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I still remember that great night in 2018 when we beat them in the QF. I was genuinely astonished by what an absolute grub Selwood was. I almost - ALMOST - agreed with my Hawthorn mates for once.

I watched the 2021 GF (again) last night. He really was next level.

I like this. I'm actually quite happy with where we are at with our group, particularly with the restrictions of a salary cap. Starting 3 of Petty, JVR and Turner is good, and all have upside. I still believe Petty will move down back when May steps away to pursue a full-time career in customer service, but happy to be proven wrong. We also have Jefferson to come in, which may still take a couple of years to be completely realised, but is exciting. Relying on big forwards to kick a massive score isn't the go-to that it used to be, you need talls to compete, smalls to gather and everyone to contribute. I think we really have this with the talls mentioned, Fritta and Milkshake (Im quite excited about him this season), Kozzy, Spargo (remember him!), plus contributions from those up the ground (Trac, Langers, Windsor etc).

Jackson is really not very easy to replace.

It's great to get a thread on here about hope. It's a very powerful thing and has led to great outcomes in the past. This season was super close, the competition is very even now. I don't think we will see back-to-back Premiers again for a long time. This season was tough for the Dees, we lost Gus before it started with no compensation, had a tough draw and a bucket load of injuries. Despite all this, we only finished outside the 8 by a couple of games (and we had more than a couple decided by less than a goal!). For mine, the evenness of the league means that being able to develop players & depth are more important than ever. We all saw what the injury to key players can mean. We blooded lots of youth this season and will bring in another raft of good young players in this draft. We will also get an easier draw, so hopefully less travel and longer breaks (you could lock me in for 1:30 each Sunday at the 'G and I'd be quite happy!). I fully expect us to improve on last season and make the finals. Brisbane has just shown that finishing top 4 isn't necessary to win it all if you are fit enough and know how to play at the MCG. Go Dees!

OK, this is a stupid question - is salary related to the pick they get in exchange? Honest question. If so, isn't it odd that a club that is paying too much for a player gets rewarded for it?

I'm dumb struck that we get pick 28 for ANB. Perryman and Battle (free agents) went for picks in the teens, he's worth at least that. Maybe both picks. Unbelievable and disrespectful. Go Dees

Every club would love to have him. Lots of "in theory" and hypotheticals going on here. Would it be good for us? Maybe. Would it be good for him? Maybe. What is certain is that I can't see Melbourne letting him go while the window is open. We have pick 5 this year and blooded a bunch of kids last season. Let's not get dragged into Sam McLures BoM-level of predictions. Go Dees.

Do you need a waaaambulance?

OK, hear me out here. A bit left field. If Trac is sick of the club and concerned about his brand, trade him to Richmond for Yze, Punt Road Oval and all their draft picks. I'm not actually that concerned about the draft picks. Punt Road is well located (at least *literally* miles better than Casey) and will serve the team well for generations. Richmond can go and train at Kevin Bartlett oval or some [censored]. Don't care.

How is the club in free fall? We just finished a season that was ravaged by injury and brain farts where we were in contention for the finals right up until the penultimate round. We lost to Port by 2 points, and three other games by less than a kick. We blooded a host of new players. Those are all facts. There is a lot of media speculation about what is happening or has happened with Trac. Let's stick to the facts. Trac has requested a trade which will be almost impossible to get done. If it does get done, we will be much, much better for it. Trac has already lost over 5kgs and who knows when he will be able to train again? How is this free fall? It isn't. It's all a beat up. Settle pettle

You've used "potentially" and "possibly" within that. Let's go with what we know, shall we? Oliver had a brain fart and was shopped. Brayshaw was out of the control of the club. Within the week of Viney being linked to North, he signed a contract (which was months in negotiation, as they all are) Trac...well, it looks like Captain Petulance wants more IG followers or thinks he should get the same attention as Clarry (or more)...but, again, thats not a known!

Absolutely not. Why should the club reward the efforts he has contributed this season? Sends a terrible message. The club is bigger than the player. Let him play his 300th for Tassie.

My question is on the pod itself. Each week you say "thanks to our very loyal listeners" or something similar. What I'd like to know is, what are the listener numbers like? Do you have stats on average listeners / downloads, as well as variances for losses v wins? Are there any podcasts that were really popular v others? And the real elephant in the room; how big was the drop off in listenership (sp?) when Andy was away??! Thanks again team - love the pod

I think it is wiser to trust the results than it is to trust the media. The media are motivated by creating outrage to get eyeballs on them.