Slartibartfast

Any sign of Pup Brown?  Had it on good authority that he was close to best on in the praccyagainst Carlton.

1 hour ago, joeboy said:

If the habitual spitter ( colloquially known as Tex ) plays well , we  lose.

In my opinion he’s the only danger to our success.

I think the danger is our inability to control the loose ball inside our defensive 50 which I reckon is where PA got a lot of their score from (I haven’t checked the stats). Adelaide have some quality small forwards so I’d imagine we’ve put a bit of work into them. 
 

I also think the mindset of the Club was to win both games so there is little chance of complacency after the PA win despite the emotional high everyone experienced. I reckon the thinking from the moment the siren went against PA was that the first half of the job was done. If Adelaide are to beat us they will have to play pretty well. 

10 hours ago, binman said:

Nibbla was unbelievable tonight.

You're spot on - we don't win that game without him.

The best game he's played. 

You’ve every right to have a warm inner glow Bin. 

Max

ANB

Chandler (did so much work off the ball which wouldn’t have showed up off screen and his tap to ANB was outstanding)

Viney

Rivers

Trac

with apologies to Tmac and Lever who really should be there as they held the defence together under huge pressure. 

9 hours ago, DeeSpencer said:

I think that's a generous bit of paraphrasing. Howes had a couple of good games on the wing and I believe we had a few midfield injuries at the time. Not sure he would've developed fast enough to get ahead of any of Dunston, Harmes, JJ who were the midfield depth in 22.

Even last year he had taken another step forward with more consistent footy across half back but never really threatened to get a game. Still looked more like a hopeful for this year than a certainty and sounds like he had a big preseason to improve a lot.

JT's always going to pump up his picks in an offseason fan podcast.

Good news on AMW. Happy that Kolt's at least settled in and competing. Keen to see more of a fitter Sestan. 

Howes development has been very interesting. Rumoured to be close to selection on many occasions and apparently earmarked for selection the week he broke his wrist last year he’s never really put in a huge game, or “breakout game” at Casey. And yet he’s clearly been highly rated by the club. He was considered at JvR’s pick in his draft year and we were genuinely chuffed when he was still available in the second round. 
He’s always been a clean player by hand and a good kick and decision maker but because he never did anything eye catching at Casey or even appeared to be under pressure the temptation was to think he wasn’t doing enough to be best 22. 
But he’s playing pretty much the same way this year as he did a Casey although he does appear to be more involved in his defensive work and he’s just stepped up to senior footy the same way Juddy did last year.  He’s clean, makes good decisions, is calm and disposes well. But the high quality of his defensive work is what rounds out a really promising player. 
Looks like another JT special to me. Genuine quality at a later pick. 

19 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

I'd be stoked if we can delist Kye Farris White before the mid season draft if it means it frees up a spot for an actual footballer from the bush or suburban who knows how to actually play as a ruckman.

Genuinely one of the worst AFL listed players I've seen since Brendan Van Schaik.

What a waste of a list spot.

This is an unnecessarily description of a bloke who is busting his gut to make it at AFL footy and Kyah is certainly doing that.  I know a little about him and he's leaving no stone unturned to get there and his commitment can't be questioned, only admired.

That said I agree it's highly unlikely he'll make it and that his game yesterday was poor.  But it wasn't for want of trying and the Casey coach did him no favours.  I was right behind the interchange bench and Kyah would have been lucky to play 40 minutes of footy.  And when he did play he didn't at any stage ruck, he played as the deepest forward and in the forward line with him were Schache and often Fullerton or Verrell. Jeffo also spent the last quarter there.

The delivery into the forward line, for anyone that saw it, was just awful and as third tall I can't remember Kyah being the target inside 50 once.  It was a diabolical piece of coaching for a bloke trying to learn the game and feel part of the team. To be playing third banana in a position he wasn't recruited for is just setting him up to fail.  Why wouldn't they have rucked him in the last 10 minutes when the game was gone?  Why not give him a go in his primary position?

I think there is a chance that you'll get your wish Dazzle and he might be gone by midyear although I'm not sure that achieves the objective of freeing up a list spot as he's a catagory B rookie.  But what a horrible unnecessary commentary from you, I thought you had more brains.

FD 2, DL 0

Tmac:  FD 1,  DL 0

13 hours ago, DubDee said:

so you give us no chance due to the FD changes?

Don’t feed the trolls. 

