FarNorthernD

So good! The Todd Patterson call about Molly being a magic person is an interesting observation. It will be interesting to see how she goes not only on Saturday but the next few years

Thanks DIO, that is quite a list. Shades of last year unfortunately. Hopefully we can jag a couple of early season wins and get some troops back along the way. I am really looking forward to Saturday

Does anyone know if there is a replay of the game anywhere??

The injury list is unideal isn’t it, particularly Gillard. I am still pretty bullish though. McNamara seems to have gone to another level.

Watching the AFLW practice match highlights is more enjoyable than the AFL. GO Casey, go the Girls!!

Sorry but this is nonsense Scott Selwood is Collingwood’s forward coach and he was a tagger. James Rahilly is the Cat’s forward coach and he could be best described as a journeyman defender. Both those clubs seem to be kicking a few. You don’t need to have been a forward to coach a forward group. I would say brilliant communication skills, a deep understanding of the game and a synergy between all the coaching staff is far more important particularly in the modern game Famously Chris Fagan has never played the game at the highest level so you’d never want him as a coach.

I hate to admit it but the Pies are a cut above. It’s going to be very, very difficult to beat them next week.

Blumin hell. You have to feel for Jacinta Hose. This new injury can’t be easy to deal with physically or mentally. Hope she fully recovers and makes it back next year

The wonderful little cherry on top of our rise up the ladder over the past few weeks, has been Essendon’s corresponding drop down the draft order. Bombers supporters have been death riding the poo out of us but, as it stands now, they have pick 9 at the end of the year, in a lower quality and highly compromised draft What we have is a future 200 gamer and All-Australian in Xavier Lindsay already playing for us now. I feel good about this.

I actually thought May was pretty good on the weekend. We would be a worse side without him in it.

I watched the Hawks V Tigers game. The Hawks were allowed to come through the centre meaning easy and deep entries into their fwd line. We have to slow them down and clog up the corridor. Someone else mentioned playing Melksham and Sicily. I loved Melksham’s game on McGovern. Sicily would be a good match for him. If Jake could limit his effectiveness it could go a long way towards winning this game.

We need at least a couple of players at AA level to make finals

Blumin hell, that’s a handy debut game. Forgot that he wore 43 too. 14 years on he is closing in on 250 games and has a flag. Too good!

He is a bit quicker than I thought too

While there is ‘only’ 3 players on the list who would be considered top 23 players - Pickett, McVee and Tholstrup - we have roughly a quarter of our list (10) who are unavailable for Rnd 1. That’s not ideal.

Ruck goes out injured, in comes zippy small forward. Interesting selection

Harris out, Campbell in. Think Campbell will be ok Go Dees

Apologies to you 3. Good skills on your Chaplin votes.

Coaches Votes Geelong v Melbourne 10 Kate Hore (MELB) 7 Blaithin Mackin (MELB) 7 Amy McDonald (GEEL) 3 Jacqueline Parry (GEEL) 2 Lauren Pearce (MELB) 1 Maeve Chaplin (MELB) Not sure if any of us had Chaplin in our best but we all had Hore at the top of the tree

Mackin was very good WCW but I thought Hore was clearly a cut above anyone else on the field. She may be more important to us than any other player is to their team

Hore Pearce Mackin Hanks Goldy with apologies to McNamara

Does anyone have the link to add the fixture to your calendar? I am very much looking forward to the season

Thanks Jnr. Muchly appreciated

Would love to read it Junior. Could you give a summary?