Adam The God

I'd rather nick a GWS mid from them. That'll certainly bring us closer to them. Shiel, Coniglio, Whitfield or Kelly. That said, priority one for us should be ensuring we hold onto what we've got. Yeah, I'm confident that by the end of 2018, if injury free, Petracca, Salem and Brayshaw will be a feared group, lead by Oliver and eventually Viney.

Wasn't Round 1 though.

I've posed this as a potential question for Goody on the forthcoming podcast. We'll see if it gets asked.

Absolutely. Never said he wouldn't be in our best 22. But what would he offer (specifically) that we don't already possess? As you say, at what cost? I'd take him if he came cheaply, but he won't. Oliver, Viney, Petracca, Salem, Brayshaw, Tyson and Jones will do me fine.

If that's the case, Pedo has to make Taylor accountable. That becomes a key match up.

Wow. There's definitely a strong Ministry for Propaganda at Geelong. No way Dangerfield plays after pulling a hamstring. It's see ya later for 2+ weeks.

What does he provide that most of our mids don't already? Apart from an inability to break a tag... He's meat and potatoes. That's it.

I suspect this stat will remain relatively the same for the foreseeable future. We play a very high press and when teams eventually get out the back, as we've seen on multiple occasions, they have a paddock to run into. Inside 50 stats can be very misleading in the modern game.

No, thanks. Sloane doesn't excite me.

No reason why he can't be as good as Martin by the end of 2018 and as damaging forward as the bikie.

It's probably been covered before but Slobbo's "analysis" is totally lacking in any football knowledge whatsoever. If we held teams to account for what they did the previous year, Richmond wouldn't have made the finals, let alone won the flag. He allows no natural development, despite the MFC improving every year for the last 4. Well done, Slobbo, you've regained your status as King of the Muppets in the eyes of A F. You dill.

Thanks RD. Yeah, I saw this, but doesn't seem like much if it was a principal sponsorship deal. Turns out I didn't realise there were principal AND major sponsors.

Maybe I'm just coming up with conspiracy theories today, but I wonder if Oliver's 'knee soreness' is our way of keep them guessing as well.

Gotcha. Pays to actually read things properly, eh? It's a big photoshoot to roll out for a major sponsor. But I like it. Boosts the brand value in the eyes of many. A chance to get more eyes on all our sponsors and a good news story.

And King says he has us finishing in the bottom half of the top 8, so I think he's in agreement with you, PD.

This new Infiniti deal is an interesting one. Mere speculation only, however I wonder if iSelect's BOJ deal was minimal, but as we wanted to repay the faith, we kept them as BOJ. This then meant we needed to sign another major sponsor to fill the gap in expected BOJ sponsorship. The only problem with this theory is I'm not sure what Infiniti get out of the deal exposure-wise. Surely, they'd want jumper coverage...?

Eh?

Wondered where this had gotten to. Great news though. It's exciting we've managed to land another sponsor, but I'm most excited about seeing those three guys in the same picture. Lever, Hogan and Petracca. Wowza, we're spoilt for young talent.

Any news on Ablett or is he definitely playing?

So finally listened to the new version today. Are the people whinging serious? There's so little difference between the two recordings, it's barely even worth a mention.

What's he supposed to say? "Nah, I don't think a club that has experienced such finals drought and then a young promising list of the right demographic, has a chance." I mean, really, more clickbait. If he says anything else, it would be considered damaging to one of his clubs' brands.

Has it been expressed by anyone inside the club or just those on the outside...?

I know this sounds a bit narrow minded but our inability to play a final last year has no doubt kept some away. Unfortunately, many people only wish to be associated with winners. As we win more and gain more respect, those that have stayed away will finally return. I've always thought our membership target for 2018 should be approximately 45,000. Start the season well and we're a big chance to exceed that 45,000, which IMO is excellent for a club that has not played finals in over a decade.

This is MM's opinion. You present his opinion as if it's fact. I'm not saying I disagree with what he's saying, but there is room for the possibiliy that other factors are responsible for our missing out on finals in 2017. Such as inexperience.

When our backs were against the wall in that third quarter of JLT2, I expected Oliver, Petracca and/or Hogan to step up. Oliver certainly did. I reckon we have these players on our list, but it's as you say, a little lack of experience that is holding them back from doing it most weeks. We'll win 15+ games this year and it should propel us close to the top 4.