Roost it far

Fairly well known he has issues with his Achilles

Salem stays in the middle, he needs games to find his mojo and we need a new look in there. We can plug the gap for 8 weeks

Achilles is cooked

Has the loading myth been busted or as a club do we keep it on the downlow?

Well that’s good news

How’s Petty looking?

Thanks for the clarification. I’m not against loading in theory or practice. However if we’re loading now I’d be a little shocked.

Yes but you specifically said we’re loading which is different to a hard session after a break?

What would you imagine is the point of this? We played Carlton in 38 degrees, ran out of puff last week and now we’re busting a gut at training. Can you explain the logic behind this?

What do you mean by saying they’re loading?

I ain’t laughing

Personally I’d be stoked at that

Isn’t he the guy to help solve our forward half issues?

My kingdom for Jackson. That’s why Fullerton is so important

Bowey is a huge loss, I think he was primed for a great year. We need a replacement for him. Who is that? I don’t see a natural cover besides Salem. Do we roll the dice and try Laurie or Woewodin there?

I think Collingwood will slide to bottom half of the 8, they’ll get found out

We’ve got some major problems and Bowey’s loss compounds them. 8 weeks means it’s unlikely he’ll find his best till very late in the season.

The AFL have to let clubs who lose a player to concussion pick an extra player and have the players salary off the books. We're going to miss Gus more than we realise.

You lost me at Melksham

Max will be fine, he’s never been a tough guy and never will be. Our problems lie elsewhere

So sensible. I’m all or nothing. Flags or bust for me.

Absolutely, I’m annoyed about last year, the preseason and Sydney. Im worried if we keep losing and sustaining injuries it’ll be season over

No one’s eager to write anyone off. But when you’ve watched a lot of footy the first thing you look for is an appetite for the contest. They’ve all got great skills that can continue to be worked on. Appetite is the split second difference that defines the best players in this sport. I and others, including much better footy brains than me, don’t see it with Jefferson. Can he prove the doubters wrong, yes but it’s unlikely

Pickett will help, I really hope Fullerton is selected as Schache doesn’t have it. Just maybe we’ll play more like the Carlton practice match and have a comfortable win…..one can dream!

Jefferson is likely a bust and at pick 15 a pretty expensive one.