RalphiusMaximus

Everything below pick 74 has a value of 0 points. Since point matching is required, if someone were to pull shenanigans like that we would be required to match a bid of 0 points. But would we then be using a main list or rookie list spot on him?

That was a damn good game. We finally get a grand final that's an even contest and goes down to the last minute. It just sucks that it was those teams that gave it to us.

So, it might actually happen. 😁

Honestly, I'd be happy enough to see him come in as depth, but he's not worth chasing from what I can see. A late bloomer, mediocre averages in most areas and kicks a little under two goals a game. At 28 he's not likely to improve much on his existing numbers. Will he be good enough to win a regular spot in our side?

Well, since he isn't a coach and the issues are in the coaches box rather than with the players, I think we can agree on that. He's already happily jumping into packs at Casey. He's not going to break any games open next year, but he'll see game time and in a few years he and JVR will be looking pretty good.

Honestly, the single biggest thing they need to stop doing if they want to kick goals with their set shots is stop running out to the side. Especially since the "Stand" rule came in, players have been compulsively running out on their kicking side to try to crib a few extra metres, whether they need the distance or not. That simple act drastically lowers the accuracy of their kick. They need to get back to basics, run directly at the centre of the goal mouth, and kick the ball directly ahead of themselves. It's a basic, largely foolproof method which holds up under pressure.

I don't think you need to write off the forwards on our list quite yet. JVR and Jefferson are both quality young players. They just need another couple of years to build their bodies and turn into AFL footballers. I would expect Jefferson to play in the seniors at some point next year. His mobility and athleticism are a good foil for JVR. If we use Petty as the primary KPF, they could both work off him and impact games. That being said, the elephant in the room is that our forward line problems aren't about the players. It's all about the gameplan, or more accurately, the lack of a plan to score goals. We default to either a bomb to the "hot spot" or a chip to the pocket, two spectacularly low-percentage plays. Our forwards don't move, they don't work for each other, they have no tactics in use to create space for each other so we can take marks in threatening positions. This is entirely on the coaches and it needs to be addressed far more than whether we have the players.

Maybe not the Giants per se, but I'm thrilled for Hogan and Bedford to be playing finals and performing well. I was super peeved when we let Bedford go without a fight, but I doubt he'd have been given the chance under Goodwin that he's had up there and he's absolutely killing it, so good on him.

He's going to be a valuable cog wherever he lands. He's more than capable of playing wing or inside mid and his kicking is underrated. Weak on pace and overhead, but he won't have any trouble finding a home. I wish him all the best. Could be interesting to see Grundy, Harmes and Jordon all wind up at the Swans. 😆

Damn. As some will know, I always liked Deakyn. I love the way he moves, he has that floating run that looks completely effortless. Sadly, the rest of his game has never quite gotten to the point where he looked like getting a call-up, and there's only so long you can keep someone on the list based on their running ability alone. I hope he stays on at Casey.

I noticed he had a lot of clever touches in not much space. Possibly too willing to hand the ball off to better credentialled team-mates, but you often see that with guys just finding their feet. If he starts to back himself in a bit more he'll be more eye-catching.

Most of my sources seem to be saying he's fine. *My sources being this thread. 😜

So what can we say about that? The Umpires were as bad as I've ever seen. We always play terribly in the wet. The team don't seem to understand that you can't do the quick handballing when the ball is slippery and constantly overpossess. Port are playing a similar game to Collingwood and to some extent Geelong, which uses short angled passing and hard forward running to bypass our zone. We need to adjust how we play against this style. With all that, we only lost by a few points.

Go the Saints vs The Demons and watch the Religious Right bet the farm on the Saints.

What happened to White? Injury I assume? I couldn't see any news with a quick search, but he wasn't in the side. It's been bugging me for weeks. (not bugging me enough to take the time to do a proper search, obviously 😁 )

As far as I'm concerned this is just another umpiring mistake (among many). If the player on the ground pulls it under and fails to get it out, it's a free. Just because they are on top of another player when they do it doesn't change any of this. The same rule should still apply and the free be paid against the player who pulled the ball back in. The error is in the "interpretation" rather than the rule.

It's a sad fact of life that both Ticketek and Ticketmaster are a complete disgrace when it comes to anything resembling customer service or providing a quality customer experience.

Is there a replay available anywhere?

Smith is my smokey for this season. He looked a fair way off last I saw him, but I just love the way he moves. He has that smooth running style where he glides across the ground. I could see him carrying the ball out of HB.

We're an easy double-up game? Plus Collingwood?

Honestly, we've got a pretty good record against Brisbane. I'm calling it a win that we have them twice. There are teams we have a lot more trouble with that could have been doubled up for us. Overall I'm pretty happy with this. It's not super-easy, but we have a pretty good run to start the season and most of the sides that really trouble us we only play once. I think we should do pretty well out of this draw.

I'm ok with this pick. He looks like he has good hands, which is what the Weed always lacked. I'm not seeing him double-grabbing marks he should hold easily. He's agile and can work at ground level and he kicks straight. He looks to have all the tools to succeed. We also have plenty of time to build his body before he needs to be slotted into the senior side. Looks like a good pick.

I wouldn't be trusting any of the coalition in charge. First thing they'd do is sell off assets to make the books look better.

Moniz-Wakefield looks interesting. I've seen him do some very nice things the last few weeks. He needs to be more involved in games, which is not unusual for a young player, but there are flashes. He nearly kicked an Eddie Betts-like goal from the pocket today that would have been insane if he hadn't almost put it out on the full.

Honestly, the last few weeks our forward work has been more reminiscent of 2019-20 where we were looking great around the ground then just belting blind bombs into the forward 50 and hoping someone would make something happen. I suspect that may be a function of opposition pressure on the mids as much as anything, but it's causing our whole attack to break down. Without proper delivery, the forwards have stopped moving and are now sitting back waiting to see where the bomb is going to land. That gives the defence a chance to take the initiative. The good news is that the team turned that around really quickly in 2021 and we dominated, so hopefully with some minor tweaking they can get things sorted out and start scoring again.