What is McAdam doing Kev. Any indication of who might go back to replace Bowser?

Thanks. 

Calling @kev martin, have you seen Woey or Billing train with the backs at any stage this preseason?

I haven’t. 

11 minutes ago, Gator said:

They won't abandom the Salem midfield move after one game.  They've been trying to get him into the midfield for two years.

Who plays back?

I love the way critics identify a problem and never offer a solution. Who Derm, and how?

You can only buy what people are selling. 

16 minutes ago, Winners at last said:

Where is everyone going to watch the match. I think i'll head to the Sporting Globe in Richmond.

On the couch with my mate Covid. Isolating out of “an abundance of caution”. 
Last time I watched a game by myself was the GF I think. Go Dee’s, do us proud. 

12 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

It’s so good to watch that sequence again. Everyone puts in. Tracc’s pick up is surreal 

Yes, great passage of play, lucky LJ didn't get his hand on it.

20 hours ago, Diamond_Jim said:

Big news on the NBN front

Those on 100Mb plans should have their speed upgraded to 500down /50up free of charge.

No mention of what those on 50/25 plans get.

Will it make a difference... probably not in the short term but it makes 8k a possibility

Broadband speeds are set to skyrocket for about 9 million Australians, with NBN Co proposing to make its most popular plan five times faster at no extra cost as demand for data explodes.

In a move the company says is to meet unprecedented usage of high-definition streaming and remote work, NBN Co announced plans to raise its 100/20 Mbps Home Fast product to 500/50 Mbps, and triple its Home Superfast product from 250/25 Mbps to 750/50 Mbps.

https://www.theage.com.au/technology/nbn-to-become-five-times-faster-at-no-extra-cost-20240305-p5f9vh.html

Overseas I have 500 up and down. I don't notice any difference from my 100/40 plan in Australia. Web pages open at same speeds etc. Video at same quality. Anyway it may be the future,

Singapore has plans to roll out 10Gb plus speed by 2026

Thanks for that DJ, I'd be really excited if I had any idea what it meant.  Better quality (as mentioned their replays are unwatchable) or fast speed or both?

2 hours ago, mauriesy said:

They have.

I remember when Matty Whelan got lauded by us for his hit on James Hird.

Now there is an inconvenient truth!

14 hours ago, chookrat said:

With the SPP and Jimmy Webster incidents I think it has become clear that they AFL has made a huge mistake in not banning the action of bumping a player who is in possession of, disposing of or has just disposed of the ball.

chookrat thanks for your explanation regarding the Maynard decision and while I'm firmly in the Binman corner I do appreciate your explanation.

I think we all know that it was the opening minutes of the first final and Maynard wanted to make a "statement". He missed the smother and then found himself in the position to make that statement and made a very positive decision to do so.  And I'll hate him for making that decision forever.  

I'm not so angry about there being no suspension.  It's a little like a murderer getting 20 years, it doesn't bring the murdered person back to life. I still wonder if Brayshaw could sue Maynard for loss of income, it's not about the money, it's about Maynard being recognized for the brutality of his decision and the impact it has had on a fellow competitor.

I’m just waiting for Demonstone to ask whether he’s a flight risk. 

23 minutes ago, Red But Mostly Blue said:

Would be amazing to see him just demolish, and take out a Brownlow.

I said this to a mate but he pointed out how wrong I was.  It's the Norm Smith for Clarrie.

14 hours ago, 58er said:

That’s not so from all the press or even what Gawny has said. 

Join the dots, if you can.

14 hours ago, Kit Walker said:

If Oliver is fit enough to play footy and is available for selection, he plays AFL. Simple as that.

You think so? 

19 hours ago, Damo said:

As far back as Rory Sloane you mean?

He drafted Gawn, that in itself just about wipes the slate clean. 
 

No Gawn, no flag.

29 minutes ago, brendan said:

Anyone watching the swans game I see Taylor adams is out injured 

Minor medial. 
JJ very good playing wing. 

1 hour ago, Binmans PA said:

Jed Adams is the one. If we're determined to stick with the three defensive tall set up, Adams will need to play ahead of Tomlinson and TMac IMO. I'm glad to hear Adams played well @Hawk the Demon.

@Slartibartfast, do you have any more info on the hit out? 

Thanks.

Sorry BPA, that’s all I got. 

13 minutes ago, Jeremy said:

Be nice if one of them could kick 

SESTAN certainly can!

Final score: 14.8 to 9.9