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Is that your stand rule?

D9nt draftees get a minimum 2 year contract?

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Is that panel buying, holding or selling shares in: Jeffo Laurie Adams XT Cross Henderson

Can the panel do a quick review of their preseason selections for breakout players and players under the pump.

Not in Victoria 31? No public holiday here on Monday

Yet, it didn't translate into clearance or scores from stoppages dominance.

Yeah, I thought that too. Didn't translate to dominating clearances, but impressiv nonetheless.

@WheeloRatings the quarter by quarter stats ate particularly useful for thus game as much of the data, in particular contested possession and ball winning equity points, is completely skewed by the blow out numbers in the last quarter. Yze made that same point in his presser when he said their focus pre game was winning the contest and stoppages, which he noted they lager did for the first quarters. They simply don't have the legs atm to play out games or quarters - reminds me of us last year (though we were never that far behindvthr 8 ball). I made the point on the preview pod yesterday that having 12 best 22 out obviously hurts talent wise, but also running power and fitness wise. But I also made the point, when running thru your match preview data, that we basically had the same average age and games played as them - something you wouldn't know watching the replay the way they kept talking about how young the tigers were

Or portoloos

It's all about leg speed and run od

Spot on I honestly could not care a jot about tracc. He's not a dee anymore, and good luck to him that he's playing well for the suns. C'est la dee.

Doesn't surprise me for three reasons. One he looks super fit. Two, he's genuinely quick Three, he has a great leap and is surprisingly good aerially. Meaning when we bomb it into the forward line he can bring it ground. All big ticks in terms of how King wants us to play. Oh, and four - once added to our list King picked him after just the one VFL game.

Why do you think King did so before his injury then?

That's not really true - yes Riv trained as mid in the previous two seasons, but he was given sufficient midfield minutes to determine if he's suited to the role. And IMO the conclusion is he isn't - particularly the way footy is being played in 2026. The optimal centre square set up now is: one true inside mid, who often has some defensive responsibilities (not tagging per se, but defensive accountability) - Steele (with Sparrow providing the chop out) has as that spot sewn up atm two mids with genuine acceleration, who can get out the front of the stoppage and hit a target inside 50 - Koz is the exemplar of that role, and has one of those spots locked up and Windsor the other (has the speed, would love for him to improve his kicking) Riv does not have the acceleration or kicking skills to play the latter role - and i can't see him replacing Steele or Sparrow in the inside mid role, particularly with Viney (hopefully) back at some point. That leaves half back, or perhaps the tall winger role that Culley and Langford are playing. I'm a Riv fan, but it might well be that trading him (perhaps for some high draft picks to provide some tassie insurance) at seasons end is the prudent call.

I think so

Really? I'd be more than a bit concerned visiting a urologist who was stiff

Stiff is not a great name for a psychologist either given it's hard open up to someone who's a bit stiff.

Arbitrary? Champion data's key stakeholders, and primary source of revenue, are the AFL clubs. All of the data, stats and categories (eg speed of ball movement, pressure, player ratings etc etc) has been developed in response to what data AFL clubs have said they need to understand the game and increase their chance of winning a premiership. Much of the data is available in real time during matches (watch fagans post match presser for evidence of that, and the stock AFL clubs put in Champion data stats) That's almost literally the opposite of arbitrary.

PSA All rational DL posters GW included, understand that Sparrow might still choose to leave at year's end.

Really? Alternatively, Goody deserves much credit for gifting Kolt games he didnt deserve to fast track Kolt's development and getting critical AFL experience into him, and by doing so putting the club and Kolt's interst ahead of his own.

How good was that slight jink to the left suggesting he was going corridor, and instead squaring up and kicked to a free player (can't recall who) inside 50

Yep. If Kolt had fumbled that we'd almost certainly have given up a goal, and likely have lost the game.

What was really good about that ground ball get was he seemed to pause a little bit and take his time to make 100% sure he picked up the ball. Impressive composure, not to mention smart, from a young player cconsidering the game was in.the balance