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Ollie - the doomsayers would say both Melbourne and Colonwood are doomed. 🙄 SYD handles the G layout outstandingly last night. The AFL could have an all Saturday arvo round - the retro round.

Hopefully catches up with the Visy 💰mob from Royal Parade soon too.

Does he actually seem to want out or does the media (and the Crows) want him out? What has he actually said? Does anyone here actually KNOW something ?

Did the Visy paper bag$ arrive just in time?

"Why are we not in the conversation for JUH?" And who says we are not? Does every club have to come out and give a press release whenever they are looking at an opposition player?

Mmmm? I really cannot remember any wanting to pot McVee ... maybe I have a poor memory.

Which again raise the question of a talented ruckman being a specialist forward coach. We seem to have no leading patterns: all seem to congregate in a pack and hope for the best. dryness draining? Surely humidity is far more draining. If so why was he (#9) played without any preseason? Bewildering really. Is Hore fit and ready?

Delivering high in hope or low (like in the Blues practice game) with intent??

No doubt the AFL are making it up on the run - it is their way.

Fullearon has been down the pecking order (behind some fine players) at the Lions until now. Here should come his opportunity. We will learn what he has to offer soon enough. Let's all get behind him. GO DEES.

Agree re Woewoden maybe: Laurie no way. Somewhere I even heard Spargo suggested. 😮

Seriously, is there any way that Fullerton could contribute less? He has been third string at BNE with few opportunities. Yes. Angus’ absence was clear, but, sadly we will have to adapt to this asap.

Jake will be sorely missed. Has he missed a game since his debut? Can’t recall any.

There is plenty around Names please.

“They simply have not improved their key forwards stock for five year whilst they’ve had the best list in the competition.” JVR may well become a very good (or better) key forward but in his second year at AFL level he cannot be expected to be a solo KPF. Yes blaming injuries may be seen as a cop out but every time last season we did seem to form a combination injury struck. I hope we can conjure up a support for JVR before any possible call of the west takes hold. And as for Dermie saying he doesn’t read the play well or know how to position as a KPF, can anyone answer why we have a ruckman as a forward coach? Maybe Dermie could put his hand up and become the messiah who converts our forward line into greatness.

Weideman also a lovely guy and has skills but Schache was IMO a like for like replacement. Not so much to protect directly but to divert opposition. A solo tall doesn’t work. “Tall” is another one. Could he bustle and contest marking against a mobile HF? Kicking low into the forward line worked well a week ago but Thursday they reverted to the bomb it long and high mantra. Why? Can’t they concentrate long enough?

JVR will be a very good KPF when he isn’t the only big body in the forward line. On Thursday he was double and triple teamed. Write him off at your peril. Yes, JUH would be great acquisition. Few would disagree. Can the deal get done?

… and before Hunter is back? Woewoden to HB perhaps. Snr started there as I recall.

JVR was in effect a solo tall in the forward line. A solo tall target for our upfield players and a more so a single tall target for the opposition to concentrate on. He desperately needs a tall helper, one with bit of passion and competitiveness so not the nice guy Schache. Trouble with that question is who can fill that role?

"..Should we be agitating with the AFL to protect Max..." Of course we should. Do we? But my MFCSS says that they won't do anything. Big questions re Spargo, Laurie, Chandler all being in the same team. Kozzie's return will obviously exclude one of them, but is there room for more than one other. Will the Kolt provide a better 'small forward' option, or even Sestan. The other obvious one is a second tall in the forward line - JVR is the only target, for both our team and the opposition. Will Fullerton provide that second option? Or Mac (though he played deep defence tonight at Casey I believe), or BBB? I really can't see Schache making the grade as he seems to have zero competitiveness. Interesting to read that Jefferson at least started deep in defence for Casey tonight - I wonder if he stayed there all night, and is this just a part of his apprenticeship and "learnings"? How far away is Verrall? Is he worth blooding early so that he will at least have had a taste should the worst case scenario of Max being injured occur? Others have suggested training with a sprinkler and / or a soaped ball: this doesn't seem all that far fetched. Has any team tried this? Sure there are many other questions and I will look forward as always to your insightful podcast, and a bit of optimism after the dark clouds of the match day and post game thread. Thanks guys.

A question that I am sure has been asked and answered before: what special skills as a forward does Greg Stafford bring to our club? Surely someone who has played and excelled as a forward would be worth calling on. Is Neita anywhere on the footy scene these days? Carey? To me it seems pretty obvious that either Brundy or Max spat the dummy - no glimpse of Brundy in the final 6 or so weeks of the season was unfathomable unless one said he couldn't work with the other. It is a sad fact that nobody could get this "dream combo" to work.

Bears' massive choke - Normanic proportions. Were the Bears cocky or the Blues inspired?

One would have to think it was a part of “learnings”. I also hope that this is only temporary To those who were there - did anyone put their hand up particularly in view of the “performances” of Spargo, Laurie and Schache.

Can’t see the 🐍, Mr Fence? Looks like Port have recruited our goal kicking coach? Did Jefferson stay deep back all game?

There was a guy wearing #7 - did you forget him? 6 Viney 5 McVee 4 May 3 Howes 2 Bowey 1 Windsor