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Whatever Freo gave us for Jackson, it wasn’t enough

I am a bit sad for Voss - I don’t think he is a good coach but he was inspirational back in his playing days. Carlton can suck it though.

When asked about the difference between the two senior coaches, JVR describes Goodwin as intense, whereas King runs a more relaxed and fun program. Intense will work for a time in a workplace (hello to the ‘21 flag) but probably is not sustainable over the longer term.

Yeah I am not the least bit concerned about Harvey. He will be an A grader for us.

You’re the man Dingo. Keep us posted if you can

There has been such a build up to this game for St Kilda that I’m hoping it is their Grand Final. In an ideal world they get well beaten tonight and find it hard to get up for next week. That may help us with them having a game in hand.

So 4 weeks rehab followed by say 7 weeks fitness + training = a return date of Rnd 11 or thereabouts.

You believe we should have kept Goody?

It is premium which is apparently 4K

I’m probably not quite as anti Kayo as some on here. For $450 I got MFC membership, MFCW membership and Kayo for a year. Reckon that probably works out for Kayo at $25p/mth. That is expensive compared to other steaming services but still just doable particularly considering I’d get it no matter what (I live interstate)

Being in last years draft pool Dethridge, O’Hehir and Mahoney should all be in the ‘26 column R & B According to Megs and Demonwiki Paxy signed a contract till the end of ‘26 as did Hose

I don’t know if targeting Nth Melbourne coaching group is the way to go. I am an old, fat bloke who has never coached before but if I was given their list (and a new Mazda!) this year I reckon I could have got them into the top 4. Personally I’d be looking at the coach’s who have taken an inferior list and overachieved. I know there is some woman (can’t remember her name) in WA who has taken her side from perpetual cellar dwellers to finals in the space of a couple of years. I’d be targeting someone of her ilk.

A ripping tackle and a brilliant bump. Real aggression. You are right, just what we need. The first tackle should have been a holding the ball free to Jordyn. I assume the ump knew that she was coming to us though and was just getting her used to being ripped off.

And the Rookie Me Central analysis on Chloe Baker-West STRENGTHS: + Production + Versatility + Reading the play + Footy IQ + Kicking + Vision + One-on-ones + Defensive pressure IMPROVEMENTS: - Composure - Explosive speed - Continuity Baker-West really has it all when it comes to her game. The durability over the last two seasons will be a little bit of a question mark, but she has still managed to get out and show what she can do when on the park as she did in nine Talent League games this season. What you get with Baker-West is sublime footy IQ, sheer ball-winning ability and a knack to cover the ground with ease, winning possession after possession, even in the same chain. While Baker-West may not have explosive speed, she still cruises around the field effectively and is certainly not slow. She can separate herself from opponents by darting or weaving, and also shrugging would-be tacklers with great strength through the hips. That same strength extends overhead where she, pound-for-pound would be among the best contested marks. Though she is only 165cm, she can jump and clunk consistently and her ridiculous numbers suggest just that. An average of 5.8 marks in 2025, of which more than one per game is contested, shows her aerial prowess, but she is just as competitive at ground level. Her defensive pressure has always been brilliant for a player who wins the ball so much, and while some of her huge disposal tallies can be attributed to getting into loose space and racking them up, she does the hard running as well to compete at every stoppage. Looking at her disposal, her kicking with any time or space is a delight and she can hit short, sharp passes, on the 45 or find a target long down the line with superior vision. The knock on that element of her game is her composure around stoppages as by her own admission she can tend to "bomb it" when under pressure. That is linked to her lack of explosiveness which she was hoping to develop over time. From a football perspective, Baker-West has great IQ and by reading the play, is able to get back when needed, then surge forward if required. She finds her possessions in all manner of ways, and while she does not kick a heap of goals, has played as a forward in her younger years, booting five goals from seven games in 2023. Ultimately with Baker-West, clubs know what they are getting, even if they have not seen much of it the last two seasons. She can use both sides of her body if required, has no issues getting to the right spots winning the ball, can impact on all three lines and fill any hole required. While a little smaller than the modern day taller midfielders, she competes above her size and is still taller than a number of midfielders at AFLW level. Expect her to land somewhere in the first round given her accolades and potential, with too much upside and potential with her to stray much beyond the top 10, and she could very easily be inside it as well.