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Tbh that report was pretty insubstantial.

The NGA's were seemingly only brought in because clubs were whinging about the Northern academies. I agree with the sentiment but the AFL's solution was to basically compromise the draft even further. It's lead to the mess we're in now where the first round is now blowing out until pick 30 leaving rebuilding clubs like North and West Coast in an even bigger hole. Imo the AFL should ditch the NGA's and put way stronger restrictions on the Northern academies. It is ridiculous that Gold Coast are able to draft 2-3 top twenty quality picks every year through their academy. Right now matching a pick in the draft comes with discounts and encourages teams to trade back their draft position and collect junk picks and futures to improve their position even further. Imo if you are jumping the queue to get an academy or F/S selection you should be made to pay a premium, not a discount.

Only way getting Worpel makes sense is if we're trading Oliver.

Think he looks too bulky at the moment, doesn't seem to be moving well at all, not jumping at the footy and obviously confidence is well down.

Really gotta get JVR right. Desperately need him and another decent key forward.

His channel is a real gem.

God help us if Titus O'Reilly is pulling the strings behind the scenes.

I honestly believe that the membership/crowd number drop off is more to do with how hard of a watch this team is than anything else. People can only watch the same slow scrappy gamestyle and ineffective forwardline for so long before they get bored and want to spend their afternoons doing something else. Outside of a couple of games here or there we are a slog to watch even when we're winning. Saints are more entertaining to watch than us.

I'm not really interested in the question of how much credit Goodwin deserves for the flag. The fact is he was the coach when we won it and deserves the respect that affords him. The question is whether he's the person to take us forward. To that question I'm firmly in the 'no' camp. This club feels desperate for the clear air that a new coach can bring.

Pretty much all the same problems present today that were there in the first five games. We got a little sugar hit against the bottom sides but I struggle to see where our next win will be. Nothing has changed.

If this is how we plan to use him then he simply must be traded. Its a monumental waste of cap space.

I thought this thread was about the media.

I believe this thread is about the media DeeZone!

Plenty in the media have gone quite hard on him as well as the AFL for their horrible response. In fact I would say that's been the prevailing view.

Are you suggesting there is no outrage over what Willie Rioli has done?

He'll be alright.

If that's the case Jackson's manager should be advising him that he's likely to earn more if he holds off for a couple of years.

I don't really get why you would extend someone you've still got on the books for four more years. Fremantle seem spooked.

It's incredible that when Robbo retired his successor was forced to undertake his writing style.

It sounds like a manager leak imo.

If Oliver is so desperate to get out then why would we agree to pay a cent of his contract. Let him negotiate terms with his new employer.

I find the notion that we should be lying about a mental health issue puzzling. Not sure who that helps.

There would be few in Melbourne's corporate scene Mcguire does not know. He's always been incredible at networking.

Agreed. Eddie loves to go off on tangents and pretend he's the AFL chairman and Victorian premier at the same time. Hird speculating about Port Melbourne was just bizarre. The whole thing felt like Guerra was at a club function listening to members throw their bright ideas at him.

Do Casey even exist as their own entity anymore? Thought we bought them out. Any shred of identity of the old Springvale Scorpions is dead and buried.