whatwhat say what

concussion - definitely; knee - potentially

some days? some days?!?? norm smith curse only lifted when none of us (well, most of us) could go to see us win a premiership!

nothing in it; complete accident wow now lightning and the players are being called off it's almost like the afl should use a stadium that they own that has a roof to play practice games on

luker looked in a bad way knocked out cold - elbow to the head in the contest possible mcl injury as he landed too

major tom [matthews] as his vice?

that's pretty cool

i seem to recall they were more stunned by the LACK of parking required due to easily accessible public transport options

grundy knows how to take advantage of the situation that is at hand definitely going to get rules on the run with this garbage new approach to centre circle

since i put it on at half time, these two teams look very, very good annoying

also, does this create an opportunity for ah mu to get on the list? he showed more in that practice game than el jefe

creates an opportunity for others hopefully a kentfield or max the younger can grasp it

Kentfield firms for rd 1 debut

General impression I get from non Dees fans is still this They still see him as a ‘dirty’ player and would love to have him

derksen going well

yeah i get that i am presuming at this stage he'll be good to go, as per petty getting the key defender spot over mcdonald pending fitness

i would argue we were not 'nomads' but instead in 'isolation' arguably it was the thing that allowed the players to focus and work together as one to build towards the premiership

at this stage, i want milkshake's "smarts" in the team more than i want to see kentfield debut it's either him or moose for a bench spot imo

that's a very tall line-up; i would expect el jefe and taylor might not make the 23, and tholstrup is borderline too mine: B: Jiath - Petty - Lever HB: Linsday - Turner - Salem C: Langford - Steele - Howes HF: Fritsch - Mihocek - Langdon F: van Rooyen - Melksham - Chandler Foll: Gawn - Rivers - Koz Pickett I/c: Windsor - Tholstrup - Heath - Sparrow - Kuz Pickett Emerg: Taylor - McDonald - Kentfield but still a fair bit to play out before the seasons starts in earnest obviously yep, he's one of our more consistent players and a clear leader around the group

you know full well he'll praise it as an astute decision, just like he did the mega-contract for the horny one

andrew wu in ninefax much more balanced: https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/sam-walsh-s-new-deal-is-a-risk-for-the-blues-this-is-why-they-had-to-take-it-20260224-p5o4z0.html

written down rant: https://www.sen.com.au/news/2026/02/24/afl-news-kane-cornes-on-sam-walsh-carlton-contract-editorial nothing that anyone else hasn't said, albeit it negates that baggers were likely damned if they did, damned if they didn't sign him up

and has basically been broken ever since the gary ayres medal is a strange one - if you finish in the top 4 and go thru to win the premiership in straight sets it's harder to win it as you don't tend to have played as many games as someone who has come from outside the 4 / lost in the first round of finals but make it thru to the grand final and still not win a premiership - for instance, jackson macrae won it in 2021

Agreed Mostly as he’s not smart nor skilled enough to flourish as a half forward / mid at this stage His kicking still looked like it left a lot to be desired - under no pressure executing a switch kick he still failed to hit targets He clearly seems to have a great attitude and positive personality but he is a long way from looking like a first round pick should as they are about to enter a third year on an AFL list

guaranteed $$ and certainty for Walsh - makes plenty of sense for him baggers were damned if they did, damned if they didn’t - as one of their better players to lose him as a free agent and get a pick probably circa 10-18 would have been worthless, particularly with Andrew Walker’s son set to be a top end pick at this year’s draft when they already hold two first round picks to help them match the points that will be required to select him

by the same age, weed had been best on ground in a final has el jefe ever been best on ground for casey in the vfl?