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Going to be a few players of his quality available from Brisbane and Suns over the next few years (Jed Walter and Jake Rodgers are couple of names that come to mind) Hopefully we can be the beneficiary of them being on the periphery of the QLD super teams!

On another note, I really feel the club owes the members an update soon Obviously they can’t make an announcement around Caulfield if negotiations are still ongoing, but there’s been enough noise about us committing (and then not committing) to Waverley, as well as the supposed troubled state of Caulfield, to warrant some kind of statement

I don’t understand why the club is linking Waverley to Caulfield, as surely where we’re based over the next few years has no bearings on negotiations? I mean if the club doesn’t want to go to Waverley that’s one thing, but I really hope we’re not fumbling the bag here and end up with neither Waverley OR Caulfield because of some misguided attempt at using Gosch’s as leverage

Not being a smart [censored] but what in your opinion have we been lacking? Whether it was last week or across the preseason we’ve been consistent with the trends of the modern game - turnover, transition and speed of ball movement have all been improved from last year Unfortunately we fell back into bad habits tonight but that was as much about Fremantle being a level above as it was us struggling under pressure I still think the intent was there, but we either fumbled at critical moments or Freo were strong enough defensively to stifle our ball movement We need to improve our defence and get more experience into the kids, but I don’t think the regime don’t understand our issues - quite the opposite in fact

That kick to Trelly that enabled him to mark without breaking stride was sublime

Every chance he injures himself before the first ball up anyway…

We’re going to be so [censored] fast

Are we worried about Smith’s faculties if he’s making these comments at the Mental Demons function? … joking of course 😅

It’s peak MFCSS to worry about how the media will report on us in relation to Trac and Clarry this year We had them for the past two years and had back to back 14th placed finishes, so it was clear that a fresh start was best for all involved Good luck to both of them - meanwhile I’m going to spend my time enjoying the development of Kozzy, Langford, Windsor etc while seeing what King and co have in store for us

It was actually the best rated performance of his career, which is crazy to think about and a credit to him People can think what they want about him and how he left the club, but it was clear he was going to get back to his best in a strong side like GC Still think we made the right decision to move him on given XT and Trelly could be 10+ year players for us, but it ultimately was a sad way to part with an MFC great still playing elite footy

Of course 🤣

Gun

We’re so back

To be fair Brisbane won it last year playing Logan Morris, Ty Gallop and a resting ruck (while Geelong had Cameron and Neale up the other end)

I love Humphrey and would happily pay up for him, but we need to see how many holes we have on our list come October (key defender is looking like a real need at the moment and it never hurts to add another elite mid or promising tall forward) I think we’ve got a really strong core of younger players which Humphrey could add to, but we need to be confident we’re not bringing him in at the expense of other areas of need

Can I use these?

Paws off Devils

I’m obviously no expert but would he need to do much rehab? He completed most of the preseason so fitness shouldn’t be too impacted

Phew - a good outcome all things considered, and with our season opening still two weeks away he could be up for selection by round 3 or 4

Seems like a type who could do well in King’s new system (and already has familiarity from training with us all preseason) Plus I think we’d be happy with our KPD stocks anyway - Adams as depth alongside one of Petty/McDonald KPFs stocks are a risk because of current injuries but we do have depth there in Jefferson, AJ and Kentfield, plus Melksham who can play bigger or Disco who can swing forward

FFS 😭

Annnnnnd here comes the nuffie

Really sloppy by the Tigers defender and totally avoidable if he took more care with his spoiling action And I know nuffies will say “it’s only an accident, it’s part of the game blah blah blah” but we’re clearly at a point where players should be held accountable for their actions (even if they are football actions) If you can’t make a play without endangering another player, don’t do it

Wow - more in this article than we’ve heard from any stakeholder in years Unfortunately it doesn’t inspire much faith in the board though I’m not sure why the broadly agreed upon option of sharing the facility with MRC isn’t suitable. Yes it would be preferable to have our own facility but if that means killing the project (due to the tunnel issue) then surely we go back to the initially agreed plan? If the club lets this opportunity slip because they’re too pig headed to compromise then they all deserve to be turfed out

I miss Trac But his kicking, not so much