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Oh Max is playing? 30+ points better than them…

I am of course biased when it comes to Geelong but if we play near our best and they play near their best - we will win by 20+ points.

What about our indigenous players? Culture matters until it doesn’t suit my views?

Good way to put it. Sam competes and the role was not built for him to excel in so why do people think he is going to excel? He was in the right spots to be that centre win target on out kicks with Brown and that is what was needed to win. If he excelled in a his first game and first ruck with a very demanding role - that is disrespectful to ruckmen in general and to Gawn.

From his gait and strapping his knee is troubling him. His role is very important without TMac. Gawn and Jackson will ease the pressure on him but, again biased forward here🙋‍♂️, but he played his role to bring contests on out kicks on slow plays and helped us win. Goals helped too but being that centre wing contest player is a thankless task. Him and Sam took to it well and I am sure their teammates appreciated it.

To keep Tom developing and satisfied we probably have to have CP5 forward more. But he was straight back in there when the game was close.

Not too many of our resident no-hopers or deadenders in this thread. Always a good sign! And welcome.

Let’s all get on here and read about the umpires… Great 12th win in hostile territory. Mids were great and backs were intercept kings. Kozzi was intimidating and got some help in that 3rd qtr. Onto Mordor!

‘If this player could be a wholly different player, it would make all the difference…’

Private comments - he said it in a huddle, as a spectator?? To his teammates?? I will continue to outraged by him and no amount of ‘well they all think like that’ is going to ‘whitewash’ it.

It was a vehicle of Crows and Tex Walker PR tour. This may be a generational thing @Redleg- this was seen by the indigenous people that I know ( mid 20s) as using the victim to their own ends.

He made the victim of his degrading racist abuse sit behind him in a pathetic apology video for his own PR and image. At some point our talk about reconciliation and the importance of our indigenous players is either talk or more than that. If Steven, Kozzi, Toby, Deakyn and Andy are talked through it and can sign off on it then fine - but until then he can [censored] off.

https://www.afl.com.au/news/789697/demon-for-life-clayton-oliver-signs-massive-contract-extension Calm down. It is also only ‘engageable news’ for Dees fans. No one wants to read about the best player not going anywhere 18 months before his contract was initially up - other than Dees fans…

This makes sense. Essentially he has a percentage of the cap this decade. Makes it easier for some of you who try to compare contracts from a decade ago. I believe the cap is around $13.5m in 2022 so the new broadcast rights will increase that. But Oliver will be on 7.4% of the cap. Done.

Says it all really. Amen.

@Lucifers Hero Where are you, young padawan? You have tables to update.

Oh ok, how much do you think the best player in the game should be on during his prime? We are giving more years so they will be happy on less money. You like competing for flags, yeah?

My ‘money’ is on it being the same as Petracca - $900k a year. Serious unders really. Will be interesting if there is a rider to increase as the cap increases - I assume all contracts will have these.

Yes of course, but sometimes… it less a burning and more an immolation worthy of scripture and legend…

Not in this climate certainly…

‘Edited Reason: Nonsense’ Was that to remove or add? Seriously, people, can we just calm down with the speculation on character until you know what he actually will do. He is an absolute gun and this is what happens to all clubs when you have someone like this.

He really was perfect back up to Max; strong, capable, not pushing for games, and a ripping bloke from what I have heard. Loved how he talked about how much he enjoyed being ‘a part of the premiership last year’ and the juxtaposition of that attitude and of our FB is not lost on me. Teams don’t win flags, clubs do.

Papers. His manager got laughed at for not signing $2.2m/3 year deal (although I think this may have more to do with Ben and how his family were treated in 2020). The number that ‘he left on the table’ was a $1m - so he is on around $400k.

BBB’s role with no other recognised talk forward becomes even more important, difficult, and unrewarding. He know has to shoulder most of the load being the out kick up the wing, which gets him out of the forward line and leading at the footy. If you ever ask yourself ‘Where’s BBB??’ - was there a long kick to a contest 5 seconds before? Jackson helps with this, and Gawn and Jackson will allow BBB to actually spend some time forward other than when there is a stoppage and we can reset everyone. Biased, because I am a forward, but he played on one of the best defenders in the game and drew him out and allowed us to have 38 scoring shots. This team is about roles and BBB was performing his role, something that someone has to do while TMac is out.

Reported $400k till 2024. Absolute bargain.