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Bell's lack of mobility would be a shock after Gawn and Jackson but perhaps he can work on it.

Back in the early noughties, Caro would not hear a word against the Tiges and never missed the chance to get the boot into MFC.  But these days, she is one of the better journos.  She runs with rumours that she hears but is often right.

Lloydy and Kane are the most measured and analytical.  Ross Lyon is quite good but has a lot of baggage.

IMO, Eddie will run many an argument to support the Maggies rather than to inform us.  Still waiting for him to explicitly concede that Lamumba accusation of racial taunting did take place but it is just too goddam hard.  Ditto, many other things. Not very courageous.

Hutchie takes undue pleasure in trying catching the other team members in a supposedly failed prediction or supposed change of view.

But Robbo appears to frequently change tack as if he sailing into an address by HRH Kennett.

30, 193, 86   a poor man's Fritsmagnet

Petty 197, Lever 195, various De Konings 203, various McCartin's 203, Wietering 195/101, 

Fortunately Norman* is old and prone to injury,  So he will be gone and chasing the sheep off Kardinia Park by the time, more big defenders come through.

* official Hawk supporter terminology

While a Tasmanian team might feel the "right thing to do", it would be a mistake.

19 teams is too many for a person to interested in.  18 is a bit as well.  Back in the day when the was an odd number of teams, I found the byes and more complicated ladder tedious.

As our apparent figurehead might say about Tassie, we already own their soul.  

NT has NRL challenging AFL but the number of people is very small. 

Newcastle would be a gain; about twice as many people as Tas.  A few AFL-sponsored matches there, would be a worthwhile experiment.

Out:  MBrown (omitted), Turner, Gawn (injured), 

In:  JVR, Rivers, Tomlinson

Rivers -> HBF     Brayshaw -> wing   JVR -> Forward  Tomlinson -> Utility Tall   

BBrown to have runs in the ruck.  He often recovers the ball when spoiled in the middle of the ground

Pickett to have spells on the wing.  They won't catch him nor corral him and time to see how big his tank him.

Looking at Casey v. Collingwood

No one pressed for promotion with slick disposal even before the rain.

JVR looked more lively than Weideman.  Weideman has been given blocks of 4-ish games and has tailed off if anything.  The main role is to run up and down the ground like MacDonald so that a goal keeper cannot positioned like May to snuff out quick forward thrusts.  The second is to stand in front of BBrown so that he can nip past to mark at the highest point with his man accidentally blocked.

It is a pity that Bell hasn't been rookied.  Perhaps they are thinking of this.

It irritates me when the commentators wax lyrical about Brayshaw playing on the outside rather than inside where he finished third in the Brownlow.  A big sacrifice for team balance but they should also note that it is a necessity.  He went off the ball when he regularly suffered concussion.  Hence the the helmet.  So I don't think going on the ball is an option.