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2 knee recos is irrelevant value and length of the contract, and other free agency moves this off-season, determine the value of the compensatory pick i reckon it's basically bang on the money - the fact that the bears, filth, and previously the puddy tatts have all been keen on him sais a lot to me about how highly rated he is by the good teams

they tried him on the wing and half-back. and it just didn't work - on-baller rotating forward is his best role and absolutely gus and sparrow are superior in the role over the last two years as 4 and 5; gus arguably was starting rotation in 2023

deal is seemingly done, as outlined

nick watson

crom going to thebbie oval has been a decade in the planning, cajoling, and execution of getting to an announcement it was also their third preferred option after the aquatic centre and the bowden gasworks site these things are not easy to bring to fruition

but that's exactly why mathieson doesn't make it into their side, and why he wouldn't make it into ours

horse is gonna be hoarse from all the yelling he does at poor old dean cox when grundy is standing in the middle of the scg not pushing forward nor back

i have no doubt that it's going to be pick 3 as mckay compo, as it should be given the abstract way compensation works based upon the new contract and the age of the player at an average of $750k over 5 years and as a 26 year old, ben mckay is right in the sweet spot to get band 1 compo

jordon and hamling as free agents, and still need to bring in adams via a trade so that's two very good 31 year old free agents with a history of injury concerns on three year deals plus a 23 year old classique good ordinary inside mid i dunno if i'd call it 'cleaning up' - more getting their business done early

it'll be interesting to see if it becomes a hunter-like situation where the aints effectively give him away for sweet fanny adams just to get him and his salary off their books

i would say our midfield is the equal of theirs in terms of its ability mathieson isn't going to make our midfield any better just like he doesn't make the bears' side either; if 'beast mode' was playing in our best 23 i'd be more rather than less concerned about the quality of depth we have

it took us a long time to adapt to their dominance at stoppages and with overlap run once we did i thought it was a really good contest dropping campbell was in hindsight probably an error, as good as harris was as a follower in the last quarter and a bit

pretty sure garry lyon put in the good word for us with the family at a recent kyabram fc shindig

6: Zanker 5: McNamara 4: Goldrick 3: B Mackin 2: Gay 1: Harris

maggots gonna maggot but the way they’ve burst thru stoppage with overlap run and precise ball use has been the clear difference between the sides

Being dominated around the ball

Their pressure gone up big time

Impressive first quarter

so there is literally no seating? my 73 year old mum is going to struggle

ticketmaster sais i can pre-purchase for it tho?

oh, i'm packing the ski jacket for sure on a serious note @WalkingCivilWar should i pre-purchase grandstand tickets?

going out to casey for the first time in a long, long time for this one any tips for first time players?

we're not getting him in 2024; he's coming home to us end of 2026

as was i maybe time for a refresh?

clearly not with the sort of bile you spew