The Lobster Effect

Beer Wine Spirits?

Dees come off as looking very indecisive the last few days...

But they're also helped by the fact that houses cost less in Geelong/surf coast so the players are ok will bring paid slightly less. Let alone the under the table deals...

Rhys Stanley's farm?

Yeah the media doesn't mention it, we can claim him!

GWS also went bluddy close to defeating both recently...

Brisbane is the Fourth team in VFL/AFL history to start 0-3 and make the Grand final Carlton (1945) North Melbourne (1976) North Melbourne (1977) Brisbane Lions (2024)

Yeah that sounds about right: 2025 - funding sorted 2026-27 - design and engagement 2030 - built!!!??

Yeah it was dumb of him to take the advantage when Hogan would have had a shot from the goal square. But I have seen umpires call it back if it doesn't turn into an advantage?

Kicked 30.9 from 19 games this year. It's a yes from me, can't think of a negative* * Except for some lousy tatts

I'm with you, hate the Hawks. Arrogant supporters.

Risk is an over-ager... I take it he's a late developer?

Couldn't we spin it by saying we're letting Trac leave to have a fresh start and new environment after his traumatic injury? Not sure people would buy that but that could be the PR.

Houston?

Just wondering if any of you would trade Trac for Harley Reid under a hypothetical? Reid hasn't done anything yet and Trac is a proven all-australian champion and norm smith winner but he will be 29 before next season. Not that Trac will end up leaving and obviously not for Reid but was just curious re those in the win while we're in the window camp vs extend our window over the long-term...

I've read a rumour that he's being chased by the Dunedin Dodos

I wonder how Mac would go in our forward line. Still annoyed about the AFL's NGA backflip. Does Mac have any more younger brothers!?

Any chance that Hore comes in for Salon rather than the more obvious choice of Howes? I think Hore has played ok since his return from injury.

The drivers re getting more indigenous and multicultural people playing AFL is all good, but there are some problems: 1) The zones are not equal (e.g the Northern State academies have access to better players. Melbourne used to have Darwin in our zone but that got given to Gold Coast with no compensation for us. Plus amongst the VIC clubs there is disparity. I know things might even out a bit after a while but it's not like all zones can be exactly equivalent). 2) NGA players don't get bid on at what they're worth because some clubs don't bother because they know they won't get the player or don't want to harm relationships with other clubs. Same applies for father son picks (e.g Daicos going at pick 4). 3) Clubs using a combo of junk picks to pay for a player (this might be fixed or improved by the AFL apparently)

Dimma just can't win at Marvel since he bagged it

Only actually 34, I guess he got delisted in his mid 20s

Yeah, Oliver Walker-Peel. Definitely not used to an accent like that commentating footy. His Dad played for Burnley and Preston etc in the 90s

Then do we recruit Tom Green from GWS and Toby Pink from North? Honoury mention Mason Redman. Unfortunately Simon Black and Robbie Grey have retired.

He won't need a rest after a 13 day break. It's either injured or dropped.

Surprised they didn't save the press release for Christmas Day.