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I reckon there is a direct correlation to him being the sub and having his best game

Apologies for the stupid question here, but who is on the selection committee? I have been confounded by selection this season. The continual picking of poor efforts (e.g. Fritta), as well as some very surprise and inconsistent selections (e.g. JVR in and out). Then there are the players that have gone backwards - Spargo, Oliver, Sparrow, May etc A lot of the second tier players and young players need the senior and established players to fire to take the heat off them and show them the standard needed. We can get away with a couple not firing against the lesser teams, but not against anyone above us. It really speaks to a lack of desire from a lot of the players, which is a coach killer - as is our lack of fitness.

Freo would be bananas to not want Kozzie. But then, they are Freo, so....

What about JVR and Koz for Jackson and picks?

Unfortunately I think you are right. There is probably opportunity for him to shine a little more if we had other forwards who could take pressure off, but unfortunately we have too many passengers, too often.

Agree, neither player had much of an impact. It does seem like a bit of a waste of Clarrys capability though. His numbers for the season up to last weekend have been pretty good. Given Viney should be fit, I would assume he would go straight back into the tagging role. I wouldn't mind Brown being given a go at it too. I dont think we can carry JVR and Fritta as non contributors, particularly against good teams. Really don't know how to solve the JVR problem. I don't think Fritta can change at this point. I reckon we need to start giving Adams a game to prepare for the next injury to May, or his retirement. This will also allow Disco (our best tall forward?!?) to spend more time up forward. Petty should come straight back in too.

Absolutely this. Wasn't Chocco supposed to fix all of that?

I was thinking this, but then I also thought he's probably the best to fit into Melkshams role

How has the adjustment from U18s to the AFL been? How much prep was provided to help with the adjustment, not just for training, but match reviews, media (and social media), behavior etc? Is being an AFL player enjoyable, or a bit much?

No, just my preference for team wins over individual ones

All credit to him and love his guts, but I'd rather we play finals than have any AA reps

Selection has been bizarre this year, goes to show how little we on the outside understand. Hawthorn looked bloody good on the weekend, will be a good test for where we are at right now.

The fwd line definitely looks like it is structured a lot better. Petty has definitely helped with that, playing in a similar role to what BBB was doing - closer to goal, contesting and even snagging a couple. I would have thought that Kozzie playing in the middle more would have hurt us an equal amount up forward, but it seems you can have you Koz and eat it too. Spargo has worked his way into form after a poor start (and 400? days off), while Sparrow has been excellent defensively and with pressure up fwd. Chandler is obviously benefiting from playing further up the ground. Can kick and pressure is never in doubt. While I'm chuffed for Disco kicking 3, I don't know if we can rely on him to do it every week. Getting JVR back to form is needed, as is getting more out of fritta.

Can we play West Coast every week?

The disrespect that the AFL pays to the VFL is as incredible as it is sad.

Is it possible to place a multi on this game plus the election?

Fullarton (sp?) was serviceable in his first game, which may be his ceiling. Given we have JVR, AJ and Disco all waiting to come back in - and all of whom can probably exceed serviceability (tbc), I don't think we'd lose much by dropping him. On the other hand, maybe a run of games (similar to what JVR and Fritta were given) could help him? I have no idea how selection at this club works so wont pretend to try and understand. What I will do is drink 4 fingers of ouzo, spin myself around, then throw an arrow at a dart board.

Reckon Disco is ahead of AJ

Good lord, how long was that child in Utero?

What happened to Cale Morton!?!?

What do you call cheese thats not your cheese? Nacho cheese I'll show myself out

Make sure you wear the monocle in the correct eye - massive faux pas

Surely someone could have used the "50 shades of Gray" pun?

The bookies still have us as favorites, which I don't really trust after the last round, but will take some solace in it.

My partner isn't really into footy, but tolerates it and enjoys the frocks on brownlow night. However, she saw the Balta footage and was visibly shaken. She thought it was disgusting that he was not only allowed to walk around and still play footy, but that any team would select him to play and that the AFL would allow it. This is not an isolated opinion that exists in the community. The AFL needs to do better, not simply because of optics but because its the right thing to do. They are supposed to be a community group (they dont pay tax), so they need to act like one.