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    I thought he showed us a bit today. He wasn't amazing by any means, but he had a hard role, basically warming the bench for Max with some time spent forward here and there. He got in good positions, took a couple of good marks and had some absolutely terrible kicks flying at him when he was deep forward that killed any chance of him actually scoring. One absolute shank that should have been a goal. He wasn't outstanding, but he played his role, broke even with some really good defenders and held up in the ruck. I think he did enough to earn another week.

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    Just watching the replay, and I may not completely understand the rules, but I just saw an umpire tell Kossie to get back out of the 9 meters (goalsquare), then pay 50m against him for not standing still on the mark, WHILE HE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE 9 METERS. Does this confuse anyone else?

    Also, I would like to apologise for my comments doubting Kossie's abilities before we drafted him.

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    Honestly, I thought he was gone the moment he did it.  I think they both slipped a little which made it worse than it should have been, but it was pretty much a textbook example of "arms pinned, head hits the ground." They've been very clear for a few seasons that this would result in a suspension.  

    Aside from that, I was pretty damn happy with AJ's game.  

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    Hmmm, not as helpful as I'd hoped.  

    OK, so as a pure guess, I'd like to see Jefferson finally get his chance, he's more than earned it.  

    I also suspect that Sharp and Langford will be early call-ups.  

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    4 hours ago, Ghostwriter said:

    NOTE: Due to expected extreme weather there’s a change to start time of the practice match vs North at Arden St this Saturday February 22nd. The match is now scheduled to start at 10am

    I was going to point this out.  Mid 30's isn't a great way to watch football.  

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    The Hawks are my sliders for this season.  They surprised everybody this year, but now teams know what they are about and will be digging into their gameplan.  They won't get the unexpected wins against teams that underestimated them again.  I expect them to drop out of the 8.  2026 will tell us whether their team and gameplan are the real deal or not.  

    Also, I can't see us missing the 8 unless we suffer more major injuries. The media pile-on fails to acknowledge that we were essentially playing without three of our best mids.  Trac was gone for half the season, Oliver was a shadow of his usual self without a real pre-season, plus playing injured, and of course the loss of Gus not only cost us on-field, but was a massive psychological hit to the team.  While we don't get Gus back, the other two are in full flight and training well.  Having them both fit and firing, plus natural improvement from the young mids, we'll see a different team next year.  

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    2 hours ago, Deemania since 56 said:

    It's a tough call on the humble snag roll, agreed. I once lived near a great bakery that made huge phlegm sandwiches (vanilla slices) really well - after a year of having a couple each week, I stopped this treat and lost nearly eight kilos within 5 months. Diet does seem to be important, heh?

    Sounds like depression to me mate.  You need more sugary treats to cheer you up.  

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    3 hours ago, Demonstone said:

    I have always believed that it was unintended.  I know most of you think otherwise.

    Maynard, on the other hand ...

    Moore leads with the knee deliberately.  He ended the seasons of two players this year with that action.  As Macca says, the other one suffered fractured vertebrae, which could have left him paralysed.  He's a dog of the highest order.  

    As for Maynard, you will never convince me that an athlete capable of catching and moving on a ball in a fraction of a second didn't have time to register the contact (especially given he was the one who caused it) and react.  You can clearly see that Brayshaw saw him coming and tried to catch him.  In the same time, Maynard chose to turn and lead with his shoulder.  That wasn't bracing for impact, it was a choice to hurt someone.  

    So yes I would be thrilled if they both had opponents jumping knee-first into their backs all day.  Maybe that would prompt the AFL to do something about players leading with the knee.  

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    Obviously most of us had a moment of "Who the [censored] is Aidan?" when this was announced, but looking at the footage we have, I'm kind of encouraged.  He's got great pace for a bigger guy and looks to have a really good vertical leap.  I think he'd be a really handy extra mid when he's rucking on top of being able to crash packs and take marks.  Obviously there are no guarantees, but what we've seen so far is pretty encouraging.  

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    1 hour ago, Bates Mate said:

    I'm not concerned by your concerns. Powerful but not explosive , please explain

    It's simple.  He was fourth last in the 20m sprint rankings at the combine.  That indicates a serious weakness in his game that could have a massive impact on his ability to adjust to the top level.  I've said all along that this worries me, and I stand by that.  I really hope they have a plan to improve his acceleration.  

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