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Allen Jakovich also comes to mind

Their draw will be much tougher next year than it was this year, so there's a good chance they struggle more than they did this year.

MFC is the media's punching bag at the moment, so if no deal gets done it doesn't really hurt our reputation much. But it will impact their's a great deal. In a game of brinkmanship, GC stand to lose a lot more than us, not just next year, but in future years when stars may consider moving there.

I think that now they've made finals, look to be in the premiership window, they are trying to show a more hardened, tough facade. They've had enough young talented players leave. Now that they have genuine interest from a superstar (Trac) to move there, they're trying to show maturity. If they do let BH leave, they can spin it that it was in the best interests of the club and player to leave, and can come across as understanding and respectful (if personal reasons are part of BH's reasons for wanting to leave).

Lamb chose his words carefully when he said the Dees 'respect' what Gold Coast have said 'publicly'. I think there may be an agreement to manage this as privately as possible. It then allows both clubs to spin the narrative to shine positively on them, as the negotiations progress.

I believe the floor and cap amounts are calculated over 3 years, so as long as you average above the floor and below the cap over those three years, it's not a breach. A club could be 20% over the cap in one year, as long as it's at least 10% under it in the two other years used in the rolling calculation.

What is satisfying is that since his demotion back to VFL he hasn’t dropped his head, but rather got better at halving contests and presenting an option. It shows he has something meaningful to offer the senior side.

And Verrell looks to have come on in leaps and bounds when given primary ruck duty. Great ruck craft at times tonight.

Jeffo played a very mature, contested game as the key focal point forward. His last few VFL matches have shown he can learn and grow. Is my vision bad or did Kalani tap one over his head to a team mate that didn’t break stride? He looked to really grow with confidence in the last quarter. For a skinny 17 year old ruck/forward, he looks likely.

One thing to consider is the dimensions of Traeger Park make it difficult to flood/congest. It is 9 metres longer and 3 metres wider than Marvel. If Ross wants to try to congest the contest, he risks us getting on the outside and leaving lots of space for our forwards to work in. 7 out of the 10 games played there have had at least one team that scored over 90 points.

Daniel Hoyne mentioned that Disco Turner's performance for the last 6 rounds has him in the Top 50 players in the competition 💪

That's a reasonable assessment. I particularly like your insight about imposter syndrome. While AJ will never be silky skilled, if he ever has a game where he takes a few marks and kicks a few goals, that confidence will likely result in his skills improving. Just feeling like you belong (in any situation) helps you to be calm and make better decisions. Right now, it looks like he's trying to do everything too quickly (in what he sees as an attempt) to keep up with the speed of the game.

Rounds 1-5 Average Score For: 61 Average Score Against: 101 Rounds 6-11 Average Score For: 97 Average Score Against: 82 A whopping 55 point turnaround in average scores!