Gawndy the Great

Oliver pretty much sewn up AFLCA- Bont wouldn’t have poled for 2 weeks. Brownlow would be interesting.

Ladhams is the one who can turn up and do a 2 metre Peter.

Eagles are without several key players. It will be 10 goal+ win to the Lions. They will not muck around.

At the Gabba - almost a certainty.

Wowee

Who do play win/ lose next week? Is it win- port, lose - dogs? assuming dogs win.

Watch for a swing in the finals.

Boak… still got it..

I think we underestimate the loss of Bruce.

The ball clearly deviated in that last camera angle. I think right call.

Neither of these two teams look in form.

That was a block.

Port are really off their game.

Calling it a snap lockdown is a double edged sword. People begin their movements towards the end of the lockdown cycle as you have shown, on the expectation that we will come out of it. The messaging of a snap lockdown is wrong and i hope is abolished. They should have approached it like lockdowns gone by and said "We are going into lockdown UNTIL numbers are back within tolerable limits - we will re-asses the lockdown in 1 or 2 weeks time." That way people are not inclined to act on the assumption that we will come out by default, but rather act on the basis of the numbers - the media would have also followed the narrative a bit more closely. Anyone with half a brain could have seen that in the current lockdown, the data was trending the wrong way prior to the extensions that were implemented.

Ok so i may have spent about an hour of my time this arvo pulling together my own AA 40 man squad in an effort to strike up some convo on the AA 40 man squad thread started by @dieter that was subsequently closed earlier today - lost all my work too 😶. In doing some of the background analysis on AFL stats pro, i felt a bit awkward when i found myself seriously considering our favorite son (ANB) as the 'defensive forward' option. Interestingly, he features quite distinctly in the various small forward stats such as inside 50s, goal assists, pressure acts and inside 50 tackles. His DE, total disposals and other secondary stats were also pretty good compared to his peers. Now I'm doubtful he will get named, but i think I've finely found some evidence that backs up this strange feeling of pride i have had for him this year and i have felt compelled to share this with you all. Well done ANB. P.S. Dont stink it up now :)

Yeah he does, but i don't think he can take the number one defender just yet. He will still need time to develop his craft and his understanding. Having him play as a lieutenant in a backline with Tommo, May & Lever will do wanders to his game. Our backline stocks look pretty good actually, which makes me wonder whether we actually need to go after Maynard. refresh: May, Lever, Petty, Rivers, Tommo, J Smith, Hibberd, Hore, Lockhart is a pretty versatile group. Then you have Salem, Bowey & Hunt as a half back flankers group. It is pretty good depth. Makes me think whether we are better placed trying to focus more on KPF / outside or just raw talent in the draft.

I like that idea but King will attract a 800K+ salary which we’d need to move on several players to find the cap space now. Then you have LJ, Kozzie, Oliver who will also demand decent coin to stick around. Especially Oliver I can see another Trac type of deal for him.

Tommo is our solution to playing a one-on-one lockdown style. We have to many interceptors. He has the height and body to match it with King brothers, Hawkins and similar types.

Yep Smith was the best matchup on Rohan. Has the most speed in our D50 and a good test going into finals

Cats will do exactly the same i reckon - and so if Doggies win, i would be surprised if there is a major contest.. Of course it still wont stop Danger and Selwood with head high bumps, Hawkins with free flying elbows.

But he was adamant there was nothing in Selwood or Hawkins cases. If he’s a sensationalist then he’d hype that up as well right? I think he’s got a score to settle with the Dees board.

For that to happen we would need to start having 0 mystery cases from tomorrow. Thanks to the mob at the engagement party and various other illegal gatherings it’s hard to see that happening. I’d also think that given the quickness of how we re entered lockdown that we will be even slower coming out of this lockdown.

If they do this, can they use Olympic Park oval in a shared capacity with CFC? It would still be a bit of a walk between the admin/training facility and Goachs paddock. i reckon they could use the car park to the SE off AAMI with an underground car park instead of the Proposed SW as it has a larger footprint to work with and is closer to Goschs paddock.

Garlett at his prime was something special. Basing it off Pickett's best and Garlett's best its a close call. No doubt in my mind that Pickett will surpass him very soon, but i would take Garlett's best right now only on the basis that his experience at the AFL level and playing small forward probably has him playing the role a little bit better. This is not a question of raw talent because Pickett i think has him just covered.

100% on the money. Lynch is in the same fold as Melksham. There may be a little upside but not worth the extra salary cap space imo.