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This is the only way we should even contemplate trading Kozzy in the next two years. He is way too important to us.

They weren’t ’that’ old in 2023 but they really are now and they have brought in zero young talent since then. They still rely on Sidebottom, Howe, Pendlebury etc who are now seriously ancient and will be in big trouble in a year or two regardless of their ability to recruit from other clubs. It costs a lot of cap space to recruit good players from other sides (for example see what Perryman is on, absurd) and most players are quite loyal. It is not a sustainable method. I will enjoy their demise.

Absolute gun. There will be no regrets about that trade

One of the better games I have seen for us from Fullarton. Baldi was our best. TC was great. Bonner was good, but disposal was iffy at times. Handy game from Langford. Mentha didn’t get much of it but I liked what I saw when he did. Goal kicking was terrible. Lots of very straightforward shots.

He is also hopeless.

Sydney’s backline tonight on the team sheet: Blakey Melican Wicks Roberts Rampe Paton That’s incredibly weak. Blakey is a gun, Roberts and Rampe are good and the others are plodders. Hawks looked good but won’t be getting too worried about them yet. Also, very short injury list. Hate them so I really don’t want them to be good again.

A cyclone making landfall so close to Brisbane at this time of year is extraordinarily unlikely. They have nothing to explain.

Except there is another player we have that Freo want who also has a long contract…

We have overcorrected. Not enough chaos now. Ball movement really suffering without Koz. It is not as bad as the scoreboard given the several easy misses. But Freo are clearly a class above. Opposition players are going to start deliberately leaving Billings open in F50, he is that bad at kicking for goal.

I’m also interested if there are free spots

Score?

I’m not able to watch but been reading this and thought we were 5 goals down. Get a grip people!

Should beat us comfortably. They are pretty much full strength.

I think people have their head in the sand if they think he doesn’t want to leave. He clearly does. Where there is smoke etc. But we don’t have to cave. He is contracted for 3 more years. He is only 23. His value to the club is huge - he is a fan fave. He is happy with the club itself and this is not the first time he has had homesickness (for WA, rather than SA this time). We know that his family is well supported in Melbourne (sure, he would probably have better support in WA). And he seemingly only wants to go to Freo, which is very different to Nibbler and Houston. His mates Walters and Narkle will probably be done at Freo this year or next. And what does Freo have to offer? Two picks around 15-18. No thanks. The club simply has to make a stand and not cave to the media. Keep supporting him to stay in Melbourne happy, as he was when he signed the contract, with lots of opportunities to visit family and friends. I think Peter Rhode is his manager (?) so not in one of those big management groups who pressure clubs into dealing contracted players.

Throw AMW forward until Kozzie is back. He will bring the forward pressure we will need.