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Good win. GC are much improved and will do some damage. It's a pity TMac went off and we didn’t get to see the return to traditional structure play out. Everyone made a contribution at times.

Brayshaw was fine. Needs minutes in the square. Won important penetrating clearances when in there.

We've lost to 1st, 3rd and 5th from last year and in each game it has been off the back of one quarter where they have gotten on top of us. I note that the much lauded Lions in this thread got spanked by the Cats and Clarko's Hawks managed 3 goals last night. "Stubborn" Goodwin has clearly tried to be innovative since football resumed with a smaller, dynamic and athletic line-up and while it hasn't worked out as he would have hoped, but he is trying novel approaches to gain an advantage. This week we've returned to a more traditional line-up with the addition of talls at both ends. I'm looking forward to seeing how we go against the Suns. It's the first time this year we are putting out a line-up that is older and more experienced than the opposition. I've been an MFC member and keen supporter since the 60s, I think the best decision I made along the way was to not let the results of a football match affect my overall mood for the rest of the week. It's worth a try.

indeedy-doody - I'm with you there Uncle - if 33 are going, I make that 12 didn't go, so we need 4 more names. If, as you say, Sparrow and Jordon have gone then that narrows the field. Not going: Injured: KK, Nietschke, Hore, Petty, "Players including Braydon Preuss, Oskar Baker, Josh Wagner and Corey Wagner have been left behind to conduct intensive coaching with several assistant coaches." I think it's almost certain one is Bradtke. If I had to guess the other 3 they would probably be Bedford, Chandler, Dunkley. But it would be nice to know for sure.

Is there a definitive list of which players are in the hub? Not going: Injured: KK, Nietschke, Hore, Petty, "Players including Braydon Preuss, Oskar Baker, Josh Wagner and Corey Wagner have been left behind to conduct intensive coaching with several assistant coaches."

I know it has been raised that lists may be cut to as few as 35 next year i.e. your mooted 10-15 player cut, but I don't think the AFL will be able to achieve this without some clubs needing to delist contracted players and as you say that will be a last resort. According to @Lucifer's Hero list we have 22 including Rookies out of contract at the end of the year: Not that I'd be happy, but I can see 13 or 14 I'd delist ahead Petty and at least 4 in the 2021 expiry list. Hopefully it doesn't come to that and the AFL reduces lists to maybe 40 total overall and we only need to delist 10 or so.

Petty will be a good AFL player. I could 15 delist ahead of him.

Nice glass half-full! Too many people here are still searching for the glass.

The AFL are currently trying to work out the WA fixture and which 2 teams get sent over there into a hub first, one good thing is that having played WC over there already it's highly unlikely to be us - in fact we're probably unlikely to get sent there at all and get to play Freo here.

If one of Kozzie or Spargo tested positive after breaking the rules and that meant we couldn't have played Carlton quite frankly I would have no issue with the AFL awarding them the 4 points

You mean like our 3 peat in 1939-41?

I guarantee Weid will have a good AFL career, if not as a KF then as a KB. He has all the attributes to make it and just needs the confidence to realise them. I do concede that there is a possibility this happens at another club. I think the reason Weid is not playing is because the FD rate Jackson so highly they can't leave him out. Sure his output was very modest last week but let's see what he can do over a few weeks.

I love and value Max but quite frankly Naitanui smashed him in R1

Good, well researched Gawn vs Grundy article here: Splitting Max Gawn and Brodie Grundy as the AFL's best ruckman is almost impossible

As has been posted in other threads the players love playing for Goodwin and a number have stated they came to the club because of the impression he made. But don't conclude this means he's soft. Renowned hard men Brendan McCartney, Jordan Lewis and Bernie Vince all talk him up and they don't need to. Goodwin has the necessary intensity. Supporters who complain they don't see it in post match interviews should reflect on the Mark Neeld years.

Where can I see this data? I saw it reported for R1 in the AFL Fantasy news.

Have you been inside the rooms?

Traded Watts and Hogan and dropped his mate Hibberd. I don't think lack of edge is a problem.

Seriously? Dumb as dog doo-doo!

Some aggressive selection but apart from Lockhart I can't really lament any of the outs. OMac and Bedford are replaceable. Hunt in is a big surprise and Smith a surprise foretold. It's a dynamic explosive pacy side.

Look it is very exciting but he's been here before at Freo: WAFL games for Peel thunder 2016: 1 game 2017: 4 games (All late in the season) He played all 4 games late in the season then the last 2 dockers games of 2017. 2018: 11 games 2019: 4 games So yeah 2 AFL games in 4 years. Yet Freo let him play in the WAFL to build up his fitness and endurance. Slowly by letting him play half a WAFL game then 3/4s of a WAFL game then a couple of Full WAFL games then play for the dockers

Yes agree. I was thinking about the number of MCG games we might get this year in total. Hopefully 10 or 11.

Plus at least one possible away game at the MCG vs Collingwood, Richmond or Hawthorn.

Look I'm optimistic but it should be noted that he got up to play for Peel Thunder in the WAFL a number of times and broke down. He has been this far before. If he can sustain it at even 80% of his original capacity he'll be one of our best players.

We've got 45 on the list and I think only KK and Nietschke are injured, VDB and Bennell seem to be playing match simulation at training, so that is 43 to select from. Of that 43 I think only Jackson, Jordon, Rivers and Bradtke have played at AFL level and I think the first 3 are probably ready to go. So I think we've currently got 42 to choose from. IMO, much to chagrin from various quarters - OMac, Hibberd and ANB will all play.