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Just wondering if anyone got down to the Friday training session and has anything to report on Hanks?

Looked a good session, apart from the Hanks Injury. Hope it isn't too bad. Was impressed by Mahony, and also Ebert, as somewhat lesser sung recruits. Paxy looked to have been replaced by a Paxy from five years ago, and Campbell looked effective around the ground. I'd have to guess the plan to play Harris in the backline has been abandoned. A forward line with Zanker, Harris and Gall as permanent fixtures is going to stretch the key defensive abilities of every team, and that's not mentioning Bannan. Hope it's not top heavy, though North seem to have made Randall, Shierlaw and King work.

Macca has a hand issue? Hoping to get along to training next Wednesday. Might need to lay down the law about minimising injuries as we don't want a repeat of last year.

That's good news re Heath, but bad news re O'Hehir. Hope it's nothing serious, she looked the good in the VFLW game she played. Very poised and seemingly had lots of time - usually the mark of a class player.

They were friendly ear-bashings. 😁 More like questions and discussions, I've never had anything but respect for Todd. He was always extremely polite with me despite my unsolicited ramblings. 😆

That's a huge loss. I fear it is easy to underestimate the importance of the contribution of someone like Todd Patterson. He's done a great job. On a personal level I've contacted Todd a few times as a fan over the years and ear-bashed him about various things, and he's always taken the time, and quite quickly, to reply in full with friendly, candid responses. I really hope both he and Brooke enjoy the move and wish them both great success and happiness in Tassie, outside of it impacting adversely upon the onfield success of the Dees, of course. 😆

So AFLW season 2025 begins.... 😊 I'll have to try to get down to Gosch's Paddock a few times, wasn't able to at all last year.

No probs. But now Banno is over-aged!

I don't think so, for example Kate Hore is listed as 29 and that's her current age.

Just noticed Tahlia Gillard is listed as 24. I know it can be hard to believe, but she only turned 21 last month!

The only thing I can think of is if, in regards to Havana Harris, we are are "marking her card". In other words, we have let her know we rate her very highly, so should she ever decide she wants to leave GC she just might consider nominating us as her preferred destination. 😉

IIRC she wasn't picked up by any AFLW club the following year (2020). I think she went back to playing in the SANFLW for a year, did well as a forward and the Crows then signed her the following season.

She played the first four games of the season (2019) as a defender. Didn't do too well and was dropped and didn't make it back. Others with more inside knowledge may know more and I'm happy to be corrected, but I got the impression she lost confidence and dropped her bundle a bit, and was delisted at the end of the season.

You are so right re the men's comp observation. I'm going by what was said on the MFC website (though that is not infallible by any measure!); https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/1702674/inaugural-demon-heads-north-dees-secure-pick-no-2

And 46.