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the sort of result that ends an era we were very good 2021-2023 but it's hard to come back from 90+ point losses mid-season

Gawn is a marvel but can’t do it all Petracca can’t kick - either to goal or to a teammate Viney can’t move away from oppo Clayton’s lack of preseason has destroyed his ability to power out of contests Sparrow is a plodder Playing ANB in midfield has robbed us of his key role as a forward pressure player: ditto Pickett, and neither reliably hit targets by foot There are no other options

midfield doesn't bat deep enough and we have zero run on the outside

appalling skills

hopeless may

be nice if we could hit a target by foot players under little / no pressure failing to hit targets - so frustrating

clear as day even jack riewoldt called it

gotta nail set shots koz

yeah but how would they go at caulfield race course?

it works, as he can play multiple roles faith in the footy dept

between @picket fence's "we'll all be rooned" hanrahan-like take on things and @kozzyisalegend's "shoulda picked a vfl mid" take on things, it's surely a miserable state of affairs

delayed concussion symptoms?

get it done

aints looked miles better since king went off

if reid gets a week for that then neither he nor darcy will be eligible for the rising star

yep they are on afl lists and he's been ignored in three straight drafts

i really don't see him as being ready-made to come into our midfield at afl level in place of petracca, oliver, viney, sparrow, anb, or pickett he sure can win a lot of the footy tho

i think he offers a lot more as a rebounding defender in 2024 than he ever did as a forward in 2022-23 he didn't apply enough defensive pressure last few seasons his overlap run and ability to impact in the air and at ground level as a defender is really encouraging if one of bowey, salem, or rivers was to be unavailable you would expect he'd be in line for a debut

didn't nicks get a new deal at the start of the season? their form away from the adelaide oval and without tex is a massive issue for his job security their forward structure is really missing thilthorpe

their forward line is built around ground level smalls providing ground pressure - moore, ginnivan - plus an aging breust and gunston, and a spare parts option in chol they've got a gun father-son in dear for the future tho really, the best tall forwards come out of the first round, academy, or father-son selections

he's never forgiven max for "that's ruck craft, big boi"

i personally think amw offers a lot more coming off half back than he did in previous seasons as a forward when deployed as a forward he never applied anywhere enough defensive pressure at least as a half back rebounder he's providing plenty of overlap run

they've run away with it again casey seems to bring 15 mins of effort and then drop off markedly in the back half of quarters

amw with a slips catch on half back, jefferson marks on the edge of the 50, hits fullarton in the pocket...goal he's a pre-season away from being able to play a key forward role at afl level, but jefferson shows a heap of promise

that was appalling defensive work from casey, again tom freeman swore he touched it but it looked like it bounced over his head, pitched in the square, turned right, and trundled thru for kyle weightman's third goal casey doesn't apply pressure consistently enough for long enough