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Are they mostly private owned? That’s a very different ball game I don’t follow NHL to know how their team structure works.

There’s certainly a ‘body of work’ that suggests we want the thinking kept as far away from our senior players as possible in these situations. Gawn’s had a couple of very bizarre moments in the dying moments this year.

My 8 year old came to me at 3/4 time and said what’s the score, I told him and he asked would Melbourne win? My answer, it would be a horrible loss if they don’t but it’s probably going to happen. Wish he’d never asked

Melbourne have just out-Melbourne’d Melbourne. We have an insatiable taste for our own bathwater

Double post

We’ve traded in Ed Langdon, Brodie Grundy and Lachie Hunter since 2019. They could be considered walk up starts but we didn’t play Grundy so I’m not so sure where that leaves us. How the hell do we find 4 in 12-24 months? It’s not currency related, it’s getting 4 separate good players interested

That’s fair but how did Petty, Spargo and Sparrow go last week?

At least you get to watch NWM, he will cut our mids to pieces

I’m interested to hear what the optimistic dees supporters think about this selection? We are once again going back to the well on a formula that hasn’t worked since 2021

I think all 3 go again and it’s another year of development or targeted trading to get the next wave ready. They are playing good footy for sure, but they aren’t winning matches on their own.

That’s a lot of money freed up to buy more of the same. They have been supposedly falling off a cliff every year, for how many years now? Collingwood have a club that’s united and powerful, they won’t bottom out any time soon

Fairly confident that Jagga will deliver well beyond Walsh’s output, from the last few years, as soon as he hits the park.

I’d argue Jeremy Cameron can create goals on his own, through running power or marking, so he would. Daniher, not so much. As with others, this would be further evidence that the club is a little skewed in where the list is at. We are not stealing a premiership with Joe, we are too far off the best teams

Hawthorn expect to be good, Melbourne just hopes to not be [censored]

Needs more CAPS!

Peak Clarry is on par with anyone else I’ve seen play. His ball winning ability even now is absolutely elite

I’ve said in another thread, Fritsch has genuine value. Not so sure Lever, May, Spargo, Viney and all others thrown up do. If the club was looking to get some currency in, he’s the man to help acquire it. Having said that, if the new gameplan starts to click more consistently, aside from supporters, he will stand to gain the most.

For someone so left-side dominant, he still has plenty of time with ball in hand. He’s arguably in our best 5 players already and will remain that way for many years to come

It’s almost like the club is bigger than the individual, particularly with the top teams. Insane that we have 3 of the highest paid in the comp (assume Max would be very close too) with such horrible return - although Tim Kelly has been dropped this round. That’s an expensive WAFL outing

I agree with your list but who’s actually going to want them? No player is more frustrating than Fritta but in my opinion, he’s the only one that may move the needle for another club. The intercepting defender role that Lever has excelled at has expanded to a role Jake can no longer perform. He’s an awful decision maker with ball in hand and a very slow kick.

Or @Ghostwriter today

I tend to think his (Trac) hesitance to contest aerially is a major road block for him playing as a forward. In the middle it’s rarely expected and he’s still very flakey. Of course, this is completely understandable given the injuries he sustained and how, but it’s still relevant

You would think the romance of Calsher Dear (and age) would have him ahead of Lewis. Chol and Gunston is working at the moment. Lewis should be gettable

Oliver is the easy target but Trac is every bit as bad at the moment. I’d be more inclined to move Trac on, I think after last year’s antics he’s shown he’s never going to be a team focused player and you can get away with it when you are winning awards, not so much when you are meh

This game showed Goody knows what he is doing, he’s just got the wrong cattle. We had a plan and it was quite effective for the first half. After that, our errors just compounded and we threw away another one with horrible skills. It feels like changing coach will be the path of least resistance for the club but gee, I would love to run a broom through the playing list and start a full blown rebuild now. We’ve got a lot of players that barely contribute, each and every week