monoccular

.... and converts pretty reliably too.

Cranky Are we talking about Ben Holland or Sam here? Sam is well above average for a man of his size both in terms of ‘turning circle’ and ability below his knees IMVHO at least.

So is this breaking news - "Weed to leave in 2022"??

Fantastic moment in a huge game. Well done Sam. The surfy skulks away and the bald has-been tries but fails for a cheap shot. A pivotal moment for the game, the team and the individual. GO WEEDS (would never have thought, 50 years ago, that I would ever ever say that)

We have one New Defender, May, and another reconditioned one, Lever. My question is can we get VW to sponsor Neville Jetta?

Surely not. A highly professional body like the AFL would never introduce a half arsed idea. ???

Ernest Eloquent as per usual - do you mean a bit of a farewell to arms, when the bell tolls for thee?

One concern to me is that some players will milk the 50 meter penalty bizarre new rule to try to get double or even triple 50s. It is far too open to gaming, and to maggotorial interpretations, andofferes far too great a penalty for what are often minor technical breaches The 50 (as opposed to 10 or 15) is already too harsh for many minor infractions The 666 set up will put huge emphasis on wingmen having sharp sprinting ability. Could be a savior for the somewhat out of favor Hunt.

It certainly is a binary world: Demon supporters, and 'others'!

Biff. Whose tongue in whose cheek?

Nev Jetta went from delist to essential part of the team and leading AFL small defender after recovering from (presumably) similar issues. Hope KK can do the same.

Are Essendon not allowed to inject their players in the official off season?

Thanks all for your reports. Overall optomistic.

So should we all put the house on him for 2019 Downlow? And Preuss

And we have two Wagners who can compose his background music. Clearly yet another absolute gun ... heard it first here.

Clearly he is going to be an absolute gun - you heard it first here.

IMVHO Jordan will be “depth” by mid season 2019. ?

Will Max forever be remembered for what he didn’t do round 1 v Geelong? Overall his goal kicking was pretty good for a big man. Does anyone have access to his set shot stats?

Nasher - you spend too much time on this forum.

With another full preseason Spartacus may well become the crumbing small forward (one who applies pressure and can tackle despite his lack of size) that we hoped Jeffy would become. And hopefully Hunt can with the help and guidance of our coaching staff become a quick outside mid / winger. He has shown he can win the ball and break lines; needs to brush up his disposal, decision making and awareness

Smokes dope and rages all night at nightclubs. Assaults taxi drivers.

Ahhhh .... Sean Wight. Literally that clip brought a tear to the eye. Life can hand out very cruel hits. The work "tragic" is so often overstated in footy, but Sean's premature passing was so cruel. Courageous on and off the field, and an amazing learner and athlete. #27 would be well taken by May. A lot to live up to.

381 cm !! Do we still need Max, Bradke or Preuss?

Midfielders are not all insiders. We need an outside mid and I suspect that KK is that designation

Jesse did not kick a lot of goals when it mattered most. Preuss and / or Max will quite likely spend quite a bit of time up forward when a tall marking option is needed. They would both be difficult match ups. The recruiting department obviously saw the writing on the wall for Jesse either this year or next, and felt that despite his undoubted talent his absence could be covered, as it was in the vital last 4 victories of the year, and remembering that was without the added tall Preuss to share Max's ruck load and releasing him forward..