The Jackson FIX

Wasn’t saying we won’t be hard to beat. I just think they have a really good list (underperformed last 24 months) that got significantly better in the off-season. Their defence and what is between the ears the question marks though.

Ashcroft notched up 30 touches against the reigning premiers in his first official game… Jordan Gysberts areas

Dunkley, Ashcroft, Gunston In…. They’ll be hard to beat this yr

No. Concussion last week

I still love him.

Are both of these statements known/facts or assumptions?

The club will have a plan to quietly connect-attract-convince Port players they see as suitable in the event of Kossie requesting a trade. I’m sure they would’ve quietly tried something similar with Young/Brayshaw/Serong last year but couldn’t convince any of them to request a trade. Best thing we can hope for is a shabby year for Port and instability at Alberton!

Bedford wanted to go, for more opportunity. Melbourne attempted to play hardball on the trade. Kossie is an out of town kid who lost the two closest people to him in the club: I think it would be naive to think that the club wouldn’t be thinking of ways to bolster his personal network in Melbourne to make him feel more at home here. I don’t believe that’d be the sole reason they go after Henry but I am sure it would help the argument.

And a 40% discount code for the New Balance website

I just hope he plays consistently good footy this year. Good form cures most things.

The sausage isn’t buying Freo stock; https://www.sen.com.au/news/2023/03/01/can-west-coast-finish-higher-than-fremantle-this-season

Feels about right for Rivers BUT it is a good example of how the industry over-values a draft pick. Here is a guy we got for a mid-second round draft pick 4 years ago and; he has already played 50 games (ave time for a 2nd round draft pick to pass 50 games is 8 years) he has developed in a successful environment, he is a premiership player, he gets a regular game in a top 4 side in the competition he probably has 7-10 years left in his career… … yet he is now worth the same as we paid for him… Footy players depreciate like BMWs.

This is where the NBA model could be interesting / you can trade picks up to 7 years into the future, either protected or unprotected (ie conditional). With player power on the rise AND many clubs looking to do the best thing by their players (like Melbourne with Jackson), there is a risk of inequality in trades with the current set of drafting rules. Expand the rules. It’ll be more fun too.

6. Instructed his manager to open negotiations only once the number of Demonland comments on his contract surpasses 6,000 like Jacko

+ China

Yep. The money is too lucrative for AFL and the TV networks, any chance of that changing under Gil’s watch went down the toilet with the covid losses at the afl. Might change with a new CEO although the betting companies will always be looked after to some extent because it helps the afl stay on top of match/outcome fixing

One third of our premiership team was from interstate. I say it is worth it.

I’m allowed to have an opinion mate. Just give it a rest

The unashamed Freo bias from a reporter in a paid capacity is what gets under my skin.

Haselby has tipped Hayden Young to be an All Australian this year. firstly, a game hasn’t even been played - not even a practice match - so I’m not sure we should be selecting the All Australian team just yet. secondly, haselby must be close to the worst media voice out there. Nothing meaningful to say about any non-Freo team and only meaningless things to say about Freo

I missed that we have a Duursma training with us… what is his relation to Jamie?

Noted. Just genuinely shocked that anyone would entertain an injury-plagued 30 year old who played his only good season of AFL more than 10 years ago and has consistently shown he is incapable of surviving - let alone thriving - the rigours of modern football. There is a speck of upside (being generous) and a mountain of downside in recruiting him.

I’m glad you’re not in our list management team then.

He has covid. I believe a few do.

The most surprising thing here is he didn’t just make up something