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Please also remind him that he follows " the Family Club" - and their history is one that rips out $20M in poker machine revenue in the Waverley area and are not relinquishing them - as the MFC is and the Roos have. The highest and longest of any club. "Family" club my arse!

Agree. I will be staggrted if viney plays a substantial midfield role. A few minutes and stoppages here and there. Its performing too well to disturb.

In the Elim. Final of 1987, John Law, the kangas captain, admitted he shook Robbie's hand really hard at the coin toss before the game as the rumour was Flower had a broken finger. As told by Robbie in his book also. Nothing is off limits and the cats need to be on the lookout for AVB and Viney as well as anything Scott has in store. . Max will just go about his business. The Scott boys nickname of the cray brothers was given to them at school. Wesley I think or St. Kevins. Leopards don't change spots as seen in the disgraceful episode on Nick Reiwoldt.

At training yesterday Tyson cleaning marked hard kicks to him with no discomfort. His kicking was precise and effective also. the team di a lot of 50 m run throughs at 3/4/ pace at thr end but Gawn, Spargo and O mac just jogged easy laps. Not sure what that measn except maybe recognsiing the time of year and not driving Spargo into the ground before Friday. TMAc led nearly all run throughs - huge power from him.

Interestingly given the apparent GF experience being talked up of Hawkins, inside the cattrey, and directly to me from a highly respected member of the coaching team on the day, they felt Hawkins didn't contribute greatly on the day, esp given his opponent Ben Reid or Chris Tarrant ( I can/t remember which he mentioned) was on one leg. The club's analysis was that Harry Taylor's intercept marking saved them the game, and Bartel' s performance won them the game. Neither are playing now. Chris Scott is yet to prove a solid finals record IMO and Goodwin will add another chapter to this on Friday

Named vice captain of the aflpa under 22 team. In the centre. Brayshaw on a wing. Petracca on the bench

The one where G Lyon kicked a lazy 10?

Nice one. DD . Highlighted above was my first thought to the " Spargo being bullied " angle. This team isn't the 2000 GF team. Contested possession leaders. Geelong are the ones who should be worried. the elim. final is mandatory for Spargo's development and last week again cool under pressure and personally set up 2 important goals during the game.

36 points or more gets cats % above dees.

It will be a Night game and fly out option is not on due to airport curfew. Need to stay unless driving back.

Exactly. No if and buts, the GWS game winner gets 5th spot and home final. Huge upside if Dees get up. Keep going hard, maybe excepting Hibberd who is mandatory for first final. No other changes after yesterdays heroics. Having seen Garlett against the swans he's done for the year if Goodwin is consistent. Spargo stays in for the experience and Tyson is a lock. He's been great on the inside - set up first goal yesterday.

Only if north lose today. I saw port live at the G yesterday and very underwhelming. Absolutely will be gob smacked if not taken down by bombers next friday.

Thanks for the comparison TGR with Fraser Anning mate - as an practising member of the Jewish faith i really appreciate the analogy with a white supremacist. Why on earth was this insult deemed suitable by you ? Moron!

Not quite what i was typing in my post simultaneously as you 1554. Similar drift though.....

This stat is a week old and not his own work. It does not address goodwins key premise either. Media commentators only survive on oxygen and attention or they risk irrelevacy. I've only got 2 words for you Terry- Rodney grinter.

I suspect the stars will align and am planning the options for week 1 finals attendance. Likely to be Dees Vs either Swans in Sydney or Hawks at the G. Champion Data also forecast, and have included loss of Hogan etc. Although round 23 last year hurts, I firmly believe the Crows tanked by resting players and shut up shop - nothing to lose by trying too hard in Perth. Hence their karma this year too? The opposite is true for the Bombers next week against Port. Port are shot and the bombers have a lot to prove, including players playing for their careers. So the circumstance are very different. We just need the Tiges to get the job done tomorrow night first.

That's assuming the Pies beat power, and tiges beat bombers tomorrow and Saturday - then we can sweat the final game in comfort.

Any way to get finals experience into Oliver, Brayshaw, Gawn etc is worth while no matter how it plays out. And based on narrow losses recently to Port and Cats I am a believer that a first final in Melbourne from 8th is winnable ( if Viney is back would help ). In the absence of a home game this weekend I WILL be attending the Pies/Port game and I WILL be cheering the home team - and closely monitoring Jack Watts efforts just for interest.

No way does Port win either of their next 2, Pies and Bombers. Champion data also forecasts this. Melb , even losing next 2, end up 8th on %. And this will be clear on the Friday night of Rd 23 when Bombers play Port. So if Port DOES win, then at least its still up to club to beat GWS.

Sorry - that was meant to be Lever/TMac.

Agree with all of the above deanox. Jones would be scary slow in the modern game for any flank and especially for applying defensive pressure. Lever/Viney is my 2019 choice for leadership team as co-captains. Gawn, Oliver, Brayshaw, etc will always play that ' follow me' approach anyway.

60,900 members actually, only 15K more the us, in a monopoly market of 5.0 Million. This mornings Sydney Morning Herald online has 21 rugby, , Union, Soccer and cricket articles until it hits the swans with a piece. I got sick of scrolling to get there. Get the drift? Mmmmm....?

Comedy Gold!

Last year Hutchy said his now-famous quote that Leon Cameron was in charge of a Ferrari and maybe wasn't the driver to get maximum performance from it (GWS) I firmly believe the Dees are or will shortly with a couple of retirements become a Ferrari, but again yesterday with 17 more inside 50's, swans with 2 less players, playing injured players, lack of ability to counter smart game style mods by swans from mid-second quarter, not playing Frost earlier when Lever went down (like for like, sort of), begs this question. I know I will get howled down but I sure hope the FD coaching team evaluate themselves as well as the players and don't waste the opportuiities coming up over coming seasons, and maybe still this one. I recognise the team' s courageous efforts on the road this year (was at Adelaide Oval a few weeks ago) which confirms my view how good they can be, but erratic driving is costing us. One KPI in this regard will be how they perfom making tough list decisions in the off season. FWIW - I really like the Coach but that's not the point

Petracca IS a no show when needed against class. A la yesterday running into open goal in first couple of minutes and overthinking/panicking/wrong option....... Take your pick. Against the Suns he was great but so he should have been. 20 possessions yesterday and 5 critical errors. Huge potential? Really? He has the most work to do for 2019 which will be a make or break season for him.