Leopold Bloom

Reminded me a little of the opening game of 2024 when we looked sluggish in the Sydney humidity. Still, the Blues can atone because next week, they play Richmond in Round 1 ... how did they do in that last year?

Assuming that it happens and given the long term nature of some of our injury affected players and speculation about the future of at least another, could you please look out for any train on players from the Casey Demons or elsewhere?

Well, with so many players under a cloud and a few looking like LTI candidates, it’s time to start thinking of the supplemental draft and getting potential replacements on board. What is the cut off date?

Reading between the lines in threads like this, I completely understand why we ended 2025, a year that held significant promise, with only seven wins. I look forward to entering next year with everyone aligned and committed.

I tend to agree but there’s a subtle difference between a player having mongrel and having the body size, confidence and experience to bring out the mongrel in him. To some, that aggressive nature comes naturally while to others, it never happens. Most players are somewhere in the middle and it might take a little time to come out. We haven’t seen it in Jeffo yet but I hope that light globe goes on and he finds that bit of mongrel in himself.

Onley is officially 195cm so it’s fair to say that White is at least 201cm and perhaps a little change.

Aussie Rules Rookie Me CentralSANFL Player Focus: Latrelle Pickett (Glenelg)Glenelg goalsneak and draft bolter Latrelle Pickett wowed with four majors in his SANFL League debut on the weekend.

It seems to me that the opportunity is definitely there to snaffle a couple of players to add to the mix. Thredgold who is thought of highly by many is not too far away and there are some good midfielders still out there. I like the idea of taking two picks and using the last available place to take White, possibly as a rookie. There might not then be any space available for Toby SInnema.

There was only one pick swap lodged with the AFL at the close of the pick swaps window today. The West Coast Eagles have moved their selection number 53 to the Bulldogs in exchange for a future fourth-round pick. Clubs will be able to trade swap picks again on the first night of the draft meeting on Wednesday, November 19 when the Eagles go on the clock for pick 1.

The distance from Wentworth to Adelaide by car is 410km, a driving time of 4 hours 9 minutes. The distance from Wentworth to Melbourne by car is 572km, a driving time of 6 hours 6 minutes. Wentworth is in NSW so, one way or another, he is going to have to cross a border to get to a Melbourne club or an Adelaide club. On the other hand, he would have to travel about 1,052km to Sydney if he wanted to play for an AFL club without crossing a border. Hardly flight risk territory compared with the Jackson/McVee situations.

It’s now looking a lot different - Draft Guru

Yes, we always move forward. It won’t be the same but it will be better because the distractions have been removed.

Isn’t that what Gary Pert tried to do with Geelong and, in the end, the media pack got stuck into him and he lost his job.

How do we ascertain who’s available for the VFL finals?

Is that the last club injury report or will they continue during the VFL finals?