Adina88

Why was Petracca an 'obvious pick'. He's never (ever) been captain material. It's not about being a BOG, it's about genuine leadership character, and if there's one thing Trac isn't really good at, it's being genuine leadership material. It would have been ANB (there's a reason they've slotted him straight into VC at the Crows - he'll be captain within a few years). I'll put my two cents in say it will be Chandler.

'Pushing back against this form of prejudicial publicity' would be giving the media exactly what they'd relish - a reactionary club that 'can't take scrutiny'. It's just noise. Ignore it.

If finals become mathematically impossible, I’d expect the younger guns to get a solid run.

Same. I believe he’s often homesick (most interstaters are) but that doesn’t mean he’s leaving.

What a day… I can’t put my finger on how exactly, but I get the feeling Koz and this deal are mould-breakers. Maybe, just maybe, MFC have pulled off the ultimate 3D chess move and are reinventing a few things… Just so happy for Koz and his family, and the whole MFC family. Go Dees.

That is, given Razor Ray addressed that very slipped-tackle scenario a few weeks ago. That wasn’t a trip.

I dunno. The last thing the team needs is players who can’t be honest with each other, or feel the need to censor themselves out in their work place because the cameras might be watching? None of us are inside the four walls, none of us are privy to the agreements and trust players have between each other and it’s the height of hypocrisy if fans are criticising May when we’ve all screamed something similar to players from the stands. I’ve seen an ‘angrier’ reaction from Max when he lovingly shoved Goody as hard as he could with a mighty angry look in his eye after the Brisbane win. No one picked up on how ‘bad’ that looked, on camera. Just goes to show that every player is unique in the way they express themselves.

Mopping up the taps to take full advantage isn’t Max’s job - that’s for the mids to be in the right position. They know where they have to be.

It depends how you define the 'NT project'. Is the objective to go in with tunnel-vision to play a game of football and ignore the context and take home 4 points? Or is the objective to grow the game by extending it beyond the eastern states? I'd argue the investment the club is making by doing so much community work is kind of priceless. Maybe going up a day early and taking minds off football is 'the problem'. But Max has already said that the hour of Footy 4 Life clinic they had the day before the game was the best hour of his life (ok, probably an exaggeration but obviously demonstrates the personal impact it had). You can't quantify the impact of that on a footballer. It's incredibly myopic in my view to reduce the whole Alice trip as 'a loss of 4 points'. As Max says, there's a greater good at play.

I'd say it's almost entirely psychological. There's a reason they drill their practice shots in the warmup and then miss during the game. If you're saying to yourself "don't miss it, don't miss it", because we have a reputation of missing, then you're going to miss the shot. Max has spoken freely about how he hasn't yet mastered the art of not overthinking his set shots. He absolutely knows what the problem is - fixing those psychological bugs is haaaard, and I don't believe for a second that the club aren't working on it.

I'd also assume there was enormous self-imposed pressure on Koz to perform well, in this dad's Indigenous guernsey, in community. It was clearly not the day he wanted to have.

It's Reconciliation Week. Call me old fashioned, but I reckon an Indigenous elder from Alice Springs is allowed to make a statement in their language for the local community on the subject of reconciliation.

Yep. I'm worried for Jack's health more than I'm worried for the team missing his presence...

Something that I haven't seen discussed in the 2025 season so far is one contest where greater minds may correct me, but am I wrong in my observation that Max is yet to lose a coin toss?? I believe he's 11-0. (Well, technically 10-0 but Kozzy won last week, so I'll give it to Max). A good omen, for mine.

I swear one of the reason we lost the first 5 was Goody was upstairs in the box. Once he returned to the bench, it all turned around. I rest my case :)