MrFreeze

I love Gus and i am ecstatic to see him sign on Clayton, Petracca and Gus all dees for life, how awesome is that

I think JVR would suit great in the forward line as a hard competitor, even if he's a bit raw Would offer more as a genuine forward target compared to Melk and may go under the radar as 3rd tall too

Our biggest issue is... level of competition and our draw. We received the hardest ranked draw in the league, with other finals contenders in freo and Collingwood receiving quite easy draws comparatively. The competition has also stepped up, last year we were head and shoulders above the rest but other clubs have caught up and equalised the competition.

I think Salem is suffering because Angus is playing that interceptor/outlet role. JJ is also playing well on the wing which makes it hard to shift gus back there. I wonder if Gus could find a place in the forward mid mix, I think his neat disposal could be utilised there.

Imagine taking two game winning marks inside 50 and playing on from both Hahahahaha

Does anyone think Jye Amiss is worth taking a look at from Freo?

I dont think Freo have the capital to make this a fair trade. A 3-way trade would make sense but i would be furious if we ended up with Grundy. Top picks, young tall talent, or bugger off.

With Rivers, Hibbo, Hunt, Bowey and Gus we have a surplus of medium defenders. I also think Smith's foot skills look worse in the backline. The footy IQ will always be an issue for him, but i'd trust him to tag a rebounder and cut off some oppo run while being a tricky match up. I just don't see any other 2nd tall option that is viable currently, if we have 1 to many smalls, Browny has no back up or support. If we include Weid or JVR, i don't think they have the mobility or tank to play foil properly.

In: Petty, Oliver Out: Tommo, Bedford Tommo played great but Petty is better. Bedford had little impact and i like Melk playing the lockdown role at HF. He can take a tall to help Brown, prevent some rebound and has neat disposal entering inside 50. Additionally, i think 1 goal, 7 tackles, some score involvements/assists deserves a reward. We should trust Melk a little after seeing how well Hibbo is playing currently.

I think the medium tall in Melk is actually the answer. Melk can play a role to shut down a 2nd or 3rd tall/rebounder and is mobile enough around ground, and big enough to contest for marks. His kicking is also an asset entering inside 50. Honestly we miss another quality medium tall like another Bayley or a fit Joel Smith who can play a defensive role up forward. JVR is too fresh and Weid doesn't contest hard enough, has average field kicking and poor mobility

Woe to those who underestimate our opposition Collingwood are in ripper form currently, they are quick, hunt the ball and have class across the ground. McCrae is a good coach and their ability to win tight games is very good. Geelong are also in very good nick but historically cant get over the line. Even with their vets slowing down, they managed to pummel us at the contest and will be full of energy come finals time.

Agree with both sides The individual incidents look very greedy and are not team first However, overall Bayley is a great team first player who not only kicks most of our goals, he also sets up plenty of them too

As goody said, there is nobody who can replace Clayton Oliver. Our best mids will share the load between each other to compensate.

Our best mids are already in the team. Chandler is too small to play half forward and Harmes and sparrow are better quality players than Dunstan. Therefore, Melk to half forward. Harmes and sparrow with more midfield minutes.

I think it's a 80% chance we receive the short end of the stick here. People want a young star in return for a young star bc they're bitter but it wont work like that.

Rory Lobb and a top 8 first rounder please

Disagree with most here on this. Always protect the player going for the ball. If you go low to get the ball and are caught high, it's a free. Dropping the knees, to get the ball should not be punishable. Umpires also can and do distinguish between actual frees and baited frees. Umps will not pay high tackles if a player raises his arm so it clips his shoulder.

Our win against Brisbane has not aged well Not a fan of having losses to no 1,3, 5 and 6 either

YES

Go dees go nibbs Still in this, just

Traccaaaa 🔥

Being tackled after a duck just has to be holding the ball

Back to basics We got away with breaking through tackles against brissy but it's not the go tonight

Geelong putting pressure on every possession

A couple good marks before and a nice goal early for Browny!!