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I reckon Max does enjoy the odd personal accolade as well as being a great team man. Don’t think taking the captaincy from him would serve any good purpose for the club. It would be good to start grooming XL as a future captain though. (Other young players probably also potential leaders)

Max will stay captain whilst he gets regular games. If he can hang around a couple more years we have quite a few potential outstanding younger players who have leadership credentials. They just need a couple/few years in the system

This is all a bit disturbing visually but more so amenity wise. Is it really true that our multi, multi million dollar professional team does not have access to an ablution block and must relieve in the open. Pretty bad methinks.

Full marks for whoever came up with Luker and Jed’s nicknames. Thanks GW, good info.

How about that Onley kid, seems ok.

Have the Dees looked at Brisbane’s small forwards success and started to build our own mosquito fleet?

Well if ChatGPT knows them, then that’s good enough for me!

Demons - imagine dragons

Don’t think he fits into the narrative “we aim to be playing final in the short term” He would be a longer term prospect who could be very good or not.

Of course the counterpoint to my own argument is - if Bailey is off the table and only picks are involved why hasn’t the deal been closed already. (maybe waiting on Clarry pick to give back?)

Well I thought if there is anything to this Humphrey story he would nominate the Dees or at least request a trade today, no reason not to, but … crickets. Think the WOW deal may be lacking WOW.

Getting 7 and 8 and giving Petracca and picks back does seem to lack the “WOW” factor that was spoken of. Essentially we lose Petracca and Judd for 7 and 8 in a weak draft …. WOW!

Not one media outlet or trade pod mentioning Bailey in relation to the Trac trade so really not holding my breath but some BBQ diversion therapy is good I guess.

Ignore him, we come on here hoping for any little bit of information that’s the whole point. Thanks for your posts

Love the Eeyore reference, sums it up perfectly- gotta get me some of that Tigger bounce going!

He will probably go to Hawks for some picks and Suns will offer those picks to us for Petracca. It is possible I am looking through a half empty glass.

Maybe pick 7 and that Bedford guy, he seems to go ok.

Oliver clears from the centre, Bedford runs onto it and delivers to Hogan in the square and goals! Go Dees ……oh

My somewhat optimistic view of Clarry’s future would appear a tad unrealistic now. Sees his time out with the Dees, content with his at least 2 premierships and being one of the best ever in red and blue. Reunites with Soph (or other country lass), retires to his newly purchased farm, has the kids he loves being around and hosts the ex players once a year where he, Petts and Chin battle it out in the haybale throwing comp. Have a good life Clarry, no matter what transpires from here, you brought hope to us supporters starting from your debut game on. Yeh, yeh, I know, sunshine, rainbows and unicorns!

Believe his off field standards are very good as well. Who’d have thought … Collingwood!

In a dark mood soooo. My predictions: Flanders to Saints - Done Humphrey stays at Suns Deal for Trac falls through or we backdown and accept a couple of picks and no decent player Disgruntled, disinterested Trac at Dees 2026 Clarry resets at GWS, has a great year and plays finals while we pay half his wage and we watch whatever draft kid we get with his pick in the 20s. Happy Days.

I fear this will all end up being a further disruptive exercise in futility. With Flanders nominating Saints I find it really hard to believe Humphrey or any other decent player is going to nominate us so deal off and hi Trac for preseason 2026. Out of all the angst and posturing all that may happen is we watch Clarry dominate at GWS while we decide what to do with whatever crappy pick we get. Hope I’m wrong.

We have said no trade unless we get wowed by an offer. Morris says pick 6. Not much wow there.

Bit sad today. So our generational talent are no more. Where are the future stars coming from, especially with no draft capital, no incoming trades and Tas draft in two years.