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But the ither half is on massive coin. They'd have Cripps, McKay, Weitering, Walsh, Saad, Williams and Martin chewing up a fair chunk of the cap.

I reckon you'll usually be able to prise a GWS mid as they seem to grow mids on trees up there (mostly through their academy). I'd be thinking it's less about coin and more about opportunity. Lever is a great character too, but we chased him hard and landed him. I really hope we're still keeping tabs on Tom.

Yes. Similar to how the majority of the money supply is created by banks when they make loans. As for Government spending, the Treasury instructs its central bank to credit/mark up Exchange Settlement Account balances of the appropriate bank and numbers go up on a screen. These numbers are called reserves - they're digital dollars. The reverse happens when tax liabilities are extinguished. When I pay my tax, my bank Westpac uses its reserves (digital dollars) in its ES balance to settle my obligation, and the RBA marks down Westpac's ES balance at the RBA. Victorian Gov is different to the Fed Gov. The Vic Gov relies on revenue as a currency user (including GST, which is funnelled back to them by newly created reserves to match the revenue taken in by the Fed) and the Victorian bond market, as well direct foreign investment (see the Chinese deals thst were done by Napthine and then Andrews). The major bond holder of Victorian bonds since March last year is the RBA (ie, the Fed Gov is funding elements of the Victorian budget - and the rest of the states and territories, to get them through COVID). Taxation is a control on inflation and is what provides demand for a currency like the AUD. Here's the Bank of England on money creation in the modern economy, which is mostly bank credit - https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/knowledgebank/how-is-money-created (this also has a breakdown of the UK money supply, Australia's is similar - last year at a point, bank credit accounted for close to 90% of the money supply). And here's the former head of the US Federal Reserve (US central bank) talking about how a monetary sovereign spends in the modern economy - And yes, I'm looking forward to seeing what the larger overall development of this site is. Will it involve a further cash injection from govs down the line?

His fairwell game was his 300th in a win, in front of a big crowd on the MCG. It was the perfect send off.

I'd be all over GWS' Tom Green. He will explode soon and his inclusion would enable us to be less reliant on Clarry and give us more midfield depth.

How would Carlton have more cap for Cerra? He is the type they need though.

Daniel Talia is being delisted by the Crows. Surely he'll end up at the Bulldogs next year?

I'm right on board for a Vax passport once everyone has had the chance to be vaxed, but not when half the population haven't had access yet.

More like Oliver to Bowey to Brown. ;)

Gotta say it's particularly impressive to have identified talent last year too. Sure, they've been following some of them for years, but without a lot of footy last year, our recruiters have done a brilliant job here.

Hope you got to see Clarry live the other night, Bobby.

It takes 12 weeks between first and second dose of AZ. My wife and I as 30 somethings have only just had it opened up to us. This rule would mean I couldn't go as I wouldn't get my second shot in time. You can't do that to young people....

It's paid by marking up reserve accounts. 😛 No taxpayer involved, sorry.

I'd much prefer the GF be played in an empty MCG...

He kicks them so flatly, doesn't he? I loved seeing him burst off half back in space and onto the wing. Kicked it perfectly to Brown's advantage, who probably should have marked it. It's exciting having all these good kicks in the back half all of a sudden. Hunt is the only iffy kick back there, which may well cost him a spot to Jake in the end.

Thanks for that mate. The only thing missing is the contested stuff. What's he like in a contest? But I'll trust Taylor and co. If they think he's a "Melbourne" type player, go hard for him.

#1 in my 34 years.

Completely agree. He did win an AA jacket in his third season after all. He's a freak and it's a joy to watch him in a Melbourne jumper. We're witnessing a once in a generation talent IMO. Trac is great and explosive, and a match winner, but at purely winning clearances and contested ball, we may not see a better player for a long time.

Lol, those "Baby Bombers", hey? One player in the 40 man squad, but that won't stop the AFL media from frothing about them. The Baby Bombers thing is a myth.

I reckon we should be congratulating a few here. Obviously Jake, but internally, not just the recruiters but the development team and clearly Troy Chaplin. How explosive is that? I had to watch it 5 or 6 times to work out how the hell he did that. His nickname is the giveaway. Bowser. If you know your Nintendo, that's how it's pronounced. @binman @george_on_the_outer @Demonland I know you guys were wondering this on the podcast last week.

Oh, I'd be all over Tom Green if that were a possibility. Could almost be as good as Clarry in time.

Not sure of the contractual status of the following players, but here's a list of players I'd go after if money or picks were no object: - Isaac Cumming - Brayden Maynard - Zak Butters - Jordan Dawson I'd also strongly consider Andrew Gaff providing he'd take significantly less than he seemed to want last time. Cumming, Maynard and Dawson would all complement our current back 7 or 8. Cummimg and Dawson in particular would add some elite kicking too that could enable Rivers to push up the ground. I doubt we'd ever have the capital to satisfy Port in a trade for Butters, so this is fanciful, but I think our forwardline could do with another match winner with x factor. I'd love Toby Greene instead, but that's even less likely to happen.

I didn't say it was a brilliant game for him, I just said that I thought he was comfortably better than Trac. Most of Trac's touches seemed to be handball receives from Clarry anyway. As for my point about Oliver being underrated, it's in reference to Trac and Bont mostly. Not only has Clarry done it longer than either of them (Bont used to have flashes of brilliance rather than more consistent elite performances), but Oliver rarely gets the fanfare of either aforementioned player because he's not as overtly offensive. Oliver has put together an incredible season. Probably his best, but it's not that far in front of some of his other seasons. James Brayshaw tends to give him a wrap, but it's very rare commentators notice or draw attention to Oliver's brilliance. Whereas they fawn over Trac. I reckon it's unfair, but anyway. It is what it is.

How Petracca can get the full 10 votes for that game is beyond me. He made bizarre decisions repeatedly that cost us goals. He played well, but Oliver was far superior. Poor Clarry, constantly underrated when he's been at Trac's level for 5 years. Then in the Bulldogs game you've got a guy who didn't lay a single tackle in the midfield polling 7 votes. Are you serious?

If either are playing, it's due to injury. I'm on record with my views on both Jones and Vanders, so I don't feel the need to say anymore.