whatwhat say what

interesting that the nha head honcho - the lizard-alike adam silver - has also recently floated that the nba could look at reducing quarters from 12 to 10 minutes i just wish they'd reduce games for both competitions; everyone should play each other once in the afl, alternating who has home and away rights each year, and just home and away in the nba it would be so much better

by 'bender' you mean watching the replay on a loop, right?

his piece about jamara today didn't have nearly the amount of pearl-clutching seen with previous missives on petracca, oliver, horne-francis or others

i definitely hugged randoms in the stands that nite

my understanding is this is correct the lists are finalised and any changes - e.g. retirements, cas-related suspensions, etc. - thereafter the player effectively remains on the list until the next list lodgement period

no, but i sure do miss quality records

houston and whitfield are two of the best rebounding defenders in the competition i'd argue that mcvee is a better 'defender' per se; his 1:1 work and ability to 'stop' his oppo is fantastic he's a 'neat' kick who focuses on maintaining possession whereas houston and whitfield are attacking kicks

here you go: https://sen.com.au/news/2024/11/21/his-knee-has-degenerated-worrying-health-reports-emerge-about-eagles-skipper

this is the second time he's trained with the group this summer?

fritsch has been, arguably, the best mid-sized target forward over the last five years; he should be at the peak of his powers van rooyen looms as one of the tall key forwards of his generation petracca should, with a bit of luck, return the mid / fwd hybrid role where he can impact centre and forward, both from a scoring and a link in the chain pickett is, similarly, on the precipice of being the best small forward of the current era, and his cameos on ball over the last few years have been so exciting to see i have faith that we will have the pieces to place around them to maximise our scoring opportunities; my one concern is the lack of defensive forwards from both a 'big' and 'small' perspective, particularly if kozi is rolling through the midfield more - that up and down gut running that anb executed will definitely be missed

big call out for mine is that this is the first time they've come on board as a sponsor within the afl industry i'm almost 100% they were on board with the smjfl a few years back but getting a company that's not previously invested in the big end of the industry? that's some fantastic off-field work

i think it's been pretty well established that he's transitioning into a half back rebounder in 2025 think max holmes

that has been introduced, i believe, at the end of this year? if he goes, he goes - it's not like we won't get something in return, as he's under contract for a significant amount of time

much deserved

and the presumption is he'll take it?

i prefer 'retires following our history-making four premierships in a row and immediately has the new caulfield facility, due to be opened january, 2029, commission a statue to go out the front

unless something goes horribly wrong, max won't be retiring at the end of 2025 happy for him to be holding up the premiership cup bit of this narrative to happen tho

as others have said, start with the nadir - the first year jackson / roos being on board

they said that last year about flagmantle as well in terms of how could a deal get done? at the end of the this season, or next, or the one after - he's under contract so it's not something to comtemplate at this stage... ...that said, look at the bolton deal - koz is years younger, under contract, and arguably better at the same age

the west really does love to clutch at straws

i think he's one of our most important players

if he does, i expect he'll be in the rd 1 team by my reckoning for the most part, goodwin likes to play a settled side in the pre-season

do you really think it's a reportable story?

the west remains trash, i see https://www.reddit.com/r/AFL/comments/1i8rjhp/west_australian_melbourne_forward_kysaiah_pickett/

oh how could i forget POSITIVE LINGERS! i'm literally WEARING THE SHIRT i holler it every time he touches it