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There's a number of successful medium marking forwards in Sestan's height range: Rohan, Fritsch, Zurhaar, Membrey, Heeney, Melksham, Stephenson, Breust. Jamie Elliott is 178cm. They need some X-factor to succeed but that's what he purports to have.

A bit more investigation through the club websites show that Penfolds are a 3rd tier sponsor of both clubs.

What's going on here? Are Penfolds with us or Carlton or are they spreading it around? https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/blues-booze-schmooze-carlton-heavies-spend-1m-at-penfolds-20230416-p5d0t9.html

After Saturday's result Demonland generally is in the market for some new deckchairs.

AMW showing some good intensity. Lovely ground ball pickup and handball by Jefferson in the build up to the Valentine goal.

Buckley is too smart to get back into coaching I think. Anyway sorry to all for derailing the deathride. May it roll again next week. Rawhide!

The AFL need to get Hardwick to GC next year. He's done at Richmond and they're heading down the Hawthorn route under him, but he could make a difference at the Suns. I don't like him but then I don't like Clarkson or Lyon either and they are improving their new clubs. Longmire would be even better but why would he leave the young Swans who are on the rise? I don't think Simpson and Hinkley have a hard enough edge to fix what's wrong up there.

Fixed it for you.

Revamp of the AFL site homepage by a web designer who's a Saints fan? https://www.afl.com.au/

I used to hate Esserdun (sic) but now I just pity them.

I didn't see the game but is it possible Kossie was "lacking his usual exuberance" because he'd kicked 0.5 at one stage? That can be disexuberating and leave you unexuberated.

Yes but as @Jaded No More and @jnrmacposted it could equally mean we know Kossie is going. Note that we signed Angus long term probably around the time we knew Jackson was going. Anyway, absolutely tremendous news that Riv has signed on!

Max Gawn sure, but Christian Petracca and Clayton Oliver. I'll Ibe quite happy if Fremantle continue to flounder and we can pick up Zane Duursma or similar this year.

And surpassing Hawthorn's legendary pet memberships, think about the OPPORTUNITY for an Aquatic Creatures membership category for all those millions of submarine Melbournians in the south-west quadrant of your map!

I'm hoping they become completely ungruntled.

Viney plays as defensive mid at the CBs to allow Oliver and Petracca to attack. That role requires a high level of "footy IQ"

I know someone who worked for Sportsbet. The multis were their biggest profit makers. Now I suspect "bet with mates" has taken over - multis on steroids.

I expect that TMac has come in for BBB and will therefore play forward with Petty and we'll go with the same set-up back as last week - Lever and May. Otherwise Tomlinson would come in ahead of TMac if we wanted a tall back. If things go pear shaped due to in game injury or some WC tall forwards getting off the leash then Petty or TMac can go back. Kossie has come into the midfield mix in the 22 for JJ, clearly the FD continue to rate Sparrow ahead of JJ as they have consistently for more than 18 months.

That's what they said about Scott Thompson.

Triple Premiership player Tom Sparrow?

Emergencies Melksham, Tomlinson and Dunstan named, but Jordon isn't so that's probably confirmation that he's MFC sub on Sunday. If they line up as selected it's a bit surprising we're only taking 23 to WA.

Currently correctly show Geelong pick one.

Yeah, I'm happy I don't.

Has a Scott Thompson feel about it.