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I think Warner will write that it was actually this young man’s time and that Goodwin shouldn’t be getting in the way of the natural order of things. HEADLINE ’Goodwin plays god - should he decide who lives and dies?’

Just a bit, now that Freo loss will hurt even more. The girls need to take care of business this weekend first.

To me, ND3 is like a Merlot. I did not do all that death riding and trading for a Merlot.

Different roles I would think, but you’re right about being given the chance. He has a chance to unseat the following in my mind; Hunter on a wing, or Chandler’s role as that ‘speed forward’ that gets up the ground and releases forward quickly when we turn it over.

The ‘afl trading world’ thankfully does not define value of trades through the points system. It is a mechanism to allocate F/S and academy players and applying it any broader than that is asinine.

They had better structure in contests - less bees to a honey pot and more on the outside ready to take the ball and distribute. That’s what they didn’t have agains the Crows. We look better when we hunt; we are the best and the best get hunted but that doesn’t mean you can’t hunt the ball and the woman in each contest and win moments. Wilson and Gillard were amazing. 22 and 20 - so impressive.

Who are these kids to select? I don’t know our board - You don’t reach even one position with picks in the top half dozen. Maybe we will trade for someone next year? Having another kid in a KP is not going to help us in 2024 so take the best available.

Trade in if that’s the case. They’re kids. Take who is next on your board

Drafting for position is a very bad strategy; especially considering they are kids. Our flag was won with 3 traded in Key Position players; only TMac being a recruit from long ago. Also Petty has a contract.

I reckon the Crows are still salty about Lever - the way the are talking about Petty even after trade period. Their recruiting bloke was still banging on about ‘Petty wanting to come home at some point.’ Whatever.

Excuse me, padawan?

But we have 34 contracted for next year. 38 max list spots. We have promised Melksham a contract but it could be the RL. So we have 4 possible list spots for the ND.

I count 34 with Turner upgraded and Melksham unsigned. That’s why we have 4 picks listed in all these ‘what clubs have’ articles. We have 4 spots to fill and it will either be: ND6, 11, 42 and Brown with Melksham to RL. ND6, 11, and Brown with Melksham retained. ND1, 42, and Brown with Melksham retained. ND1, 42, extra late pick from Eagles, and Brown with Melksham to RL. You’re welcome.

If that is true - then there really is no downside to this trade. If it works and his a contributor, that’s great. I don’t see it personally but people surprise you and there is no risk. We rarely use late picks these days.

There are infinite picks and rounds depending on how many list spots a team has to fill

He needs to play fwd of centre or wing. Good depth.

Sounds like a bloke who doesn’t know how to handle a door stop question. Not worried. He stays. Oh and are we amputating his foot yet? @SthSea22 weren’t you one of the handwringers?

This is not what we would do - we like fast tracking our restocking - this would be the opposite. We should just take Curtin and get more value for him later or just keep him. Same flight risk as JVR. I am fine either way but 6, 11 and F1 is definitely what it will take. Imagine if this were the Dees -slide back from the best kid in the draft for ND11? Nah give me another first rounder please.

I think you should reconsider your dispute resolution. Burgess apparently repeatedly implied that his ‘tightness’ was in his head and then he was out for weeks. Burgess is a great performance manager but hubris is not beyond him.

Ironically, and contrary to your malevolent use of exclamation marks, we behave like this so that player managers are fully aware that we will act in good faith with their clients. That has helped us keep and attract players.

I think there is plenty of natural improvement in the team structurally. Our forward line set up and delivery was terrible, and personnel is improved with health. McVee and Rivers will hopefully be given the reigns of movement away from ‘wait and see’ May and Salem. I can see where you’re coming from but I can also see where we can get better with better coaching and a more adept gameplan that doesn’t make the ground so small as @old55 put so well a few weeks back.

Yes, if they don’t take it then push him through the PSD. If someone wants to take him then that is the risk. For those that are still confused - I can rest you assured that as a former Forwards Coach that we need more actual forwards. Melksham being the most effective forward for half a dozen games last year is a bug not a feature (and I love him). To think we can get away with only Fritsch as a natural forward in his prime is delusion.

So we don’t have Forward Line Personnel issues… because that is what the above is. Plenty of other issues for the Forward Line to help solve. But staying on personnel - lack of natural forwards in their prime. For a team in their window it’s a problem and why we need Petracca down there more, and for Pickett and JVR to continue their development to take on more than their ages would promise. Having $1m in tall forwards who are injured doesn’t help. Melksham being so effective offensively (not his defensive role that is something he is uniquely capable of) is an insight into our reliance on youth, injured veterans, and repositioned mids and wings; Spargo and ANB do their best work outside the 50, I think this is part of why we want to bring in McAdam. I think that forward line is capable of kicking a winning score in finals but we are banking on a few things happening to make sure of that…

He is not at top value - as you just effing said - he has foot issues all year. Adelaide are not going so hard to recruit a crook player. They want him at his cheapest. If he wants to go - he can go end of next year after playing 22 games and kicking 50 goals.

I am aware of the point, but it is somewhat mooted by the fact that Langdon, May, Lever, Hibberd, and Brown are all players that wanted to come to the club and became premiership players. You are welcome to wring your hands with this but I don’t care. We should always strive to have the best facilities we can have now and into the future but we have enough to continue to be a successful club and attract and retain the best.