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@dazzledavey36 you are the king of retrospectively picking people off or giving them the ‘I told you so’ You are so staunchly against Oliver but revel in bullying the hell out of anyone whose opinion differs from yours. This thread could be many different things for many different members, he’s had an enormous impact on the club even if the last few years were not ideal. By all means, have an opinion but there is absolutely nothing to say yours is more important than anyone else here.

It’s quite interesting that our untrained, yet very keen and loved, track watchers are noticing the step up in training intensity. Maybe there is an immediate path up the ladder, purely due to better preparation? It will be exciting to watch the way we roll out in Round 1

I would be absolutely shocked if we regularly used that combo. Langford, Steele and Koz would be my starting 3. Culley & Windsor rotating with Langford and Koz, then Viney/Sparrow with Steele, although I hope Viney/Steele are used sparingly and we go for more speed.

No chance JT would go and ruin his friendship by working with Bevo at this age. I think and hope he’s walking off into the sunset

This is just another great example of the long term Melbourne culture. Ox had plenty of negative opinions over the last few years and then when real change arrives, it’s all a bit scary and suddenly doom and gloom as well. In my opinion, this new leadership has two main focuses, set the club on a path of being professional and uncompromising again and get the fans to re-engage. Neither of those things are quantified by wins. Sure, we lose a couple of very good players but neither were at their best in recent times and nor were they making any difference in our win/loss ratios

We are bottom 4 for creativity, that list is really lacking

Windsor getting back to his first year impact would make a huge difference, he seems to be getting plenty of praise so far. Luker as well, if he could get a proper pre season in and leapfrog Jeffo and start putting heat on JVR, we’d be in great shape.

War on Drugs are a band that all ages can embrace, I’ll never tire of recommending them. This is one of their bigger live songs and it has this bubbling energy that draws me in every single time. I’ve been lucky enough to see them 3-4 times and every one has floored me, even the most recent when the singer, Adam, was sick as a dog.

The kicking can be a bit lazy but for a big bloke, his hands and work in tight are very good. The chassis is there, with a little bit of fine tuning in an AFL program, he could be anything

Taller than most of our Key position players too, that’s a big boy! Everyone concerned we didn’t get a mid, here you go.

JT is never afraid to work off the radar! Feels like it’s going to be very fun being a Dees supporter for the next few years!

His mum has some good Lilydale heritage, don’t worry! Both parents are great people, his dad was a very good footballer in his own right. The spunk might come from mum though 😏

I’m no draft expert but surely Langdon’s wing is also up for grabs with a less defensive gameplan. I’d like Langford rotating through a wing with XL a little longer to allow his underage marking develop into his AFL game. Two tall, marking wings with Nairn and Langford would be perfect. Both very comfortable kicking goals from there too

Pretty significant upgrade on Spargo though - kicks multiple goals, gets a lot of the footy, has great running capacity and is 6’2” vs 5’8” making him an aerial threat too. Chalk and cheese, one might say.

Lot of Jack Watts about him imo. Obviously very, very good but not ever going to lock down a permanent position.

@heath55 & @kurtneverdied i urge you to read @goodwindees post earlier in the thread. There is a lot more to recruiting than how good a player has been over their junior career

The defensive minded mid is a very important piece of the puzzle, particularly for developing sides. You could comfortably argue Josh Dunkley has done as much or possibly more for Brisbane than any of their other stars. Viney is our current version and Jack Steele is more rounded than Viney has ever been. It’s a very astute pickup for a club in transition and with an eye to a more risky game plan

Not even a single house burnt down yet, should we panic?

There’s some people who understand recruiting and others who don’t. This thread has both It’s not about the specific number, it’s about what you have to give.

I don’t spend any time around the players so my perspective is very outside. All the potential options need to do a power of work to become more regular contributors on field before they can assume captaincy. All of Lever, Rivers, Chandler, Disco etc have been very up and down so far and it’s not a good look to have captains who are not in the team. I am hopeful King frees them up a little and Disco becomes the one. He seems to be able to find a gear when we need it and he plays the right way.

Wonder if this is for stability for wonky knees? A mate of mine is a professional cyclist and has been for many, many years. TDF stage winning level. He had some hilarious advice for me many years ago which I love to repeat. When it comes to protecting your body, If you are running on concrete, find bitumen as it’s softer. If you are running on bitumen, find gravel. If you are running on gravel, find grass. Likewise for recovery (which they take very seriously). If you are standing up, you should sit down. If you are sitting down, you should lie down.

I think I read that Robey grew 20cm in a very short time, that helps

@WERRIDEE just starting threads to post more best 23’s

If we can convince the AFL to abandon water carriers, we will be elite at this part of the game.

Dimma Hardwick is going down the same path