Dr. Gonzo

Why did Petracca tell him to settle when he took that intercept mark in the 3rd and go back for a set shot? Hard to tell what was ahead on the tv but it looked as though he could've run in for a regulation shot at goal. Sometimes it's better to have a shot on the run instead of go back for a set shot as it's a more fluid action.

As soon as I saw him line up in the centre for the opening bounce against Freo I thought this is going to be a great move. He's obviously pinch hitting at the moment but we seem to use him for the opening bounce of most quarters before he moves forward. Gives us real x-factor around the ball to kick things off.

Max was drafted in 2009, how many years do you reckon he has left? How much money do you reckon moving LJ on would free up? It just makes no sense especially when others like Hibberd, Melksham, Jetta, AvB, Jones plus others like Baker, Bedford etc would all be primary candidates to be retired, traded or delisted at end of year. Hell I reckon we'd probably move on Weideman before LJ especially if Brown can string games together and TMac continues his early season form.

Came to post the exact same thing, great minds Ethan ?

1 Jakovich 2 Farmer 3 Schwarz 4 Lyon 5 KOZZIE!!!

Tim Kelly?

I disagree wholeheartedly. I have total faith that if Oliver and Petracca commit to us it will not be at the expense of LJ.

haha why would Jackson sign until end of 2022 and then want out after 2021?

Kelly for Gus where do I sign?? Not that it's worth spending too much time thinking about as we won't land him but anyone who wouldn't sacrifice Brayshaw to get Kelly in as our silk outside mid are having a laugh.

I think sunny Queensland is having a positive effect on the old boy ?

ASA's are Additional Services Agreements I think, the old 3rd party deals. These now come under the cap as a separate item.

It's realistic, every single player manager will be telling their clients to only sign up until their FA. It doesn't mean he's going to leave at that point it just gives him better leverage to get more money.

The opposite to that is when we front-loaded Frawley's contract which gave us no option to match as we found out it was based on the final year's salary, not the average salary over the length of the contract.

Or when we upset the Tigers dedication to Tommy Hafey after he passed away.

If he re-signs it would likely be for 2 years to take him up to FA

The role he is playing he has to nail those shots. If he can convert his opportunities he could be our Gunston or Breust. If he doesn't then he becomes a liability.

I don't know whether we can/will accommodate all of Brown, Weid and Fritsch. At the moment it looks to me as though one of Jackson or TMac will eventually make way for Brown and Fritsch and Weid are competing for that 3rd tall spot. It all depends on how TMac holds up, how Jackson comes on (and how he goes chopping out Max) and how we go with injuries.

That was Salems most complete game by far. Would be brilliant if he can put together a consistent season at that level, would go close to B&F.

That's the thing that was most pleasing, the effort which showed in the repeat pressure acta and the willingness to run to set up our defensive structures and assist with the quick ball movement. You can lose because of lack of execution but you should never lose because of lack of endeavour. Hopefully this mob will start to see that if they put in the effort game in game out the results will follow.

Stadiums have their own deals with the ticketing agencies. So anything MCG is Ticketek and anything Docklands is Ticketmaster (or vice versa - I'm confused...) I assume it's similar interstate, scg may be Ticketek and Manuka Ticketmaster

Can someone tell Petracca to hold the ball still when he's lining up for a set shots instead of twirling it in his hands? I thought he had to do an extra spin in the last quarter when he was lining up which messed up his timing because when he spun it the first few times he ended up with the laces facing in. None of the best shots at goal would ever spin the ball in their hands during their run ups.

If that snap from the pocket had not have hit the post he would have been in contention for goal of the year. Seems to have gone up a gear this year after a few solid preseasons. Loving his game at the moment, multiple efforts and a smart user of the footy.

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We really shouldve been up by 50 points halfway through the last quarter but the Demons just love keeping our stress levels up.

Salem was immense I thought. Max, Oliver and Petracca dominated the clearance bar one 15 minute stint in the 2nd quarter. I thought their small forwards would wreak havoc but we nullified them almost completely. CARNA DEMONS!!! Bloody good to get another win on the board and especially against another finals aspirant. And for those keeping track, Goodwin is 2-0 against Ratten