Lord Nev

Apparently this is what's being talked about atm. Don't know any detail though.

I'm already a fan! Like this kid a lot.

In 2020: 5th last for disposal efficiency, 7th for turnovers, 5th for clangers, whilst being 14th for disposals. He 'lead' us for turnovers/disposals rate at 3.4, and clangers/disposals at 4.3. So, technically he is the worst. Edit - Apologies, Melksham was actually our worst for turnovers/disposals at 3.2. vB second.

Oh, and Smith's hanger...

Left out one of my favourite things: Daniel Turner. Kid can play.

If you register for 7 plus you can watch it. https://7plus.com.au/sevens-vfl?episode-id=VAFL21-014

I don't think Jones will come in, but wouldn't be totally surprised. His kicking and vision were great, which is something we could do with in the AFL team atm.

His name is Chief.

Yeah, not a great game, but more saying that his work below the knees and the way he played further up the ground was pretty good.

Catch the game today Chief?

IN: Brown OUT: Sparrow I really like Sparrow and he was good for the amount of game time he had, but seems the most likely option. Jones or Melksham could possibly be close for Kozzy or Spargs who need to find a bit of form. Probably get one more week though based on their form the rest of the season.

Weid kicks a goal from a spot where Brown dropped a mark earlier today...

Your constant references of Weid are embarrassing.

Now it's 5.

Pending rest of the game, it could be something like Brown and Jones/Melk in, Sparrow and Spargo/Kozzy out.

Alright, lock in Browny next week I reckon.

That straight kick inside 50 was great, that's the Melksham I'd love to have back in the team. His kicks before that were poor though. Would love him to turn it on the rest of the game and get back in the side.

Jonesy playing an absolute ripper.

Haha good to see the over the top whipping boy posts don't stop when he's playing VFL.

He hasn't played for months. Bit harsh.

He'll play games this year.

We watching the same game?

Gut feel is he won't have to do a massive amount to get in, 2-3 goals along with a few marks and he gets the call up IMO.

Yeah, it really does become the chicken and egg thing doesn't it? Are we not worried about centre clearances because our defence is so good at intercepting, or are we so good at intercepting because we get so much opportunity due to losing centre clearances? Breaking even last night in that area is encouraging, although I really don't rate Essendon super highly in that area (they're 9th for team/opponent centre clearance differential), and I'm not worried if we're not smashing teams in that area, I just hope it's not a 'weakness' come September when they become more important.

Thanks mate, appreciate that! I have a strong feeling not many of those were in the centre, wish we had that stat. Something definitely doesn't seem to be quite firing in the middle for us. I personally think Gawn isn't able to get as much elevation as usual at the moment which means he's not getting as many of those amazing taps to one of our mids as he usually would.