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Our “forward line issues” are another media myth. Our system doesn’t rely on fwd line dominance. It relies on 2 way running, an elite defence, and best in comp midfield. We don’t have a scoring issue, when we are up and running (ie every week other than the loading impacted games) Most under-estimate the positive influence of a B.Brown just bringing the ball to ground when 1 on 2, or sometimes even 1 on 3. Other teams like Geelong or Carlton rely on fwd line dominance, and I think some in the media get confused and think that means we also need to have dominant forwards.

Translation:- After Dees learning on Sat night the lack of ruck depth we have, we circled back to Jacko and upped the offer (which is what Jacko’s manager has been working towards) Now all back on track and getting close to inking and announcing new 2 or 3 year deal?

Perfectly said

A no risk position for the media to say he is gone. Generates interest, and If he stays they can just say they were right at the time, but he changed his mind late.

Conspiracy theory - Does Melb want to find out to what degree Weid can hold down second ruck possy next year, by giving him the full game in ruck this week?

And you have Kane Cornes saying he has “got one over Melb” by making us take the risk of a long term deal. Nearly time to stop consuming any footy media, and just watch games.

Hey Luke, imagine going to Freo and missing out on our next 4 flags :- Perth wouldn’t be that much fun living with so much regret. Anyway just a passing thought LJ.

+ 4 more flags. Average of 1 every 2 years

Nice call! Your thoughts on Jackson, or want to quit while you are ahead?

Stiffy, if they want to pay him over a $1m a year, they are more excited about him than we are. All we are asking for is the trade compensation to match the salary they will pay him. So, yes that does include Andrew Brayshaw

Oh well, bad luck Freo, no Jacko for you then. Glad some demonland posters aren’t our list manager.

Agree. Media using Jackson trade story as a filler until they can excite themselves over the next Bailey Smith, May, De Goey, Hill/Ryder story comes along

Pick 2 and a second rounder :- no thanks!

My read from the press conference is similar to above :- Jacko likely leaving and Gus likely staying. I also thought Goody conditioned the press to a view of “it will take time”, knowing that if he is leaving there will be nothing to say until after we go back to back.

Fair call. No problems pinning that on McClure as well. He is no better. Still think questioning someone lying about “personal leave” is extraordinarily hypocritical given her criticisms/opinions of others.

Correct and Caro incorrectly doubted the validity of the personal leave on footy classified last night.

Another lying/manipulative bit of journalism from Caro. They just keep coming. https://www.afl.com.au/news/789221/-it-is-so-far-from-the-truth-frustrated-ratten-defends-saints-pair?fbclid=IwAR2TCwP3jHedO84Yc5i8Mn9WRwX1XmaBgWnaJF82v6GvUOlhdcm3MWyXhX4

More of the same from Caro re questioning the legitimacy of a Saints player taking personal leave. Caro : “You just have to wonder if they were dropped because of the incident” Saints: “Neither player was dropped or disciplined because of the incident” Wind it up Caro

Completely incorrect. Plenty of male journalists I don’t like. Know someone personally who was severely damaged by Caro’s “journalism”, and have watched her closely since, and seen her repeat the same style of manipulative content at the expense of people’s health/reputation etc on multiple occasions. The hypocrisy in her statements around Jordon De Goey is off the charts :- as the latest of many examples.

Nailed it

He won’t do it. Not saying he won’t leave, but if he does it won’t be to Geelong.

Well said Yeatsy:- most accurate post in this mind numbing thread.

Did you see when your favourite Caro piled into De Goey, dismissing his mental health issues as a poor excuse, even after it has come out that he is having time away from the club? she is a germ, who needs to wind it up.

Poor bloke had got himself excited thinking that the cats were a chance this year!! Sorry derwayne:- not this year, and for your sake I hope we aren’t the ones to finish Geel season in the prelim again like last year

Ashamed to admit I had DerrWayne on in the background today as well! concur with what you said. And further towards the end of his show, he had a whinge towards all the negative texts he copped today:- referencing the “[censored] file” that Gary Lyon goes on about. Seriously Derwayne what do you expect?? You have spent the last couple of weeks, talking about all the doubts about Melb, and how we have come back to the pack etc etc :- As a highly paid media performer would expect even just a consideration that maybe it was a meaningless mid season form slump