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I haven't stopped smiling since I heard the announcement.

Whilst I agree there are no excuses, I disagree that Oliver coming in wouldn't have changed our forward connection. He is our best star and the best hands i've ever seen. He doesn't fumble and he hits targets all the time with his hands. The way we play going forward of the ball has been very different without him, the way we move out of the center has been different. We haven't been spreading and hand balling out of the contests the same since he's been out. Since Oliver has been out Petracca has put the weight on his shoulder and has stopped hitting up forwards and started blasting it at goal.

Very interesting! Harmes named on the ground so looks like he's in for JJ. I'd assume Bowey for Hibbo and then who knows from there, Brown for JVR?

Today feels longer than the 9 day break it's been.

I'll be spending two hours on a train tomorrow, i'm almost annoyed its not a 3 hour ride so I could fit the pod all in this one trip.

So with the Dan Butler one, Does the tribunal result mean that the free kick for dangerous tackle was incorrect and it should have been holding the ball?

That was a very dominant performance littered with small errors throughout the whole game. Should have won by a lot more but didn't kick straight, Carlton were never a chance at any stage.

I remember Gus and Gawny reacting about their "salaries" in the media back in 2020. https://7news.com.au/sport/afl/melbournes-max-gawn-and-angus-brayshaw-react-to-published-afl-contract-figures-c-1205143 I think you might have gone overs on quite a few

we will be fine

So anyone wanna protest at AFL house with me?

Not at Fox Footy, Hutchy hired him at SEN about a month ago.

AFL average wage is $338,000

Yes Jayden and Jack 100% both wanted to stay with us but moved to continue playing AFL level. Their opportunities were dried up and that's why they had moved on, our list management wanted to move into a different direction and I agree with their decisions on both of those players. I believe Sam was happy either way and if it didn't work out with Essendon we would have kept him on the list and not get Shache. Harmes' personal leave has nothing to do with the club.

Firstly I'll say in sport the word deserve is an interesting one. I don't know if teams really deserve anything, cos you earn Premierships and awards by winning however the number 1 pick you get by losing, is considered a win. It's good because it removes a direct incentive to tank. You can do it, but good luck getting pick number 1. San Antonio are kind of like Hawthorn, had a solid team that won championships across a very long time. They are rebuilding and hadn't found the right player to build around, now they will have him. Detroit and Houston traded away their better players to be terrible in the hopes of snaggin him. Hornets got hit with injuries Trailblazers are like Freo, they are terrible at the trade table and Dame (like Fyfe) can only carry them so far I'll agree that 82 games is way too many in a season for NBA, I think its ridiculous. When you have 30 teams in a league, it's going to blow out, but also all those games bring in massive amounts of revenue that go to the players. Being able to watch your team multiple times a week if you want to is pretty fun though. I actually think we play to many rounds in AFL but thats a seperate conversation. The play in tournament I like because those games mean something, any kind of knock out game is a spectacle to me. It puts the players under huge pressure to perform with their finals hopes on the line. Jimmy Butler has had a decent season, but he is another level in playoffs. His performance today was a beauty to watch even for a Celtics fan like me. My favorite thing about NBA is the Playoffs and having to win 4 games, the stories and battles between the sides. the changes in tactics between games, the clutch situations players at put in. Players have to be good on both ends and the weak players get exposed in the playoffs, just look at Dillon Brooks. There's still things that I don't like about in the NBA, just like theirs plenty I don't like about how the AFL is run. In AFL it would be fun to have a play in because it keeps supporters hope in a season a lot longer. Wouldn't it have been nice in 2017 to have one more crack at getting in when we finishes so close to the 8? It would have been interesting to see how we turned up the next week after that loss to the magpies. Now in reality, Not that it would be actually relevant to the competition because outside of bulldogs in 2016, a top 4 team wins every time. Lastly, the media just wants more player movement because it makes their job more interesting and easier. Talking about players moving clubs are the easiest click bait articles to churn out and most of them never come true.

Jayden Hunt didn't want to leave, he wasn't offered a new contract by us and pushed out of the club. For him to continue to play at the level, that ended up being in Perth at the current 17th team. We all know the move was best for Sam, he had fallen behind too many at the Dees and had plenty of chances and his future is in his hands at the Dons who sit in 10th. Lucky he didn't have to move states. When it comes to football as their profession, each player has different wants and needs that they need to factor through every stage of their career. Not every players number 1 focus is playing time and money. Other factors come in to it like which state they are playing in, who they are playing with, who their friends are playing with, the work life balance and how that affects their immediate family, the commute, the training facilities, their relationship with the coach and those in charge and a lot more. For Harmes at his age with the relationships he has with and at the club it leads me to think, why would he leave if he seems happy? And in terms of money, it's been reported that he's been decently paid by Melbourne over his time here and his business fat nut customs seem to be going alright

Interesting comment about burning his phone. Journo's must be ringing it off the hook

And heres the results of the 2023 NBA lottery Please note that the Chicago pick in the lottery odds picture became the Orlando Pick at 11 because it was a traded pick with Top 10 protection but it fell to 11 so Orlando get it. IMG_1426.avif

I love the NBA lottery system. NBA is my second favorite sport and I love how its run (besides the excessive player movement) So 14 teams miss playoffs and they all get lottery balls. The bottom 3 all have a 14% chance at pick 1 and the worst they can get is pick 5. (I have attached this years lottery odds) This is what happened to Detroit this year, They had the worst record (17-65) and they slipped back to pick 5 in the lottery. Spurs who had an equal % chance at pick 1 won it Rockets also had equal % chance but slipped to 4th Hornets come up and grabbed 2nd Trailblazers grabbed 3rd. Generally the poor teams still get decent draft picks but you won't get the first. This year 7"5 freak athlete Victor Wembanyama is probably the best prospect since Lebron in the draft and those 3 teams were all trying to give themselves the best chance to get him. There have been some miracles in drafting where teams with less than a 3% chance have won the lottery. https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/chicago-bulls/top-5-nba-draft-lottery-miracles IMG_1426.avif

Rhyce Shaw found it hard enough just coaching that team and had to quit for his own personal health after one season. I think coaching an AFL footy team, especially a bad one would be one of the most scrutinised jobs in the country. The mental toll of having your name in the paper and on the radio everyday would be horrific.

Quick thought on how this might affect our fixturing in future. If this goes through, when the Kings birthday lands on awkward midweek days we would likely see us play Carlton and Essendon either side of the round due to AFL trying to equal out the rest days.

Blasphemy! The MCG is the best stadium

I noted Jackson and Bedford because they were both players we wanted to keep. Yes Harmes said yes to a meeting. Players say yes to meetings all the time, doesn't mean they are going to leave.

So many good players have left other clubs after Premiership success but they haven't really left ours. We've lost Jackson and Bedford... neither we are missing. Nothing like the exodus of Richmond where players chased money and opportunity. We have a different culture at our club, it's elite. In my opinion being the 24th player at Melbourne is better than being the 5th/6th midfielder anywhere else except maybe Geelong or Collingwood.

Please watch more VFL. Laurie has shown plenty at that level and Woey is developing nicely.

Must be a slow news day for the media. Let's look at a few things. He is contracted until the end of next year He is a premiership player He grew up a Melbourne Supporter He has many close friends at the club He got snubbed by Brad Scott at the end of last year. Nothing to see here, move along people.