binman

As always Life of Brian has all life's answers: Norm: 'only a true insider would deny their inside knowledge Norm's friend: 'What? Ok i DO have inside knowledge!' Norm: 'He DOES have inside knowledge'

Trying to be as objective as possible, i disagree the Saints is a more enticing club to go to than the dees. Personally. i think we are much more likely to play finals next season than the Saints, but for the sake of argument lets say that's not the case. I still think there a bunch of reasons why the MFC is a more enticing option for Flanders. When did the the Saints last play finals? 2020? And they were bog average before that. Hell, they haven't won a flag since 1966. Leaving that lack of success aside, looking forward i'd argue that this current iteration of the team under Lyon is bog average. Yes they are adding some decent players to he mix but there are few examples of average teams suddenly becoming a contender on the back of trading multiple quality players in during one trade period. Sure, we have missed finals last two seasons, but the fact remains that our last decade has been the club's most successful era since the 60s. We won flag in 2021 and then made finals in 20222 and 2023 (and yes, went out in straight sets). I'd argue our off field governance has been questionable in the last few seasons, and over decades too, but the Saints have been even more shambolic on that front - recently and over the journey. The saints have a good, but not great, training facility, but hopefully our purpose built facility at Caulfield (assuming it go ahead) will well and truly trump Moorabbin. The Saints have to play their home game at Docklands whereas our players get to play their home games at the best venue in the AFL. All players look great in the MFC jumpers - though i do quite like the Saints jumper. The one thing thing Saints do have in their favour is their theme song is terrific, whereas ours is, well, grand, but not outstanding. That said any player who goes to the Saints instead of us will have less cause to sing the club song.

Is clarry slang, like like Ray or Charlie, in that sentence? I'd prefer that than a more literal interpretation.

Agree. Unless the relationship between tracc and the club has irretrievably broken down and we simply want him gone then paying any part of his salary shouldn't even be part of the conversation. It's win win for us. We trade Tracc, get an ok return (no need to gild the lily on that front - it doesn't need to a crazy good return, ok is fine) and get his salary of our books, helping us negotiate, say, the Bison's and XL's next contract. Or we keep Tracc, and he continues performing at high level for us, and in an ideal world fully gets back to his rampaging best (which by the by will be the expectation of any club keen on trading him in).

All your own work. Cool cool. I like your new style, very formal with your neww found love of sub headers and conclusions. Welcome to the machine. Why would I rebutt your claims? They were made in response to my comment that the winner of the GF could have claims to be the best team of the 21st century. And your argument doesn't change the fact that winner of this year's GF will have won 5 flags this century, more than other team. And what is your argument? That you could make a case that the Cats and Lion's success this century is all BS because of the leg ups they have enjoyed? I agree they are big factors in both clubs success but that doesn't change their records. And besides, since when is taking advantage of the rules created by the AFL a proble - isn't that what well run clubs should be doing? It's not as if either club cheated.

You mean a chat bot can make that argument. Putting a prompt into a LLM does not an argument make. Amd besides that doesn't rebutt the argument the winner of the GF could lay claims to being the best team of the 21st century.

Agree. But like Geelong the real key has been how solid they are off field and in particular how strong their governance had been.

That's the million dollar question. Can our game style hold up against the roos' uber pressure come finals? I have my doubts, but I love that stinnear has stuck to his guns game style wise.

The standard of AFLW is improving every season. One areawhere it has improved out of sight is marking - more terrific marks and a lot fewer easy ones dropped.

You could make the case the winner of the GF had claims to be the best team of the 21st century. Cats, lions, and hawks have all won 4 flags this century, with the cats and lions, including this year, appearing in an incredible 7 GFs and the Hawks 5. These three teams have won over 50% of the flags this century.

Yep. A crazy circuit. Fun track for qualifying.

They could take a poll.

I haven't watched any footy media this season, and listened to very little radio. I might this week to enjoy all the Pies tears. The video 360 will do of the non call on Elliot, and the build up, will be mega dramatic and ridiculously over the top. And I'll love every second.

Ich bin ein Brisbinner.

Spot on. The better team for much of the match. The pies threw their last punch in the third. Blimey they have a seriously big group of gun mediums, all of whom can kick. They lose one in Berry and he's replaced by Bruce who does a servicable job as a medium off the bench.

I thought the last lots of cheers were hilarious- I'm assuming it was lions fans being ironic. Try explaining that to a septic.

That's exactly what i thought when they first said Pendulbury funnily enough. The margin was similar at quarter time too We put up a better fight though. Losing a preliminary after winning week one must be just about the worst way to go out Sucks to be pies.

Go lions.

I wonder if the pies cab feel the cliff yet?

I hope so as I've taken the lions at the line. And with a bit luck they'll get the first couple and the pies suddenly realise they ain't gonna play in the GF and drop their head and I'll also get the +40.

Der Wayne: "He's Jesse James and he's taking the whole gang diwn" Twice.

100% agree. But I think a key factor to support Adams to thrive is Petty going back and taking the oppo's best key forward freeing Adams up to play Lever's zone off interceptor role. Adams is an excellent kick, better than Lever, so if we can get him intercepting around the half back line and settimg up transition chains.

I'm glad you're not involved in our trading decisions then.

A positive for May playing the Dogs is playing half his games at Docklands. It's definitely narrower inside 50 than say the G which means more big marking packs, which suits his strength, and less space negates his lack of speed. Always being dry and no wind doesn't hurt either.