Gawndy the Great

This is completed fudged. This is huge news - match fixing is not a far stretch anymore. AFL pushing an agenda is no longer a far cry.

Pickett definitely has the speed and agility but his disposal under pressure is not elite. I have seen him butcher the ball several times. Im also not yet convinced in his ability to hit the right targets - WIP and something we should definitely persist with. I think McVee has the composure and the vision to make for an elite ball user moving forward. Reminds me a lot of McCluggage. Having him play in defensive will give him time to build his tank but all develop his defensive game. Would be a perfect rotation at some stage.

How long to a Kentfield to the backline thread? Oh wait…

Im a Salem potter and for now still think he leaves a lot to be desired. I loved he had a great game. He has those now and then. It’ll take more than beating up on a uncompetitive side to change my mind - but it’s just my opinion. Let’s see how he goes in the next 2.

Just an observation. When we got stiffed by the dangerous tackle call against Carlton. Crickets from the media. Isn’t it funny when it happens to Collingwood how it makes prime time. They go as far as calling the incident between the umpire and Sidebottom a few minutes earlier too citing some conspiracy to get him back. it does my head in and biased the media is in this town.

They’ll still win by 3 points.

Agreed DD. To the eye many can see he's not right. What does the data tell us in how much 'off' he really is. I don't know where to even look. There's the obvious raw disposals, but that is never really a great indicator. what we are looking for is his ability to impact games. He was never big on scoring involvements (from memory that was Tracs area), but his CP, defensive acts, clearances, i50s were telltale signs of his impact on games. The fact that taggers are going to Trac instead of Oliver is telling enough.

I wonder whether playing him as a KPD has anything to do with how he is being groomed (footy wise) for the Suns team. They don't need another ruckman or KPF as they have two gems playing their first year. A KPD on the other hand is the final piece of the puzzle there. I too have some doubt that he'll end up at the Dees. It is why it's important that we continue to perform well and remain a destination club. Suns are about to enter the window and we are looking a bit shaky - possibly on the way down. We need to remain competitive and continue to fight tooth and nail.

That’s of course if the issue is fitness. I don’t think it is. Perry’s issue is connection with the forward line and often being out of position. Casey may fix his confidence but Tommo isnt going to magically solve the Petty issue.

Didn’t watch the game live but with a cool head knowing the result. Things are a lot clearer in that situation. Pettys biggest issue is positioning . He is often in the wrong spot and connection with midfield is non existent. This you can expect with someone that has played < 10 games as our KPF. It will improve with time. our ball movement looked better but it’s hard to say how much of that was due to Saints poor defence. TMac stays back he looks settled and reads the ball very well. Perfect replacement for Petty to allow him to develop in the forward line.

No to Tommo. I think Petty will eventually move down back when May retires and Jeffo comes of age. It’s just a temporary solution that may or may not work.

We should have smashed the Eagles last week. This is the side they are and we didn’t show up, expected a win without effort and got embarrassed by a cellar dweller. Nothing can convince me otherwise. This game will likely cost a top 4 spot.

Every time I get confidence we put up games like last week. Also our form line is nowhere near what the game / loss record suggests.

Richard = Cox … work it out

Suck it Pies. Missed the game. What happened to Richard and Mihochek?

WC will fall flat in their face this week.

Let the Sydney downfall begin.

Two things that will happen: 1. We will get jumped in Q1 again 2. We will lose contested footy.

Will not surprised if we lost this one too. St Kilda are under the pump and will match us in the middle of the ground based on form. My MFCSS is on full throttle so there is no stopping my anxiety about this game. Our top 4 chances are on the line in this game, lose it and we almost need to go undefeated for the remainder of the season to make up for it. We cannot be dropping any more games.

No way. Let him play the year out in the VFL. He needs to be banging the door down and demand selection not have it gifted to him in desperation. Selection integrity is not something you meddle with. Its detrimental to culture

Has 1 year left on his contract with Sydney. Would you offer him 2+1 contract. Will get him for peanuts. Gives us the midfield depth we need. If we can’t get LDU this has to be a legit target if there’s no one else on the market.

I dont diasgree about our forward line capability but on paper they are not really any worse than a lot of other teams out there i.e. Collingwood, Sydney, Adelaide etc. Not everyone has a Curnow, McKay combo. Our problem is what happens with ball in hand. THat continues to be our vulnerability. We don't have smart ball users. Not a single one that would be considered elite. I hope Windsor develops into that. We need to recruit smart decision makers with skill and athleticism that can sit behind the ball, generate turnover and hurt teams. Especially now that we are focusing on improving scores from defensive half. Salem and Bowey are serviceable but are far cry from what we need. McVee might be something but it seems like we are using him as a small defender. I wonder what he'd like as a true HB flanker. Rivers has all the traits but often makes poor decisions and is good by foot but not elite. Personally i'd park our investments into the forward line as there is enough youth there in development. If we can score a readymade KPF, sure go for it but our priority is ball users. Elite ball users.

Him and LDU and we are back in it in 2025. Trade up for a top 10 and go for another gun - not sure what would be high on our list.

I didn’t know Hore was injured.

We lack a midfielder with composure / kicking ability. Doesn’t have to be a brute or usan bolt mk2. I also don’t think we can continue to play any 3 of Viney , sparrow, Trac and Oliver at the same time. Kozzy and Rivers need to come into the mix.