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I guess it would guarantee a top 4 spot for the first week.

Can’t open the link Is it a sort of pseudo-gather round as well as the one in Adelaide? WTF are they not playing a full schedule? Fans are desperate by the start of season. And won’t Tigers Blues be pi55d off not having their “traditional blockbuster trailblazing stupefying heart stopping etc etc” season opener?

I may have asked but don't recall an answer. Did Jake have a 'conventional' ACL repair, or a LARS which was popular especially among senior players back in the 1990s - said to have a much quicker recovery though questions on long term (ie years) endurance? Some as I recall were in full training within 6 months or so. Also do we have any idea of the terms of Jake's new contract? Certainly wouldn't expect it to be near the level he would have been offered without the injury.

He wasn't asked the right questions because the gutless AFL (yes, specifically you Gil and Dill - get a mirror though no doubt Gil spends hours daily preening himself)) did not want the distraction and embarrassment of appeals / court etc. Just plain gutlessness.

The trade period could easily be one week, or even 4 days: AFL like it drawn out (like the draft farce 2 days) to get clicks.

Dunstan replacement?

…. and maybe his forward craft? That turns out well. 🤗 What could possibly go wrong? “Our aim is to continually improve the list, and get the right balance between talls, mediums and smalls, matching pace with strength and blending experience with youth. Of course character and leadership are also paramount “ May I please have the job as spokesman?

I have little doubt that repeated “easy misses” creates excess mental strain on the next shot. Try as they may it is hard to put these behind you - self doubt sets in. Still these are supposedly the best of the best and mental resilience should be part of being a top level player. Happens in golf to all us hackers, but even at the top where we see a lot of genuine mental self belief - but Greg Norman went through this. Has McQualter been appointed as a line coach, or not specified assistant, at this stage?

Good question. I seem to remember one of our listed rookie rucks played amateurs or local for a while a few years back as there was a glut at Casey. Casey guys could probably help more with this question.

Fact is we went into both finals with threadbare C- forwards yet still were within a couple of better shots at goal, a shonky ARC and a spot of luck from getting into a GF. No I am not at all satisfied that we weren’t able to nail it this season but we came bloody close with a very powerful headwind.

Serious question that I don't have an answer for. There have been "knee people" advocating / advertising over the years (very expensive) stem cell intraarticular injections to help "restore" knee joints. Do any of our physios or orthopaedic / sports medicine people here have any personal experience or considered professional thoughts on these treatments. As I have read it there are a few enthusiasts and many who think it is the work of charlatans. Just interested. I would presume were it in the mainstream it would have at least been explored for Ben at some stage.

…. or maybe neither?

Kane Cornes? Smoke indicating a fire is burning, or the smell of smoke still lingering after the fire has been extinguished?

When you mentioned 99 and Max, I thought that you may recommend him (our Premiership captain Max) to be 99, that is nine times the player he already is. Were that the case we wouldn’t need anyone else on the field at all and could save millions on salary cap.

Maybe 2 and not 1 or 3 will let us asses his true value. Would love it if dazzle and other naysayers had egg on their faces. He is one of our now - support him.

Thought is was a misspelling of something to do with sniffing spray paint from plastic bags, which is what we should tell the Crows to do if they continue to think that this has anything to do with MFC Premiership player Petty.

So, when whoever that guy is from Collingwood retires, BT will be able to find another to say every few minutes "and he has a basketball background" TMcD and BBB can open an omnivore restaurant together - may need seperate kitchens though.

Me too. As I remember some wanted JV7 to take 12. And I sadly remember LJ48 wasn't even half the player when he became LJ24. Not too fussed though really - a first world sort of problem. JS29, aka SOSS29 has worked out ok.

Perhaps it is time to bury this thread deep in the archives

I think my Weiss bar is only half of what it was, back in the day.

Welcome to this madhouse, Tom. You are now a Demon - you will get my full support though I have no idea myself how good a player you are. Someone in our usually spot on recruiting department thinks you are worth a list spot. That will do me at lest for now. I will remain open minded and hope others will too.

Others have covered my reply - early retirement doesn’t clear their salaries from our cap.

All the aforementioned FFs knew how to lead into the path of the ball. Had they been instructed to all gather in the pocket ready for a bomb they would never have achieved what they did. Are our FFs instructed NOT to lead, or haven't they and those upfield, and those instructing them, thought it may be a good idea?

Though they regularly lose members who inadvertently sail off the edge.

Public transport access is probably the best anywhere in Victoria and when the multi billion dollar rail tunnel opens, if it runs ok, will link even more quickly with northern and western suburbs. The Caulfield Station itself needs some upgrades especially improving inter connectivity between platforms without having to leave and re-enter but that won’t affect those whose destination is Caulfield, or who wish to depart from there.