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The two situations are not the same. You are getting worked up over Cornes' rumours, and tarring Petty with the same brush as Jackson. If Petty's not injured and is fit enough, he should play. Dare i say, he's more important to our structure that Jackson was

I understand there would be more to it than that. Need to be a F1st or F2nd involved, Geelong can't just give up 8 and get 6 for free That's a big commitment from Taylor/Lamb: our whole 2023 remaining draft picks (except 42) for pick two. Hope Duursma is worth it!

I think most people think Duursma > McKercher, but I also think North have a raft of potential A Grade mids, and Duursma offers them something of exceptional quality but different. If they nab Reid and/or Duursma this draft, plus possibly another pick inside 10 they can consider themselves well and truly KOTD Just my opinion, though

Pick 3 will end up at 4. That won't get us Duursma, but it will be enough for McKercher

And wouldn't Norf supporters be frustrated they won that last game and moved 'up' to 17th. They would've had picks 1 and 2 in this draft!

Indeed, how dare he show what a good man he is. Probably more brave than most of us.

That young swimmer was simply following Goody's instructions to long bomb it into the water

Weid-esque!

Equally, JVR will be better when playing 3rd tall, rather than 1st tall forward

42 might be Brown, or might be a project player (ruck?) and Brown is rookied

Hawks and dogs picks used for matching F/S will be after 42. They each have one early pick and then only late picks to be used for points. Only GCS picks will be before 42, six picks before then to go towards 3 players. 3 GCS+Croft+McCabe=5 GCS use 6 picks before our 42 So our pick should move up to 41 Is that correct?

Most, if not all, of the money would be public money from govts, so if we were to eventually leave, the facility would have to stay in public ownership Unless we fund the majority, who are we to claim rights?

The funding would largely come from govt and private contributions. Community inclusion would be necessary. Whatever the Club puts in would be depreciated over time anyway. Keep doubling down, but you're not gonna win this battle

Does Coll own the Olympic ground or the old swimming pool? Richmond? Carlton? North Melb? Saints? Brisbane? No, of course they don't A long lease is fine and common practice. "Diabolical" is a tad hysteric, even for you, WYL!

Iirc there's a recent article somewhere that claims he's 197cm.

Try 5 years! Even during 2021 we did a lot of long bombing hoping for crumbing to work, which it did with Kossie and even Spargonicus. The connection btwn mids and forwards is the main issue imo, but that's for another thread

So if we select Watson, our small to small/med forwards will be Watson, Kossie, McAdam, Chandler, Spagonicus, ANB. All with differing rolls, of course, but that's a crowded grouping Unless Watson has potential to eventually play midfield, I'm not sure what the strategy is. It's usually best available at the pointy end of the dtaft, which might be him. I'm hoping for a classy mid at 6 (7). We need to develop the next A grade mid

I think North will either give up 2+3 for 1, or far more likely, use 2 and 3 on Duursma and McKercher On top of their current crop, those two will help set them up for success over the next 10 years; that is, if North can maintain stability and not implode again

Do you know him personally?

Can't see us picking a key forward with our first pick 3 years in a row. We've got JVR, Petty, Jefferson as our tall forward mix, with Schache as support. However, I can see us going after a key forward FA in 2024 Hopefully Sanders with 6, and we trade 11 and F1st for 7 or 8 (O'Sullivan)

Dunstan, Hunter, and now Billings?

Agreed, but I find it hard to see how we can match Norf's bounty. Otherwise, I'd be keen to go for pick 2 or 3 from Norf. McKercher or Duursma would be grand, but not for 6, 11 and F1st. That's a bridge too far

Reckon it might be 11 and F1st for 7 or 8. I'm hoping Lamby and Taylor are targeting O'Sullivan Imagine Sanders/Curtain and O'Sullivan...

True. But if Sanders is available at 6, I think he may become a Dee. Wouldn't it be good to get a classy mid AND a key back in this draft? I think adding midfield class is a high priority in this draft