Everything posted by Adam The God
- Trade Rumours 2023
- POSTGAME: Rd 04 vs West Coast
- POSTGAME: Rd 04 vs West Coast
- POSTGAME: Rd 04 vs West Coast
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2023 AFL National Draft prospects: The next batch
Didn't think I'd be keeping too close an eye on this year's crop, but thank you Fremantle. 😉
- POSTGAME: Rd 04 vs West Coast
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Death Riding Fremantle 2023 - Feathered Cap Edition
I know this isn't a thread on LJ, but if Freo weren't based in Perth, would Freo really have set their sights so strongly (if at all) on LJ? It feels like they had tunnel vision because LJ was a high draft pick West Australian, and so cleared out 3-4 best 22 players to fit him in. LJ may well end up being a star, but it appears Freo have this hyperfocus on WA products to the detriment of their actual list needs. If I were Freo, I'd have definitely enquired, but given they already have Darcy, it wouldn't have gone much further if I knew that getting him would mean having to clear out 3 or 4 best 22s. That's insane and it's a philosophy that Melbourne clearly don't share. No one player is bigger than the club. I wonder what Longmuir thought of the trade...
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POSTGAME: Rd 04 vs West Coast
My recent critique on Gus is he tends to try to bite off too much with his kicks (he's not a great kick under 30m) and has been fumbly the last few weeks. When Salem is fit again, we'll have a tough decision to make, because for mine, I'd take Salem's poise and ball use every day of the week. So we'll have to find another role for Gus.
- POSTGAME: Rd 04 vs West Coast
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POSTGAME: Rd 04 vs West Coast
Where did we finish in order to get LJ though? 17th. That's what I mean. The elite of the elite are usually top 5 picked. Unless you have some low finishes (bottoming out), you need 2-3 strong hands in the top 20 to lay the foundations. Don't get me wrong here. I've loved our list build, I'm just being realistic about what we'll need to do to go again without bottoming out. Unless of course we get lucky like Geelong and a Dangerfield and Cameron fall in our laps via FA.
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POSTGAME: Rd 04 vs West Coast
I love our recruiting, but our absolute elite players aside from Max were top 5 picks in their draft year (Clarry and Trac) or in trade form (Lever and May). Take Clarry and Trac out of our midfield and we're not a top 8 team. This is usually how it works and why eventually the fork in the road comes. Do you keep topping up with FAs or do you bottom out and go back for the elite top end talent?
- POSTGAME: Rd 04 vs West Coast
- POSTGAME: Rd 04 vs West Coast
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Harrison Petty - KPF in 2023
I've always been in the leave Petty back camp, but now that they've done it, I want them to give him a good stretch of games forward. We can make a decision when Max is fit again.
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Best Melbourne 22 Seen In Your Time
Omg, I forgot Flash!
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Welcome to Demonland: Jacob Van Rooyen
Well, only if your name was Roo, otherwise you'd probably think you were being booed or that Roo doesn't really work as an appropriate nickname for AF.
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Andrew Brayshaw
I doubt we'd have the salary cap, which we'll likely need for JVR and Jefferson in time. But who knows? If it's Brayshaw vs Serong, getting Brayshaw would mean Viney could play forward or burst midfield. If it was Serong, he'd take Sparrow and JJs midfield minutes and play half forward the rest of the time. We can dream. 😁
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Best Melbourne 22 Seen In Your Time
Oooh, I feel like Werridee. Here goes! Jetta May Bowey Lever Frawley Whelan Langdon Oliver Yze Lyon Schwarz Fritsch Farmer Neitz K Pickett Gawn Petracca J Viney Stynes White Green Jones Note, I was born in 1987, so don't remember Flower. Jackovich was great fun, but didn't play long enough. Loved T Viney's toughness, but like his son, his disposal was a killer. Bruce was a very dangerous player on his day. The Febeys and the McDonalds (Junior in particular) were good value, Tingay was solid, Jurrah was brilliant and Woey is unlucky not to make the list.
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Death Riding Fremantle 2023 - Feathered Cap Edition
I was thinking at quarter time last night, surely the Suns can play four quarters these days or even a half or maybe three quarters? But no... When the Suns were on, St Kilda couldn't move the ball and no King or Membrey meant they couldn't dump kick it either. The Suns young ruckman was killing Marshall too. But after quarter time, they failed to win ground ball, 1v1s or set up behind the ball. I reckon they may as well put the Suns in the bin. A terrible football club.
- Death Riding Fremantle 2023 - Feathered Cap Edition
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Welcome to Demonland Matthew Jefferson
I actually think PartyTimeJohnny was taking p. And if he wasn't, I'm sure he'll say he was. 🤣 Nowhere to go now, Johnny. 🤪
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Welcome to Demonland Matthew Jefferson
Top bump this. 🤣
- Death Riding Fremantle 2023 - Feathered Cap Edition
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Welcome to Demonland: James Jordon
Yep, good call.
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Welcome to Demonland: James Jordon
Interesting take. You're definitely right in that we like to play 7 defenders, but I assumed Petty would go back this week given the three West Coast talls, but maybe Hibbo plays on Waterman?