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According to your observation.

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Observation

Probably stoppage goals or turnover goals.

Oliver's role when we don't have the ball is not to run forward.

Burn baby burn, disco inferno!

Message from a friend ... Bloody hell, check the rig on this 18yo in the training camp rowing images. He's ready to go R1. Look out Riv and Spaz, the new calendar man is in town.

"Push in the back" free kicks in general play are an extinct species, they are never paid and players know they can drive forward in the tackle with impunity. This change was partly brought on by the playing community diving forward at the slightest pressure from behind to simulate "in the back" and umpires' reaction to ignore that. The pendulum has now swung too far in that direction now and blatant "in the back" frees go unpaid.

I find Wikipedia is the best source for trade and draft detail across the years. They've refined their format as the years have progressed. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_AFL_draft

There's already a vacancy in the back 7 with Rivers moving to the midfield. Lindsay would easily be in the conversation with Howes, Woewodin and AMW.

Makes sense if Kolt is taking 12 as reported. 19 and 30 are next lowest available with 10 reserved for Andy Brayshaw.

AFAIK you have to turn 18 in your draft year to be eligible. January birthdates like Jagga Smith have a decent age advantage over November birthdates like Alix Tauru.

His birthdate is 5 May 2007, he will have played the majority of the season as a 17yo. Not sure where you're getting "15 year old" from WSWS?

So it looks like we had the 6 Langford and 11 Lindsay jumpers ready to go. That's pretty interesting, we must have had good intel on what other clubs were planning to do. Pick 6 for Langford was probably predictable since we were the ones to bid Ashcroft. We must have known the Crows would take Draper. Cal Twomey was rock solid on this before they made the pick. 11 for Lindsay is a bigger get, we must have known the Saints would bid Lombard and take Travaglia and Tauru. And that Richmond would take Smilie. All probably predictable but interesting nevertheless.

Agree, a Kako bid at 5 was probably a real consideration for us at trade time, ultimately we preferred to go with Langford. If Essendon hadn't made the trade, things could have turned out very differently.

I'll get a piece of that $31 for the flag - that's way over. I see Hawthorn is second favourite at $8.50 - madness!

Think of him as a Derksen replacement

Down from livid?

The Derksen comparison in the thread is a good one, we would have traded something like 68 or earlier for him and no-one here would have batted an eyelid.

I like the way he pushes Crossley over in that centre bounce highlght.

How's AJ's pace and agility @dazzledavey36? It would be a bonus if he has the closing speed to be a key back option in future too.

It doesn’t make much sense. BBB and Schache gone and we're back playing 6 talls in the Casey forward line. Assuming Campbell rucks: Jefferson, Fullarton, Kentfield, Verrall, Johnson and Melksham.

That's true and probably what clinched the deal for Port.

@Nascent gave a very good explanation of this strategy re Essendon trading similarly with Geelong last year to get Caddy. Some other team was probably pitching a deal to WC for the pick to take Berry and Port needed to beat them to it.

https://www.afl.com.au/news/1066251