Lord Travis

Perfect day for footy. No excuses today!

Only reason I can see Wagner was included is to release Hunt/Vince/Lewis/Jones into a full time midfield role today. On output and form, Wagner is behind a few who were not selected today. But Goodwin and co don't seem to select on output and form, as evidenced multiple times last year.

I always appreciate the info you pass on Saty. I appreciate everyone who attends training and contributes on here. I'm not going to read all the rubbish going on in here, but maybe everyone should lay off the personal attacks and focus on the subject of the thread/s. Nothing is achieved out of a p*ssing contest.

Likewise. He's one of the few 'depth' type players over the past 10 years that has actually improved enough that I can see him now having a solid career with us. He's a good overhead mark, has decent speed and agility, can find the ball and has a bit of mongrel about him. Interested to see his development this year as both a forward and midfielder. I hope Clarry is ok today after his knee knock and fitness test. He's super important for us, and with Viney and Tyson out, if Clarry goes down or struggles, we'll be in a world of pain on the inside IMO.

What in the f*cking hell is going on in this thread?

Jeez there’s some very bitter fools here. Jack had a good game today. He had plenty of good games for us, and will have plenty of good games for the Power. He’s a good footballer, no superstar, but a good footballer. Everyone need to build and bridge and get over it. We shipped him off when he was trying to be loyal, and he’s not part of our club anymore. Why bother whining about him. Move on.

Losing to North again. Hogan having another interrupted year. Oliver or Petracca suffering a serious injury. And the obvious; missing finals. If we miss finals this year it will be the worst failure of the club in my lifetime and serious challenge my level of future support and investment in the club.

Bombers deserved that win. They just ran harder both ways. 6 out of the top 7 players for distance covered were Bombers players. Bombers also laid 20 more tackles, had more running bounces, more disposals, more tackles inside 50 etc Shows how much harder they worked. Crows were lucky to be so close to be honest, they had a poor game. Hoping our midfield do the same to Cats tomorrow and don’t run out of steam like the game last year.

Bombers deserved that win. They ran harder and the Crows mids were wearing concrete boots in that last quarter.

This was T Mac. He raised it with Jones and the club and was quietly dumped from the leadership group following the debacle.

Tyson is a jet in the wet. If it rains Sunday he has to be a late inclusion.

Being discussed in team selection thread. Wagner ahead of them is a mistake. Multiple time top 5 bnf midfielder is clearly a better selection than a rookie listed half back flank battler who should be delisted come years end. So frustrating!

They’ll all be proven right come this weekend. It appears the selection panel haven’t learnt from their repeated proven mistakes made last year. Frustrating to not put our best team out on the park and give ourselves the best chance of winning.

Another match lost at selection. Wagner ahead of Tyson or Brayshaw is mind numbingly stupid stuff. Did the selection panel not learn anything from repeated mistakes last year?

Great news. Now we’ve had Oliver, Petracca, Viney, Gawn and Lever all sign on for at least another 3 years. Massive for this clubs future development.

I agree. If Hogan struggles or gets double teamed, Petracca is the other strong body who can clunk a mark up forward. We have enough midfield depth to cover his temporary loss there.

B: Hibberd, O McDonald, Jetta HB: Vince, Lever, Hunt C: Salem, Jones, Neal-Bullen HF: Melksham, Hogan, Petracca F: Hannan, Pedersen, Garlett R: Gawn, Oliver, Tyson I: Harmes, Lewis, Brayshaw, Fritsch Viney and T McDonald to return in early rounds of season to replace whoever is not producing.

On Garlett, he was 2nd in the league for tackles inside forward 50 in 2017. He is also our highest goal scorer since joining Melbourne FC 3 seasons ago. So, he's our highest goal scorer AND our best defensive forward. Leaving him out of the team is f*cking laughable. I know some of us are excited at what Frisch MIGHT become, but let's not overlook what Garlett IS, and that's the best forward on our list.

Not sure about Joe Daniher winning the Brownlow.... but yes, it's all mental for our side. If we don't make the 8 this year, it's purely due to lack of commitment and effort.

That’s a decent article, but probably a few months late. The only new interesting piece of information I took from it was the fact that T Mac was the players rep who had to raise the issue with the club and call Nathan Jones etc. T Mac was then dumped from the leadership group... Possibly just coincidence but that jumped out at me.

We should have made finals in 2017. We have to make finals in 2018. Finals is the minimum pass mark. If we don't make finals I expect the club to refund all members.There are no excuses. The off-field is finally in good shape. The playing list is top 5 in quality league-wide now. It now comes down to how well Goodwin and co can motivate the players consistently. It's as simple as that.

We should have made finals in 2017. We have to make finals in 2018. Finals is the minimum pass mark. If we don't make finals I expect the club to refund all members and publically execute Goodwin. There are no excuses. The off-field is finally in good shape. The playing list is top 5 in quality league-wide now. It now comes down to how well Goodwin and co can motivate the players consistently. It's as simple as that.

It's a bit out of sight out of mind with Ablett. People forget how good he is/was. He hasn't played much due to injury the past 3 years, and people don't bother watching Gold Coast games. He has actually become more of an inside player at Gold Coast, purely out of necessity. His contested possession rate in 2017 was roughly 44%, which is high. He averaged 7.6 clearances a match, which made him the number 1 clearance player in the entire league on average. He also averaged career high tackles, at just a touch under 6 per game. Statistically he was the best player of the 3 in 2017 in pretty much every possible stat, though Dangerfield scored more goals. He's a mile ahead over the course of their careers, and no-one who has played in the past few decades come close to him. If his body holds up, he can still be damaging on the inside, outside, and up forward. If his body holds up. I suspect it won't, which is good for our chances of winning. Even if he is cooked and sat in the forward pocket he'd still probably kick 3-4 goals and cause us some issues. Don't underestimate one of the all time greats! If there is no Dangerfield and no Ablett come round 1, then we must win. There will be no excuses.

I wish Jack all the best at Port. He was always a good player for us, and a loyal clubman too. The club treated him appalling at times and mismanaged him his whole career. From the get go he was thrown to the wolves, and never in AFL history has a player had so much unwarranted external pressure placed on them throughout their career. He was loyal to the end and we cast him out. Anyone who holds a grudge against him or wishes him ill is a f*cking fool. I don't think it was a bad trade to move him out, as it definitely shows where the club is heading and has now symbolically moved on all players born from that dark period in the clubs history. However, there should be no ill will against a guy who was loyal and was instead pushed out the door. Best of luck with the rest of your career Jack. Do us a favour though and fluff a few of your usually perfect kicks when you play against us though please!

Mods change thread name to rules out of round 1 please!