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Out of contract and seemingly out of favor at a very strong GWS backline. If we are going to persist with Petty and Turner forward, should we look at this kid? He is a very good footballer and GWS obviously like him as they have tried to play him in other positions to fit him into the side but he is an intercept backman and plays it very well. Only 25, has shown he can play at a very high level in the AFL, only issue is it's just not an are we really need.

Unfortunately you are correct, he would be the perfect replacement for Brayshaw. could we offer him good $$ for 2 years. We do desperately need that extra classy midfielder that Gus was. Big hole in our side atm

Podcast is on Monday

Gents, happy Monday! do you think our poor first half was just a byproduct of the bye? Rich were just as bad and we managed to turn it around after half time. Our fwd line, i wrote last week about Petty not being a Fwd but having to play the role due to lack of options. Disco was great but we shouldn't read to much into it as very similar to Petty's good performances it was a very weak opponent and being a bit of a surprise selection Richmond wouldn't have put a lot of time into that match up. McAdam looks like he is gaining fitness and i think Goody said he still need a full game in the VFL which i think is a good idea, but is he the answer? i did not like us getting him as he is lazy and has had attitude problems in the past, hoping the change fixes all that and the early injuries this year were just due to him actually putting in the work in pre-season. We still have some good players to come in: Bowie, Salem, Melksham, Hunter and McAdam 3 of them at least are in our best side and we are sitting 5 & 2, good start to the year now the footy starts to slow down in the colder/wetter period and having a healthy list is huge! Go Dees

this is why i'm saying you can't compare AFL to a normal work place. you don't get a week off work if you hit a co-worker or competitor.

Agree, although i like to see a workplace that allows wrestling in an aggressive manner like the AFL. Which is why i don't bye the AFL is a workplace thing. It's nothing like a "normal" workplace. I'm in mining which has a completely different type of "normal" again i think the best way to stamp these out is a fine, then repeat offence is a suspension. But the is the argument of how long do they carry over.

maybe 1 year should carry over, but there should be some cut off time id say. i mean we have to apply this to everything though. Toby Greene may naver play footy again lol AFL want to be able to pivot on these things so if a Gawn, Daicos, Hawkins ect can get off leading into a final. It's sad but it's true

i think if you followed the convo instead of just commenting on the first part that takes your eye, you would see i was responding to another that compared it to a workplace. Would their be a different outcome in a "workplace" between a love tap and wrestling? this is my point, for people saying it is the same as an every day workplace.

i think the silly comparison is that of an everyday work place. whats the difference between that "love tap" and Viney then wrestling with Pickett after? should he be suspended? or because its retaliation its ok? Like i said in other posts, i believe it should be a fine first and repeat offences go up! So if he was to do it again he would incur a suspension. I also agree staging should be penalised, although if he hit Clarry in the right spot it could of hurt, so it becomes hard to determine.

comparing apples and oranges, contact is allowed in football. is prohibited contact which resulted in a fine. If this happened in the workplace you would be fired. are you saying that Pickett should be removed from the AFL?

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he hasn't had another offence this year!

I'd be [censored] off if someone jumped on my shoulders or tackled me too. It's not a work place

God, there was nothing in it. A fine is what it's worth! The AFL should have a system now that if he was to do it again, it's a week! But if one of our players was rubbed out for that id be furious.

In: Hunter Out: Woewodin Windsor to sub. Petty does need to show something or he is in big trouble, but i honestly have never thought he was a forward

100% we should look at Lobb. As long as we aren't paying too much for him he is exactly what we need in our side!

This is a٪^&%#%^ disgrace. Did we train in black and gold jumpers this week?

Kolt was fine, he is going to be a good player. He is used to being bigger and stronger than his opponents which shower with him trying to push them off. When he fills out he will be much better. The first 5 min of the game i recon he was tackled 4 times for a ball up which doesn't show as a stat on the scorecard but they are important touches none the less and shows he is in the right spots. He will be fine and i hope he gets another couple of runs this year!

Very good player, would be a great get. And compliment our midfield perfectly. Not sure where out salary cap sits, we get off the books Brayshaw $$, Tomlinson*, BBB*, T-Mac* as well as possible someone like a Spargo leaving for opportunity. Just depends how it fits into our cap and if we can afford him. *possibly retiring or de-listed

Hey guys. Not all doom and gloom, i think we maybe drank our own bathwater after the SA trip. I do have worries with Petty though, i understand he is a necessity forward atm but, I have been saying for the past 2 years that his good performances as a fwd were either against average opponents or when he was swung forward in a game and it was a bit of a surprise factor. He is a great mark and is actually usually a very good kick, but i think he is a very good defender and the perfect replacement for May when he retires. He has to stay there now due to our tall forward stocks but is Petty as a long term forward sustainable? I'm not throwing the baby out with the bath water over this game, was set up for Brissy to win. But after the bye we better come out breathing a bit of fire!

one of the few having a good crack

one of the few having a good crack

Dropped this week after starting sub and being subbed. He is a very good footballer and silky skills, Goody spoke about how in 2021 he killed us in every game we played them. Would be a very good player to get. If he requests a trade then the Dogs have 0 bargaining power, and they haven't been playing him so they can say he is a gun. Thoughts?

Haward has almost played 100 more games than McAdam, which I would argue means his starts are much better. not to mention the professionalism. Im not 100% sure about the mid class, unless it is uber class. The perfect mids for our team would be a Merrett, Dawson, Gulden type player. otherwise I don't think they are worth chasing with our core mid group. McLuggage is a free agent and could be that player!

Can't wait to see this kid play, recon he has a lot of early years Petracca about him.