whatwhat say what

3 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Winning Margins are irrelevant in September 

Coulda Shoulda didn’t 

it's not like we're claiming a moral victory after the 8th worst test loss of all time

Just now, Sir Why You Little said:

You sound like The English Cricket Side 

mebbe if we'd been beaten by 100s of points that'd be true

7 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

Sad but true. 

5-13 for mine, but voted 5-8 to show some relative optimism

too many injuries in the pre-season

2 hours ago, binman said:

Well, it would appear you are not Robinson Caruso. 

caruso's defensive work on robinson first rate tho

prior to this last three years, no one born before 1962 has seen the dees finish top 4 at the end of the home and away season in three consecutive 

like everyone, i want to 'bank' this successful era with another flag (or four)

but to at least see us being consistently competitive is a far cry of anything we've witnessed over the last 60 or so years

21 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Yeah fair enough.

I guess I expected too much from a former highly touted pick number 2 that has a chance to revitalise his career and cement a spot in the seniors with Petty and BBB always injured and Grundy gone.

there's a clear difference between a player performing strongly at under 18 level as a tall forward and doing the same at afl level

21 minutes ago, Demonland said:

I think Kane is missing the point in that JVR needs backup. With BBB and TMac on the way out, with Petty very likely to leave at years end, Schache probably not up to it and Jefferson still raw, JVR needs a solid partner in crime otherwise he will get double teamed.

i think kornes says a lot without thinking

jvr + petty = the ideal tall forward structure

the fact that petty is signed up until the end of 2025 gives us the whip hand; if the crom offer of ~7m for 7 years is still there at the end of 2024, then we can re-assess our trade options accordingly

why? so he can win the clearance, run around in a circle, then bomb long to no one in particular?

he's brilliant at the first part, the second part is fine if he can work himself into space, but his disposal execution post-clearance leaves a lot to be desired

turps werk

nothing would surprise me about the baggers in 2024

like us in 2018, they were overdue to make the finals in 2023, and similarly got through to the prelim final

they might drop back again but from all reports they had nothing like the injury concerns we had in 2019 preseason

they are a lot more experienced than i think is credited and, like us in 2018, should have already been in finals before then

if salem is going to become a permanent part of the midfield rotation, does this allow for the inclusion of a new player in the back 7 (e.g. howes) to accompany the standard core of may - lever - tomlinson - mcvee - rivers - bowey?

seems to me the plan is for salem to play in the guts in 2024

i expect, given this is the last run before season start, they'll go with a similar line-up to that which they intend to take on sydney with, which might mean pickett doesn't play in this practice game

9 minutes ago, old dee said:

If tigers had kicked a little better they would be way in front.

yeah but they didn't

melbourne 22.13.145 (0 injuries)
richmond 21.21.147 (1 injury)

good to see em blow the cobwebs out

gotta say, loving salem as a pure inside mid

Just now, Jerry Lundergard said:

I think he's trying to say did we ever even get to watch Cook in a game? Horrible failure that pick.  Did Darling going a few picks later?

about 15 picks later

everyone had multiple chances to get darling, and ignored him

nimble bit of work with loose ball up for grabs by jefferson to hit the scoreboard

positive new additions in billings, pup brown, and windsor

negatives in lack of pressure and skills

19 minutes ago, wheaters31 said:

Kozzy was impressive in the middle with his clearance work, however he burned a number of teammates by continuing to wheel around the corner and bomb it into the fwd 50. If he gives the handball out to our exit options like Langdon and Windsor, they would be better balanced to kick the ball inside 50, leading to more efficient entries.

Neal-Bullen was given a significant amount of minutes in the midfield which I am not sure about. We lacked forward pressure inside 50 which he is renowned for with his pressure acts.

on both these points, i think that koz at least puts the fear of god in the oppo when he breaks into space with sheer acceleration and crafty moves

based on the two quarters that have happened for the 2s, salem and oliver will definitely replace nibbler as players who roll through the guts

Just now, Ugottobekidding said:

Salo a mid? 

looks that way

he knows how to use the ball cleanly exiting the contest, so it may well work

clarry back on

Just now, waynewussell said:

Jefferson down, could be bad

rolled ankle from the looks of it, limping off

clayton just had the stuffing knocked out of him

clayton s down and in agony

interesting to see salem playing inside mid