Lord Travis

Ginnivan out helps us I think. One less small forward that can get off the chain. Hibbo to lock down Elliott. Mcvee to lock down Hill. We’re sorted then. Let’s grind these bastards to a halt and shut their supporters up.

My grandmother passed away this morning so I’ll be a wreck win or lose tonight. Her favorite player was Kozzie Pickett, or as she called him ‘Aaron Davey’. Hoping he kicks a bag tonight for her!

Forecast much better than it was a day or two back. It won't be overly wet tonight and won't really be much of a factor now. We'll win a hard fight tonight. Petracca and Viney to bulldoze this one. Trac to notch up top votes for the Gary Ayres best player of finals award. He is primed and looked ominous last week against the Swans when the whips were cracking.

Not a bad idea as Gawn ruck cover for a year or two if Grundy goes. He’d be cheap as chips.

Does he give advice on which are the best nightclubs bathrooms to get some good gear and a reach around?

Up and about for tomorrow night! Nice to have a home prelim coming up too!

Not a small forward as written in the article. 186cm tall, plays taller as a marking type like Melksham and Fritsch. He’s a medium forward with a great leap and a strong mark for his size. Took a ripper against us late in the season. Doesn’t kick bags but consistently hits the scoreboard (averages 1.7 goals a game). He’d basically replace Melksham next year. Mature age, injuries, wouldn’t command a lot at the trade table. 3rd rounder for proven afl capable level depth would be a decent outcome for us.

Damn. Good signature for the suns to get. He’s tearing it up and looks to have a solid future ahead of him there. Oh well, we didn’t have the locks to get him anyway without compromising our draft period.

Huge news that just popped up out of nowhere. Though Max is our captain by title and spiritual leader, I see Lever as our main onfield leader. His voice and onfield coaching is critical to this teams success. Great news he’s extended without fuss!

Awesome. Let’s make AFL fixturing even less equal! While we’re at it, let’s just make the trade period permanently open so the rich clubs can trade guns in each week to play the opponents of their choosing too! Modern sport changes for the sake of change and supposed excitement are braindead. How good is the stand rule?!

Agreed. We need Kozzie and Chandler to hit the scoreboard to win I feel. Defend the corridor on defense and the Pies become more stagnant and manageable. We’ve got this.

True, but Hollands would be easier to get because the Suns don’t want him. They’re different players. One can’t get a game in a trash forward line. The other has been their best midfielder in the second half of the season. I’d love to get Flanders, but we don’t have the currency unless we’re happy to trade them pick 15. We’d be better served using 15 as part of a trade to upgrade picks this draft IMO.

Ollie has had a good debut year for sure. Very different type of player as a hard running wirey winger. He was always seen as the less talented of the two, but he’s shown a competitive nature that Elijah hasn’t. Perhaps a fresh environment for Elijah could unlock that…

You overestimate internal communication at big organizations! Lest we forget the 2017 finals marketing fiasco 😠 That said I think Fritsch is fine. There’s been no reason to think otherwise outside internet rumors.

Getting 3 tickets was hard. MCC just complete failure. MFC couldn’t get 3 together when requiring one visitor. Wound up in general admission level 4 nose bleeds. Better than nothing!

Did it before drafted and slid as a result. Shouldn’t be effecting him now.

I said back in July that I'd be happy to bring Flanders across for a second rounder. In the VFL he was absolutely dominant and had a patch where he was averaging approx 40 disposals. He's clearly going to have an AFL career. He showed a nice accurate 40 metre kick and ability to find a lot of ball inside and outside. Also looks to have decent power for a midfielder not overly big. He's been given more midfield time at AFL level recently and flourished as a result, accumulating a lot more ball. At worst, he'd be good inside or outside midfield depth for us to replace Jordon, Harmes, Dunstan etc. At best, he's another good mid in the rotation and takes Sparrow or the likes place. Elijah Hollands... I haven't seen any attributes to get excited about yet. He's struggled at AFL level and not been great at VFL level either. At underage level he could hit the scoreboard, put good defensive pressure on and was a marking threat. He hasn't been able to translate that since being drafted. Maybe it's the bigger bodies, but he just seems uncompetitive and whatever athletic advantage he had when drafted is no longer visible. If you could get him for a 3rd rounder or something to see if he can turn it around, then maybe you'd consider him. The fact he's not getting a game in a bottom team for years on end says a lot about how far behind his colleagues he is, most of whom aren't great and wouldn't get a game for us. He excelled at underage level as a mid-sized forward target. He's not a tall forward though at approximately 190cm, but was a target similar to Fritsch is and used his athleticism to be a threat. Most similar player I could compare him to is Oliver Henry at the Cats, but remove any competitiveness. Pre-draft he was able to hit the scoreboard and push higher up the ground at stages. Recruiters thought he had good midfield potential but it hasn't eventuated. Not someone to get excited about IMO.

Petracca will step up again. He was looking very determined and dominant in the second half against the Swans. He’s a weapon. It’s like a switch flicked and he was like righto the real stuff starts now, similar to Dusty firing up in finals in years past. Might be another Norm Smith coming his way!

I’ve still got a few hairs left to tear out in another two weeks time!

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Getting tickets has been more stressful than watching the match will be! If we serve up the poor efforts from the straight sets finals losses last year I'll spew. That was so deflating, and this time round we'll have the filth fans to deal with.

Are there visitor tickets available? Was hoping to purchase an extra ticket for a friend.

Righto round 2 here we go. Good luck everyone!

Tickets timed out. MCC now showing as sold out. I loathe these online ticketing websites. The only way I can be repaid for this [censored] is to bathe in the blood of the Ticketek CEO while watching us win from the boundary line somehow.