Dr. Gonzo

1st round pick? Ya dreaming

So trade out Fritsch for a 2nd rounder and give Hawks their 2nd rounder back for Gunston?

And Mitch Hibberd?

Cockatoo can't get on the park, no thanks

Going off the 2020 out of contract and rookie players in the pinned thread Delist OMac, Smith, Wagner, Wagner, Nietschke, Hannan, Bedford, Chandler, Dunkley, Jones Tradebait Fritsch Re-sign Viney, Hibberd, Spargo, Sparrow, Petty, Hunt, Jordon(?) Upgrade Brown and Lockhart to senior list Contracted players who should be moved on Jetta, Kolodjashnij, ANB, TMac, Preuss (may need to keep as insurance in case Max gets injured)

I know they have protocols in place, but the clubs have been in Queensland for 6-8 weeks now, why are they still isolated in hubs? Surely they can move around the community like any other Queenslanders I feel sorry for Bennell. Dumb choice to hit the booze with his history - I don't know the extent of his substance abuse whether he was an addict or just a user but either way you'd think he would be staying away from booze in season. I wonder if his family is up there with him, would be difficult being away from a young family for 2 months.

And no doubt we'll be picking up a portion of TMacs salary. Who is in charge of contracts, Mahoney I assume? For all his ability to get things done at the trade table I think his willingness to hand out exorbitant contracts that hamstring our list management is a massive cross against him. Not to mention his management of our assistant coaches/footy department. It makes sense for them to seek a trade considering they are obviously considered no more than depth for us moving forward. I mean if OMac is behind Smith and TMac is behind Brown they'll see nothing but games at windswept Casey in their futures if they stay with us. Only problem is not sure who would be interested in them.

Did you see who he had upfield to kick to? I know he is quick, can break lines and is generally a neat kick. What impressed me yesterday was his one on one work. If we can get him he will be an automatic selection and will complement Salem nicely across half back. Could also go some way to solving our small defender problem as we often get torched by opposition small forwards.

Crows wouldn't do that surely. Is Fogarty the one they got with our pick for Lever? Would be funny if it did happen.

It really is a nothing story but to be honest I never got why footy players/athletes were prone to this kind of behaviour. Combined with the desire to dress in women's clothes for "player review" type functions and it seems there's a lot of repressed stuff going on there

Yep

He's not a footballer and should be off the list next year. Not even worth persisting with as depth.

Good to get the win especially against the Bombers We played 1 quarter though! Should've won by 10+ goals Essendon are trash

Fixed your post

We look so much better when Oliver is kicking the footy Petracca is elite Is Shiel playing?

Poor disposal again. Poor leadership again. Missed set shots again. Fritsch the main culprit again. Where can the improvement come from to take us from a mid-table side to a top 4 side?

With us I assume you mean

I agree the only thing that could possibly impact that is that it is in Cairns. Freo have been playing decent footy (7-5 since losing their first 4) but the Dogs will get the job done and we will be left once again to think what might have been had we not [censored] the bed twice in 5 days.

I've got a 7 and a 5 year old and sometimes I just question whether I am setting them up for a life of disappointment ? Both have been members since birth though

Hopefully it makes those who think Viney is dispensable rethink their position

What sort of phone do you have? On the Samsung I have screen capture widget which I can swipe on at anytime which also has a gif capture option I assume other phones have something similar. Not sure about PC's though.

The club has been managed extremely well off field which is what makes the thought of a board challenge laughable. If the team was winning no-one would be questioning the board, Bartlett or Pert.

Have we been suffering these kinds of injuries more than other clubs? It certainly feels like it. Mitch clark, Trengove, Hogan, Viney, TMac now Angus. I'm sure there's others in there as well, maybe Dunn?

"Managed their finances well" is a euphemism for "being given financially lucrative fixtures for the last 25 years"

It's not communistic, it's co-operative. This is how things were run in the early days of the competition and when the AFL specifically pursues policies of profit/crowd maximisation that favour some clubs at the expense of others (oppposition, timeslots etc) then a revenue sharing model is the only choice. Of course it will be opposed by those who benefit from it.