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Injuries happen when your list profile is older. The tigers will be competitive next year but not for the premiership, even with a good injury run. I would be surprised if they have lots of injuries again and miss the 8.

5 hours ago, 1964_2 said:

Bro, we won the flag. It's a new era. There is no need to take cheap shots at our master coach anymore. 

Plus half the guys we thought couldn't kick, now can. 

Not sure if sarcastic…

Goody and Taylor love good kicks. Those two players are questionable in that aspect

Weid will play more games than TMac next year

16 hours ago, adonski said:

Purely speculation on my behalf (thus the crystal ball)

Both seem like Goodwin/Taylor types & should be available at our pick

I pretty quickly eliminate players whose weaknesses are contested game, intensity, work-rate from the possibilities 

Bad kicks? Don’t think so

On 11/2/2021 at 4:10 PM, Supreme_Demon said:

I'm still keen on Josh Sinn with pick #17 in the 2021 AFL National Draft.

Here is his highlights package shown below.

 

However, until it is closer to the Draft at the end of November I really won't know who we will look to pick.

Either way, I have faith in Jason Taylor finding another gem for the Demons.

I think we would have him as one of our biggest targets but likely gone before we get a pick unless we can sneak higher

21 hours ago, FritschyBusiness said:

 

I understand that but Petty has always been a defender and IMO he is on par with Tomlinson. Tomlinson only lost 1 one on one and that was against the Cats after May went down with a fractured eye socket

Our forward line only really clicked in the last four weeks and is pretty damn potent with Fritsch, Brown, McDonald, Spargo, Neal Bullen and Kozzie with Jackson coming off the bench.
Who would Petty replace if playing there?

Our backline has Lever, May, Petty, Salem, Hibberd and Bowey with Rivers coming off the bench.
Who would/should Tomlinson replace?

Im curious as to what makes either of you think Petty would show more potential as a forward?
 

Hibberd

7 hours ago, old dee said:

I see today that the Vic government has generously allowed 10,000 patrons into the Melbourne Cup. That would hardly cover training staff, broadcasters and owners. In that light it is hard to see the MFC being able to have 30k+ at the G for any sort of celebration this side of next year. First we were being lockdown to save us, now we are being lockdown because the hospital system cannot cope. My god they have had 20 months to prepare for this and have it would appear done very little. I have a close relative who works in a hospital ICU department, she tells me there has been no changes to expand for increased patient levels since Feb 2020. I have no idea how she keeps fronting up for work every day. Back to the MFC, the  future for celebrations in the next couple of months looks bleak. 

This narrative is absolute rubbish. There are surge plans right throughout the healthcare system that are being enacted (I am a healthcare worker). We are as prepared as we possibly can be. The nature of the virus makes caring for patients and keeping ourselves safe incredibly difficult. There is capacity to surge but it will be at the expense of elective capacity because the government and hospitals cannot do miracles. 
“No changes” is just so absurd that it completely undermines everything you say.

Oskar Baker is a wasted list spot

3 minutes ago, Greendale said:

Can't say I like it. Values our future first at about pick 18, which only occurs if we win the flag again. Hopefully Jason Taylor gets one of the players he must be targeting.

The points system doesn’t mean anything to us

Putrid by foot. No thanks

2 hours ago, drdrake said:

If your a Journo with knowing the history of the club, the culture the club did have, you report and over state the issues as you see it.  We did need to set higher standards, we needed to realise potential rather than boast about it.  The club fixed it and we got the result, I doubt there would be many supporters that actually believed at the end of 2020 we would win the flag in 2021, the belief grow took a hit mid year and then gained massive momentum late.

On culture, our club has made some good calls to turn ours around, one club that should have made a call after the last couple of years of turmoil and didn't is Adelaide.  They have a young developing list, Walker should have been walked.

Walker is going to be a distraction for Adelaide next year. Should be roundly booed in all of his games

30 minutes ago, The heart beats true said:

I think there’s 2 ways to look at the prolonged announcement:

1. He’s waiting for the season to be over so certain clubs can negotiate more vigorously once they know what they have to play with, or 

and I suspect this is the more likely option…

2. He is waiting for the only club that can afford him to actually appoint someone to their key roles, so said club can then talk about how Cerra is ‘so confident’ in their ‘new future’ that he agreed to come on board. 🤢

He can’t go there now. What’s he going to? Some witches hats and a colour scheme?

Agree that option 2 is pretty likely. He is not going to confirm before he can meet with the new coach. 

Plus Freo don't need pick 6 for Lachie Neale anymore. Makes things slightly easier. Players will nominate the club they want to go to. If he nominates us and we can't come to an agreement with Freo, he will just end up at North and Freo will end up with nothing. North wouldn't be the worst back up plan for Cerra 

Anyone know if the club is letting us transfer the GFG to 2022 if we are trapped in Victoria?

1 hour ago, bingers said:

That's so sad for Lingy. He was 'lauded' as a successful businessman, but obviously dropped the ball on this one.

He is also apparently a top bloke.

So much suffering ATM. I feel so sorry for Lingy, and everyone else facing financial (and other) distress. 

A lesson in diversifying investments. Nothing is without risk and it is crazy to put so much into a project that your house is on the line (even if you think it is low risk). The height of stupidity.

7 minutes ago, CYB said:

Stat wise it was very even that second game. If memory serves me right we got murdered by the umps and d50 stoppages and inaccuracy in front.
 

update: 11 - 25 free kick count.

2-10 last Quarter.

 

I distinctly remember being unworried by the dogs after that game. Everything went right for them and still we almost got them. Anything can happen in a GF but we should go in with a lot of confidence.

Important to keep in check are:

Naughton - May or Petty

Libba - Harmes (hard tag at contest then run off him)

Smith - Brayshaw

Daniel - ANB (or Spargo)

We have plenty of weapons that they will also have to counter.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/one-dose-of-covid-19-vaccine-can-cut-household-transmission-by-up-to-half
 

40-50% reduction in household transmission.

I would speculate that it would further reduce risk of transmission to others outside the household (due to lower viral load/infectivity).

11 minutes ago, jnrmac said:

Yes I am confident.

You are confidently completely wrong

I like Smith but he hasn’t played enough footy with the back group and is messing with their synergy. Hunt should come back to replace him.

Smith to have a big 2022 

3 hours ago, Chook said:

Brisbane are not a bad side. Came up against a juggernaut last night.

They also have a good recent record against Port

1 hour ago, whatwhat say what said:

how's woey looking @Whispering_Jack?

Rookie

Is BT deaf or just a [censored] [censored]?

I have been mystified for a while about Dahlhaus and Myers being consistently selected by Geelong. They are putrid.