TheWiz

Stop it you’re making me ill!! After the way they behaved last year I will never go to another Carlton or Collingwood game unless it’s a Grand Final.

Any news on May and reports he looked in a bit of discomfort in the last training session?

Agreed. I thought they might do that with North, but given the latest cash pump and draft package they’re probably safe!

Whilst we were on the bottom we had to endure two expansion clubs and free agency. If clubs don’t get their picks and performance in line between now and 2028 they’re in for a rough ride… or if they’re in VIC the risk of being moved.

Thanks so much Wheelo, this is really interesting!! I’m a bit unsure how I feel about Gawn’s average tackles. On the one hand it’s pressure and potential turnover, but on the other it could be an injury or suspension risk! (Particularly with how big some of these guys are).

I’m currently on $39 for Foxtel Plus and $25 for Sports HD. Big increase. Will have to balance the cost of living, or the Kayo buffering + a very unhappy partner!!

Oooft this is fantastic - thank you. What’s your source? Would love to dig into this further and look at intercept marks and tackles as well What’s really interesting from this stats is Grundy’s rankings too.

100% agree! Was just referencing Gawn as I think he is the best ruck, a known player to us, and also Preuss moved from Melbourne to GWS so a relevant comparison to my previous point about GWS’ ruck coaching and recruiting.

Not a problem at all and I know that wasn’t and would never be your intention!

Hey WCW, just a note that noob is a bit more of a put down term and mainly comes from online gaming. Newbie might be a better term if you don’t want to offend!

He did do his shoulder in 2021 and back in 2023. Interesting stat for 2022 is that his average hit outs was 32.6 compared to Gawn’s 27.0…

The first half of his season was fantastic but he dropped off a bit towards the end. Marshall would have been close to AA over him. Will be interesting to see how he performs this year. Alternatively could we pinch GWS’ ruck coach?! They never seem to have a shortage of good rucks. Mumford, Preuss and Briggs. All journey men towards the end of their careers and all have done well there.

Thanks so much Picket. Loved reading this about McAdams. Do you know which position Kossy was playing?

The context was what our midfield depth is without Oliver, so apologies for me referencing this exact problem in the most recent season. To your point above when we lost Oliver we didn’t use Dunstan once, we used Harmes as a sub/subbed 3 times and only played Jordan 4 times (including as a sub). So barely using these players which we’ve lost seemed to work?

Good point. I’m excited to see Sparrow this year - he should be at his prime.

Well said. He bump on McStay and losing him for the Carlton game when we were already lacking forward depth should hopefully be a good learning lesson for him. Looking forward to a more powerful and cleaner 2024.

Oliver was injured for 10 games between R11 - 21, and we won 7 of those without him including against Collingwood, Carlton and Brisbane*^. That win ratio of 70% was higher than with him which was 60%. *The ones we lost were by an average of 8 points per game. ^Interestingly, we lost against those same three clubs when Oliver was in our team (Brisbane R2, Collingwood QF, Carlton SF). Perhaps not having him made us more unpredictable? Bit to think on that. Midfield depth or structure isn’t the issue, it’s been our goal kicking.

Why don’t you think it was a coincidence?

Hertz has had an amazing journey over the past 3 years. Gone from Chapter 11, $18bn in debt, then came from the grave back to the Nasdaq, ~$15bn market cap and now back down to $2.5bn!

Apologies, delete

Absolutely pumped with Windsor and Tholstrup. We need Windsor’s pace and their combination with some of the young guns coming through will be a great competitive mix for 2024. Really feel the club have got the ‘needs’ ticked and the balance of young vs experienced ticked. Bring it on!

More like raspberry lemonades with extra sugar from the look of those kids during the live cross to Brownie!

Errrrrm… hopes and dreams? 🤦‍♂️ looks like I missed a crucial step!!

This coming year, JVR and Fullarton

Melbourne #6 -> North North #2 #6 -> West Coast (= Curtain & satisfies their want for 2 top 10 picks) West Coast #1 -> North (= Reid) North & West Coast Future First Rounds -> Melbourne Would you?