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Honestly I hope Jeremy keeps talking.

I kind of take this whole hybrid 'free role' pitch thing as a bit of bunk. Almost like Luke's eyes lit up when he was told he can roam free like a good little horsy about to become a stallion that could ride for days and days and days. It may turn out well for him and Freo but there's nothing wrong with playing a role and being part of a champion team. 'Pigeon holed' isn't really fair.

I was going to go there but thought it would be too easy!

Being a massive fan I would love this! Might only get one 9 minute song but worth it! Not a Kiss groupie or anything but I think this works for GF day. Will definitely go nuts for Detroit Rock City!

It's a nice article, the Freo pitch sounds great in theory. He's enjoying his time over there which is great but he can only have the great potential tag for so long. I was very surprised he made the AA 44 squad. Thought he played a handful of really good games and quite a few honkers. We'll see if the hybrid experiment works out.

Such a pub comment. "He's a good player but he needs to do it week in week out"

Stand corrected Mr DC!

How's his general field kicking? If he nails enough targets then on top of the other upside that's good enough for me.

I think Hore is going to be a great captain.

Remember when Langdon "Got what he deserved"? Not that we need motivation but I hope that one is stuck on the bathroom exit door at least.

Yeah not too bad. Can you send it to me 7 years ago?

Post it on Magpieland and watch them lose it!

An installer I deal with who is die hard Collingwood just told me we had 2 games left this season. Shots fired..

As long as we don't get beaten by what we know.

It was a good move for Jayden in regards to more game time but nothing else. Well done mate!

My question is hypothetical about selection: If we did somehow lose this one, the one afterthought I'd really prefer to avoid is whether it might have helped to have access to Grundy. The Pies are going to come after Max as they always do and this could leave us in a position where a first year forward or returning T-mac has to carry even more of the ruckwork load. We have one asset who knows these Collingwood ruckmen, how they tick and would give them something else to think about if he was there. Is it beyond the realms of possibility to name Grundy as the sub in this game? This way we go in tactically how we'd like but also have access to him if things are not going our way or we could use a new look. I know smaller runners are typically selected as sub but to me this is the true definition of the tactical sub and you could alter the look of a game instantly by activating it, especially if it turns out to be a wet night. I know It's bold but I'm interested to hear your thoughts.

Is the weather a good thing for the Pies exactly? Hard to get quick ball movement going in the wet I would have thought.

Got a bit of lip on him these days Jeremy.

Nice one future Skip! Should see out his career as a Dee 🙂

Also while we’re lamenting a little here I’m jumping in. Once upon a time there were two fine gentlemen named Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch. The former was widely know as a play calling mastermind who called walk on water with his playbook however there was one problem, in 5 seasons he hadn’t quite found the ‘right’ quarterback to run his offense. So in the 2021 draft these two decided to give away first round picks in 3 drafts to gain the 3rd overall pick in that draft and take North Dakota State wildcard Trey Lance. The upside was enormous and possibilities endless, what an arm and legs that move! What follows? His development season is wasted because Jimmy is winning, that’s ok! He’s hardly played in college the last years because of Covid anyway so it’s not like he needed reps! How about next season that will be his chance! He starts 2 games in 2022 with the brilliant play caller choosing to have him run between the tackles, better be careful Kyle he could get hur….. Oops, broken foot. Ah well, sh** happens. Kyle is usually so great at keeping his QBs healthy, I mean his dad taught him well! It’s not your fault Kyle you are still the man and we’ll just pretend the next 2 QB injuries that you had a hand in after that didn’t happen either, hush hush. Training camp 2023, the young man Trey will finally get his chance right at least split some reps with Purdy in camp yeah? Ergh ahh. Well about that, we just signed Sam Darnold and the thing is, even though he’s no good we sort of like him better and will give him more reps. Oh I nearly forgot, we also just signed Brandon Allen to compete for the backup spot, in fact this whole training camp we’re just going to give everyone a chance to be starting QB and not tell anyone who it will actually be. That sounds like a good idea that is proven to win things in this league. We get to the end of training camp. Trey walks into John Lynch’s office where he and Kyle have been chatting before practice. Lynch: “Hi Trey you’re here early? What can we do for you?” Lance: “Coach, Mr Lynch, I’ve been doing a bit of thinking. Well actually no I haven’t had to think about this that much, I want a trade. You’ve no doubt heard that Dallas are interested in me and I’d like this to happen today please.” Shanahan: “Trey, Trey, Trey my good man. Dallas have got Dak, and Cooper Rush who has proven to be a more than competent backup. Why would you want to go there and sit behind those two?” Lance: “Anything is better than this cruddy mess. This training camp, every training camp, my whole time here. Cya guys, all the best.” Trey is traded for a future 4th sealing the deal on the biggest bust in Niners history. Purdy starts under centre despite rehabbing his elbow most of the summer and not being able to work on throwing mechanics a lot. Rant is over, bring on the season lads! 😊

The Dimma effect in full swing..

SWYL the overriding feeling I have with this game is that if the worst happens, the very last thought I want to have is whether we could have used Grundy in this game. Strategically I probably wouldn't consider this but finals are much more than strategy. If Max does get romped and stomped and we've got this guy in the stands who used to give all these rucks bath time routines at training it won't sit well. We've also got some great intel on those guys and can maybe push their buttons for a change. Mason Cox needs to become the hunted, he's had a free run as hunter for way too long. Not saying he should be in the 22 but for me this is why you have a tactical sub.

Give the guy another full pre season then we'll re-assess, I'd think he could get a game in 24 if lucky but 25 much more likely at this stage.

I can literally see Victoria Park right now and apart from dog walking and early morning PT sessions they aint saying much..

What a joke. As an aside if I was gaming a little more these days Gamepass would be all I need. Might give it a go soon, maybe after Inktober 😀