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There’ll be one in July soon I reckon

Same with Mihocek. I’ve been on a sailboat for two months and am just getting on top of the news. Utterly unaware of anything that has happened on the footy field. Now back to Mihocek - what a waste of $1.5m over 2 years. He’s 32?!! There’s no value in playing this bloke No value at all Unless we are winning of course then there is inherent value in anyone who can help us win games especially with a young team over a long season. But other than that. Again, I have been incommunicado for 2 months as I said. Don’t get me started on Jack Steele

He should have more tackles, but he had as many ‘pressure acts’ as Chandler on the weekend. We probably are playing him early but that’s because we are not a great team. But in terms of what he does when we don’t have it - they are obviously playing a deep ‘Demon Web’ across centre wing back to the D50 to get the long kick and then close hands to give time for forwards to get up the ground, and spread from that contest to then kick goals through counter attack. In that plan, a forward doesn’t ’defend an opponent’ they guard space and then collapse on footy in contest. So I disregard that criticism wholly and with prejudice.

This would be the circumstances. Make money instead of a loss. All non-tenants to Marvel have to play there at least once so exemption from that. Nuffies will hate it but Dees fans don’t go to Docklands so it’s just a game they won’t go to in a different place

I have no issues with a top 10. The league is going to be 19 teams soon. NBA has 16 of 30 teams play in playoffs with that going to 20 of 30 with the play-in. So it’s not as bad as that. Cool your jets

I also think Langdon is doing his lion share of that.

God Guerra is a terrible communicator from a PR sense. He speaks for people and their inclinations - muses even. He speaks in terms of potential commercial opportunities in the midst of a personal health issue. His feet would be in wet sand and he would pull them out with his hands

On Kolts kick to sparrow: So while this looks like great vision. This is what you get with predictability and execution. Sparrow KNEW to be 20m off the boundary in the flank protecting the space that Kolt KNEW he would have help from his teammates. It was then his ability to make that kick and Sparrow to take that mark but it’s amazing what instruction committed to by a group can do in team sports.

So no Irish jig? Just get the opera pumping?

Butters currently plays for another team….

If we did the Irish music after every goal we would ruin the whole thing. It worked because it is joyful and different and we won. And kicked 16 goals. Do it every week and it will not be seen as that. Sometimes things that work should be left to work how it’s worked. Another tshirt @DubDee

It’s a testament to the kid, the FD, King, the club psych probably… to get this bloke to play a game like that ‘out of position’. He’s a point of difference out there on the wing (so is Culley and Fritsch when they go there) and it is why the best teams are so ‘deep’ - it is not the ability to bring kids up from Casey, it’s the ability to have ball winners across the ground so when you lose someone - you can more easily adjust your team and get a ball winner in the middle or have someone suddenly go to the backline and excel (Langdon). It’s really promising for Langfords and Langdons careers and our short to medium term chances to win a critical sum of games.

Langford does need to fix up his kicking. I don’t know why people are so butthurt. He was constantly talking about the kid because he was playing so well off the wing for an inside mid. But he needs to work on his craft lest he turn into a mid that can’t be damaging with their disposal - and doesn’t that sound familiar??

No 23 you can come up with is a ‘Petracca-away’ from a flag…

Neale Daniher once said Chris Lamb would be a great player for the MFC. He was delisted months later. Coaches say what needs to be said. Jefferson has a chance to do something but comparing the two is pointless for such fledgling careers.

My Collingwood family (extended) told me Mihocek was cooked. Laughed at me when I said we’d be happy to have him. My StKilda supporting mate told me Steele was ‘done’ and he was happy we are paying his pension in that 3rd year. I thought he would be good to take the pressure off of the kids without Viney there. When we just throw away those that are ‘cooked’ because ‘the kids’ would be better for the run. You don’t know that. You’re hoping. The same thread that doesn’t want to play a 33 year old pro also has seen calls for a possible debutante to play the opposite end to which he has been training. Some of you need to just go down to your local club and smell the grass. Little idea what develops players and what makes good teams and clubs.

Yes, but if he keeps a kid from having to be exposed then he is worthwhile. The development of the kids is only aided by Mihocek and Steele but I know there were nuffies on here saying we shouldn’t bother for 31/32 year olds and play the kids. TMac playing so far this year may have meant Howes could play a more suited role. Perhaps it has already paid dividends?

And Kentfield was ahead of Jefferson in the pre season… The fact is they are both at the starting line, and I am looking at both of them from the stands waiting for them to get on the blocks.

TMac is slow and in his last year, but we are trying to win games and if he helps us win… We have enough kids in the team tbh

If Jefferson is leading to where a teammate is on his own - that is not a good thing. In fact it is what JVR is learning - and Mihocek knows innately as the best forward at the club. The great goal Chandler from the flank was possible because he slipped out and JVR stopped his lead to that flank to get Harris Andrews to hesitate on where the footy would go. Culley (who seemed to have eyes in the back of his head) U-turned and then spotted him up. Jefferson presented well on occasion and if he can push Fritsch up the ground for periods then that means he is playing his role. Happy to give him a month block of games but I haven’t seen anything special yet in terms of his movement and forward craft.

Merge this. He’s great but we have one of these

I’m with Dazzle here - this is giving me 98/00 vibes. Green and Bruce are rookies able to play out a year?? (Latrelle) Daniel Ward is a top 6 HBF/wing in the league?? Er, ok. (Langdon) Matty Collins is Peter Dean?! Huh. (Howes) Smattering of proud vets. Fun, run and gun football??