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Today’s weather report for the Gold Coast. Sunny with a high of 23 degrees (and currently 18 degrees?

Pies to win that one with a goal seven seconds before the siren. Take it to the bank.

The West Australian Under 18 team has been named and Sam van Rooyen (brother of Jacob) has made it ~ Western Australia Under 18 squad announced

Note in the Outs ~

GOLD COAST SUNS vs CASEY DEMONS Saturday 6 May, 12:05pm, Heritage Bank Stadium Head-to-head: Casey Demons 3-0. At Heritage Bank Stadium: Never Met. Streak: Casey Demons 3 GOLD COAST SUNS B: B. Uwland (32), C. Graham (46), J. Farrar (50) HB: M. Andrew (31), J. Stein (42), S. Brock (45) C: O. Faulkhead (37), C. Constable (33), J. Sharp (20) HF: H. Oea (47), J. Jeffrey (40), A. Sexton (6) F: B. McLaughlin (43), S. Day (12), C. Burgess (29) R: N. Moyle (49), E. Hollands (36), C. Blakely (26) INT: J. Tsitas (21), L. Johnston (38), J. Eckersley (56), M. Corbett (54), W. Derrington (51)* EMG: C. Harrington (52) IN: M. Corbett, J. Eckersley, A. Sexton OUT: T. Berry, S. Flanders (AFL), J. Anderson (managed) CASEY DEMONS B: J. Adams (26), A. Tomlinson (20), D. Smith (34) HB: M. Buntine (71), D. Turner (42), B. Howes (22) C: T. McRae (56)*, B. Laurie (16), R. Steele (54) HF: C. Spargo (9), J. Schache (19), J. Melksham (18) F: A. Moniz-Wakefield (45), B. Brown (50), M. Jefferson (21) R: J. Bell (73), M. White (52), T. Woewodin (40) INT: M. Gregory (57), G. Grey (68), K. Farris-White (43), O. Sestan (38), J.Smith (29) EMG: R. Valentine (65), M. Shepherd (77), C. Peters (63), H. Neocleous (75) IN: T. McRae, A. Moniz-Wakefield, J. Schache, C. Spargo OUT: L. Dunstan (knee), T. McDonald (injured), J. Harmes (AFL), Z. Duursma

I think the article accompanying the Team Selection mentioned specifically mentioned that Harmes was playing for Melbourne tomorrow and was subsequently edited.

Virtually confirms that James Harmes is the sub for Melbourne and/or that someone is out of the selected side for the main game.

The team is out ~ Spargo is in.

The Casey game is at 12.05pm.

Well done to the team at the DeeBrief for their reminder to Cornes of his Kozzy gaffe. I believe it wasn’t mentioned on Monday night’s Footy Classified. Wonder why?

Well, Warner Brothers have been smart enough to have the copyright of the Tassie Devil registered as their property so if the AFL want that name it’s a question of whether, as a matter of goodwill, they will release it to the team representing the state. I wouldn’t be surprised if Eddie Everywhere gets involved here because the current CEO of Warners is a Collingwood fan who Eddie knows well.

I haven’t been listening to SEN lately and therefore I’m not sure as to the basis of Cornes’ list. If it’s his best five from Round 7 then it has some merit. If it’s the best five of 2023 then he’s more than a little off the mark.

Are we Narrm again this year?

The new AFL CEO in waiting Andrew Dillon was asked about whether he thought a 20th AFL licence was now inevitable once Tasmania was admitted to the competition. His response was that the AFL had, in the past, fielded an odd number of teams so he wouldn’t be drawn into a definitive position on AFL Team 20. I personally believe that the 20th Team will happen simply because of the additional revenue that a 10th game in every round will bring. But from where will AFL Team 20 come? The Northern Territory, Canberra, perhaps another team from Perth or Adelaide or one of the regional centres of WA or SA?

The long-awaited issue of an AFL licence to Tasmania will create a 19 team competition later on this decade unless a club falls by the wayside or another licence is granted. The odd number of teams will create other issues as well. The Gather Round won’t work with an odd number of teams and the fixture will have to be coordinated in a way that all clubs have two byes. And we already have the debate about the unfairness of the fixture when teams play some teams twice in a season and others once. So this raises two questions ~ • Should there be an odd number of teams? and • If not, from where should Team 20 come? This thread is about the first question. I will open a separate thread for the question about Team 20.

