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Just listen to his SEN interview. It’s all there for you from the horses mouth. 4 weeks out from finals, he has said he is not even close to a decision, ramped up media attention, creating a bidding war and/or pressuring Melb to add some $ to his offer.

Not sure about giving up 5 goal leads, but 2019 they lost R11 by 37 pts, lost R12 by 67pts, and lost R13 by 33 pts. 16 W, 6 L (Will be same as us if we go 3-1 from here) Then went on to win the GF by 89 points.

It’s a tricky one. Salem, Trac, Oliver, Gawn, others have all accepted unders (vs the max offer they could get elsewhere), but maybe Gus feels like he is already sacrificing enough by not playing in his preferred position (inside mid). Might be tough to solve, as the club will be wanting to show some consistency in not significantly revising offers higher, given the sacrifices already made by signed players.

Apparently Brodie could be out. No Brodie or Fyfe, & get Harmes to tag Brayshaw, and we have their midfield covered.

Exactly what I took out of his SEN interview

Fair call. But, I think the degree to which he is heart and soul will be revealed by how he plays his contract situation from here. The club has made it clear they want to keep him, and many other players haven’t squeezed the club to get their absolute top $, so lets see how Gus plays it. Might be a little cynical, but for mine a heart and soul player doesn’t come out after R19, and say I am not sure if I want to be here next year yet.

Not sure you can compare the kicking efficiency of 2 of the most contested inside mids in the game, and a loose half-back flanker, who primarily wins uncontested ball. Comparison with Pendles more valid, but he still plays a % of his time in the middle also. all that said, without doubt Gus’ kicking has improved this year, but he is still not elite

I think you are taking DS a little out of context. I took from his post that he knows Gus is worth more than a late first round pick. But is more talking about how much money do we have to tie up for a player, that we can actually replace (do have strong depth in Gus’ key positions). is tough without all the facts, but if signing Gus meant we couldn’t get the forward/ruck players we need, then his point is valid.

Or he has a cold or flu, like over half the people in Vic currently do.

And whether we get our act together and give ourselves best chance for flag vs wasting an opportunity and falling away, might be a factor in his decision.

Or an opportunity. surely Petty forward, and/or JVR in?

7. Stop getting complacent and lazy when 25 points up. When 25 points up, double it.

Spot on. If he knew he was going, no chance he would jump on SEN and add more attention to the issue. He is trying to add more uncertainty than there is, to force Dees to lift their offer. Not great, at a time when we need everyone to buy in to team first, but it is what it is. On the other side, surely Dees have seen enough to pay him what he is worth.

Spill or don’t tease

Are we free to go ahead with our planned Loading End parties Friday night?

I kind of view it differently to this. Firstly, no matter what training program, strategy and everything else we put in place, there will always be losses. The aim is not to go through the season un-defeated. And it’s often just not possible to state with certainty why we lost games. If you are a “believer” of loading, it’s not so much justifying losses, or claiming what the “major contributing factor” was, but more providing a point as to why we can expect better performances approaching finals and during finals. It also allows you to look past a few “areas of concern” that are unlikely to be a problem when closer to our best (from a fitness & intensity & pressure perspective) All to be revealed the next few weeks

Well bad luck. No signature, no handball. Well played Jack.

Interesting :- Pies kicked the last 2 before half time also. Last night the commentators kept complimenting us for quickly kicking a goal in response to many dogs goal :- It did leave me thinking, why do we have to wait for a dogs goal, to put up our best effort

Agree, I wouldn’t be watching that. Just put a replay of 2021 GF on at the same time.

After seeing some footage of Gus’ loose checking, I wonder to what extent he is prioritising getting his 25-30 touches each week, vs defensive efforts, stopping goals etc. Has anyone been watching him closely enough to make a call on this? I thought Salem had the balance (attack vs defence) pretty right prior to this season.

Meek + Darcy and we be getting closer

M.Lloyd. “They didn’t lose after R17 last year, where as this year they have lost R17, and R19” Pretty easy to dig up last years fixture and see that we lost R19 Matthew. Other than that, interesting and good points.

Pies have won 8 in a row, and can’t hold on to a 37 point qtr time lead

Imagine what demonland would be like if we gave up a 37 point lead against the bombers! Macrae said they have been loading when they have a 7 or 8 day break. Just saying. Time for some people to wake up.

There is really no need to hand over Serong, Young and Andy Brayshaw:- am sure Young and AB would do the trick.