monoccular

Is the old Football Park still in existence? 🤮 and what is the term "magic" all about? Trying to sell it to pre-schoolers??

Agree. The medisub is just so inhibiting to player development - Toby Bedford this year many weeks didn’t play for MFC nor for Casey. Has he had more time on ground at either level he may have stayed, and may well have developed far more. Absurd rule.

Of course …. and some will turn out to be right, others wrong. The misuse / misunderstanding of this word on this forum dates back at least to Brett Grgic and later Jack Watts who both appeared lackadaisical. I don’t know enough about their manner of speaking. I think there were also many who wanted the slick skinny guy rather that the plump redhead 🙄 “…to be a KPF in our forward line you need to have at least some level of physicality and strength” However we did win a Premiership with BBB as a KPF forward who doesn’t exactly meet your criteria. Just saying

I may not have looked hard enough, but any size, weight etc on Phoenix??

As has been said, a little clap goes a long way

Certainly very limited report and selective data shown, but I was interested to see that Tom Sparrow was second to Kozzie in sprint speed metrics. I know some have critiqued his as slow.

Dysfunctional connection between mids and forward line more specifically I would think. Or dysfunctional forward game plan rather than (all) the individuals.

The betting agencies of course will be in seventh heaven. One more opportunity to exploit problem gamblers (of course, gamble responsibly)!

For one thing the Glenferrie "Oval" is just tiny and can never be enlarged, so cannot be a serious training ground. As I recall when Kennedy broke their premiership drought they did match simulations at Scotch College (or maybe Xavier) which were far nearer in size and shape to the MCG.

Frankly I have no idea - has anyone who has followed Turner regularly at Casey an informed opinion?

Kicking 50+ goals without regular big bodied support was a remarkable achievement, and frightening for oppositions when / if we get TMc, JVR, ?HP to support him and take a big defender. PS or even BBB back able to run and get his feet off the ground.

Sounds like a great move to me, though no doubt some naysayers will point out that he hasn’t played a game.

Heroine

I guess one could ask is Goody et al more likely to motivate a wavered than Bevo et al ?

Just a question - can someone be drafted then put immediately on the long term injury list?

All this talk of frogs and legs reminds me of this.

So to those who have seen or follow Noah - does he look like a potential KPF, flanker, big mid??

And what is his size etc? Is he a potential KPF or a flanker?

Certainly looks an amazing talent, in this company. Nothing remotely approaching AFL pressure but one can only work with what one has. I would hope our guys and development team would have a good look at him and make their call.

Sure but that doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t be looking for another developing “junior burger”, as you put it, in the draft.

True. To me he looks versatile, strong and smart enough to play defence (maybe even the much vaunted lock down), wing, half forward or midfield.

Poor bugger never had a chance to get out of first gear due to his injuries. In retrospect (at least) he should have been rested as should several others.

If Clarry could somehow learn how to make the maggots love him instead of hate him (or even be neutral towards him) he would be a runaway Downlow winner. I presume you mean Blake Howes and not Jeremy making a return 🤯

I suspect that the majority here would hope that JVR storms into the game like David Schwartz did. Of those who have already played I expect JJ will make a big jump and join the premium (and hopefully premiership) midfield on a regular basis.

But does he have “a basketball background” ? 🙄