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You know what we have? A 3 year contract that trumps them all.

That’s terrible. The guys body just isn’t built to sustain the forces required to play AFL footy. It’s a brutal sport.

Question is does he play against Norf week after?

We don't know the specifics, sure. But the optics stink. Trac wanted to leave the club and went full throttle to make sure no stone was unturned. What happened to him was awful and i felt terrible at the time about what he and the family went through, especially as the Brayshaw retirement was still so raw. But choosing to unleash on the club in such a public way was unprecedented in the footy industry. But agree @Roost it far, it is a waste of energy for grudges. I just don't hold a very high opinion of him and don't trust that he has changed his ways. I'd still wager that he will try and jump ship at end of year if we don't play finals.

I’ll never forgive Trac. Ever. I’ve learn to live with it but for a die hard like me, his actions were the ultimate betrayal. Maybe I’m old school but when you pot the club in the manner that he did it us unforgivable.

Case Study was Max's knee in 2022 against Brisbane. I think it was almost a full week before we found out the recovery time AND that was good news considering what the potential was.

Scans were yesterday afternoon. I suspect the radiologist would have only had a chance to look at it today. They will then have to speak to the Specialist doctor around prognosis and recovery time. I doubt we will hear anything until tomorrow.

Or AI generated . Cannot believe anything with a digital footprint anymore.

Just reported on SEN that he’s also on a modified program due to rib cartilage issues.

I have heard this foot infection storey before. Let’s hope he too doesn’t end up In hospital from it.

Long term deals help the lesser clubs attract and keep super stars. If the AFL take this away we will see more players move away from the clubs rebuilding or being absent from finals football or just not having the right brand enhancing attributes. Perhaps some sort of dynamic salary cap to offset contract length, might be able to overcome this.

This thread is predicated on a Herald Sun boo boo. Goody was referring to Langford no Langdon.

The new ANB?

To me the real wildcard is Disco. He has so much raw athleticism. Hopefully stays fit. Very hard match up.

I agree with you hundred percent on this. It takes courage to evolve/change and that is perhaps where everyone needed to be on the same page with expectations and likelihood in playing finals, "two steps back for one step forward" type of thing. Lots of clubs in the past have had an off year to modify their method and game plan to bounce back and have a crack. But the pressure on the club with two straight sets, retirement of Gus, expectations re: Dynasty would have been what was behind the decision making to revert back to the old method when the going got tough. Im not surprised that Goody has taken responsibility for this. I'm still worried that Goody lacks the right experience in coaching personnel around him to really challenge his thinking and the club's direction. Lets hope that Bassett and Radford are able to change this up a little.

Going by the video, which is extremely limited, the things that were immediately obvious to me good and bad. Our ball movement out of the back half appears to be more dynamic. Using a combination of short 45 kicks, handballs and overlap. I suspect this will continue our evolution of scoring from back half and hence more focus on punishing teams through the turnover game, which has been an issue for us for a while now. We still don't look great moving it beyond half forward and into the 50 though i hope this was just a poor selection of video's. Defence looks pretty solid. May looked excellent and appears to be moving very freely Kozzy looks just like he can be anything. A bit scrappy but he is definitely an x-factor in the middle. I hope Campbell is better than we think he is because Gawn didnt look that convincing in the middle. First time i have seen Mentha in action. Definitely something there. Oliver didn't have many cameo's. Was it just poor video selection in editing or was he not as prominent today? Our injury list to the A-team is starting to look concerning. Windsor, Trac, Lever.. arguable McAdam, Melk.

Said it last year that there were folks within the club that had some doubts about his body’s ability to withstand the stresses of AFL footy.

Maybe he is too embarrassed to face his teammates after the news story and called in sick.

Is he meant to? is there some planned training with the indigenous team?

Perfect. We should get reasonable compensation given the likely contract size that would be offer too. All bases covered so we can go full bluff and be prepared to have it called.

I think it’s fair to say Jeff regretted the move in hindsight. If family is genuinely his motivation then WCE should be on the cards too. The fact that it’s a named club suggests other reasons (if true) and that being the case he doesn’t hold any cards. Is he even an UFA at the end of this contract? Surely he’d be in our top paid few?

I think this is about right. A few curious choices - but understandably he wants to create debate. Freo do have quality all over the park, but are hit and miss and not consistent enough . They have a lot of really good players but no genuine superstars. Young and Serong are great but can’t really turn a game akin to Trac, Neale, Dusty, Daicos etc. Bottom line - not convinced they are top tier. Interesting re Sydney. Have thought all along their forward line is average at best. They probably sit with 2nd tier though. Hawks play a sexy style of footy and have a list built for it. I think they got on a role last year and absolutely made the best of their fortunes. I don’t think they are that good yet. I expect them to finish somewhere between the bottom half of 7-10. Id say we belong right where we ere placed. Before Trac went down last year, the only thing we were missing was a fit Oliver of which we played the second half of 2024 without successfully. We have potential to do some damage this year.

But their forward and back lines are stacked.

At least it solves our KPF woes. I reckon this team would give the Lions, Hawks and Tiger dynasties a run for their money.

I hope you are right GW and that the noise coming out of the Freo camp is just another ploy. Still awhile away so no point stressing i suppose.