Pulp Fritschon

Just get Bucks. Get Caulfield. CEO sounds good. Steve Smith. Finally feel like we are getting serious as a footy club.

CEO mentioned his name in media rounds on Friday night unprompted. Media trade stories begin in August. Rumblings that he is not good for playing group. We have all seen it. Contracted to 2026. 34 next year. Don’t think we will get anything for him. Great full back in his time at the Dees. Pivotal in 2021. Absolutely owned Charlie Curnow over the years. Suspended for 3 weeks for playing the ball. He must be now be confused on how to play. Be good to see him finish up in the red and blue but very much reading like - thanks for your service.

That meeting with Bucks must have sealed the deal for the kid.

No wonder we traded out pick 5

I believe Longmire would have sounded it out but ultimately told we were on a different horse. Didn’t rule it out early in the week but has now. Would only tarnish his reputation to put his hand up and not get it. Feeling Buckley has been sounded out quite a while back.

He made finals in his first 2 years when he took over a ‘premiership list’. How long does a coach still have a ‘premiership list’ for? If he coaches the Dees next year is he still coaching a ‘premiership list’?

Bucks for mine. Has the profile we actually need. We are a small club we need someone like Bucks. He might get us back on the map. His effort to make the 2018 GF was phenomenal. 2019 lost a prelim as massive favourites. 2020 smashed in a semi. After that pies were done and he was gone in 2021. Longmire cagey as he doesn’t want to commit and not get the job. Bucks $1.05. Yes please

Another reason to scrap the Alice

I understand what you are thinking but a club cannot outbid them with a higher pick as naturally if the pick is higher it has already been used.

Maybe a Hawthorn home game replacement due to their Tassie arrangements.

Sydney derby hidden in a 1:10 Sunday game time slot is a surprise/shame. 2 top 5 sides from last year also.

Thank you Tommy Mac - the only player that looked inside the whole night.

Great first up game and looks a real player. Looks like he belongs. Our first round pick the year is with Essendon and if we have a bad year it could end up being a high pick. Always a worry. However as we took Lindsay with their pick I think we come out winners regardless. Go Dees!

Would be disappointed if a debutant is the sub. But looks more likely than not.

The biggest problem with our forward line is that JVR and Disco are not 5 years older. We are relying on two keys that are too young. Aiden Johnson looks like the perfect fwd 2nd ruck to me. Some of his efforts in the ruck against Freo were just sheer brute and determination. Perfect. We appear not to want to play AJ, Disco and JVR in the same team atm. Hopefully this changes and JVR can spend all his time in the fwd 50.