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Humphrey has a contract but if he says he wants to leave how is that different to Petracca?

I suspect there is a 3rd yr trigger clause. At any rate he will be 34 so he won't be going anywhere else and if he's playing good footy he'll earn a 3rd yr on merit

He's got strong hands and knows how to use his body. Positive for our fwd line.

I suspect the conversation started with "you're not fit enough to run both ways...." I can't imagine a world where King builds a midfield that can't run both ways or hit targets.

Cry a river

Actually the legal process has determined that there is not sufficient evidence to say that a crime has taken place Thank goodness for the rule of law and due process. I assure you that if ever someone made unsubstantiated claims against you, that you would be eternally thankful they exist.

Gotta love off season

They make fools of themselves all the time

No they don't

We have to spend it so it shoudnt matter What matters is improving our list. If not immediately then quality players that will contribute reasonably quickly like Windsor, Langford and Lindsay

Way more small fwds have dominated GFs - just sayin

Well done to the team that keeps this site going. For many its our only play to celebrate, vent or otherwise discuss the club we love. After all is said and done we are all on the same side! Many thanks

Agree. They are underwhelming. Perhaps strangely I have high hopes in Kentfield if we can get him on the park. Jefferson is a bust IMO For mine its the small forwards we need more of. Hardly any big key forwards have kicked bags on GF day. Its the smalls like CCameron and ZBailey that have prevailed. Since 2000 These are the only players that have kicked 3 goals or more and there are hardly any talls/KPFs in there. 2025 GF Dempsey 4, McLuggage 4, Bailey 3, C Cameron 4 2024 GF Ah Chee 4, Lohman 4, L Parker 3 2023 GF C Cameron 3, J Daniher 3, B Hill 4 2022 GF Stengle 4, Hawkins 3, ISmith 3, 2021 GF Fritsch 6, Brown 3, Bontempelli 3, Treloar 3 2020 GF D Martin 4 2019 GF J Reiwoldt 5, D Martin 4 2018 GF De Goey 3, J Kennedy 3 2017 GF J Graham 3 2016 GF Boyd 3, Dixon 3, Picken 3, J Kennedy 3 2015 GF Gunston 4, ISmith 3 2014 GF Franklin 5, Roughead 5, Bruest 2, Langford 3 2013 GF Gunston 4, Pavlich 3 2012 GF Franklin 3 2011 GF TCLoke 3, Krakoer 3, S Johnson4, Bartel 3, Hawkins 3, Varcoe 3 2010 GF Nil 2009 GF Chapman 3 2008 GF Williams 3 2007 GF Mooney 5, Chapman 4, S johnson 4, N Ablett 3 2006 GF Q Lynch 3, M O;Loughlin 3, N Davis 3 2005 GF Nil 2004 GF Wanganeen 4, Akermanis 3, Bradshaw 3, Notting 3 2003 GF Didak 3, Akermanis 5, A Lynch 4 2002 GF A Lynch 4, Rocca 4, J Fraser 3 2001 GF MLloyd 5, Lucas 4, L Power 3 2000 GF Barnard 4, Lloyd 4, Caracella 3, Farmer 3, Powell 3

You're right its nitpicking.

The guy who is a proven fwd that can mark and kick goals vs a guy who hasn't managed a game in 3 years...... Let me think......

Bizarre post Clearly didn't read Gawn's book

Fritsch's attitude and performance for 2 years has been appalling. Had a good second half of 2025 but took way too long to get dropped. So many game he had zero impact at half time The Fritsch we saw in the second half of the year was a very good player and team mate. That's the intensity he needs to bring every week.

Clearly something doesn't work for them. Sure they contend regularly which I guess would be nice but such regular failure would do my head in. And the fact the media lets them off almost everything is shameful. Tanner Bruhn being one example. Whats' he doing on the ground after the game after such a devastating 'finger' injury? One can only imagine how the sanctimonious media would react if it was the Demons

One only has to look at the Brisbane side to see how role players are key to winning. Judd is a role player. He can be replaced We want something decent for him so Freo can pay up or we should walk him to West Coast. I hope our club grows some cojones with its trading - we have been way too pleasant to deal with in the past.

Geelong have 1 flag from 9 prelims very interesting stat

Yes its been lean on the trading front.... 2021 IN Dunstan 2022 IN Grundy Hunter Schache OUT Toby Bedford, Jayden Hunt, Luke Jackson, Sam Weideman 2023 IN Billings McAdam Fullarton OUT Jordan Harnes Grundy 2024 In Sharp, Campbell OUT Neale-Bullen

Development is one thing but have a look at the teams that continually compete - Geelong, Collingwood, Hawthorn - they generally have over half of their players originating at other clubs. They trade for need. Its a gaping hole in melbourne's list management. We are terrible at getting experienced players to our club. I feel if we are to compete each year at the top level its this area we need to fix. There are some past successes with Langdon, Melksham, Hibberd, May and Lever but more recent times the cupboard has been largely bare.

If ever there was a reason to take away the voting from the umpires its this game. [censored] what a howler. It's official. Umpires are blind and do not understand the game

Melksham, Bowey, Salem....

When did this change? It was always 'forceful' front on contact. Nowadays it seems that any contact front on is usually paid Clearly the rule is designed to stop players charging into a player in a vulnerable position yet like a lot of AFL rules the interpretation changes over time To wit: Contact below the knees - a joke of a rule now. players like ANB dive over a player on the ground to gain a free when it was brought in to stop players like Adam Goodes sliding front on Handball with a fist from a "stationary" hand - the Crow throw is now endemic Your foot can't be connected to the ball when it crosses the line - this has been consigned to the dustbin