The selection order has changed over the course of the season and, now that we’re seven rounds in, we can see the effect of both ladder position and the trading of future picks:- ROUND ONE 1. West Coast Eagles 2. Hawthorn 3. GWS Giants (trade with Richmond) 4. North Melbourne 5. Melbourne (trade with Fremantle) 6. Gold Coast Suns 7. GWS Giants 8. Sydney Swans 9. Western Bulldogs 10. Essendon 11. Adelaide 12. Geelong 13. Carlton 14. North Melbourne (trade with Port Adelaide) 15. Western Bulldogs (trade with Brisbane Lions) 16. St Kilda 17. Melbourne 18. Collingwood ROUND TWO 19. West Coast Eagles 20. Sydney Swans (trade with Hawthorn) 21. Richmond 22. Adelaide (trade with North Melbourne) 23. Fremantle (trade with North Melbourne*) 24. Melbourne (trade with Fremantle) 25. Gold Coast Suns (trade with Brisbane) 26. Adelaide (trade with Gold Coast) 27. Sydney Swans 28. Hawthorn (trade with Fremantle) 29. Essendon 30. Gold Coast Suns (trade with Adelaide) 31. Brisbane Lions (trade with Geelong) 32. Collingwood (trade with Carlton) 33. West Coast Eagles (trade with Port Adelaide) 34. Western Bulldogs (trade with Brisbane Lions) 35. St Kilda 36. Melbourne 37. Port Adelaide (trade with GWS Giants) ROUND THREE 38. West Coast Eagles 39. Sydney Swans (trade with Hawthorn) 40. Richmond 41. North Melbourne (trade with Fremantle) 42. Fremantle (trade with North Melbourne*) 43. Port Adelaide (trade with North Melbourne) 44. Gold Coast Suns 45. GWS Giants 46. Sydney Swans 47. Hawthorn (trade with Brisbane) 48. Essendon 49. Gold Coast Suns 50. Brisbane Lions (trade with Adelaide) 51. Fremantle (trade with Carlton) 52. West Coast Eagles (trade with Port Adelaide) 53. Brisbane Lions 54. St Kilda 55. North Melbourne (trade with Brisbane Lions) 56. Gold Coast Suns (trade with Carlton) ROUND FOUR 57. West Coast Eagles 58. North Melbourne (trade with Fremantle) 59. Richmond 60. Fremantle (trade with North Melbourne) 61. Brisbane Lions (trade with Adelaide) 62. Gold Coast Suns 63. GWS Giants 64. Essendon (trade with Sydney Swans) 65. Western Bulldogs 66. Carlton (trade with Essendon) 67. Gold Coast Suns (trade with Adelaide) 68. Western Bulldogs (trade with Brisbane Lions) 69. Carlton 70. Port Adelaide 71. GWS Giants (trade with Hawthorn) 72. Gold Coast Suns (trade with St Kilda) 73. Western Bulldogs 74. Collingwood * compensation pick The order will continue to change as the ladder positions change with each round.

We’re currently sitting on pick 5. Can’t see the Dockers showing too much improvement so worse case scenario for us is 6 or 7.

Bah … humbug … Melbourne is sabotaging the Freo deathride by destroying North Melbourne. How can we expect them to finish ahead of the Dockers after tonight?

Not quite Half Time in the Carlton VFL game, the Blues are 4 goals down. Harley Reid’s stats - 4 kicks, 0 handballs, 0 marks, 2 tackles.

IMO it shouldn’t be a question. You try to get the wins on the board early to set up your season and finish in the top four after round 24. I know that football’s all about taking things one week at a time but looking ahead at our next few weeks I would be very disappointed if we weren’t in first or second spot before the break for the bye. As for tonight, I think it’s time to lift ourselves back to the form we showed at the start of the season when we overran the Bulldogs in Round 1.

Whenever I read about players training away from the main group, I get the feeling that there’s a mystery injury of the week brewing. When the player in question has been named in a position with which he’s not usually familiar, the feeling grows in intensity. Bayley Fritsch at CHB? No way. The stage is being set for someone like Daniel Turner to slip into defence and hopefully return to the form he was showing in the first half of last year’s QB block buster (with no injuries this time please).

IN Buntine Duursma Laurie, Melksham J Smith White OUT Edwards Grey Neocleous Simpson Shepherd Valentine

Harley Reid is available to line up for Carlton in his first VFL match this weekend due to his Coates League team having a bye. Let’s see how he performs for the Blues. Also, Zane Duursma could be in the Casey Demons lineup to play Box Hill Hawks at Wonthaggi on Sunday.

But you’re missing the point bub. The question is about the worth of the player not which club was ever going to get him. Daicos was the real standout #1 player in that draft and an equivalent to the Harley Reid of 2023.

Let’s wind the clock back two years and ask yourself whether you would rather have:- • Nick Daicos (taken at pick 4) OR • Mac Andrew (5), Neil Erasmus (10) and Angus Sheldrick (18) Your answer please.