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Hill doesn't have langdons engine. I expect him to do well as our link player. And as usual about 10m in the clear

On Footy Classifed this week Matthew Loyd noted the stat that teams that start the season 0 - 2 have only a 1 in 10 chance of playing finals. Thus blues are gone-ish. Cats in trouble if they go down tonight. Dees are so far so good

Thanks CHF . Great read. I agree with the above on midfield. But why would it be fixed in a week when the stats have highlighted for 2 years there is a problem. My hope is the Yze factor is working on it. And Goody is listening and acting. So on the last point, I too am a glass half full type like you.

spot on Lord Nev. Eliminates the need to download data across systems, and we know how that goes when Govt. (State and Federal) systems attempt to talk to each other. Only the ATO has this figured out. Most others are a raffle. . Teams can commence contract tracing immediately

Well said. Langdons wing performances last year and last week show just what top class wing play is about and Gus doesn't have it. Its another example like trying to turn Nathan into a winger, or finding him a spot. Sitting on Gus's wing I thought he was very ordinary on the role last week and just watched from afar Langdon's exposition. Inlcuding his 96% TOG.

This must be photoshopped. I live down the coast and have seen him surfing a lot. He's very, very average. Hates large waves too.

No you're spot on. $ 38000 was the correct figure. My mistake. A 7 figure sum in todays money.

Correct. I said Dollars. But 30K was huge then. 1971, Round 12 was debut when the club got permission to play him.

Thanks for the backup for my opinion. And your post is a straight out work of art.

Very good question. But I have 100% memory of the great Jim Cardwell sitting with Tilly on World of Sport and introdcuing him , being interviewed on the recrutiment process. At the time we paid an unbelievable transfer fee of $30,000.

John tillbrook. Just being smart. Cardwell and smith sure were the masters.

A very good point. I fear the saints small forwards and their coach Brett Ratten to really test the Dees this week.

May took a mark in front of me on the HFF in the first 1/4. With Lever talking the back half by himself as cover. Another question could be: " Who are the AFL's best defensive duo?" Lever/May wins by a street

He's important , but, he's not a match winner - albeit a great contributor. Once again yesterday he was goaless. i.e he's not Dusty, Buddy, Josh Kennedy, Danger, Selwood, Bont, But guess who is? - Petracca. Christian this year will become the club's talisman and be the difference in making finals.

Time of ground is an interesting stat these days and more important now to manage given fewer interchanges. Today, the inestimable duo of May and Lever played 100% and 98% time respectively, and thankfully they held up. But interestingly Langdon and Tomlinson also had 96% and 94% respectively, providing the bench with more options to rotate the midfield and small forwards in the now longer games. Very advantegeous. Freo had only one player, Meek, in the 90's at 93% and given their ruck stocks he had no choice. (Gawn matched him on 92%, presumably he may have been under instructions to only rest when Max did).

Nailed it P.

Spargo is the only forward with a semblance of composure under pressure and has vision . He showed that under 2018 finals situations. I fear for our other small forwards excl kossie.

Great call. Headline should be "May/Lever defeated Freo".

Goody put harmes as a Fyffe tag in the last 10 minutes. He was ok but if he doesn't tag he's out. James jordan embarrassed a few out there today.

Im with you. He's leading the others. Woefully slow forward line.

Good comment under normal circumstances But... Where I live its currently blowing a gale and will be a windy game. This could negate the clear advantage we have in reading the ball in the air that Lever and May have. This is a real concern as I see these two saving/winning the game as key contributors under normal conditions. It won't be the forard line

Great post jaded. My concerns in a nutshell. Esp the reference to God and steven may in the same sentence. Jones t mac and anb got to be least impressive half forward line in the comp.

Same here. Funniliy it didnt occur to me until watching the late news and saw the score. I love AFL, but jeez give us a break on the opening fixture and do soemthing original. Say, the 2 Grand finalists replaying,

Give them a break though. What they say is probably close to the mark.

Exactly, such as Ch 7 demanding team releases at 6.30 pm to cooincide with their news bulletin. And their exclusivity beating early news from Ch 10 to the punch. They pay the bills, they get what they want. Not necessarily unfair.