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Everything looks pretty schmick. Did we lose bolded title threads when not read and normal text when you have read them? Same with notifications? The app is much more mobile friendly. Massive improvement. Edit: never mind, looks to be working.

[censored] this has to be the most boring footy game ever. Is this what we look like to a neutral supporter?

Deliver the ball like that to our f50 and JVR will kick 50-60 a year.

Can you imagine this thread sat evening if we go 0-3, then the week after if we go 0-4. Can we double the page count in a 7 day run?

May’s body is not holding up as well as I’d hope. He is incredibly vulnerable when the ball is below his knees and with more agile forwards. With the way the game is going I honestly thought it would be his last year this year. Happy to be proven wrong though.

McClure Just continuing where he left off last year. Bailey is clearly dejected and is not buying into his new role at all. As much as I’d hate to lose him maybe he needs a new club to respark his output. At 28 his attitude can have an impact a young forward line both ways. Right now it doesn’t look great. A 2 round pick though is a bit ridiculous though in terms of value. That is equivalent of McAdam value, which he certainly is not.

A couple of seasons? You have essentially described a rebuild. Minimum 5 years. JVR, Jeffo and Turner are still young and maturing. Won’t peak for another 2-3 years. They still have more development required in them. They won’t be stars but will be serviceable.

Sounds like May will be playing which is some good welcomed news.

I thought Petty made a few rookie errors. We have always been vulnerable with defensive ground balls. But no May & McVee was part of that issue. Plus the lack of any defensive accountability up the ground in the midfield was always going to put the D6 under more pressure. It was one game...hardly a trend. Lets see how it is on Sat before we start having meltdown 2.0

So we know what the theme of season 2025 is going to be then.

I think some of the damage done by Trac was irrevocable - enough to tarnish his reputation permanently as a candidate for captaincy. The only trait i like about him, is that he is a solid trainer and professional athlete - he will set good examples for the young team members if he stays, but that is not enough to be a captain of the club - just what i expect from every senior player. He doesn't have the humility or perspective to be a captain of the club, even if after everything that happened in the off season, he remains committed and loyal to the club, his actions at the time, spoke to a level of immaturity and self-interest. Can he overcome this? Certainly, anything is possible, but he is no spring-chicken and at 29 i doubt he has the capacity to change his ways. its a harsh take I know. But he chose to pile on the club, when it was on its knees. That to me is forever unforgivable. I'm mindful that I've been bashing on Trac recently, so this will be the last I mention it.

I think that is a reasonable and pragmatic expectation. We should be able to improve faster than Hawthorn did over multiple seasons as their challenges were more from an experience and fitness perspective. We have the experience and we should have the miles in the legs over multiple pre-seasons. So the remaining variable is whether we have the prowess to take on a new game plan. Similar to what the Cats did in '22 albeit there game plan changes were more or less adjustments as opposed to an overhaul. On that, i think it again demonstrates Chris Scott's ability as a coach and tactician - perhaps the greatest?. Media give great plaudits to Mitchell for the modern game, but reality is i think Scott was doing it before Mitchell. Amazing i think it was Scott's response to try and take the game away from a Contest and Defense style, which we had just won a premiership for. You just hope that if we finally get around to having a list suitable for the modern game, that the modern game itself hasn't become outdated.

There is always an exception, granted. But my point was that from a statistical POV they are an outlier. Banking wins early is critical, otherwise you find yourself chasing your tale for the rest of the season.

Its the mid 20s bracket that is worrying. We will be void of leadership once Gawn, Viney, May retire. Lever is a bit meh and hasnt been really performing since '21/22. Talentwise, you'd expect the likes of Windsor, Langford, Lindsay, McVee to have close to 100 games by the time all of the over 30's retire.

System and method- Its the elusive goal of all coaches. We can equally ask when we have a system that lends itself to plug and play.

We not talking about Simon on 360 tonight?

I think this story has peaked and moved on. Would have been more interesting if it was Monday night. From a PR perspective it would be really hard to stuff this one up. Expect one or more of the following lines - I love Max and Max loves me; we love each other - Max is a proud footballer and would like to have his time again - Max will tell you he was beaten fair and square - If I had my time again I probably wouldn't have mentioned, but it came from a place of love. too much?

I reckon we have kept tabs on Butters for a while. Pies are appealing, but they need some amazing list management to stay relevant. Their age profile is woeful and some of their players are showing bad signs. They should be 1-2.

This is everything wrong with the afl media situation. its ridiculous

Not denying we don't have issues like the next club. But i squarely put the public tantrum put on display by Sir Trac last year as something that has had quite a profound and lasting impact on the club. Again not saying the issues weren't there, but he has cause quite a [censored] stir. I seriously hope we get rid of him.

Stats will tell you top 4 is near impossible when 0-3. And finals is 50/50. So maybe not this weekend but it’ll make the prospect of finals incredibly more difficult. TBH finals isn’t even a thought atm, I just want the team to win a game playing good footy.

Is that legit? There hasnt been a whisper of this at all.

After witnessing the midfield performance on Sunday, he would ordinarily get a shot, but he’s also having a stinker of year so far so why should he be rewarded? Id make him earn it, make it clear and set KPIs and more importantly follow through if he achieves them.

Butters is a FA in 2026. If we can somehow get Trac off our books with 1-2 first rounders maybe we could get Butters with those picks this year on a mega 7-8 year contract. Why Trac you ask? He’s older than Oliver, has enough appeal to big clubs, and someone like the Bumbers could take him in desperation and give us 2 of their picks this year. Plus I’ll never forgive him for what he did to the club last year so will trade him without battering an eye. I think he’d be open to a move as well. A Butters, Langford, Oliver Centre square with Windsor, Lindsay, McVee off half back / wing on paper is a lot more balanced and has speed and improved kicking. I’d move Viney to the fwd line as others have suggested. Sparrow, Rivers midfield depth.