Bring-Back-Powell

Going by the history of the draft, it's highly likely Rowell and/or Anderson will not be the best player/s in the draft.

The consistent low scoring games week in, week out has been a very disappointing evolution in our game. In 2019 we had just 3 games where both sides kicked 100 points. Melbourne and Carlton were involved in 2 of the games. Compare that to the heady days of 2000 when we already had four 100-100 games by the Sunday of round 1.

Not just you. I've always thought there's a bit of Brad Green about Fritsch. Particularly the lead up mark inside 50, and his kicking style.

As long as they avoid the Seattle Mariners. Hold the longest active streak for not making the playoffs of all U.S. sporting franchises (2001).

Awesome! Great to see the boys still travelling the world 70 days after rd 23....

Anyone who saw him in our 2017 JLT pre season game vs the Dogs at Whitten Oval would agree that we have a player on our hands. Played very well as a defender that day. Also played a few good games in 2018 before doing his collarbone. Needs to be persisted with. Could be that additional tall-medium forward we were screaming our for in trade week.

FYI Kane, some coaches votes from a couple of back to back dead rubber games in late 2018: MELBOURNE v GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY 9 James Harmes (MELB) 8 Angus Brayshaw (MELB) 7 Max Gawn (MELB) 2 Christian Petracca (MELB) 2 Christian Salem (MELB) 1 Stephen Coniglio (GWS) 1 Tom McDonald (MELB) MELBOURNE v GEELONG 9 Sam Weideman (MELB) 8 James Harmes (MELB) 4 Clayton Oliver (MELB) 4 Max Gawn (MELB) 3 Tom McDonald (MELB) 2 Angus Brayshaw (MELB) And to Buckenara who considered one of the Wagners a better player than Harmes…..

Someone else also posted something negative about Frost during trade week. If true, I can’t see Frost having much of a career at Hawthorn with the standards their coach requires. I always thought Frost came across as a humble kind of guy that would be the last person that would cause a problem at a footy club.

Off memory I think he started poorly but unlike a few of his higher profile team-mates (eg - Brayshaw) he lifted significantly from about the Hawthorn game onwards, where he polled 3 brownlow votes.

Yeah, I'm not impressed with that either. 4 games down there in 5 years isn't on. And without fail they all end in heartbreak. Time for some other VIC clubs to play in Hobart. Yes Collingwood and Essendon, it's possible you can play in these fixtures too. I believe Hobart has a set of goal posts and a couple of changing rooms as well.

In fairness Geelong actually want to play all 11 home games down there. It’s the AFL who don’t have the guts to send Collingwood, Hawthorn, Richmond and Essendon down there.

Teams we play twice: Freo St Kilda GC Adelaide Collingwood

Awesome. Looking forward to another loss by under a goal down there.

That was a disgraceful assessment for a player that's a duel top 5 B&F place getter and was near BOG in a final. That Buckenara rated him below one of the Wagner's tells me all I need to know about his footy knowledge.

Exellent re-signing. Putting together an excellent career given he was picked up in the rookie draft.

Knowing us, we'll say thanks but no thanks. Then St Kilda snaps him up and he kicks 30 goals playing wing/HFF.

A few of Bennell's performances: 2012 V's Melbourne - 38 possessions/4 goals 2012 V Freo - 37 possessions/3 goals 2013 V Brisbane - 27 possessions/3 goals 2013 V Port - 28 possessions/3 goals 2014 V Geelong - 27 possessions/6 goals 2015 V Adelaide - 39 possessions Good stats....I guess....

So much for the soft draw we were hanging our hats on. Going to be very difficult to avoid 0-2 with WC and GWS on the menu to start with. Although you'd imagine there will be a block or 2 in the season when the fixture eases off for us.

Confirmed and unconfirmed round 2 matchups: Sydney V Essendon (Friday night SCG) (confirmed) Carlton V Collingwood Brisbane V North (Gabba) Fremantle V Port Adel V V GWS V Adelaide V West Coast My tip for round 2 is Hawthorn, GWS, GC or Bulldogs at the G rd 2.

Thinking 0 other Friday nights and one ho-hum Thursday night late June game against Port over there.

Sam McClure on his SEN show last night reckons Sydney are the club house leaders. They’ve already done a medical and Buddy and Co have wined and dined him. Hope he’s wrong.

I really hope we have a mediocre round 2 opponent at the G, if things go south vs WC.

After process of elimination with respect to confirmed and unconfirmed leaks, I reckon we're playing GC at Metricon round 1.

In other fixture news: ■ Melbourne will head interstate for the first game of the season.

^^ Confirmation we're heading interstate. Have a feeling we're opening the season against Port at Adelaide Oval, or perhaps GC at Metricon.