DemonWA

Yes mate, I'll be there. I wouldn't count on a big contingent of dees support tho. Was at the Eagles game earlier in the year and thought we might have a decent showing of fans but it was relatively small amount - perhaps all of the finals converts were Eagles fans?!

I must be scarred because I'd feel alot more comfortable if the game was being played at the G

Next two weeks are pivotal. Dogs at Marvel isn't the same proposition as playing them at the G, and they will want to do some damage to help step towards trying to heal the GF loss. Dockers at Optus is also huge - quality team at a hostile venue. Loading or poker tactics no longer can be used as excuses. We will get a good read on where we're at against 2 quality teams at less than ideal venues with top 4 on the line.

Watched the Goodes doco on Netflix recently and Dermie said some things back then that haven't aged well. His views on Daisy are also a decade or 2 behind the times. Goody summed it up well.

Tomlinson and Bedford to make way for Petty and Oliver imo. I get the impression Milkshake was picked to help with our forward half connection and I can't see him being dropped - look for him to get a role on Daniel etc.

This is the biggest non issue IMO. The media are trying to keep the narrative of us struggling up front going. These sorts of things happen alot in most games and the counter argument is that we've often butchered the ball in the F50 trying to be too unselfish in more recent times- I don't mind a forward backing themselves to kick a goal if they think it's kickable. When Petracca has set shots form 55 on tigh angles and doesn't make the distance or kicks points it doesn't become a media circus.

We were discussing Lobbs value, not Luke's!

To a club in the Window that needs a proven tall I'd say early 2nd round.

Disagree. If he played for a VIC based team he would get alot more kudos. Very good player imo

Lobby, a top 10 pick and another 1st rounder would be ok with me

Sparrow into the pure mid role and milkshake to HFF? Rivers is a good addition to our side imo

Outs: the Ginger Ninjas; Clarry, Petty and Bowza Makes us weaker on paper but the team is still strong enough to win imo

Saty!!

Haha yesterday I got a YouTube notification for the clip of Angus on a mobile phone to a 100 yr old member.....I was hoping he was announcing that he had re-signed?! Total troll move by the social media team

Interesting hypothetical. Can't see it happening. If he leaves the swans it will be for cash. Perhaps AFL will bankroll a move to Norf haha

The AFL would have had their say on our way forward, and they will review and guide north too. There will always be a bottom side that is essentially on their knees. It's the Roos turn. I don't see a huge issue. Without promotion and relegation, and having a draft system that incentivises clubs being dead last I just see this as part of the cycle of the system.

I think the system rewards struggling clubs- ie. priority picks, parachuting in CEOs and Coaches etc. I can see them turning it around sooner rather than later

Not alot different to when we retired Jr Mac and Cam Bruce went to the Hawks etc.

I'd be completely shocked if were not wearing the indigenous design this week. Playing in Alice seems like a very appropriate move. The jumper has no effect on the result. Continuing to wear the indigenous design as/when appropriate shows that our clubs commitment to reconciliation is league leading - the majority make a token gesture for 1 round only.

Yeah, Nah. Footy departments would consider the remaining fixture in the decision-making. No way it's based on W/L at a stage only. Some of the teams on lower W/L at 10 rounds would have gone just as hard if they believe their run home allowed them to do so

I believe we were 10-0 because of form/confidence/trust. Injuries, infighting, and some form issues are costing us. I don't think teams that are loading would vary their approaches to such a great extent, as you seem to suggest.

All top 4-6 sides would be loading. So in these matches I assume both teams are impacted to a similar extent. Therefore our losses are telling in terms of our form at that time imo. I get that during the loading phase we might come up short against a 6-10th placed team that are just trying to to make the finals and are not loading, but I don't accept that we are loading to a greater extent than any of the other top teams, which is why I'm not supporitng the loading logic all the way through - we can't blame loading for the loss against the cats who have publicly indicated they're also loading. Your points around injury are very valid though

Indeed and I've never suggested they are the same thing.

Is it though? I think it's quite factual to say the team that wins the game is the better team on the day.

Never said I know anything more than the coaches. My point is that people are assuming we 'didn't show our cards' as if it was some sort of tactical master stroke. Ie. Assuming it was a coaching tactic. Perhaps it was, but perhaps the coaches just wanted to stick with the method - we got quite close to hitting the lead in Q4. Making the assumption it was a deliberate tactic makes the loss easier to take, because the alternative is that were sticking to our proven method but unable to match it with the cats (due to form, fitness, ground size or whatever).