Adam The God

As a mid or a half back? I hope you're right.

They definitely could be, but I still think we need more. I think Turner could be A grade, Kozzy is A grade, depending on how long Max stays around, he's A grade. So there's 5 guys. I hope Windsor keeps developing. I'm not sure where his ceiling is though. Max won't be around for much longer, but I'm still hopeful 2027 is a finals year for us.

I know it's dealing with the Glen Eira Council who are notoriously slow, however if the state government are involved, I would expect planning to not suffer the same hurdles as you, and thus be expedited.

Just my opinion of course...

Well, Max hopes Clarry can win a Brownlow next year. He said no such thing about Trac...

I agree. So we either go Humphrey again next year or hope we can land one with our two first rounders next year. I actually think we're two A graders short. But anyway, time will tell.

I'm not convinced there's a superstar in this draft anyway. I think we'll get two very good players from the top 10 that will make us better, but there's no Oliver 2015 or Trac 2014 in this draft that I can see. You could see them ooze class and contested ability at underage level. There's no one of that calibre this year. The club have intimated as much previously and even looking at the recruiting videos of last year's crop, there's no one that gets close to say Xavier Lindsay from this year's class.

I'd be going Dovaston, Lindsay and somehow Pickett.

He's the one I want in our forward pocket next year.

I don't get Clarry at all. I get Jarrod Berry if anything.

And already missed footy due to concussion. That's the bigger red flag IMO.

Kozzy is not a particularly fair yardstick. He's an A grader, I'd argue and A+ grader. I think Dovaston could well become an A grader. He has some elite traits and I love his energy and game sense.

We're good. We have leadership across every line. Backs have May, Lever, Turner and Salem. Forwards have Mihocek and Melksham. Mids have Steele, Viney and Max. That's enough for now. Let the kids grow.

Ah, see ya later then.

Someone wrote on here in the last few weeks that JT told Dovaston to take it easy so he didn't jump too high up the draft order. If this is true, Dovaston would be a lock for one of our picks. This is my thinking and hope.

Well, as per the Combine, he has elite agility, which is a good start. Small forwards are becoming the most important players in the modern game. Kozzy, Watson are just two stars taken in the top 15.

That's insane. That article was at the end of October too! So less than a month later, Kozzy jumped from the late 2nd round to mod 1st round. JT absolutely nailed that draft.

Still a bit early but here is what I'd roll with (Dovaston a lock for mine in the draft): AMW Petty Lever Bowey Turner Salem Langdon Rivers Windsor Kolt Mihocek Chandler Dovaston JVR Fritta Max Kozzy Langford CJ Lindsay Steele Viney Heath

Interesting idea.

Yes, he is, but I reckon they'll bring in a ball movement and/or stoppage coach too.

There's no way we go just with Jones as midfield coach next year. He's too green.

Fascinating. The most interesting detail is this for me: "The soft cap for Goody was taken care of in this year,” confirms Guerra. “That’s been sorted. So we have got a clear (2026) cap."

You can make it at AFL level without pace. That's a great truism. If you're not tough enough though you can't lift it a notch or two and be competitive. I'm not talking necessarily about Ollie Greeves, I'm speaking generally. But we'll agree to disagree.

A couple of nuggets for me out of some of the social media content recently. 1) Richo is quite involved and I just wonder whether he could be ying to King's yang. He didn't seem to work as the nice guy to Goody's nice gut, but if King is a bit of a hard [censored] and Richo is the good cop, they might just work nicely together. 2) There is a quote from Guerra that strongly implies that Lamb was not happy with the state of the list. I find this very intriguing given he's been at the helm the whole time. It suggests to me that he wasn't happy with some moves and was potentially overruled. Guerra said: "It's a reset, as you said it's hard to farewell a couple of champions, but I think it sets the club up. As Tim (Lamb) has been demanding of us, to make sure that we put the club in a better position. I think at the end of 7.30pm today, the club will be in a better position." 3) I haven't noticed King in any of this content. Goody would often feature. It's not necessarily a good or bad thing. But I wonder if King is very much about trusting the list management team to do their job and leaving them to it. Or whether there's actually been a conscious decoupling between list management and the wider FD during the trade period.

Lindsay and Dovaston for me. A forwardline of: Kolt Mihocek Chandler Dovaston JVR Fritta With Langford, Viney and others resting forward is nice.