Pulp Fritschon

He has just played a season after having serious knee issues for 2 and 1/2 years. I take it we got the Richmond doctor to check him out before we called his name.

No it is not. A big kick of the ball for a right sided player is described as ‘booming’ ie he has a booming right leg.

Just cannot ignore these hands. Mids are dime a dozen. Hands like these don’t come around often. I’d be grabbing him at 5.

The drums are certainly starting to beat for Tauru. His hands look super special to me. Play him forward. Yes please.

Petty training with the backs. Must be going to play Tauru forward.

Most interesting bit of that to me was the reference to Pert gone and clean slate that brings. Interesting to hear the captain mention the effect of a boardroom change. I am thinking the leaders in the footy department are much happier with the recent changes.

0.46 - refuses to kick? To me he has a look up field saw nothing. Brought himself a little bit of time. Handballed off. Decent play. Think you are being pretty harsh here with Smith.

Well. Gee.

Wow. One grabber that is for sure. Hands just look awesome. He can just float at times. Check out that mark at the 2min mark. He slides out of the drop zone to jump back at it. Looks special to me. If Lalor, FoS, Draper are gone I’d take him at #5 and play him forward. Take Joe Berry at #9 for run and carry.

I think we are need to acknowledge that Oliver would have preferred to leave at a point in time. It couldn’t happen as the cats needed to offer overs/market value for us to tick it off. They wanted him for unders. No deal was ever going to happen but he would have taken it. Anyway it didn’t happened and we all move ahead together and move on from this. He is back on board and hopefully he gets back to his level. He is paid to get back to his level.

I’d much prefer GC get a high pick next year if we bomb than the bombers tbh. Rather a GC death ride

I think the unfortunate situation here for Dirk is the move to the Dees gives him more job security ie 3 year deal. Currently 12 months left at GWS and that could be him done at the end of 12 months if he doesn’t play any AFL next season, gets injured ect. Dees are keen now by who knows this time next year. He really needs to say to GWS - ok you are going to hold me to my contract but I am fighting for my career here. I need a few more years for security and to prove myself. Trade me to the Dees or offer me a contract extension. This loss of security of remaining at GWS is the unfortunate situation.

Looking like a good year to have pick 5. Thank you Jack Higgins!

I am not sure of any rules changes. I know live trading happened on picks when clubs needed to match f/s in the past. Ie when we bid on Ryley West the WB shuffled their picks before matching. Would be good to know.

Bombers would have to push bk to save burning 9 on Kako you would think. I guess they can keep it until draft night and if a bid comes for Kako they can live trade 9 then. Imagine we bid on Kako at #5, and they still hold 9. Before they match the bid they live trade pick 9 to us for a F1 and 28.