Supermercado

Based on the RIchmond pre-season game Preuss would have been dead by half time if we'd tried to play him as the solo ruckman in the heat. I'd play him this week but has to be as a second banana, not first ruck. Wish there was a mature, competent ruckman we could have parked on the rookie list as an emergency option - if Gawn went down with a serious issue we'd be in all sorts. Got away with it a couple of years ago, don't think we would now.

One team in 120 years coming back from a 0-6 start isn't much of a comfort. May as well say West Coast came back from 0-1 to win the flag last year so start queuing for Grand Final tickets now.

The Casey coverage is dire. At least when they had their own website you'd know who the goalkickers were. P.S - Has anyone checked on the welfare of Casey's Twitterist? @caseydemonsFC last posted anything on March 12 and has four total posts this year.

Hope they finish 1/2 in the B&F of a team that runs last.

Shouldn't put your hand on it* until you win it. * Yes, yes settle down

The idea that we just have to find somebody to kick 50 is simplistic - we've just traded a key forward for a key defender, the idea is that we concede less goals because of that so the burden on one player to kick 50 and replace Hogan is a myth.

If the Experience returns I'll be useless due to dying of excitement.

The white line fever thread

Just need to wait until next week and start feeding stories that West Coast are interested in him next year as Kennedy's long term replacement. Would rather lose him for compo next year than not extort Freo now.

Has been ok last few weeks until dying in the arse today, but we're mad if we don't start trying to upgrade ASAP. Cannot finish 2019 in the 1s if we're serious.

I'd be making sure because his value to other clubs will have gone off the charts in the last few weeks.

If I was his manager I wouldn't let him get stuck in the VFL for half of next year after his performances of the last three weeks.

Not off him for good, but in this massive game he'd want to do better than his career average of 3.3 kicks per game*. VFL performances are fine but no help if you can't translate it to the big time. * Unless he kicks three from three kicks.

We're 0-14 against Lance Franklin. Time to give that one the heave ho.

Go and get Gaff... tribunal representation.

SEN's entire business model seems to be clickbaiting you through to website articles where somebody says something moderately controversial. Works quite well.

He's fine with ball in hand, a complete liability when it's loose. Time for the old face-saving mystery injury.

As if the AFL won't be playing razzle dazzle half-court rules within a few years. Visionary preparation.

Finals since 2015 - 24, 20, 34, 35, 34 and 25 touches. Seems to find it alright.

The performances are not to be discounted, but they were playing a village team. Like when Gawn had 80 hitouts then it turned out Bendigo couldn't afford a ruckman.

Your ideas are intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter. He's ok with the ball, is a massive liability without it. Either he or Vince goes now and the other follows at the end of the year.

And the financials are much better there now that the AFL own the joint. Not a big deal to play one game there if the alternative is Darwin.

For all those hoping for the MCG, from three weeks ago...

Build a bar facing the platforms at Jolimont so we can taunt platforms full of opposition plebs after games.

Didn't think much of him, but Vince should be in the gun first.