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At times, there was a point from where I was behind the punt road goals Maxy was our FF in the square with Trac then Kozzie in a line up to fifty toward the square, and I thought that would cause concerns if you were coaching Freo... Lots of options.

With higher scoring, we’ll have more centre bounces and tactical mid-field battles. loving it.

The ability to play four quarters of old style footy with 2021 skills, basketball influences and endurance.

Liam “Hurricane” Jurra This is the story of the Jurracane.... Loved Liam

When do we play North? ?

If Oliver was cranky and looking at leaving, then in part, I’d put it down to his immaturity and hopefully he’s realised it will be him, stepping up to lead his teammates that will deliver the success he may have being frustrated the MFC (and he) wasn’t experiencing. Theres a great moment in “The last Dance” where MJ crossed this thread hold, embraced the team plan and refocused on team success over personal success... Hopefully, Clayton too has crossed this thresh hold.

Yarra has just install a lot more bike lanes throughout the council, so they are not discouraging inactivity.

There’s a soccer pitch at end of Ramsden street, and another tucked between Heidelberg road, railway line and Merri creek, that are both “owned” by their clubs, many of whom members no longer reside in Yarra... the footy oval at the end of Ramsden is open (took fencing down) but also just got a cool new (exclusive) club house funded in part by council / local residents.

Hey DeeSpencer, in Yarra the issue is less with footy fields more cabel and ethnically focused soccer clubs who use the facilities while building little empires around their council funded clubs, often their culture is Not inclusive (it varies a lot) of the general public and they use it to play in local politics... your quoting of the local “socialist” (his label not mine) member Steve Jolly defending these cabel’s that give him support, only shows how little you know about the situation and “corruption” in Yarra... Steve actually founded a soccer club (Yarra Jets) to build an open alternative to some of the other clubs, but has also used it as a “political tool” of sorts. ive no issue with people doing that, just think they should contribute fairly to the public purse that’s subsidising them...

I lived in Yarra for years and several of the public owned fields are “owned” by the resident club at the exclusion of the local residents. Great for fostering inclusion if your kid plays that sport at that club, a drag if you want to walk tour dog or have a kick to kick session on that field... over the weekend or when they’re training... paying 4% of the cost to maintain these areas seems massive unders, 20% seem reasonable. Especially as these clubs also hit up the council to fund improvements to their “exclusive” clubhouses (that also have a public toilet.... Lots of political projecting on this thread.

At round 2, undefeated and in the top 4, nothing is sewn up. And each of those great teams, all were seen as “lucky” to win their first flag (think Hawks in 2008), the “greatness” was applied in retrospect. I worry the Doggies have another flag or two in their current (flag winning) group... our unexpected success not dissimilar to their wild ride to their flag... My point being, retrospective logic is a great way to describe and understand the past, but can be fairly useless in predicting the future... Go Demons.

I think the addition of Yze will help us retain Oliver (and Petracca), as we need to craft a midfield strategy that fully leverages our talent in the middle into full game dominance, finals and flags... if we can grow the sum of our parts they’ll stay for the success that will follow.

Given the lack of visibility re who’s playing well at Casey, it’s hard to know who might be commanding a spot in the senior team. Structurally, Ben Brown (or Weid) will add a lot when ready as LJ is not quite there, so Max FT in ruck is my preference

Never in doubt after we reeled them back in the second. Well done boys. Bring on the Giants.

I’d love the club to continue the “tradition” of the BOG from the prior round tossing the coin for us in the next... Nice, if that’s what May taking the toss means...

On Gus and his role in the team, he’s a smart guy who was receiving regular concussions playing as an inside mid, perhaps it was him who initiated his change in role/position in the team..?

No Oscar no Carlton.

At full strength I’d say 17 wins very possible, so the next month until we are has become crucial. The fact this group has matured to know every game counts (as well as percentage) plus our depth meaning there will likely be competition for spots all year bodes well. Once (and if) we can get our best 22 all fit and firing for a month or two we are well capable of beating anyone.

I’m a fan of aggressive play, body work, etc in the contest to win the ball. However, if they breach the rules of this contest (ie hit them high) and hurt the player in the process, they’ve breached their duty of care and should be suspended. In addition, I Totally disagree that collecting players after they’ve cleared the ball is ok, and if the players been hurt (especially concussed) under this scenario, the AFL should throw the book at the offending player. I.e. Dangerfield.

Huh? please explain..?

The other thing about this action by Dangerfield is that it was clearly “retributional” in that the ball and contest for the ball had left the area, and Dangerfield’s action was about intimidation and inflicting injury, NOT on competing for the ball. A low blow, with the same malice, intent and effect as a king hit behind play. Disguised as a last second boo boo... He’s a thug, and weasel.

Also, re goal kicking accuracy, it was evident that fatigue was hitting most players late in quarters and last 10 min of each half. Nothing like real game pressure to push the players (who've not played 20 min quarters for over a year) into muscle burn while trying to settle for a shot on goal. Also, it seemed to happen across the competition to greater or less degrees... Hopefully, our goal kicking will improve as we acclimatise to the longer format and players "harden" during the season. Oh, and on Jackson, will be a gun as he matures and realises his evident talents, but will take another year or two to do so...

Let’s not get too carried away after 1 round of footy vs a very depleted Freo forward line. May (and Lever) played well, but aside from when May was on Fyfe he was on very average players.