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I've been going to training for a long time now and I've been to every Gosch's paddock session this preseason. I'd like to congratulate those who can judge a player on attitude from what they do in rehab in preseason. He's clearly following his rehab program which is determined by the fitness staff. I've not seen him hesitant to do his program. I've not seen a negative sneer. I've seen a kid engaged with staff doing what he's been asked needing no pushing from staff. Look I'm not predicting great things nor am I confident he'll play senior footy this year or be on the list next year but those thinking they can see inside a persons brain and know their approach while seeing just a small fraction of him and his program and drawing such definite conclusions are kidding themselves imo. And if you think it's easy rehabbing from a torn Achilles just go ask someone who's had one. Good luck Shano!

You forgot shagging Picket!

Yes.

Ah-mu reminds me of James Sellars. I don’t think he’s AFL material but it will be an interesting watch. I’m also hesitant with the SSP and would rather wait for the midseason draft when more information will be available about our own players situations and those we recruit. I don’t see the need for any hurry. Yesterday was noticeable for the fact we’ve delisted low ceiling players and replaced them with much higher ceiling players. All of Reg, Trelly, Tommy, Ron and now RickyM showed they have exciting attributes. Fun times ahead I reckon.

We don’t know what the contract looks like, it may have been smooth out to allow other decisions to be made (like having some room to pay Kossie). Having Jack tied to the club shows those joining us that we support our players and is therefore beneficial in recruiting players and retaining them. It’s a strong message to managers. Having Jack around is terrific for culture and giving him some further support after what he has given to the club is the right thing to do. All the armchair experts patting themselves on the back are doing so before the contract extension has even come into effect. Judge it when it has and that starts next year. It may work, it may not. One thing we know is Jack, like he has done all his career, will give it everything he’s got. He’s a champion of the club, he’s a past captain and premiership player and not only has he got my full support I’m happy he’s with us for the next few years. To not have him but a very low pick instead makes little sense to me. The opportunity cost is most likely a young kid running round at Casey.

Cancel the show at half time and put the money into junior and country footy.

I think it’s referenced that he’s recovering from concussion.

See Deezone above

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Thanks @Gator Did Salo play and did you get inside the ground? If you haven’t seen Trelly yet think Bobby Hill more than Kossie. Always moving and great follow up around the ground. Also any observation on Kolt?

Lindsay is training without a jumper number (as is Steele) which makes him harder it identify. He's also an accumulator, doesn't make many mistakes and doesn't do the flashy stuff so he's easy to miss. Trelly on the other hand....

Calling @Ghostwriter , Ghosty? Get back from Bali and get on the job. Hop, hop!

Well Trelly doesn't replace Howes. I have him in the team ahead of Melky. CJ is in the backline as well. I have queries on Lindsay's defensive abilities and whilst Taylor will go past Howes I'm not sure he's there yet. So Howes is in my team at present but all that could change with the match sim/ practice matches. It is a rolling 23. AMW is the other I really want in the team but he has to earn his stop back.

I need some good news. Tell me about his injury😎

I won’t have to wear my protective vest! Phew!

I think you’ll find “started an}d finished before” has been interpreted as Wight finishing before Stynes played, hence the confusion. I met them both, played golf with Sean, just so talented at golf as well. Terrible end for both.

They move the boundary line regularly to avoid that. And the trainers will put down cones to move the running line inside or outside the boundary to avoid the grass wearing out. The ground is in very good condition Yesterday’s training was consistent with other sessions but most pleasing to me was seeing Tommy Matthews joining drills. He has fan favourite written all over him. Accepting he was under little pressure his skills were very good and he was clean with his hands and particularly his kicking. Also notable is his ability to kick longer than his size might suggest.

GW ignores CFOT's.

Please, give some of us a little bit more credit. Your comment is verging on insulting😃. Or have I misinterpreted your comment?

Gator, but like me, he's mellowed.

Those who remember back to the good old days of Demonology will see this as nothing more than good humoured banter! How we've mellowed over the years that we now see this sort of stuff as requiring comment and posturing. Bring back a full on Hannabal and you'd know what confrontation was all about!

From Bailey Laurie's draft: Will Phillips (3), Denver Grainger Barras (6), Elijah Hollands (7), Tom Powell (13) and Finlay Macrae (19) are pretty much all busts and taken before Bailey Laurie in his draft year so no, not everyone can draft quality players with high draft picks. JvR (19), Judd McVee (rookie), Xavier Taylor (11), Latrelle Pickett (12), Xavier Lindsay (11) all in the last 5 years outside the top 10. Outside that Turner (midseason draft), Jai Culley, Jake Bowey (20+), Howes, Rivers, Fritsch, Sparrow, Petty and Chandler all picked outside the top 20. You seem to think drafting is easy, it's not, and Taylor has done remarkably well. Further players like Tholstrup, Jefferson and Adams all have varying chances of being successes. I say well done JT.

Or you could watch him train on multiple occasions if you have the opportunity. I do, I did, I believe.

That’s tough for a number of reasons. The match sim/ball movement drills don’t really showcase talls and there hasn’t been much genuine match practice at Gosch’s. Early PS I thought Tmac was the standout but I haven’t noticed him as much lately. Turner has been very good and Roo has been active but those hard hands…. If you classed Fritta as a tall (I don’t) then he’d be the clear standout for me. Lever has also been good. They’ve all had their moments and Jeffo hasn’t been the least of them. Checkers and JvR are locks forward for me and if we go with another tall I favour Jeffo. Luca is too similar to JvR and AJ isn’t there yet in my book but it’s line ball. Down back Disco is a lock and I think Petty and Lever are the other two. But you wouldn’t worry if May and Tmac were picked. The way I see it is we have a lot of options at both ends but we need a couple to become elite. In 3 years my two “most likely” would be Luca and Disco. I’d be very interested in other track watchers views.

I’ll give you the drum Werridee, Windsor will be one of the first picked. He, along with Culley and Kos, have been the standout this preseason.