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Definitely. Casey lost JJ, Harmes, Dunstan and Munro from this side. That’s a [censored] ton of experience, not to mention no Tomo, Laurie, Hunter, Spargo, Disco and the other injured players who would usually be in this team.

Bloody impressive Jefferson. Looks so much more comfortable forward. Great hands. a shame about his kicking but having 6 scoring shots from 6 marks is extremely efficient and shows good signs. Another bonus is Will Verrall. That kid looks to have a bright future. Can definitely see some Max Gawn traits in his game.

Massive get for the club to get Clare back. Awesome from Gary Pert. A revamped social media team and communications on the way. Hopefully some of the good stuff we saw in 2021 is coming back. Stoked 👏🏼👏🏼 I guess Perty does listen to feedback! 😆 Story here by Josh Gabelich Dees boss lures Pies footy manager following Wright sabbatical

Goody openly said he’ll be back for the Hawks so forgive anyone for taking what he says at face value. Maybe they shouldn’t after Clarry last year 😂

Surely he’s chomping at Chandlers heels if he is down again tomorrow? Has to be!

Think Jackson was that special sort of athlete though. Not saying you’re comparing him and Fullarton but Jackson could do more than just ruck and go forward. Not sure TF has that in him to make himself an ‘extra’ player around stoppage. Jackson was very very unique in that respect.

Cant see Fullarton and Petty playing in the same side unless Roo isnt there. Having Max, Fullarton, Petty and Roo is bloody huge. Almost what we did with Grundy last year.

Interesting to see if Big Ben goes well tomorrow if they give another week to Petty in the 2’s.

If Kol is Koltyn Tholstrup no he isn’t. He’s the carry over emergency for tomorrow.

Big Ben would’ve done minimal to keep the load off his legs so there’s no inflammation before tomorrow’s match. Those knees are just holding together😂

Hey Kev, was Kozzy with the mids or forwards? Appreciate the updates mate🤝

Kicked 30.22 at VFL level last year in 18 games.

Dubious after one season? Very interesting take😂

Roo kicked 36 goals in his first season at Casey. He kicked 28 at Senior level last year.

A second year 19 year old key forwards make or break year is their second season in the AFL? What a load of rubbish😂 says all you need to know.

Roo came into the club at 88 kgs. He’s now about 96-97. Jefferson came into Melbourne at 76kgs and now sits at 86-87. evidently you don’t watch Casey, so making comments on what’s good and or average seems irrelevant in your argument. go back and watch Casey last season and you see how that ball is delivered and the players around Jefferson consistently taking up space.

Average? Are you joking? Look at the forward line he was trying to get a kick in at Casey? Smith, BB, Tmac, Schache. the kid barely had a chance. If you think delivery into the forward line is bad in the senior side, try watching Casey. Of course he needs to bulk up, he’s a kid. Not everyone is like Roo.

I felt sorry for Jefferson at numerous points last year because that forward line he was trying to get a kick in was land of the giants and even with injuries this year, it’s still massive. He battled along side Tmac, BB, Joel Smith, Schache at numerous points last year and still kicked 20 odd goals. This year he’s still battling BB, Schache will be back there, Fullarton potentially + Verrall and Kyah Farris-White. Unfortunately I think this year will be another of development for Jeffo but the fact Melbourne extended his contract very quickly to the end of 26’ shows what the club know they have in my opinion. Next year, a lot of those older fringe talls will be gone, and Jeffo will be able to have some space to get to work. Big forwards take time. JVR was the anomaly of that in his second season last year, not normality.

Already has a long term partner. Believe she is from SA though, like Petty’s…😂

And Hunter…😂😂

We’ve done that before. Nothing out of the ordinary imo.

No backhand. Andy’s interviews are brilliant. As are the track reports.

It’s okay to be modest Andy but you would absolutely do better and be far better than what gets provided from the current social media team 😂

The club do like some young guys to have the experience of a match day. Wouldn’t surprise me if Kolt/Jeffo get pulled at 3QT and then warm up and do the ‘match day experience’ with the main team tonight but don’t actually play

Why are you surprised? These young guys will never improve if they only get once chance and then get dropped straight away if they don’t perform.