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I don't. The lions are a good team, who ran into a Demon juggernaut. At home they will be too strong for the tigers. For punters, the 2.18 for the lions to win is brilliant value.

Does that mean we can't discuss the King brothers?

Yep, good point. And clarko has flagged he is interested in getting some senior players into the club. Tomo has been brilliant since he arrived at the dees in terms of his professionalism, attitude etc. etc. Would be a great fit at club on the rise, with young players who need good role models and strong leaders. And the fact that Tomo can play in multiple positions would be helpful - though i suspect his best spot is as a key defender. Having big bodied, older defender who can wrestle with the gorillas like Hawkins would be a bonus for a young team. And whilst a flag would likely be off the table for Tomo, being involved in rebuild under Clarko would give him the opportunity to build his leadership skills and leave a strong legacy.

Makes perfect sense, as with Turner coming on he may well struggle getting a game in our backline. The dogs would be a good fit i reckon as their backline is their Achilles heel.

An emoji typo LH! Fixed now. I don't think i have ever used the vomit emoji actually. Well, not deliberately I quite like the cats, but certainly hope they fail this season. Well, if by doing so that mean we win the flag that is

I was thinking the same thing. Her kicking was coming of a really low base, but has improved heaps. She had good hands last season, but looks to have taken her handballs to another level, helped by how strong she is.

How good was purcell?

Too drunk too woke

Bloody fully woke to be knocking a poster for using the term woke! Particularly when said poster was using woke in post rock ironic fashion! Double exclamation mark!!

Did he build you a green room?

Too drunk to fight? Is that the woke version?

Personally, I'm not convinced Jacko is gone. But if he wants out, I 100% agree we should play hard ball. We owe Jackson nothing and homesickness doesn't tick the 'personal reasons' box.

I don't think that's the case. Far, from it fact.

Indeed. And, there were some unique factors that might reinforce our win being an exception to the rule: - We never played a home final as such. -three of the preliminary finalist were vic based teams all having to play interstate - covid, lockdowns etc; and the resulting impact on planning But perhaps the three most significant factors were: - in finishing top, we avoided a six day break and playing port on their home deck. Poor puddy cats had to play their home qualifying final at Adelaide oval against a home team!. Whereas, whilst our game was also at Adelaide oval, it was at least a neutral venue given we played the lions - we had the opportunity to get to Perth and set up a base, and also nab tbe best facility. We also had one more week than the dogs out of iso. - the bye before the grand final, which wasn't scheduled until after the finals commenced iirc, is a variable that is unique to 2021. Who knows what impact thst had

Yeah, you're right. Not sure why I was thinking he was a mid. Greg Wells is definitely up there as best mid - particularly given a spot has just opened up!

Brett lovett was a star. His hanballing skills were just phenomenal, as was his ability to win contests.

All roads lead to Berlin. My second favourite city behind Melbourne.

My apologies, my post was uncalled for

Fair criticism.

It's a smart move by the club I reckon. The game is geared towards athletes now, and he is super athletic. With his leap he plays tall, he's quick, he's strong and can play mutiple positions. It's a pretty rare combination of attributes, and I reckon that's why goody likes what he brings to the team so much. He's probably on a relatively low base payment, with as you suggest performance payments. So, not a huge hit there. And we've invested a lot of time and effort already, so there's a sunk cost, so to speak. On the injury front, yes he'd had some soft tissue injuries (groin), but some have been just plain bad luck. There's a good team working with him, so really there's no reason why he won't have an extended block of injury free games. A two year contract shows confidence by the club and in Joel. We need depth, and a strong Casey team - and Smith helps with both. So a good move all around.

Way too verbose

Could he also pinch hit in the ruck the way the blues use silvagni?

That fight has been so evident hasn't it. I love it. Apart from giving his game a real edge, it has no doubt improved his leadership and impact on team mates. He has always been quite demonstrative on field, and not averse to giving a team mate a mouthful. But that sort of stuff does not have cut through, from any player, if they are not walking the talk, cracking in, tackling and showing high level intensity. Melk is showing all those things now, so his teammates are more likely to take what he says on board.

All good points. Nice problem to have - it was only two to three weeks ago posters were desperate for JVR or a half fit Tmac to come back in and rescue us. Now the consensus seems to be we don't' need either player!

Yeah, you might well be right. But the two tall set up has been our preferred model for much of the last two seasons, so i'm not sure about them being overly concerned about being top heavy. And Tmac's running power in terms of endurance, and the patterns he runs (ie up and down the wing all day) mitigates against being top heavy - and his lack of football for that matter (ie because the fitness required to run the patterns is probably more important than being a bit rusty) I'm not advocating for his selection, but Goody has flagged him as an option and i'm sure they wont pick him if there is a query about his ability to come back ready to roll.