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Not that Harley Burnnell is a free agent just a dh we could get for nothing like a free agent.

I’d rather Harley Burnnell if we’re going to take a top of the range dh. But fortunately we’re in a position where quality people and players are wanting to come to the club now and we don’t need to worry about needing to draft dh’s to improve our talent but coming in and ruining our culture.

Looks like Petracca with red hair.

I wouldn’t bother playing Gawn this week. He was best on ground in the prac match so for mine he is in good touch. I see no benefit in running him around in a meaningless match. Give Preuss a chance to show a bit more and give Keilty another go to show he can back it up.

T Mac is one of the best runners at the club. if his toe or knee is causing him grief he shouldn’t be playing. If he is, as I suspec, just short of a run there is absolutely nothing to worry about.

7 if you count petracca who takes up 2 spots.

One of them was a gift from that fat explosive guy wearing number 5.

I agree with him about us rarely going out wide to spread the opposition. We never switch.

Consuming above average sugar doses and / or long periods of sitting down shorten your lifespan and enjoyment of life.

They better have stringent drug testing then.

Bit early to be calling Brayshaw a 1 club player.

Jordan Lewis and I don’t have him in the current best 22. The significance of his decision to come to Melbourne can never be undersestimated for the credibility it gave a previously basketcase club. It also reinforced to the players, staff and long suffering supporters we were not only on the right track but heading into contention for a shot at a flag.

I bet no one here can turn water into wine.

Mumford really needs someone to return the favour and flatten his nose. Might keep him out of trouble.

Two ruckman will be essential this year. With the new rule where you can grab it out of the ruck and not be pinged for holding the ball you can’t play a Jack Watts or similar as backup like we were 2 seasons ago. The full time ruckman will just grab the ball and take possession.

It’s not when he has the ball that he is a problem.

My mail is there will be 6 x 20 min quarters. subject to change at either clubs discretion throughout the match.

Welcome Nev to the leadership group in a premiership year. Makes up for all the AA teams you were rudely ignored in.

I know they are flying at the moment but Collingwood have had atrocious injuries over the last 3 years. They are the last club we want to follow.

I hadn’t seen that game at Casey. If he can take marks strongly where he has jumped and has his arms at near peak he will be a weapon. unfortunately, I think he is an average over head mark. With his body shape and pace he needs to be a Carey like mark and he is simply not. unlike other posters on here i’m not going to spend the rest of his career hoping he doesn’t make it because that was my prediction. I’m desperate for him to succeed.

We were spent by the west coast game. This year will be a different story. Those blokes with an interrupted pre-season are being managed correctly. The rest of the crew that have done a full pre-season started late to peak late like the other top teams. injury is no excuse in the last decade hawthorn, Geelong and Sydney kept getting up despite their players playing more games, having operations later and getting less of a pre-season.

I’m going to be very unpopular here and say i’m not convinced. He is good at ground level but in the air I don’t see it. Even in that final the marks he took fell to him and he didn’t take them cleanly. i’m hoping it’s a strength thing and he proves me wrong with a greater upper body.

I’m happy the hype has shifted towards team performance and away from our next draft pick,

I’m concerned Petracca is going to come back out of shape from this mini break.

From what I understand the umpires had a trial with the new rules last weekend and it left more questions than answers.