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GWS have the ruck, Riccardi, Himmelberg and Hogan. I can see them having May, Tomlinson and Smith for those three and Lever on the resting mid or coniglio to free him up. Might be Hunt out…

I won’t bag you but a champion player chose us to come to, helped us overachieve, continued to help his former teammates years after he left as they won a flag, and refers to himself as a former Hawthorn and Melbourne player. Perhaps it’s time to recollect differently.

We will blast through 60k. 70k will be a shake from here… maybe next year. Just amazing.

I thought he got 5 weeks? That would mean he is back.

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You are halfway through ‘one’ beer?

I don’t judge him poorly on his performance, I judge him on his effort, and the spots he gets to (or doesn’t get to), and the ball watching he does around contests that makes him irrelevant for the next contest. This is not performance, it is knowing your role and executing what you have to do for your team. Brown got smashed for it last year and dropped until he realised what he needed to do. Looks like Sam will never realise. Onto Jacob van Rooyen…

Neither of these teams are troubling us in this current form. Worried, loose, haphazard movement, skill deficiencies…

Watching Neale kick chase and not GAF about whether he is in the right spots makes me amazed with the progress of Petracca and Oliver. They are stars because of the kicks they don’t chase.

It’s like Jazz. If I have to explain it - you’ll never get it.

This was edited to make it ‘less’ harsh? What did it say to begin with…

That’s selling Angus short - unlike Williams, Angus has actually excelled as a mid. I don’t get the need to clip someone you also intend to keep? But whatever, I hope we can manage the cap and keep that core group together.

It is the subtext in every second Gus & Gawny podcast - he would be a top 2 mid at other teams but is behind CP5, Oliver and Viney at the Dees. It is not just his role but also his pay - we won’t pay him like other teams because of the role he is playing, and also because Jackson and Oliver must be kept over the next two years as they come out of contract. I hope he stays but we are going to lose a best 18 player IMO - pick your poison. I am just going to enjoy the year and I suggest you nervous nellies do the same.

Competing well probably would be in the notes. He didn’t play well, he was not in the right spots and also allowed clean marks from his opponent. They may keep him in this week but that performance is not going to be rewarded long term.

I don’t quite understand the value of NFTs but can’t deny the money flying about. Probably best to hedge bets and explore it.

For all his faults, Adam’s fitness and ability to go with any forward ‘workhorse’ makes him pretty valuable. Especially with rotations being squeezed.

This is an amazing post; start with an anti stats cliche and then through analysis convince the reader of the merit of the particular stat that you have questioned, even ridiculing it as obvious…

They want a flogging so the coach will get it. Poor Ken. I think this will be closer because we aren’t in the kind of form to smash a team and they will have a burp of passion for Hinkley. They really have to win this game. They aren’t beating Carlton away. They will be 0-5 and that will be that.

Sydney don’t win contested footy like we do. Like you have to in Finals. Carlton’s defence is a worry but that midfield and fed line can kick 8 goals in 15 mins on any team. Geelong look like they will be around the mark again… ugh Dogs can beat anyone on their day, but they are getting less and less of those days. GWS should be in the 8 but don’t feel threatening. Hawks are plucky but nah. Brisbane are the real deal and are the biggest challenger. How hungry are they? We will find out… they play in Mordor this Friday.

This is what I mean - they are already watching footy and a lot are investing financially to their team. They are not growing the game very much; not like the northern teams or the Women’s game.

Port will be throwing themselves around Thursday night. If Lever is right, maybe May gets right. If Gawn is not right, Jackson and Weideman is entirely adequate as a duo for a month.

He made an error but those three players did not do much to make that Essendon defender commit to defend them and open up the 50 for the others. They just led downhill, there was no V cut, there was no one willing to engage the defender to make it easier for the others. Poor all round really.

He had a double pressure smother that then went down the other end when the game was there to be grabbed. He is not missing, mate, you’re not looking at the right things.

Another 6 day break for us against a team under the pump. Big challenge.

That was an impressive win. So many down and we just kept coming and when they opened the game up we said - ‘thanks for that’ and torched them. Oliver, Smith, Brayshaw, Harmes, Langdon, and Weideman were great and the rest just went. Gawn looks sore. 6 day break, and with a lower leg strapped - we need to keep Jackson… To those that say this felt like a loss - you are kidding yourself. Wait till we lose and tell me how you feel. Well done to the team and the FD to keep them patient and piercing.