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A loss at the selection table is the worst kind of loss, as it's an avoidable one. Let's hope that's not the case on Saturday, otherwise it adds to a long list with Goodwin.

I miss Luke Jackson :(

We haven't had a reason to play Fullarton yet but this is it. He had a full game in the ruck a few weeks ago and played well, then missed VFL this weekend being the carryover emergency. It's time. He cannot replace Max but it might just give us a different look.

Just when I started feeling hopeful, we lose Gawn. Damn. Don't mind this. Turner does play a bit like Joel Smith who was great in the sub role.

Love this chart, wish you could see more players. No Eagles is quite damning, shows where they're at... a lot of rumblings that the players have given up on Simmo and this would suggest it's true.

Can't believe we lost to Fremantle by 100 points... would be sitting comfortably about Collingwood and GWS right now if it was only a minor loss.

Looks like he's fit enough to go around next year.

Should we consider sending Oliver to tag Merrett?

Sparrow really should go out, but i'm not sure who comes in. AWM should hopefully be better for the experience... disposal was a bit iffy at times but hopefully he cleans it up. Turner might lose his spot if Petty is fit.

Best game of Van Rooyen's career?

I've seen enough! He stays in the midfield for the rest of the year and trains there all next preseason. He'll need to improve in his work below the knees, but almost everything else about his game I love. Best of all, he's still only 22... prime generally isn't reached until around 25 years old.

JVR needs some grippo or finger extension surgery. He looks great but would be even better if a few more marks would stick!

Yep, haven't seen this from him since early in the season. Absolutely a barometer.

Lots of positives so far today, however: Turner would want to get involved in this, Jefferson is breathing down his neck. AMW has not been great. Looks a step behind AFL pace.

Salem and Oliver haven't touched the ball. Edit: On cue Salem gets involved

West Coast only getting entries from chaos hack kicks. Tighten up a bit and we'll get going.

Some unbelievably wasteful kicking on the rebound, JVR earlier, Sparrow just now.

KOLT!!!!

Kolt 🥰

Horrible kick JVR. This shot on goal is your fault.

I don't just want to win, I want to win by a lot. Give me some confidence that we can beat the Bombers next week.

You'd bloody hope they would. They have been [censored] for an eternity and didn't have to deal with compromised expansion team drafts like we did.

If we want to look at stats, he's currently equal seventh in the VFL goalkicking with 21. The leader is on 25 (with an extra game). I'm not sure how the 'best player' voting works, but the only Casey player with more games in the 'best' is Mitch White (9). Jeffo is equal with Laurie on 7. For reference, JVR kicked 33 from 18 games in 2022, finishing in the 'best player' 6 times. Jeffo is on pace to match that output, albeit in his second year.

Hope Essendon lose, Collingwood will keep coming no matter what. Bombers lose tonight and we roll them next week, they're out of the 8.

Hibberd, Melksham, Langdon. All of these were great trades that happened before the flag. Good players with no history of behavioural issues. All contributed to winning in 2021 or getting close the following years. Hunter, Schache, Billings. All three were either average players or had behavioural issues. None got us closer to a flag. Lobb would be firmly in group with Hunter, Schache, Billings. We've got Fullarton and Verrall, it makes more sense to keep developing there.