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I agree. Harmes should not be in the conversation after 1 VFL Hitout. I reckon Sparrow is far more useful and team orientated

If Weid leaves it would be a disaster. Understand the need to play for the now but I doubt anyone believes T-Mac holds this form/stays injury free for the whole year. He simply has to come in over the next week or two.

Without any knowledge, there is a good chance he is a bit banged up - he doesn't shirk a contest, that's for sure

Jones and Melk playing VFL and Rivers out according to @Dannyz mail, so there could be more changes to come along with Brown. I'd like to see Bedford or Chandler get a guernsey. Harmes could not have injured himself at a worse time, he will (should) be pushing [censored] uphill to get back into the side.

I (and the club) never would have expected Weid and Brown to succumb to injuries before we begun. The T-Mac wing role was probably a last straw type deal. I doubt the club ever considered this scenario occurring but it really is a conundrum. For the latter half of the year, I believe Weid and Ben Brown are more important than T-Mac, however I commend him for making it difficult to get them in. He’s had a great start. Still believe we need to roll guys through in the middle third of the year so we have every base covered for a proper tilt at finals and going deep in them I worry about Jones just going, Melky will have one good game and 6 nothing games. Feel like those 2 are the obvious targets to go out, but as mentioned their positions would mean a definite shift in structure/setup

With the first proper test completed, think it’s not a bad idea to start rolling some guys in/out over the next 4 weeks. We need to be confident 25-30 blokes can play a role and the only way we can is by exposure. Jones and a few young ones are the starting point, possibly Maxy too

Fritta doesn’t strike me as the Jack Viney, keep going until you drop dead, type. I don’t think he can nurse a hand injury with his game style

Would have been interesting hearing the chat between coaches and Weid. I reckon they would have been telling him since day one, we need you to dominate a game in the VFL. He finally does it and gets told it's not enough right now.

So Collingwood and Richmond don’t? Think we would be better served by having a partnership with a pub/bar in proximity of the ‘G for before and after functions.

I think Dusty could be the difference here, he loves a big occasion and his 250th is fairly significant. Love him or loathe him, he is a very, very good footballer. If nothing else, it's a good chance for our guys to experience finals like atmosphere and learn from it

Do any of the other elite training facilities have social club/members area? Are Richmond fans allowed into Punt Road to drink before and after games? Do Collingwood fans enter into the Gosch's setup for the same?

He may not be better first up but he will be in the long run. Unfortunately, someone has to go out and the wing is fairly sorted for now, so where else does T-Mac go? The performance ceiling is higher with the Weid/BBB combo than T-Mac/BBB or T-Mac/M.Brown

I am not saying he's been bad but I want Weid and Brown in the side more than T-Mac, particularly for the latter half of the year. I don't believe T-Mac will be in the side once BBB, Weid and Fritsch are all playing so let's rip the bandaid off and start building some cohesion for a tilt at finals

It would be difficult to drop a number of blokes who played their role, but if we want to get serious, the sooner we get our preferred line up in, the better. We want to be winning games in September and this 5-0 start has given us a great chance to feature. In: Weid, Brown, May, Fritsch Out: T-Mac, M.Brown, Petty, Melksham Each of those ins is better than the out, so it makes sense. On Gus & Gawny podcast, Ben Gibson was seeming quite skeptical about May & Fritsch being right.

Reckon by the end of the year our side could look quite different with a few of these young guys rolling through. I hope he comes in and cements a spot, he looks very lively when on. We won’t be short on excitement over the next couple of years, hope it translates to wins!

Maybe, unlike Ross Lyon, he actually finds the time to work on it. It's all good and well to say people need to get better, but Williams must have the ability to teach them how

I noticed on the weekend that he very, very rarely gets beaten in a contest. That is worth it's weight in gold when you look at how many times Lever or May simply out position their opponent. He makes every contest a 50/50 at worst and I believe a lot of his positioning in marking contests create spillages to the dangerous spots we want to be hitting. Whilst he is not ripping marks in just yet, he is certainly doing his job up forward.

He will sell a lot of jumpers too, he is exactly what the kids aspire to be.

As Petracca said post match, they have finally realised that individual brilliance is not consistent or sustainable enough to win flags. They seem to all be working towards the same common goal for the first time in years, which can only be a result of Chocco and Yze

I was one of the people a little suspect on how soon Kozzie would have an impact. Extremely happy to put my hand up and acknowledge I was wrong - he's now keeping his feet, nailing chances and creating some real headaches for opposition teams. His work in traffic is first class

I think the May for Petty or Hibbo change is the only one, but Melksham continued where he left off last year, trying too hard to do the impossible, rather than just play the percentages. He’s infuriating to watch, particularly when the team has really started to click and play for each other

The game and preparation has come a long way over the years, but there's still areas for improvement.

I've got a question about this for Ross; If you spent 15 minutes each training session doing proper goal kicking practice, would you benefit more from better conversion with the shots you already get or would the 15 minutes doing other [censored] that equates to perhaps one more shot on goal be more beneficial? I would think if you get 20 shots on goal each game and that is ultimately the defining factor in who wins or loses, it is the highest priority item for any coach. Wonder how many shots at the sticks an NRL or NFL kicker has each week? How many penalty kicks would soccer players take during training? How many free throws do basketball players take a week?

Imagine if you loaned out a player that helped said side make finals over your own. For instance a ruckman or KPP

Instead Essendon paid Daniher to rehab for the Lions the following year, genius from Dodoro