That’s a real possibility. I don’t think they can stand another team in the west doing so well when WC are rock bottom.

I’m in the same camp. He’s had a fine few games and showed us some brilliance on the big dance, but has he grabbed a game by the scruff of the neck this year? Has he even come close? He is going to be good. But he’s got a long way to go to be a superstar, which is what that money is suggesting (if true of course)

Last I checked forward connection is between midfield and forwards - our mids are just as much to blame. Yes pressure in f50 is bad , but it’s bad all over the ground. Id trial Gus in the HF - in ANB or Harmes role.