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Well as an MFC supporter, I am a pessimistic optimist in that I expect the worst so any outcome is a happy one. And I will enjoy life but having any expectation of a reformed Schache is a recipe for disappointment. To enjoy life we must sometimes embrace reality…

I stand by this. And also, Williams will have a couple extra kids in the DNA academy to worry about. Better spent there than on a tall forward we are unlikely to play much.

Those damn pesky kids that Ross won’t play that did him in.

All contracts should be guaranteed and not able to be altered for the life of the contract. It shouldn’t even be able to be extended until a window for extension with 18 mths - 6 months to go. This should be a small part of the move to a better structure for payments and the cap.

For ND~50 this is a no brainer. 28 is a prime time for any footballer and he has a great left boot. On the broadcast wing and given a chip out from one of the forwards. Immediately we are better.

Because teams going in with one recognised ruck works with a 4 man bench as rotations are a premium and you need to have them through the middle but with an extra spot - suddenly a second ruck is an actual option and we would get massive benefit from that.

I think that was always happening? I really think he can play and our pressure was so down that even rotating the smalls through and then picking the best for finals might be a good idea.

That’s true but it may mean he plays less. My hope is that we can now manage our galaxy of stars better. No one should have to play through something that they shouldn’t play through.

BUT WHERE ARE THE PLAYERS PICKED IN THE 60s! TAYLOR DOESNT KNOW LOW END TALENT! HE ONLY KNOWS THE BEST PLAYERS. GRUMBLE, GRUMBLE, FART!

Interesting strategy. I won’t dismiss it but we already have 4 picks inside 40 next year as it stands… While getting back into the first round this year and a pick in the 30s and ostensibly making the team better Rd 1, 2023. It’s a very balanced way to go about refreshing the list in the long term with aggressive recruitment while the window is open. Both Hunter and Grundy are extra hands propping that window ajar. Its quietly impressive.

That was mainly him kicking goals from a pocket. We don’t kick goals from a pocket, we kick to a pocket in an attempt to not kick goals. Would have been better to see some kicks along the wing from him but you watch what your given.

The Hawks Tankapalooza is back! I hope this BS backfires on that shambles of a club.

Jesus we have been spoiled with ruckmen in my lifetime; Jim, Strawbs, White, Jamar, Jolly, Gawn, and Grundy. And Lauren Pearce will be seen like Gawn in the Womens game when she is done. Amazing.

Getting angry about this is like getting angry that the Bunnings greeter is insincere. WGAF.

He should get midfield minutes but yeah he will need to learn a role in the forward line and is competing with his mate Tom again.

Please tell me your sauce is credible.

Yeah, we can always leave a spot open for a mature ruck at the start of the season.

I think they are showing him as damaged goods that needs a change in scenery but with 2 years left and his mental health issues are doing it delicately. Aside from Haw and ESS most clubs are run well.

Yes, it should lead to further disaster and one can only hope.

I have always wanted a player with an elite ability to get oxygen into their muscles.

Yes, but Gawn is older and more banged up and the FD obviously would like him to be FF and the the back up to a superior ruck, so he isn’t forced back in there when we are struggling. Gawn as a forward has its pros and cons, but, injuries aside, Grundy should be able to provide more than Jackson did of course.

Some blokes just don’t have it. You’d be wasting Williams’ time.

We are also a beneficiary of a salary dump - getting Grundy for a pick in the late 20s. GC wanted to get rid of the contract and they did what they did.

Again, where is that stated. I have seen and heard $1.5m of the $5m owed. What the ‘loading’ is is not mentioned and also would be something we and the AFL would have to agree.