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Do you live anywhere near Box Hill?

@McQueen and @jnrmac - interested to know how each of you got this injury?

No, I started it and that's exactly what it's about.

Yes your reply makes no sense and doesn't answer the question I asked you. Maybe if you originally posted "the coach finally be able to play fit and in form players" it would be more understandable.

Jeffy lost his appetite for the contest. It doesn't sound like that's an issue for Kozzie.

Brown features at #41 for average marks in 2019 (although #192 for contested marks) https://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/ft_player_rankings?year=2019&rt=LA&st=MA Also worth noting that we've added Tomlinson at #31 and Langdon at #46 to our list. Only Lever (who played 8 games) and Fritsch in this ballpark last year for us.

Maybe a bit more of this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nktD6g_TUHs

Apart from Naughton who looks like an absolute gun, other 22yo KPFs are in the Weideman ball-park: McKay, Curnow, Hipwood, McCartin, Ratugolea, Lewis. Call me when they are instrumental in winning a big final.

at Box Hill City Oval vs Casey on Saturday at 2pm.

Seriously, which ones did he fail to play last year?

I'd like to see Dusty try the "don't argue" on Vanders on ANZAC Eve. It won't happen though, Dusty is too smart for that.

Tremendous work! Love Petracca busting through 2 tacklers to still get a "kick" away. I've got a feeling he's going to deliver some highlights.

I'm also looking forward to Jack Viney renewing acquaintances with Sydney Stack on ANZAC Eve.

Good to see something speculative with some emerging talent. So you clearly don't rate Weid, Smith, OMac, ANB, the Wagners or Hore. Or the chances of Baker, Chandler, Lockhart and Dunkley? I guess KK and Bennell stay njured?

Grundy seems like a really good person and a great cultural influence at the club. Like @DeeSpencer posted, what else are they gonna do?

I think ironically he has lacked self-confidence on field or has been trying too hard to be unselfish. That's been a good step in his development, nothing wrong with humility, but now I feel he's ready to take the game on and explode.

It will be great if one or both of them come on this season and it sounds like there's every reason to have some confidence that will happen. Pick 27 and Pick 33 doesn't sound like a big investment to me, compared with say the pick 3 and pick 10 investment this year - "now that's a knife" What "types" are they and which players do you think we missed out picking there?

One thing you'd like to see in 2020 aside from a Demon flag and Brownlow. I'll go with Kossie to kick 3 when we beat Norf in R23 in Tassie and finsh well above them. There's something about Norf that's hard to like. Maybe now Scott is gone it will ease.

Want to have a tiny wager?

Yes I agree he's currently in the C class and it could go either way this year. I think he could find a role and go onto B class, regular 22, stay the same as last year and probably be traded or regress and be delisted. Sounds like he's getting a good pre season. It has been observed that lack of agility is his negative.

TMac 27yo and Gawn 28yo should be hitting their peak over the next 2-3 years. I've rated Lever and Melksham in the B category and I'm comfortable they sit there for some time to come - some may have them as As currently.

I agree Tony. The overall outlook for the players in each of my categories above is upside. Petracca and Brayshaw have the talent to move into the A Grade and if Viney can stay fit he's definitely in there. Weed and Petty have every chance to elevate to the B grade this year. And I've already said I expect 2-3 from the youth group to establish themselves. The only players potentially on the slide are Jones, Hibberd and Jetta, and maybe AVB and May if they can't stay injury free.

Right now OMac is at least pencilled in for R1 considering WC tall forward line and Petty training with the forwards. Quite a few posters here and a particular questioner at the Info night need to come to terms with this reality.

Really great training reports and exciting times because we've got almost the full core having a complete pre season. I think Gawn, Oliver, May and TMac are key to our fortunes in 2020, no surprises there and only May hopefully temporarily interrupted. Then my next core 11: Salem, Harmes, Petracca, Viney, Lever, Brayshaw, Langdon, Melksham, AVB, Fritsch and Jetta all in full training. Only Jones, Hannan, Tomlinson and Smith are in rehab and I have all 4 in the 3rd echelon and Hannan sounds like the only one restricted medium term. I think if we can get that 15 on the ground for the majority of the season and with some solid support from Hibberd, Weed, OMac, Hunt, ANB, Hore, Petty and Brown, all who are in full training, we can give the flag a real shake this year. I think it's quite reasonable to expect 2 or 3 of the 1st and 2nd year players to make a decent contribution too. For example Lockhart, Jordon, Dunkley, Sparrow and any of the 3 draftees could step up. Preuss is there as Max insurance. That's about 30 goers in total. I don't agree with other posters who say we're "6 - 8 good players off challenging". IMO the challenge starts this year.