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Don't risk it. You'll only miss seeeing one of Luke Jacksons 6 goals for the game. Unless you go at half time .

Yes. MCC tickets have no barcode either. Just seat location

Good point LDVC. Except that the chances of them being correct on the final 8 are largely zero. Thus the irrelevancy of it all anyway.

Its always interesting to read the 'pundits' tips at the start of each season on the final ladder placings. For example, today's Age has their 8 experts largely tipping only 1 change to the final 8 from last season. History tells us the avaregae churn of the final 8 each year is 2.7 ish from the previous season. So theyr'e all wrong. A bit like economists at the Reserve Bank. Happily, three of them have the Dees as finalists. So given their statistical errors in the forecasts, there's plenty of room for a Dees top 8 finish in reality. Or is there?

My focus was on her playing impact, but you raise a good point post career LH Its emabarrassing how superior she is in analysis and insight when working on the Ch 7 commentary team to the ' bozo former champs ' of the game that station employs.

Iv'e always said that Daisy Pearce should be the first selected for the men's team for just these qualities. Iv'e seen here play live anfd the intensity and anger is the real thing with her. Great Leader

And longmuir can coach for sure. Albeit short period on which to judge

True rjay. Except you have to actually be angry to have something to manage. Max is trying but anger the exactly wrong quality you need. It leads to poor decisions etc.... Why can't they be committed desperate confident focussed supportive tireless ruthless ambitious hard working. Those are qualities I'm interested in.

Nailed it Sydee. Everything else on this website is just commentary and opinion, as it should be. This is the issue.

And just looking at the stats, the team went missing for the 3rd 1/4 and kept pace for the other 3. So nothing has changed about the loss of concentrtaion and teams winning with 2o minutes of good footy as previous years. is that what happened? I'd be interested to know because all the TALK so far has been "..we need to play 4 1/4's..." Maybe we can't?

Didn't see the game. But with Oliver, Brayshaw, Viney out and 9 new players in would the result have been different and were there ANY positives?

Obviously. Its a practice game line up I'm commenting on. It isn't 20 march - is it?

Excellent starting 18 Werridee Not so sure about the interchange spots. Would prefer Harmes and Petty in for someone.

Thanks for the report. So a song about a Los Angeles real estate saleswoman. Very inspriring for the boys I guess.

Daniher - 4 games for 9.5 disposals a game and 3/4 of a goal per game. Robinson is a disgrace to journalism and football in general. I'm embarrassed just commenting on his work. And if there's 44 players better than Steven May , well.......... words fail me.

I disagree. Now I found Kayo and the fox team, esp. Huddo, I didn't realise how verbose McAvaney was. He would just never shut up. Over on Fox they actually discuss the game mid play. You don't need someone telling us that so and so kicked the ball, and then XX XX handballed. We have eyes. 7 commentary style treats the audience like children. I might be on to something.

18 of the last 20 Brownlow medallists came from finals sides. Some have Petracca as the winner , yet Dees miss the 8. If he wins, we make finals.

This well thought out post by Redleg summarises what happens when the club (and sadly Nathan) squib the professional decision in 2020 and say "..lets go around 1 more time..." What is so magical about 300 games? This is now an ongoing topic for debate, and will impact younger players who will doubt they are in first 22 because 1 spot is allocated to Jones. I don't trust Goody to be smart about this, and I am hoping like hell Yze further expands his influence in selection. Soemone has to take credit for Oliver' s changes in style shown against the Tiges and it may as well be Adem. IMO. It can't have been Simon.

I assume by 'media' you mean the Herald Sun and Newscorp outlets flogging papers. MCC won't stand for it, and nor should they and/or the club.

Great piece of history B McK. Norm Smith knew Barassi could play but just not where and tried a few spots as you say. Smith 'invented' the ruck rover role specifically for RDB. And later on this position suited him enabling him to expand his leadership across the field. Coaching greatness is about those that change the game intuitively - Norm Smith (and a nod to Len Smith at Richmond) , Clarkson (cluster), Kennedy (fitness and discipline, leaving Hudson alone in half a ground - resulting in the 50m square)), RDB (handball at all costs), Matthews (brutality), Hafey(long kicking). Northey ( no flags but excelled at belief and emotion)

Good call and last comment. With the coaching panel improvements (Yze), Burgess, Richardson we are(should be) streets ahead of the Kangas in player development and nuturing given their post season upheavals I have faith the Daw thing could work for the team as well as anywhere. Up to him also largely. But worth the shot.

Fair comment 58. But gee if Nathan Jones, great warrior though he has been, in terms of 'Best' midfielder the the group of 2000'ish era has him well covered. If he gets the nod , what an indictment of the first 20 years. I often wonder whether its just an understandable sympathy vote. Maybe Iv'e just watched him try the long kick across ground and miss too many times.

I didn't say that, even virtually. My comment re: todays team was that I would pick him 2nd down for midfield after Trac if he was on the list today (obviously hypothetical). No reference at all to century standing. That's another question. A mature age recruit that grabbed his opportunity with both hands, lost to injury. Certainly a more even and effective finals player head to head with Woey from 98 onwards until injury. But I'd have Woey any day as well in the current team playing with Trac ahead of others as I'm sure you would. At least we have an outright A grader from that era now on the coaching panel, which is something I guess. Yze.

I think this post sums up well DrD. Looking at the stats for this group, and their big game performances players like Guy Rigoni should be in this discussion. Good user of the ball, tough and a goal kicker. he led from the front in all of the 2000 finals. I'd have him ahead of all our midfielders today (bar Trac that is)

Thank you for the highly informative report Pickett. Can you expand on the narrowing of superstars and next tier? Do you see the up and comers getting better or fewer players of high talent? Its a negative so i am assuming the latter? Thanks again.