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Couldn’t have asked for less support from the senior players. I thought he was ok but needs time. Hopefully he gets another crack at it against the Tigers.

His marking and body work this year have been disappointing but as @rpfc pointed out, changing the way we bring the ball forward could alleviate a lot of the problems. Its a good signing for us.

I’m feeling a Jack Viney special against the Tigs. Our contested ball numbers and clearances aren’t up to our normal level and he will do something to compensate. I’d love Trac to tear a game apart too. He still has another gear to go. On the negative side, I’ve come to the sad conclusion that van Rooyan is not a great mark. I gave him pass marks previously but the double grabbing and inability to win the big contested marks has worn me down. Please prove me wrong JVR….

Back to the OP, I liked how happy Viney was for Kolt. Viney’s legacy with the younger generation will hold us in good stead for a generation.

I like the coaches award. Most accurate award in my books. AFLPA MVP is garbage. Brownlow is worse. It’s interesting that of the top 25 we are only represented by 2 players. Over the past few seasons we have been well over-represented. This year I think it’s reflective of a more evenly distributed team effort.

If West Coast were smart they’d be targeting McVee to go home. He’s young, classy, shows great leadership, is well suited to Optus Stadium and plays a super important position very well. We are very lucky to have him

I always feel quite calm when Judd is in the contest with his opponent or looking for options with ball in hand. Great temperament for a very difficult position. Howes is getting there too!

Yes.

If we rated him higher than Weideman we would’ve drafted him. I knew of 2 clubs that didn’t think he was a flight risk to Carlton and would’ve taken him had he fallen to them. Credit to Carlton, they drafted 2 players and spent the time and effort required to develop them into Coleman Medallist’s. They had the requisite skills and make up but Carlton did something right. We went with a guy who was very highly regarded as a 16year old and injured a lot in top age but ticked every box from a personality perspective except for perhaps competitiveness.

One thing I am curious about Windsor is his height. He is listed at 185cm but looks smaller on the field. It could be a lack of muscle perhaps. Not sure… What I am certain about is that his speed, poise, aerobic capacity and work ethic are elite already. Add some size, a bit more of the contested stuff and experience and he will be top shelf. I’d love to see him attend some centre bounces next season as it would add another string to his bow. Something Lingers doesn’t have. (As good as he has been for us since coming from Freo) Windsor should be a 200 gamer if we develop him correctly.

Curnow is a weird miss I think. He comes from an awesome family and had a few minor things occur but it was over hyped on the negative. Ask any Carlton supporter and Charlie is the last to leave the track signing autographs for kids, volunteers for hospital visits and generally an all round ripping bloke. May is his kryptonite at the moment though… 😉

Reid is a gun and will be a top liner sooner rather than later. Back to topic, Windsor has pretty much everything you could ask for in a modern winger/mid. I told my 4 year old to get his number on her jumper when she asked me the other day. In my house, that’s the official stamp of approval.

Wild stuff but I heard yesterday that Trac was sore. Is Kolt there for him? Laurie or Woewodin would step in for Chandler. Side note; I loved Chandlers game. It’s exactly the type of game I think he can play consistently if healthy. He’s a tough little bugger.

McKay was widely seen as a player that lacked the required hardness and hunger to make the most of his talent. On talent alone he was top 5 easily. I watched him live 3-4 times in his TAC Cup days and he would often drop out of pack for the Joe the Goose or sweep past his teammates for the handball receive. He didn’t act or play like a KPF. Other times he’d pluck the ball out of the air like he was a man amongst boys and dob goals from outside 50 without raising a sweat. I’d turn to a colleague and we’d discuss how frustrating a prospect he was. I saw less of Sam but felt he was a 2nd round prospect and his lack of games has never really surprised me.

They are right about one thing. That fella Lachie Jones dropped a lot of uncontested marks.

This is an ok signing. As mentioned above it wouldn’t have cost us much and Laurie has a chance to repay the faith. Also, given the state of our list due to forced retirements and other, it is better to keep a player with upside and who knows our systems rather than delisting him as well and adding a further player requiring additional work just to understand our play.

I feel for Brown. Goodwin has form with decisions like this but Brown was useful last week. The only thing I will say regarding Brown is that he is so appalling defensively due to his lack of mobility that perhaps he is purely on the list for depth if the 1st choice guys are fit. But then again, having him a sub makes no sense in that context… Maybe it’s Goodwin’s god complex shining through?

It’s a little perplexing. Petty’s lack of footy aside, I thought the balance of our team last week was pretty good so dropping a mid for another tall seems odd.

I spoke to a former player about this and he said there were a group of players who didn’t trust Jack as he would often drop easy marks or get out competed if the ball hit the deck. I agree it was noticeable that he would find space only to be ignored. I also saw him drop easy marks and turn the ball over so I get the other side too.

It wasn’t his fault that we erred in picking him at #1. He was extremely talented but flawed. Didn’t have the right mix of hardness and mental fortitude to capitalise. One of the best blokes you’d ever want to hang around though. Met him many times socially. See him regularly at Sandy Basketball courts and he is still the same happy go lucky fella he was when we drafted him. Always up for a chat. Big smile on his face. I wish him well.

Impressive kid. I loved how hard he ran to create space and how calm he seems under duress. Good to see some class pushing through the ranks.

I’ll be interested to see the coaches votes. Considering the work the Doggies put into Clarrie I would think he was BOG with Gawn not far behind. An incredible effort by Clarrie. Petracca was pretty poor by his standards in the 1st half but was good when we got on top. A Dogs supporter near me kept yelling, “Bont is better than you Petracca!!!” Eventually I’d heard enough and replied, “That’s ok, Oliver is better than both of them!”

Moving the incident from the finals to one side, this is a sad way to end your career but a great call. He provided some of my fondest highlights in 2021. His set shot in the GF was laser like. Enjoy the additional opportunities to hit the golf course Gus and thanks!

Woewodin or Howes. Woey II can do a lot of different things well which should give him more opportunities. Howes is the type of player we could use in terms of physical traits. If he can stay healthy he might surprise as he offers a point of difference.

I loved him but I don’t think it was any secret that he and a couple of others were seen as net negatives with their off field lifestyles. Shame, he was great with fans of all ages at club functions and worked his backside off to get where he is now. As mentioned his kick to Fritsch in the GF was top shelf.