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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

Apparently part of the review process

This is not limited to Clarry either. For a bunch of guys that are here because they are better than 99% of footballers in the country, you’ll likely never see a more second guessing bunch. They are all mentally drained from the ‘system’ they have had to adhere to so strictly for the past few years

An era of disco would be fun, bring a bit of sparkle back into the old mahogany

If Trac is going to to have any chance of success in the forward half, he has some mental demons regarding contested marking, which he needs to banish. Dangerfield is so good because he is fearless in the air and an elite mark for his size.

Kevin Sheahan’s pre draft spiel on Kolt; "A talented player with an elite work rate who often plays as a high half forward and sometimes goes through the midfield. "He is a fearless competitor with excellent game sense and a penetrating kick. "He played the final three games for Western Australia at the National Championships after missing the first with injury but didn’t miss a beat to average 18.7 disposals. "Has a sharp competitive edge which has seen him already play 10 senior matches for Subiaco in the WAFL. "Tested impressively at the national Draft Combine to record the second quickest time on the agility test (8.19) and a top ten finish in the 2km time trial (6:17)." All those things sound exactly like what we are looking for, so with a full preseason or two, he should be showing a lot more.

Speaking of Brayshaw, although not Gus, someone like Andrew would be a great addition for our on and off field mix. He’s exactly what I’m after so that Max can play out his remaining years without the weight of carrying the club off field as well

I’d be looking at a trade for a strong leader. A Callan Ward type who fronts up and plays their role every single week. Lever will have his hands full trying to get a game. Trac doesn’t want to be here and the team first stuff doesn’t come naturally to him. Rivers needs to get settled in a role and become consistent, long before he can dream of being captain I tend to agree with a few posts made today, as good as Max has been, he has also papered over a lot of cracks that are now being exposed. It’s not a united club, pulling in the same direction.

Absolutely. We got lucky that everyone played above themselves in that magical run at the back of ‘21. The players asking for less contact hours should have been warning enough, the best are always working on themselves, 24/7 - which includes sleep/recovery, I’m not saying they need to be at the club that permanently

I think some honest communication with the players, then the staff, then finally the supporter base. I know the club is tied with wanting to keep supporters positive and engaged but I’d prefer they come out and say we need change, we agree that standards have slipped, we tried something new and it’s backfired. The club has pushed the love and happiness too far, the desire to be the best is not there - club wide.

Remember last year when Trac, Clarry and Koz all wanted to leave? That horse has bolted, Clarry and Trac are stuck against their will and both are playing like it. I think a lot of this is perfect storm stuff but Goodwin sucked the life out of the group with the most mentally and physically taxing gameplan possible, I can see the change coming now but the desire to follow through 100% of the time is just not there. There is no righting this ship without significant change throughout the whole club. I certainly don’t think it’s all on Goody but his message has gone stale so it won’t matter what he tries to tell the

Suns kicking inside 50 is a treat to watch, everything else about this game is a dire reminder that we are a nothing club

Hope Windsor gets plenty of centre square action

Derksen has kicked 53.36 vs Jeffo kicking 66.42, So he’s also kicked 80% of the goals Jeffo has. I’m not expecting him to be the next Stewart Loewe but he’s definitely got some ability.