The Jackson FIX

We should go after Luke Jackson from Freo, he looked good and in the right age bracket to replace max in a coupla years. Our pick 5 should get it done.

Incentive for clubs to irresponsibly slash and burn a bad list.

I heard, from a reliable source, that Grundy was far from a professional presence around the club after being axed earlier in the year. Late to training at times, missed strength sessions etc. Wasn’t a complete dummy spit but far from showing the coach he was desperate to be a team player.

No. We need to kick straighter. NEXT.

Saw him in South Yarra two days ago hobbling slowly in a moon boot… hasn’t he been out since early in the season with that injury? the irony of Richmond trying to ship off a bloke with a bung foot to us.

This is spot on. Only 1 team can win each year and we’ve been one of the two most recent teams to achieve that (and remain in the hunt this year). I honestly think the ‘dynasty’ discussion from some at the end of ‘21 has shifted the expectations of many to an unfair territory. as you say, winning flags is bloody hard and a LOT has to go right (and not much has gone right for us last 18 months).

Very sorry to hear, McQueen

I’m not sure how much local footy you’ve watched or played but I’d recommend you stick fat with the AFL if you’re trying to avoid shenanigans and bad habits

That’s a better way to put it. Maybe one for Charlie though

Life is too short to hold such a deep grudge against such a great game. I definitely understand the resentment against the bad stuff but the good things about our game override that, for mine. Ignore the footy media, unless we win of course

Maybe it’ll start that way and the back up is swing Tommo onto him

Well, he’s playing so I’m not sure who is on Curnow if it isn’t Tommo

Need May & Lever at their peak playmaking on Friday to improve forward thrust. Tommo in to play on Curnow. DEES

understand the emotion and grief behind the Maynard thing but bloody hell we are 3 wins away from a FLAG! Fire up Dees!

I really hope the team have a better focus on the game ahead of us than Demonland has

In some ways this has played out perfectly for Kane. That system is not working as well as it could and this now gives her a solid - and recent - case in point for creating change. I hope she doesn’t just shift chairs on the deck by replacing Christian though, the appeals process and the lawyering up that goes on needs to be picked apart. I have never understood why/how, in a private organisation such as the AFL, injunctions and appeals beyond appeals are allowed to even happen?

‘At odds with the fitness staff’ feels like an orange/red flag (given their fitness staff is Darren Burgess)

Could’ve been a premiership player if you had any resilience Howe, ya bogan.

From memory, Adel quickly announced him as Lever’s superior successor. I don’t even care if he’s any good - let’s get him just to give Tex grief

Archie Perkins appears to be talking to other clubs… YES please.

Grundy meeting Hinkley (and then getting caught out by reporters) with a huge final for the club 6 days away is a bad look and all it can do for the club is prove to be a distraction. Naive (at best) by Grundy and selfish (at worst). Two people I know (who would know) have made comments to me that his attitude since being dropped hasn’t been as good as it should have been. I understand he is upset that it isn’t working out as planned but he should be mature and experienced enough (he certainly is paid well enough) to put the club first at this stage of the year and sort everything else out at seasons end.

Couldn’t think of a worse sub than Grundy

Quite like this scenario, assuming that trade satisfies GC points needs then let’s do it.

Not convinced that would either… 15 and our future 1st are more like top-end second rounders once you factor in AFL giveaways. I fear the asking price will be even steeper

Picks 5 + 15 wouldn’t get it done.