Fat Tony

WCE only +5. The umpires' cheque for mining royalties must have been delayed due to Covid or the Holgate affair.

Weideman has looked better than Brown in the last two weeks IMO and would give us more mobility and pressure. Jones or Melksham as sub.

Bedford had a down week. Made a few mistakes in the first quarter and missed a soda in front. Bowey continues to show he has the pace and skill to make it but not yet the size. Smith was serviceable but less prominent than the week before. Casey are going to be very hard to beat this year.

We only play North once.

That was hit outs

The MFC/Casey need to livestream all our VFL games

More likely they switch one of their games later in the year to Tasmania. We only play them once this year unfortunately.

Not official but they were discussing it on SEN. Tasmania are requiring people who have been in Perth to isolate for 14 days.

Marvel is free on the Sunday but MCG has Essendon v Carlton.

It sounds like the North game will be relocated to Melbourne due to Tasmania requiring people who have been in Perth to isolate.

Hopefully we get a very, very late pick.

Signed. 5 years.

Locked in according to Nick Butler on 10 news.

Should be on free to air TV both games.

Any telecast?

Fritch is meeting the doctor on Friday and a decision will be made then. Burgess sounded like he was better than 50/50.

Our best small defender since Alan Johnson?

Langdon always appears to be playing the far side wing, which is opposite to the interchange. We then typically kick long on a slow play to the interchange side. This helps the midfield rotations.

The rules for the NGA academies are based on minority parentage. The top 20 draft picks are now open to NGA players after the Dogs were gifted the number 1 pick last year. (The change was good for the game but could hurt us this year with Mac Andrew being a potential top 20 pick.) The NSW and Queensland clubs have different academy rules which are similar to the Father Son system.

This team is intriguing. I think Fritsch on the wing and TMac as a high half forward actually works better, but this is one way to juggle our best players into the 22.

The AFL is just scratching the surface in terms of African players IMO. There could be a premiership for the club that cracks it first.

Yes he looked a cut above. I am a believer in Joel Smith. Super quick and great endurance. The new rules are in his favour. Look how well players like Aliir, Hunt, Jiath and Howe are going. Hopefully he gets back and shows what he can do.

I watched the first 3 quarters before heading to the MCG. goodoil has given a great summary of the game. My takes: Rosman looks a great athlete and smooth mover. Looks a good AFL prospect IMO. Joel Smith is a super athlete and while he makes skill errors at times, we shouldn't give up on him yet. Weideman is a 50 goal a season AFL forward. He just needs to find a spot in the side. Bowey has good pace and balance. He needs to add strength but looks a good pick up. Deakyn Smith has good pace and used the ball well. I don't like his ball drop. Chandler has the pace and skill. Not sure he will ever get strong enough but certainly good signs. Casey are a good bet for the flag.

In terms of talent, TMac, Weideman, Ben Brown, Jackson and Fritsch are all top 10-15 players, so unless we get injuries, we are going to need to experiment with a taller forward line. TMac played 98% game time yesterday, Jackson 80% and Mitch Brown 79%. Gawn played 90% and Brayshaw 87% and Langdon 90%. Because Gawn and Langdon are so fit, there isn't that many second wing or second ruck minutes. On Friday, the Eagles played a side including Allen, Kennedy, Darling as forwards. Nic Nat and Vardy in the ruck. Brander and Waterman on the wings/flanks. McGovern, Barrass and Rotham in defence. That’s 9-10 key position players. So I think you can play a 3 tall forward line but there needs to be a lot of quick small players as well. I like Brayshaw how is going on the wing but a solution I would trial is to push Fritsch onto the wing and push Brayshaw back to half back. Brayshaw went back against the Cats when May was injured and was very good. Another experiment worth trialling is Jackson as an onballer in the Blicavs mould.

The Eagles are playing a side that includes Allen, Kennedy, Darling forward. Nic Nat and Vardy in the ruck. Brander and Waterman on the wings/flanks. McGovern, Barrass and Rotham in defence. That’s 9-10 key position players.