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North can with pick 2 and 17 (tied to Port Adelaide) for a start off. That guarantees Curtin to WC and gives them a bonus first rounder. And that's not even taking into account North's McKay compensation.

It's good to try to use some metrics to get player ratings but I think you need to refine the model if McVee and ANB are scoring a lot less than Jordon and Harmes. Melksham at 1.599 is an aberration too based on his actual game winning contributions. You seem to be giving KPBs like May and Lever some boost which is good, but small backs and small forwards are not being rewarded sufficiently.

Likely Collingwood line-up IMO: B: Quaynor Moore Howe HB: Maynard Murphy Noble C: J.Daicos Pendlebury Sidebottom R: Cameron DeGoey Mitchell HF: McCreery McStay WHE/Lipinski F: Hill Mihocek Elliott I: Cox Crisp Adams Ginnivan S: Markov In: Moore Murphy McCreery Out: Frampton Markov WHE/Lipinski Hard to know if McCreery replaces WHE or Lipinski. Could even be Ginnivan. Howe may play forward or swing.

Could be Murphy

True, but can he run and jump at the ball? At his best he can, at his most compromised he can't. He will have been able to show this at VFL level.

It's not really about the opposition though, it's about his freedom of movement. We know he can compete strongly at the top level if he has that.

Yes, lucky he plays for Carlton. 2022 Brownlow*

On KBW we were in a Melbourne section completely surrounded by Collingwood supporters - I think they're onto it.

Yes you can - click on the highlighted section you want.

I agree with that, I like behind the goals too. N3 is great - undercover too, P runs the risk of getting wet if it rains. I got Q2 Row A - there's the metal bar on the balcony which is a bit obscuring, I prefer a row a bit further back but wasn't game to try again.

Got your flights?

Got tix in my preferred Q2 Row A - went pretty seamlessly for me. Good luck to everyone else in your quest.

Maybe Berley Laurie can lure him across.

Surely Hardwick wants to keep him?

From their list: B: Quaynor Moore Stewart HB: Dawson Weitering Sinclair C: J.Daicos Bontempelli Gulden HF: D.Martin C.Curnow Breust F: C.Cameron Larkey T.Greene R: Marshall Petracca N.Daicos I: Sicily Butters Neale Liberatore

Sydney would have to be concerned at their major last quarter fade outs against Adelaide and Melbourne. Last week 0.1 to 4.8, yesterday 0.2 to 4.4, that's 0.3 to 8.12. Carlton should be feeling confident if they are close at 3 quarter time. No-one seems to be talking about this in the media.* * Saw this was highlighted on AFL Media's Access All Areas

That's not correct. Casey are playing Footscray at Box Hill Oval on Saturday at noon. Collingwood are playing Williamstown on Saturday at 3pm. Anyone in the frame for the QF the following Thursday is unlikely to play or if they do it will be limited minutes.

I find it's generally better to save my froth for things that actually happen.

Thursday is less time for Moore and Daicos to get up too. That's also a win.

We've got plenty of time to prepare for the match it's hardly a short break. As some have posted, if we don't win it's better that we have more time to prepare for the SF than our opposition. If we lose we'll get the Friday SF then then a Saturday PF. Two 8 day breaks. If we win - flag in the bag baby!

They've got both Moore and Murphy to come back into that backline. I'm not sure Howe plays back there. They might even prefer Markov. They've actually got a selection squeeze especially if they do go with Cox and Cameron which looks likely. Maybe Howe back and Markov sub but that still leaves 3 marking forwards.

De Goey is a very good player but he's not in Petracca's class. @DeeSpencer is making claims about how we weren't impressive against Sydney and we should be worried about De Goey and Pendlebury. Yeah they're very good. But they should be [censored] themselves about Petracca, Oliver and Viney. Who would you rather have?

McStay, Cox/Cameron, Mihocek and probably Howe?

Seriously De Goey isn't fit to lick Petracca boots. You know the guy that broke the game open today and the 2021 GF.

Gulden was tremendous but Hunter and Langdon were also very effective and important to our win. They aren't playing a negative role specifically on Gulden. Note that for all his efforts his team his team was comprehensively beaten with everything to play for on their home deck. It's about the big picture.