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Backline looks decent, including Hardwick and DGB on the bench. The ball is going to spend a lot of time down there with that young midfield.

Nick Watson 169cm - who is the shortest ever to go top 10?

I find it helps if you know the players' numbers.

Looks like the tall son of Mr.Bean.

We'll have 5 30+yo best 22 players at the start of the the 2023 season plus 3 who are 28yo and 7 who are 27yo. Geelong will have 12 30+yo best 22 players at the start of the 2023 season, plus 1 who is 29yo and 2 who are 27yo. Both teams have 15 best 22 who are 27+yo but there's a big difference in the detail with 10 of ours under 30 compared with only 3 of theirs.

Jaeger is a handy pick up for them.

Some really great photos there. The Bowey kick and Viney mark with the terrace houses in the background are both superb. They capture the exact moment in precise focus.

Ben has been great at the club Best wishes for the future!

and will head straight back to Tasmania when the team starts up there in a few years ...

Rubbish assessment. Jefferson won't make any impact until September 2025, which is fine.

Simsalabim?

"Bet with jailmates"

But will you "be happy to be wrong"? 😀

Mofra is always a good read on Big Footy: https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/mofras-cynical-and-ill-thought-out-mock-draft-top-25.1337832/

Yes my understanding it's straight after DFA 1 on 10 November and before DFA 2

Cameron vs Smith In the 2022 QF Cameron kicked 3.1 from 5 disposals, 4 kicks on Hibberd. I don't think Hibbo "got torched"

I doubt Turner can play Hibberd's role, can you see him going with Charlie Cameron?

I doubt very much that Essendon will give us F1st (5-10) + 22 + 54 for 13 + 37. It's bad for them at every point.

I always thought the context of that picture depended how many reps he'd done. He was clearly trying hard and at completion.

My daughter assured me the modern term is "chonky". At 185/87 I'm not implying George is fat. He's likely muscle bound at a young age and that would give him a big advantage in U18 that may not translate.

Thanks Gorgoroth - it was educational. I liked some of it - Black Crow, Tyrants, Ave Danuvi. Suldusk is very accessible and clearly my favourite there - no surprise I guess because she's a bit of an outlier I think. I confess I didn't listen to all the songs on your list in their entirety. Outside of Suldusk, my playlists are unlikely to change, but my Spotify recommendations are likely to be interesting for a while based on the searches I did from your list. I do appreciate there's a place for the genre and if it didn't exist someone would need to make it. Cheers.

I agree with that @Slartibartfast the trade up would have to be for a specific player we target. It's possible that there may be an elite role player (this isn't necessarily an oxymoron) early in the second round. I'm thinking particularly of a Hibberd replacement for example, who is not going to go at the very pointy end but does exactly what is needed for a role. I'm thinking about Hibberd himself at PSD #4 or say Dylan Grimes at PSD #2, recruiters are smarter now and I think they might have gone earlier these days.

James Jordon to become the answer to quiz questions in future.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci4tdIqhf7Q/ "...and don't be late"

Still mining the ore DA. Saw the ghost of Anton LaVey down there humming along to a few of the tunes.