Adam The God

We also saw it at Collingwood, as did Wright, in the 2021 off season.

The potential upside for Hollands is not at all worth the risk. If you have an A+er like Dusty or Clarry already at your club, you take the cultural risk and try and protect the rest of the group while giving Dusty and Clarry greater leeway. When you're talking about bringing in a B grader (if that), it'd be a brain melting list management decision.

He didn't play firsts in year 11, which is unusual for someone with his background. Lovely kid though.

Carlton are usually 1-2 years behind us. On things like game plan, imploding and probably sacking coaches.

This could well be true - Occam's razor. But I think it's pretty clear that given Guerra has indicated creating a role above Richardson in the FD, it's merely soft cap constraints keeping Richo here, and potentially a modicum of continuity.

Thanks Dad, I know. 😂 Say hi to Jimmy for me.

I'm not saying you're wrong, but just changing people in roles does nothing unless they're good. Otherwise, it's merely deck chairs and the Titanic.

James Kelly was the [censored] who pretended to sleep during a rendition of the Geelong theme song in the club rooms after beating us down at Geelong one year. I'm glad I'm not the only one salty about that still, @Ghostwriter . Wouldn't stop me from hiring him, but shows his arrogance.

Interesting that he mentions 4 other guys (quoting those mentioned), which to me sounds like Ralph is correct that one (Gianceracusa?) has already dropped away and we're at 5 candidates.

Mt Scopus didn't buy crown land. Our plan is to build on crown land, hence a lower cost and certain concessions needed by our side. How do we know the club doesn't now know where the building will be built? As the HS article suggested, the MFC had to make certain concessions. I've been as critical of the board as anyone, but this does sound like genuine progress. Pert seemingly had nothing or little to do with it though, so that was definitely a soft landing provided by the board that hired him in the first place.

Why would our primary interest in Derksen be to play him forward?

It gives us a year to look around. Derksen is very likely on our short list too. Four is more than enough. Adams will be fine too.

We have Turner, Petty, Adams and TMac for next year. May if he stays. Jake is surplus to needs at this point. A great leader and voice down back. If the game was slower, he'd be an asset next to Turner, but the style of modern play exposes his weaknesses. I'd be fine keeping him for his leadership, otherwise it could definitely be a win win depending on what comes back our way.

Case in point, it makes me question Skipworth if he lost out to McQualter for the Eagles position. Nothing about McQualter's time at Melbourne or his first year out West would say he has any idea what he's doing. Of course, the Eagles coaching panel may have absolutely stuffed up their appointment too.

This bit is telling to me: "Brisbane football boss Daly has also had discussions with the Demons before deciding he wouldn't put his hand up..." So you have the conversation and then decide against putting your hand up. Almost like he was told we want number 5.

I think success as a coach is more important than success as a player. Probably helps if you have both though.

Flanders is a Hunter Billings...

Thought exactly the same thing, Unky Bitts.

They can't defend though. That's the bigger problem.

If it's true.

It's very odd, because Luke is actually the nicest bloke.

Wasn't King calling for his head for most of the year?

But Flanders plays for another side, so automatically has to be good. If he was at Melbourne, the same posters complaining that we're not targeting him would be calling for him to be delisted.

They're definitely scatter gunning it and my St Kilda mates can't work out why they went for TDK when they have some very promising young talls on their list already. That said, I think St Kilda are on the up and could well play finals next year.

I'm sorry you lost your cat. Are you sure it was Lewis that did it?