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Rumour.

I don’t think the half a dozen games is enough of a sample size to know how it will go. But I do know that they are going ahead with that foursome as our primary mids into 2023. Which means that we have to find complimentary players to take the rest of the minutes in the midfield. And I think that would mean quicker players with precise skills that play outside would be desirable. Added to that, these 2 or 3 players also have to be forwards first IMO as that is where they will play predominantly. This is to make our forward line more dangerous than it is now. The above doesn’t describe Swallow, Jordan, and Harmes in my view. You can get away with 1 non-factor in the fwd line, but more than that??

We were beaten by over 6 goals?! Could have fooled me if we had one of the top three performers that night.

We carry far too many ‘non-forwards’ in that forward line.

Sparrow is super dynamic? He is strong mid with a possible future to become a power mid that pushes out of stoppages. Sparrow a forward with elite pressure? Not from what I have seen. He is lost in the forward line, and plays his best footy when he is on the ball. Elite pressure around the footy maybe, but that’s because he is a mid. He rarely gets ball from forward craft or knowing where the ball will fall. I would definitely look to trade him if we don’t see an opening soon. Brayshaw into the middle now has to have shoved the door shut on someone - maybe it is Tom.

There was no poll question about a preferred natural disaster or biblical event…

There’s always divorce. … I’m not joking.

Sometimes you are so reductive with your arguments that I struggle to take it seriously. 2+2 = 10 if you keep going and don’t stop counting… Roffey did the Julius Caesar on The Faux Demon and that was as consequential in our flag as any kick to the fat side, or goal followed by ‘BANG!’ I have criticised Roffey for the ridiculous amount of pious reference to our ‘unique’ organisational culture. But we don’t know how the club is going internally, but neither do you or the ‘other’ President that isn’t impressed. And as for the opinion that our time at the top is over, and these long term contracts will be an albatross - only time will tell because with a recent flag, surges in memberships and attendances, and half a dozen stars of the game locked up for the foreseeable future - the facts on the ground don’t support this opinion.

I believe The Charlatan mentioned this in between moaning about being victimised or some nonsense.

Yes, this comes back to my Forwards Only theme for us next year. If you can’t find the footy in the forward half with forward craft or good forward instincts - I am sorry, you can compete for a spot on the other wing to Ed. ANB is not a forward and never has been, his overlap running and amazing aerobic capacity has been a point of difference recently but as the best teams have caught up with that ‘slingshot’ he has been found out because he can’t get the ball and/or can’t execute in the F50. Kozzie is a fwd, Fritsch is a fwd, Brown and TMac have other problems but they are forwards, Spargo is a big conundrum for me as I really struggle with whether he is ‘too slow mid’ out of position, or can actually find footy at the contest in the F50. He gets a great deal on the overlap and maybe he should be competing with ANB for the non-Ed wing… And don’t get me started on Sparrow or Harmes through there when resting - they are absolute liabilities. Petracca can play forward, Brayshaw is smart, Oliver is a natural in any contest. They can rest there. But the rest… Forwards Only pls.

When he played in the Prelim for Casey after our season was done, I thought to myself ‘why?’ It may be a sign of the respect between clubs and the playing group but the risk did not outweigh that benefit. And here we are.

We might want to play him then. I would have leaned into a small quick line up after the three losses as it became obvious that we were playing on fumes. Is he a part of the forward line next year? Because if he isn’t in the 7 then he will be off this October.

Or instead of.

This should be us getting flogged…

So more than ‘goal kicking’ coaching… Youre describing what a forward coach should drive. Stafford needs help or needs to go.

Nothing that holds much Weightman.

Your case being that umpires and misses were the difference and we don’t need to make any changes?

Yes, and he was high when he said it. ‘You can finish second, third, fourth, heck even fifth!’ Quite apt. Quite apt.

He’s on as much as Langdon (~$500k) and he could be playing for half a dozen other teams regularly. It’s best for both parties for him to go.

I believe that was just a paraphrased excerpt of the meeting in Rye…

Personally I prefer @Nudge Where art thou?!

Most of the above salient posts should be in the Ben Brown thread. But our whole forward structure and how we move the ball needs to change. And that change may mean it’s suited to BBB. (I have my doubts with the Gawn FF future ominous for Brown)

Blocked from my end, GNF.