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I believe that the AFL is reviving the Indigenous All-Stars game next season. Will Kozzie be allowed to play even though he's suspended for three games?

The timing of this thread is impeccable (not). We're going into a trade and draft period of enormous importance to the Melbourne Football Club and people are attacking our list manager. Surely, this issue is best raised at the end of November when we can have a look at the results achieved in that time rather than cause more disruption on top of everything we've been put through these past few months? Fair dinkum - we are our own worst enemies.

The coaching job is a poisoned chalice.

The "fans", being fans of all clubs who chose to vote. A completely useless poll.

More likely the first pick for Richmond. We would be lucky to get him with pick 5 or 6 or whatever it turns out to be.

Win a few games early next year and we're back to being roosters.

Perhaps we're looking elsewhere and moved on from someone who like him who would cost and arm and a leg and way too much for someone closing in on 30 years of age?

I've now read the strategic plan for 2020-2023. It talks about its vision being to commence construction by 2023. A promise is something that could not have been made without the necessary consents and agreements having been put into place beforehand and is altogether different to a vision.

Where can we see that strategic plan?

Rebuilding existing facilities like Geelong and Richmond is completely different to starting from scratch. Administrations from before PJ & Roffey lost out on Olympic Park to Eddie and Collingwood. We do have excellent facilities in two locations, one opposite the G, the other at Casey which are far better than the rat infested [censored] we occupied 15 years ago. But can you name one club that’s been able to secure a new site with facilities in the past decade such the one in the Caulfield proposal?

Selection will be interesting this week and obviously revolves firstly, around whether Kozzy is rubbed out by the tribunal tonight. This is the list of players from Casey’s last game - Jed Adams, Kynan Brown, Leo Connolly, Paddy Cross, Tyler Edwards, Kyah Farris-White, Tom Freeman, Tom Fullarton, Max Gregory, Campbell Husthwaite, Matt Jefferson, Andy Moniz-Wakefield, Ned Moodie, Charlie Peters, Josh Schache, Ollie Sestan, Tom Sheridan, Roan Steele, Mitch Szybkowski, Koltyn Tholstrup, Ziggy Toledo, Will Verrall, Mitch White Bailey Laurie and Adam Tomlinson were sent to Adelaide to act as holdovers for the Port Adelaide game. Also since then, Lachie Hunter and Daniel Turner have been declared fit. Casey should therefore have a better side than last time they played which is encouraging.

That was worse than Powell-Pepper’s hit. He should get a minimum of 5 weeks

No Pickett in Round 0 so why not ease Clarrie in with a stint up forward where he could prove to be a handful for defenders who rarely play against the type of player. That’s being creative, surely?

Robbo’s been pumping up their tyres for months and the Hun has given the Bombers rock star treatment over the entire summer. Looks like their dynasty’s over before it started.

Odds not dissimilar to those in favour of the Sydney Swans in our game last weekend.

North Melbourne making a move to have Sanders included in its NGA and for an exemption to the rule preventing Victorian clubs from bidding for top 40 players as a concession from the AFL. As if the draft wasn’t already heavily compromised!

A weight off the Suns’ mind.

We played Port on their deck and in conditions that didn’t suit us in a game where they got the rub of the green thanks to a few umpire howlers and lost by 4 points. Nothing’s impossible in finals.

What does this kid have to do to win a Rising Star nomination? Hasn’t missed a game and has been a steady player all year. Yet some others are getting the nod after one good game. In this article Demon makes return, Roo drops: AFL Rookie Rankings – Round 17 McVee is ranked top 8 for players who played their first game this year.

6. Jack Viney 5. Lachie Hunter 4. Christian Petracca 3. Steven May 2. Jake Bowey 1. Kysaiah Pickett

Jacob van Rooyen - where was he

6. Christian Petracca 5. Jack Viney 4. Christian Salem 3. Jake Lever 2. Trent Rivers 1. Lachie Hunter

On the VFL website they have two players to watch for the Casey Demons • Josh Schache - leading club goal kicker for 2023 with 19 goals (average 2.4) • Blake Howes - leading club disposals for 2023 with 245 (average 22.3) and leading club marks for 2023 with 75 (average 6.8) Would like to see Howes getting a game at AFL level. Hope it’s soon.

We’re coming off a W on the MCG against Collingwood this year compared to a disappointing loss to them last year which was our third straight defeat. We should be at least as confident looking forward to the rest of 2023.

Obviously, not good enough.