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As simplistic as this sounds it could be the difference

Beat the reigning premiers on their own turf and the only nomination is Kate Hore on the bench! It’s just nonsensical Anyone know the coaches votes?

I still don’t get it 1). The Bulldogs have an embarrassment of riches when it comes to tall forwards - Naughton, Bruce, Sam Darcy, Ugle-Hagen, Schache and English drifts forward too. Yet they are said to be chasing Rory Lobb? 2). Any club would want Jackson but Freos need for him is way less than say West Coast who has a talented but fat, injury prone 32yo, one effort ruck who is desperate for a “Luke Jackson type” to support him. On the other hand Freo have an up and coming dominant ruck in the 23yo Sean Darcy. Jackson would be playing behind him as he does behind Gawn with us. Freo and Jackson don’t seem like a natural fit particularly at a $1m a year cost to Freo

Don’t worry about it mo. There will be a sliding scale. If we are parting with a first rounder for Grundy that will mean we are paying him 2/5ths of bugger all and the Pies are stumping a fair % of his ludicrous salary. On the other hand if we are throwing them a late 4th rounder for the inner city, tree hugging hipster, then our salary cap is going to be taking far more of a hit. No doubt it will fall somewhere between those two scenarios

Blumin hell, West Coast was the older starting team 18 times. That has to be a worry for them

Totally agree. Apparently we have won more games than any other side and I’d rank that pretty close to the top of them all.

And the sad ‘uurghs’ of disappointment from one of the commentators when Zanker marked at the top of the square in the last was broadcast neutrality at its finest.

Very! Lived up to the hype when she came across from Geelong. West has improved heaps since last year too

I have thought that Adelaide were too big, too strong and too talented for us. They are the benchmark. No more. To beat them Rnd 1 on their own deck must give the group so much belief for this season. Handy percentage to start the year too - 159%!

Percentage booster against Adelaide! Love it

Two things Liv Purcell is showing why we got her to the club. probably BOG at half time. Gillard is bloody tall and coordinated and can kick. In years to come she could be a game changer

Famously a 20yo Nathan Buckley waved goodbye to Brisbane to seek premiership success and glory at Collingwood. A decade later Brisbane completed their threepeat without him. I like Dogga very much but if he leaves I wish the same number of flags that Gerard and Nathan got with their new Clubs.

Oh I hadn’t noted that Hunt was OOC. That is a concern. He must feel like a borderline top 22 player and may seek a more permanent gig elsewhere. Would very much like for him to stay but then I never really want anyone to leave

To be fair on Stengle, Geelong don’t play top 8 sides often where as we seemingly only played sides bound for the finals.

Each to their own but I think booing players who change teams is dumb but I made an exception for TS. Now I almost feel a bit sorry for him though. He really can’t be strongly associated with any of the teams he played for - Us, GWS or the Hawks. He has little legacy except for perhaps being the ultimate footballer mercenary

That’s an interesting point. If subconsciously you think you can always come back from being behind, this will inevitably come back to bite you, particularly in a final.

That’s very good

And before anyone has a crack at Spargo for not having a million possessions ask yourself how much influence Daniel Rich had on the game. That answer would be 2/5ths of [censored] all.

Peter Wright is apparently contacted till the end of ‘23 https://www.zerohanger.com/afl-trade-news-suns-big-mans-peter-wright-move-to-essendon-imminent-2020-69522/

Tyla Hanks is about the cleanest player in the league - either league

Watched the AFLW game, Tyla Hanks is about the cleanest player in the league - either of them

A mate who is a huge Collingwood supporter puts this failure squarely at the feet of Nathan Buckley. As you point out Axis of Bob, they had a great young list that never reached heights it should have, particularly 2012-15. My mate is getting great satisfaction watching them play now under McRae . He also thinks De Goey should go and Foxtrot Oscar

I’d say Fritta has been told that if he thinks he can make the shot then, take the shot. He has foofed up a couple of times and perhaps now isn’t taking the instinctive first option. Like many he isn’t at his best but is consistently our best forward and we would be crazy to drop him.

Bump. Analogy of the year.

Noble seems like a particularly decent human being. The North administration desperately needs a Peter Jackson