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Jesse Hogan coming home, given GWS targeting Cadman? just need to put a little more detail on the table, or otherwise you are just trying to create the appearance of having connections.

Lobb, Larkey or Naughton?

“Big brain” shows huge intelligence to react like that to someone that has a different opinion to you. Good for you.

Agree. Goody wouldn’t make the top 8 of current AFL coaches IMO. most people here plus some board members wanted him sacked pre R1 2021. He wins a flag, with an amazing list, one of the worlds greatest fitness guru’s, an assistant who should already be a senior coach, and suddenly his position is locked in for years. Doesn’t make sense to me. We should really capitalise on Yze missing out on the Ess job, by locking him into a sucession plan. Was interesting that Trac emphasised his appreciation for Yze’s coaching efforts well above anyone else in his runners up B&F speech.

Seeing ANB come 8th in the B&F this year, would be enough to make anyone competing for his position want to depart.

And we will have lost our 3 fastest players if Kozzie is in the departure lounge.

Fair based on the amount he has played. But an absolute waste from an MFC perspective. Develop him up for a few years, to then not give him a decent opportunity when he is ready for AFL is a real head scratcher for me.

Looking forward to hearing which speedy player/(s) we are in discussions with for a trade?! Bit of a hit to lose your 2 fastest players, when you don’t have an abundance of speed.

It worked in 2021 partly because one of the best fitness boss’ in the world had us trained to the second. We were fittest in the league by a large margin come finals time 2021. Make no mistake, that was a critical ingredient in why we won the flag. It didn’t work in the second half of this year, and we only came 2nd due to the 10-0 start. when we are not at an elite level of fitness, carrying injuries or whatever, the plan just doesn’t work. Can Selwyn replicate Burgess’ success. Time will tell.

Sorry I mis-understood. Yes, agree with what you are saying.

This doesn’t make sense. 2023 and 2024 will potentially be our best chances for flags in the next 5-10 years. The time is now, not 2025! Also we cant plan on the basis that a) BB + TMac will be consistently fit and/or b) that their form warrants them being consistently picked to play.

They are not that smart. my guess is “Potential star out, All-Australian star in”

Max can provide some amazing silver service in the ruck. But on the whole I don’t think we capitalise on his time in the middle as much as we should. His marking around the ground is a real weapon (when not 1 on 5). So my guess would be Grundy more time ruck, Max a combination of forward and copying Geel strategy this year of ruckman pushing back to increase the chances of an intercept mark. Two other advantages I can see are 1) We would really capitalise when the main oppo ruckman is having a rest, and coming up against the part-timer 2) We would have great match-up flexibility to switch Max & Grundy ruck/back/fwd depending on the opponent and their weaknesses/strengths

The biggest part of all of this, that doesn’t get mentioned enough is Darcy Cameron is potentially the most under-rated ruck man in the comp. He is a ripper, and it is not hard to see why McRae wants to back him in as number 1 ruck next year (and use Grundy’s cash to fill other gaps)

Exactly. People are forgetting how important context is in regards to the allegations. This context, thus far hasn’t been provided to the public. There is certain context that I don’t wish to speculate on, that would shift certain allegations away from being racist, and also provide some much needed explanation for people who are shocked by the current one-sided account of things. Without doubt this country (and the AFL) has a problem with racism that needs to be addressed. But this point alone doesn’t mean we throw people in the bin, without a fair process of investigation.

Could well be right. Maybe willing to push Coll to remove the conditions. And if they don’t, he is happy to accept one of the other offers. Maybe he is also acknowledging within himself that he has un-resolved issues, and cant guarantee he will become a saint (pardon the pun) overnight.

Didn’t say that Axis. No doubt he has made poor decisions in the past, and deserved to pay the price for them. I am saying moving forward, can understand why he doesn’t want to have additional clauses vs all other AFL players, when everyone will be watching his every move.

De Goey has made the right call. In today’s hysterical world, it is too easy for a social media bandit to take a picture of him, alleging “behavioural issues” and next minute he is front page of the HS and sacked. Example 1: A.Clarkson. 99% of people have written him off, and want him sacked. My guess is more than likely he doesn’t deserve to be sacked. Watch this space.

Well done to this thread. Naughts to Dees just got mentioned on SEN. Albeit, it was a listener text saying they heard we are into him (one of you guys?) Keep pushing until Tom Browne runs with it.

Well said. The early “trial by public” is a huge problem in today’s social media driven world. Not defending anyone here, if they are guilty, then they deserve every minute of whatever coaching ban comes their way. But everyone needs to take a chill pill for at least a month, maybe 2. Then come back and assess things when we know more details.

Might not be listening hard enough then. Viney had surgery on his eye! Affected his vision the last few games. Brown surgery on the knee. Lever I assume? Tom Mac going in again? Won’t be our problem, but there was talk LJ would need surgery on the knee. For some others that don’t need surgery that doesn’t mean they weren’t injured at a level where they potentially shouldn’t have been playing.

Exactly. Kick behind the play, assisting with intercept marks is Where Max can help us the most.

Remember when we were at or near the bottom of the ladder. Start of pre-season there would be a report of some player training the house down, and we somehow thought this would turn us into a contender the following year.

I hope our FD have also reviewed how Geel were at their best for the most important day. Kept their players fresh, by resting them when they needed it. Danger had a month or so off for a mid season fitness block, and look how fresh and good he was yesterday. We did the exact opposite. Kept playing injured or tired players, despite having capable VFL depth.

Hawkins was pretty critical early, in making sure they got some reward for their midfield dominance.