The Jackson FIX

More like how far has the Caulfield Cup fallen 😢

Not sure what is more gobsmacking; that there is in fact an Oliver ‘family/camp’ or the fact they are angry at the club. He/they should be writing an apology to the club and its fans on a daily basis for the [censored] he put us through

It was half tongue in cheek because there are clearly some elite footballers that followed him in that draft but it was the right decision for our list at the time and I believe contributed to a premiership

That guy’s 3rd quarter in the 2021 grand final was worth pick 3

Harsh Dubdie

Anyone watched Reid closely this year? He doesn’t seem to get talked about as much in that top 3 (in this forum and some other articles I’ve read) as his highlights reel and some of the write-ups I’ve read suggest he should… Is he our #5 if he slips? Good user, excellent decision maker, gets heaps of it, goal kicker…

Except the talk is playing him high half forward

Hope Lalor is there for us at 5…. JT is good at spotting good players but can’t think of many elite leaders we’ve brought in during his time and that is what we need to start banking

Understand Richmond might seek to consolidate a bit but surely they’ll be looking to spread that bounty out over two drafts, not just improve their hand here.

I think you’ll find we bend over whichever way is requested for almost everyone. I was stunned we had the intestinal fortitude to say no to Geelong for Clarry.

Gutted Lamb didn’t push bringing him in in a straight swap for Schache

Not high enough and too far away from opposition interceptors for my liking.

Pulitzer-level stuff. Always remember that the AFL have chosen to put money into this skidmark’s pocket rather than invest it into our kids and the future of the game (grassroots footy is in disarray).

I suspect he isn’t the sort of guy that is happy to continue to be ‘injury insurance’.. may also not be a great leader for the developing guys at Casey, I think he is just too competitive.

Does your $1k-poorer mate know if Houston had to rip up his cover letter or did he just use white-out to change it?

Flat as I’ve been in a long time. We all knew that was what happened but to hear it out of the mouth of an All Australian from another club was like a dagger. Dees needed to clear the joint out this off-season when the chance presented itself. Feel an inexperienced board (or at least president) was what stopped it happening. Sick feeling we’ll look back in 10 years and really regret the lack of actual change when it presented itself this offseason. edit: not lost on me that I was the one defending Pert recently and saying you can’t get rid of everyone at once….

- One of them (Duke) was linked to LJ (who we acquired by finishing very low in ‘19) - one of them was because we finished 10th this year - one of them (9 this yr) we’ve paid a hefty price for, both current picks and future I think we are going ok on this front but I’d stop short of being amazed about how we’ve do it after ‘being at the pointy end of the ladder most of the time’

Apologies if triggering but if it makes you feel any better I always assumed Scoop of the Sam variety was a reference to a pooper scooper

Something not adding up for me… didn’t Lamb say we had a late pick this draft?

was that Scoop Maclure’s Geelong microphone at the presser? Could’ve been any one of their’s really…

Timmy Lamb not sitting around, his frugal draft strategy has always centred around nabbing a 2hr street park on the final day and avoiding an all day spot under the stadium

Carlton just got pick 3 for 12, 14 and Matt Owies. WC then gives 14 for Liam Baker. That is horrendous business from Wet Toast. All of it.

Possible. Wright is well out of the picture now and Fly is on record as saying he wants players, not picks.

I was half-expecting it to be a Clayton’s review, pardon the pun

Yeah I thought Port were copping a bad deal there, if you believe Houston is worth 2x first rounders. Sense GC & Coll were keen to bundle all the deals together and Port realised late that giving up that future first rounder just didn’t make sense. Collingwood will need to give more than fringe players and a future first rounder to make this work.