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be still my hardened arteries

butters, naicos, etc. etc - all slighter-framed but playing inside mid roles

two methods since premierships - mfc and the filth we have prioritised continually going to the first round of the draft to bring top tier talent into the club; jvr, jefferson, windsor, tholstrup, langford, lindsay the filth have gone with established afl-level players as a priority; schulz, houston, membrey

no, but i think you've got to look at the way that slighter, more mobile bodies are moving into inside mid roles - look at nick daicos, etc.

too late, kornes quoted it

all of this avg kicks i50 are less of a concern if the ball is coming in at speed, as there should - theoretically - be more space for targets to move in the f50 and find space accordingly

the more options we have to transition the ball at speed into the forward 50, the better

Losing Harmes, JJ and then Gus retiring diluted it

goodwin, in the interview so people in the know who work with him daily, i guess

it would seem that those wings / half forwards - langdon, billings, sparrow, sharp, tholstrup, laurie, lindsay, and langford to a lesser extent (primarily as he seems primed to be an inside mid regardless) - will all rotate inside in 2025 the more options we have the better

players who left flagmantle to win a premiership at the dees - langdon players who left mfc to win one at flagmantle - ............

very strong on pickett going nowhere til the end of 2027

think you'll find murdoch co mandated a standard price for the digital membership across all clubs from 2025 onwards

i guarantee it won't be revelatory

marty hore can play a role for us if required very happy to have him on the list if a spot becomes open by feb 19, it would seem culley is more likely than george at this point, judging from track watcher's reports? i also assume that ralph has combined george and mentha into the same player because he is, quite frankly, not a great judge of players

where's the "it's coming home!" bit

guesses at squads: blue (likely rd 1?): 1. may 2. van rooyen 3. salem 4. mcvee 7. viney 10. turner 11. gawn 13. oliver 14. billings 15. langdon 17. bowey 19. lindsay 20. langford 21. jefferson 22. howes 24. rivers 30. sharp 31. fritsch 32. sparrow 35. petty (20 players spotted) white: 16. laurie 25. mcdonald 26. adams 27. hore 29. campbell 36 pickett 39. mentha 40. woewodin 41. brown 42. johnson 45 moniz-wakefield + roy george + jai culley (13 players spotted) injured / didn't spot: 5. petracca 6. windsor 8. lever 9. spargo 12. tholstrup 18. melksham 23. mcadam 28. verrall 33. fullarton 37. chandler 38. sestan 44. kentfield (12 not spotted) i'd guess at rd 1 based on players expected to be returning from injury... B: McVee - May - Lever HB: Windsor - Petty - Salem C: Langdon - Petracca - Billings HF: Sparrow - Fritsch - Sharp F: van Rooyen - Jefferson - Chandler Foll: Gawn - Oliver - Viney I/c: Langford - Rivers - Sharp - Turner Sub: Lindsay

they even got nibs on the tools

also, we know that gc17 and gw$ have a limit in terms of how many nga kids they can have - 4 if they don't make finals, 2 if they do does the same apply for clubs with access to both f/s and nga selections? as such, would we be limited to 2 if when we make finals in 2025? i expect it's more rules-on-the-run from the afl

the mfcss in me says there's no chance they backdate it, particularly if the kid is expected to be a top 10 selection as a key position forward anyway, our draft targets at the end of 2025 are clearly kalani white and toby sinnema; ah-mu who?

crom's $100m thebarton homebase has taken just on 10 years to turn the first sod https://www.afc.com.au/facility/news/1713262 these things take time

in theory that's true in reality, we all know it's far, far from it

clubs should have ZERO claim on the nga 'zones' imo it's not as bad as the bad old days when clubs would move players across the street in order to change their zones, but it's not far off imagine how the pear feel about darryl borlase's kid - his dad was a legend of the club at sanfl level, but because his son was born in egypt while his dad was working for the wheat board (i think it was), he was 'zoned' to the crom ridiculous situation that makes the ah-mu is-he-isn't-he (which was only the case here, not at the club, it would seem) situation pale by comparison

practice as you intend to play has long been the goodwin mantra, as it was roos before him

langford and chaplin, i assume, in lieu of langdon and chapman! very encouraging, particular the howes and turner comments as they're the sort of players we need to be assuming regular key roles at either end