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ANB was pretty good. Clarry 750 metres gained. Not useful?

Bad kicking is bad football. For all the hoohaa about Chocco teaching us to kick, we've just coughed up a massive chance to host a Prelim.

If we don't put numbers in front of the ball we'll never kick goals. This is gameplan not necessarily personnel.

Think we need a 25 year old that wants to make his mark rather than a 35 year old! Matt Flynn is the one we could get reasonably cheaply....

May plays on Mihocek. He is a very strong contested mark. Rivers won't be suitable.

Melb won't start TMac, Roo, Fritta and Smith all in the same forward line. Smith will play back maybe taking McStay or a resting Cox.

Interesting changes. Guess Smith plays back which is OK. My only concern is if Cox drifts forward and has a day out like he did against Richmond in 2018!

Pies will be better without Noble. Horrible disposal and often the weak link in the chain. Shame for us. Was one area I was hoping we could really exploit!

If Fritta gets injured again then he's a replacement...

I like! Excellent mark. Can jump like nobody! Plenty of courage. Good skills. Replacement for Melk and Fritta. Adelaide always seem to screw their players!

What role do we want him to play though? Intercept defender? We have Lever, we have Turner as back up. Done his knee twice and Adelaide have withdrawn their original offer. That rings alarm bells to me...

Mentioned this in the 'targets' thread but GWS surely can't afford to have three mature ruckmen, all capable of playing AFL on their books? With Flynn, I wonder given he's from southern NSW whether Melbourne life is for him? Otherwise it's welcome back Brayden Preuss!

Doedee, is of course, of Dutch origin. The Cloggies pronounce double 'e' as 'ay'. The town of Beek, is pronounced 'Bake' for example.

Dees look well drilled!

Not so sure. Chol only announced yesterday. Player managers spread the news out over the whole final series and beyond. We have question marks over BBB, TMac and Tomlinson. We might be a player.

YouTube. Footybits.

After an impressive 2022, makes you wonder why he's being shopped around. Or perhaps he's trying to avoid Hardwick again? Have the impression his defensive efforts are not what they should be.

Essendon talking to Tarryn Thomas. Would love him at the Dees. Get him super fit and on the straight and narrow and could be best player in the comp.

Goodwin likes his midfielders/wingers to be able to get their own ball. Doesn't do exclusively outside mid. You can tell he played under Malcolm Blight! Not sure Henry with an average of five contested possessions a game this year fits the bill...

Absolutely! I find the whole thing incredibly immature and a bit sad really. To top it off, the media just stoke the partisanship and lack of objectivity.

Still hard to believe that he made it this year from struggling Casey player to important small lock down defender with silky skills.

North need to go tall. All their assets, bar Larkey are in the midfield. Phillips, Sheezel, Wardlaw, LDU, Simpkin, Thomas, etc.

Sparrow, Viney and Jordon, when he plays, are the run with players in the midfield. They often get jobs we don't see.

Think it is fair enough. May hasn't had a bad year but fewer stand out games as last year. Max left his run too late. Goodwin will use this as ammunition that it is all about the team and not individuals. Personally, I hate this annual 'what about him' and the whole conspiracy against my team [censored] that goes on with supporters every year.

Four goals to AMW! Great stuff. Anyone have first hand reports of how he played?