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Can they replace MA Services on our jumper or?

Also on Laurie - I’m curious that he’s been playing small forward as (to your point) it seems like he wouldn’t be getting games at AFL level in that position But then I guess he might not get games playing midfield either…

Reckon he’d be at a 5 for me I’ll give him a bit of a boo but at the end of the day he wasn’t contracted and didn’t express that he was going to stay (publicly anyway…)

Yikes Sport is a business and all that, but he’s not exactly endearing himself to Dees supporters is he?

A question for track watchers / those who have been more involved in amateur / semi professional footy than I have: What are the benefits of doing these drills where the ‘attacking’ group outnumbers the ‘defending’ group as per Andy’s post above? I know that’s the ideal situation we’d want to simulate on game day, but I feel part of our problem has been that we haven’t been able to generate that out number when the pressure has been on in a real game Would it make more sense to try and do these drills with an even number of players, or potentially even a disadvantage in numbers, to better simulate a game day situation? Or is it the case that we’re never going to create that situation on game day unless we practice it in training? It sounds a bit chicken or egg when I put it that way 🐓

Sparrow and Laurie would be two who I’m interested to hear about I said in an earlier training thread that both have struggled for impact in the half fwd role at AFL level, but could have another level to go to if they’re afforded more midfield minutes in a new gameplan under King Any observations are much appreciated!

Yikes you lot are all fun at parties aren’t you 🤣 Believe it or not there’s actually a demographic of AFL supporters - particularly younger ones - who really like when teams bring out retro/unique guernseys You might not like the designs, but saying things like “stop messing with the guernseys” is really giving this vibe:

Would also be curious to hear where Sparrow and Laurie are lining up Both have struggled in the half fwd role at AFL level, but maybe with a new coach and Trac and Clarry out of the midfield, they’ll have a chance to show their wares through the middle of the ground

We already had them as a minor partner last season

Thanking the draft gods that Essendon were dumb enough not to take him Would love to have a pick after them each year to make sure we’re always getting a good player 😉

A reasonable assumption would be that it’s tied to population and our South East Melbourne area has seen significant growth in that regard Of course that’s assuming that the AFL are reasonable, which they aren’t Seems like we’ve just lost out for no good reason 🤷

Maybe they’re referring to a “realistic” best case scenario 🤣

Everyone looks better in the red and blue

Thank god The monogram looked very out of place under the Zurich logo Unbalanced the whole guernsey

The issue with these grades is that the authors are basing it on where players were taken in relation to their phantom draft rankings - i.e. whether you got a higher rated player at a lower pick and vice versa But the problem is that none of them - except maybe Twomey - have any idea of how clubs actually ranked these players and whether players would still be on the board later in the draft Take Pickett for example - on phantom draft rankings he was a big reach, but there’s every chance Essendon, Hawks, GWS and North all rated him very highly and would have taken him with the picks following ours So while he was a reach for the journos, he wasn’t for the clubs, and it’s the clubs who are going to have a more intel on both the players and other clubs draft plans

Love this Looks like a type who could have gone a lot higher While maybe that says something about how recruiters viewed him, he seems to have a lot of raw potential, so very excited to see what he can do on our list

Already preparing our 2029 premiership team

We can as long as it’s not in the same trade period

I think he’s allowed to have a beer or two after the biggest night of his life so far (even if I wouldn’t be admitting it on radio 🤣) Highly doubt we would have drafted him if there were any genuine concerns about behaviour or attitude, especially after the last couple of years

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It is curious we didn’t take a single midfielder I know we’ve got two first rounders next year we could potentially use on them, but we must have a lot of faith in our current group (or at least want to see who is likely to make it after King’s first year)

Says a lot that teams are passing with players like Greeves and HH on board I would have taken the swing at that point but I’m sure we have our reasons

This is the way Or Kye Fincher if Saints don’t match