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It happened to Carlton - sent them into a 20 year and counting death spiral

Hawks finish last and lose draft picks following the alleged systemic racism investigation...

Okey-dokey

No Verrall or KFW?

Sydney $1.08 at home vs Hawthorn. If you take that bet now 36hrs out I make it 1000%pa interest on your money.

Are you predicting if we lose it be because of Tomlinson?

The article is not really about the kid though, it's all about the dad and his anguish. Long may it continue!

Yes and ChatGPT not smart enough to spell it correctly either. There's hope for DNA yet ...

going back-to-back?

Adding Fritsch is a different proposition to adding Schache or JVR - the players who are currently available. If Fritsch was available this week then I doubt Laurie plays.

I guess you're referring to Pickett, ANB, Spargo, Chandler and Laurie. In the pre-season we rotated Pickett and ANB through the midfield to lessen the load on last year's core. Opponent: Richmond CBAs: 31 - James Harmes 20, Clayton Oliver 20, Max Gawn 16, Christian Petracca 15, Brodie Grundy 15, Kysaiah Pickett 13, Tom Sparrow 12, Alex Neal-Bullen 7, Angus Brayshaw 4, Taj Woewodin 1, Trent Rivers 1 So that means 3 specialist small forwards under 183cm. We could play an extra tall, say Schache or JVR, in place of one of them but that would be in addition to Brown, TMac and Gawn/Grundy in the forward line. I'm pretty confident you'd be complaining that is too top-heavy. FWIW, I think it will be a very good win if we can beat the Dogs (who are really only missing Gardiner and Weightman) without May, Fritsch, Viney and Salem.

Yes OK reserved seats will be a lot more expensive.

Ever stood in the outer at the Western oval back in the day?

And yet Bedford was offered a 3 year deal and took one at GWS. Doesn't this value him at $3 on @DeeSpencer scale? IMO Chandler is certain to be offered at least a 2 year extension this year so that values him $2 on the scale. He's part of the squad of 28 or more players we need to contend, even if he doesn't play every game. Like Bedford he might leave for more opportunity elsewhere.

They seem quite contrasting?

Tigers' backline will be stretched with Balta and Miller vs McKay and Curnow. Maybe they hope Grimes or Vlastuin can go with Curnow.

"General admission tickets for games at the MCG and Marvel Stadium will stay at $27 for adults, $18 for concession card holders and $5 for kids over five years old, while kids under five can get into games for free." That looks like 2 x $27 + 2 x $5 = $64. Less than half your calculation. It's pretty good value.

Good to hear - a different plan from last year.

I'm not old enough to have seen the careers of the Norm Smith Premiership teams including RDB so I can't include them. At the present time it's Flower, Oliver, Gawn, Neitz, Petracca for me - but there's every chance that Oliver, Gawn and Petracca will move up when their careers are complete.

Ruck: English Tall Defenders: Jones, Keath, Bruce? Tall Forwards: Naughton, Lobb, JUH, Darcy? That's 8 talls - we'll likely go with 7: Max, Grundy, May, Petty, Lever, Brown, TMac Maybe they'll go with Darcy back and Bruce as sub to even things up and get a bit of insurance at the same time?

Did anyone score 10?

My understanding is he's training with the forwards this year.

What solution do you propose? Going in with 4 tall backs, presumably May, Petty, Lever and either Tomlinson or D.Turner? Don't you think this would make us too top heavy with Gawn, Grundy, TMac and Brown?

I betcha if Fritsch does play it'll be Fritsch, TMac AND Brown in the forward line, Chandler will go to the bench, and JJ and Woey will compete with Hibbo for the sub. JVR is no chance of debut in R1 IMHO.

Probably right, and it's splitting hairs, but I betcha Max takes the first bounce.