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Bachman? Johann Sebastian or maybe Carl Phillip Emanuel?

1/ Like so many others I am very concerned re Kozzie - he seems to have lost all confidence since his suspension round 1. Appears to (though doubt he has) have lost passion and fire. Is there a nagging injury (more than most players usually carry through the season) or something bugging him? (And as a pedant, those who refer to him as disinterested - I suspect they mean uninterested.) 2/ Can we really carry two rucks when neither seem to click up forward when "resting"? I realise that Max had a stellar 2021 September up forward but that whole period was no doubt adrenaline driven and success lead to success. That magic hasn't been repeated - yet! Seems like JVR could do second ruck work especially up forward, though some will no doubt feel that Schache deserves a spot. Thoughts? PS needless to say I just love the podcast - thanks to you all. PPS - are we still loading, binman? 🤔😁

Loved watching Shane play late 1990s early 2000s and was very sad when he moved to Collingwood. I couldn't get to the game but from TV Taj looked composed and balanced - a very sound debut. If he continues to perform well, any ideas on just where he will fit in (as much as there are any 'positions' in today's game)? HB, wing, HF, mid?. As I recall dad started as a HBF and was moved into the midfield after a year or two.

I think I have replied to this elsewhere - VFL is NOT an adequate set up to develop and to rehabilitate players. Bring it back to Victoria and the others can have their local leagues. I guess nobody will be ver know.

I expect that you have a list of prospects in your negative box, SPC fence - the VFL, as it stands, (principally the endless byes, and far too many teams requiring interstate travel for part timers who also have real jobs) is just not a good place to rigorously develop talent, and ease players back from injury. Bring the VFL back to V - the interstate teams can play their "reserves" in their own local competitions. And get an even number of teams FCS - though I guess we will be expected to get used to the rolling bye in AFL as just another inequity in an already grotesquely compromised schedule (amusingly also AKA a 'draw')

The only thing that will shut them up / embarrass them is for us to win big games and in particular GFs - then, even if they continue to criticise IDGAD.

Ha ha Their fans could boo boo boo every play, whether it were a Fremantle Eagles player or an opponent from the far side of the country.

“… But I don't reckon we miss much at all watching on the box ..” Really? The camera work is just so awful, even worse this year. So much zooming in with only rarely showing any perspective of what is going on ahead of the ball / down the ground. I find this really infuriating.

Does it really fit that because Petty might be in doubt his potential replacement wouldn’t play at all today? Then if he pulls up ok Tommo would miss a full match play.

One concern surely is that he will (probably already is) super frustrated and may do "something silly" on the field. Would a week (or two) at Casey give him a chance for some "easy possessions" and help him realise just how good he really is? I am sure his confidence is at a very low ebb. We need him up and firing.

BUMP - firstly, I didn't see the first half. .... but, has he "clicked" and will this give him confidence moving forward forward.

One would think so listening to D'arsey Lets wait for binman and the loading on the Podcast 🤔 Agree with fatigue after the slogfest at Alice last week. GW$ sounds as if they struggled to get over Hawks.

Tracc is back?? Poor old Ben just can't get out of a jog.

How easy was that Saints chain down the wing prior to the McVee free? Uncontested and unchallenged. Not good enough

Bloody awful aren't they? Gresham gets a mark for a 7 meter kick .... bloody goal thanks maggot

Great mark and composure Sparrow.

F'n turnovers are killing us. No composure

Throw / incorrect disposal apparently only one way.

WTF - surely holding our ruckman down off the ball as the throw is is occurring isn't legal? Not that Fox showed us what actually happened at the throw in.

Is throwing the "rule of the week"?

JVR would be very handy

.. and there would have been a hell of a lot more but for the awful 1950 start time. Surely the Dill can overturn the Gill absurd Friday night start times. 1900, or 1910 at the latest.

I won't be able to watch much of this one but have an ominous feeling about it. My MFCSS is resurfacing badly. GO DEES.

Ethan. The answer to that question depends entirely upon what you think it is Perhaps it is the flat football that our players have been attempting to score with over the past month.

Would have been an ideal opportunity for JVR to come along further in perfect marking conditions. I think he will be missed.