The Jackson FIX

Wingard is the one I’d be scratching around. Has had his problems but he is a match winner. Only on the cheap though because, well, because we just won the flag and you get good stuff for cheap when you’re the reigning premier I’m led to believe.

How did the Wizard’s boy go over in WA after he stopped training with us? Haven’t heard much so not holding my breath.

Tom Sparrow’s rise into a solid (now premiership) player shows what good development of young players can do. He was just ready to go when we needed him. Sadly we just went so many years not properly developing kids like Tom.

That’s 7 list changes (inc 2 retirees)… assuming they would only want to take 3 (max) in the draft/pre-season that must mean there are a few upgrades? Daw and KDC come to mind. Who else?

Double votes for GF fixes this award. Fairly certain Macrae will pop it in the post and send it to Christian once he gets back home.

Great feature interview with Peter Jackson on SEN right now. Told a story that apparently Roosy loves to tell about the difference between Jack Trengove, Jack Grimes and Kieran Jack and how that essentially became the pillar our cultural change was built on.

Cal Twoomey says ankle hurt and being assessed in rooms.

Spargo injured?

I predict the game will be won off half back (for either side). Salem for Norm and Rivers to blow peoples’ minds with his attack on it.

Wiz flicks the cup to an unsuspecting, back-turned-Gary on the podium

Apologies if this has been covered: is there any word on who will present cup to Max if we win? Gary is over there. Wowey and Wiz the only others I can think of that would be over there…

Was ‘Hibberd to replace’ in Tom Morris’ report or was that just an opinion? Smith was a handy match-up for Rohan.

Jayden’s finger ok then? Surely these things don’t heal at the same rate as regular, human fingers. They are limb-like

He is bloody enormous for a 13 y/o. How’s the set shot too - already kicks it further than Spargo.

I’m not clear who he replaces in our current line-up? On the cheap maybe. Maybe.

He played an amazing game of football tonight. Could have thrust him properly into Brownlow contention after Bont had a stinker. I was one of the many saying he needed to fix parts of his game 12 months ago but full credit to him - he has done that and more. Love him.

Captionless picture of Chunk smiling at training on the MFC socials this arvo has me suspecting might be up…

Um, no.

We ain’t getting into WA. McGowan knows he is the AFL’s only chance and is playing hardball on the rules. Today he mentioned not even family of the players would be getting in if it is played there. He is posturing. No way he is passing on this opportunity to thrust his fame into the spotlight.

I THINK he’s played his last but AVB came back from the dead and played last week so never say never (fwiw I would have Jones ahead of AVB in the pecking order 8 days a week).

My guess is the purse wouldn’t be as attractive in the Alice with limited/zero tourists. Alice springs’ entire population is 30,000.

Perth game backing into a Darwin game not ideal. Probably need to win both for a top 4 spot. You’d just hope there isn’t any stupid ‘fly in fly out’ rules for either game - thats what would take it from being challenging to near-impossible.

Wait for Bailey to get called for some bs free kicks this weekend.

Leppa’s comments are interesting. I think we’ve always blindly pinned forward line connection issues on the mids and never really talked about the impact the backline mix (or their behaviours) have on the ‘ease’ of forward line opportunities. I had a hypothesis that perhaps Petty is the issue (vs when we had Tomlinson who is a known runner), creating a stodgier backline. However, we played exactly the same backline in the Bris/Doggies wins as we did in the Filth/Giants losses, all with petty and not Tomlinson. Therefore it feels like teams are locking down on us harder at the back 50 and stifling the easy run options we may have had previously. We then end up with shallow exits out of 50 which gives the opposition time to flood back. Not sure the answer but perhaps Bowey over Pig (with a license to kick longer)

Weather isn’t the issue. 0 - 1mm rain predicted. They clearly want to have another look at the smaller forward line set up. You’ve got to trust in them (they’ve deserved that trust) but to be honest it irks me we’re not using an off-Broadway match at the G to trial BBB