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Agree on Petty as a back in the long term and the sooner we can bed in our new generation backline the better. I'd like to see Salem as the regular sub in 2026 - he is a good kick, he has some positional flexibility, and maybe his fresh but slow legs won't be such a liability against tired opposition.

Yes, but does that mean the end of the AFL Home and Away Season, after the Grand Final, the end of the AFLW season, after the B&F, after the AGM, December generally or December 31st? Just asking for a couple of journo friends.

This is not specific to Tracc, but one of the impressions I got over the Goodwin tenure (especially the 2021-2023 period) is that he had such trust in the game plan and the ability of our 'team defence' to ratchet up the pressure - that I got the feeling that we essentially went into games saying "We'll see how our standard play goes and increase effort if we are forced to" which really invites the risk of a slow start and I can't help but wonder if subconsciously this has also been taken on by the players with their individual games.

I like Disco, but I would need an analysis of his chi energy before looking at him for captaincy.

I hope it will be a summer of significant change. In the assumed absence of players wanting to be traded out, I would delist: - Billings - McDonald (or replace with TMac with Campbell if we trade in a backup ruck) - Spargo - Woewodin - Fullarton - Laurie (Delist & Re-Rookie for final year of contract) - (R) Henderson - (R) Hore - (R) One of Sestan / K Brown Which gives us the space to add: - ND Second Round Pick (Currently #24) - Toby Sinnema - Kalani White - Trade in Wade Derksen - Player X via Trade / FA / SSP - Player Y via Trade / FA / SSP

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It's a good deal as long as he keeps getting them through the big Styx.

The journos haven't updated their 'Player X wants to leave Demons' article template from Petracca to Oliver yet!

I had a thought the other day about finding some way to reward people who have 'full attendance' for home games at MCG/Marvel for the H&A season. Maybe entry into a special raffle with some good sponsored prizes.