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Apologies if it has been mentioned, but isn't Selwyn Griffith just such a typical Melbourne Football Club name? Talk about nailing stereotypes.

Sucks obviously, but depending on how we play it, we can benefit enormously from this trade. In fact, I think we could be a better team without Jackson, so long as we use his currency wisely.

11 minutes ago, Red and Blue Flame said:

The most interesting thing re Jackson and possible list changes is that we do not have a draft pick until pick 32 (no first round pick and based on finishing outside top 4).

I would hope that we get two first round picks for Jackson. Whilst Grundy would be handy to help give Gawn a chop out, neither he or Gawn or genuine forwards so I wouldn't want to be getting rid of both first rounders/or even one as has been reported as part of potential Grundy deal.

An opportunity to get in more young talent. We only blooded one debutant this year (Turner). Outside of Hunt/Melksham, we barely had proper competition for spots from Premiership year.

 

There were a number of guys at Casey whose form definitely warranted selection at times, like Chandler, Laurie, JVR and Dunstan (unlucky that we're so loaded in the midfield). I do like that we're allowing the younger players more time to develop at Casey but we need balance... our selection was so predictable and the lack of fresh legs was so obvious by the end of our campaign.

Back to your original point though, definitely agree that we'd benefit hugely from two high draft picks and the fresh talent that comes with them.

3 hours ago, BDA said:

I wouldn't be surprised if Freo regress next year and miss finals so their future first may will be a top 10 pick. They've a similar system to us and a similarly dysfunctional forward line. Dogga won't solve that for them. The game has moved on from overly defensive game plan

I reckon this years and next years first rounder gets it done

Agreed, Mundy alone will be an impossible gap for them to fill, on and off the field.

I'll be watching from Bali - anyone in the same boat and want to share a few Philip Seymour Frothmans?

15 hours ago, chookrat said:

Reporter reads Demonland and writes an article about it.

Nothing wrong with that, we are an impeccable source of cutting-edge insight and peer-reviewed information.

5 minutes ago, old55 said:

Not in a PF

All I'm saying is don't discount him. He's extremely hungry and probably will be even more so in a do-or-die final. JVR doesn't strike me as the kind of player to be overawed, either. 

2 hours ago, old55 said:

AA Tom Stewart vs 2 gamer JVR - do I have to spell it out.

I seem to remember a 4th gamer in Jesse Hogan rinsing multiple AA fullback Alex Rance.

1 hour ago, Lucifers Hero said:

I guess there was a press conf this morning petracca-100-per-cent-playing-but-forwards-give-goodwin-a-headache

Interesting comments:

Goodwin said the midfielder would play his normal role but admitted the side’s forward woes were causing him some selection headaches as they contemplated including key forward Jacob Van Rooyen on debut or Tom McDonald after he returned from a foot injury in the VFL a fortnight ago.

Goodwin conceded that on reflection Max Gawn should have been given more time in the ruck with Luke Jackson spending more time forward.

 

By the sounds of it, one of McDonald or JVR is going to play tomorrow IMO. Goody was a little cagey, but very firm that nothing would be announced until later today about those guys.

35 minutes ago, BW511 said:

If May did not give away those stupid frees, it would have been close to his best game in the red & blue.

*If Franklin wasn't such a masterful flopper. 

Does anyone else feel like we're just about to shift into another gear and steamroll through to the GF like last year?

A big highlight for me though was Trac's first quarter goal out of congestion in the pocket, that was freakish.

Our forward line was such a shambles. And what the hell is with continually kicking it to the same congested pocket, every bloody time? Needs to be sorted out ASAP.

Collingwood's forwards were consistently marking 20m out, no angle... and not just after a coast to coast break.

I've really enjoyed watching Larkey for a while now and really have just assumed he's untouchable, as a real generational key forward that North can build their forward line on.

However, what would it take to get it done? He'd be huge for us.

53 minutes ago, Rab D Nesbitt said:

I’m at the Tippler and everyone that’s walked in so far has been draped in black & white. Looks like they will be out in force tonight. 

Why not? It's their Grand Final after all!

2 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

and here you are

 

Still sends shivers down the spine!

Tonight we'll continue to build on last week and show the competition how good we really are. 

JVR in for Weid.

4 minutes ago, Rab D Nesbitt said:

The Rose Hotel in Fitzroy if you're after a nuffie free experience. 

Or if you want extreme nuff try the Junction in Preston.

9 hours ago, DeeZee said:

Our biggest issue is that our second tier players haven’t really improved this year, and we haven’t added anything new.

Geelong have added DeKoening, and Stengel and Atkins has improved out of sight.

Sparrow, Rivers, Spargo, ANB, Bowey, Jackson,  Harmes etc never dominate games. It’s always the same players, Oliver, Petracca , Gawn , May etc etc

Even Salem and Langdon  aren’t as good.

Brayshaw is probably the only one I give credit to, and that’s out of necessity of him going down back, but he is a true warrior anyway so it’s no surprise.

In my mind a lot of those (young) guys played out of their skin in their first couple of years and so a lack of growth this year probably follows the natural progression.

Next year I'd really expect Sparrow and Rivers especially to come on, Jordon to step up to be a regular fixture alongside Oliver and Trac, and a high-quality recruit to bolster the ranks.

3 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

If you're talking about the Gawn one then no. They changed the rule a couple of years back, grabbing it out of the ruck is no longer automatic prior opportunity. The umpire just made the rule up on the spot.

Okay my bad then, thanks for clarifying. I still think it was dumb though, he literally grabbed it and ran into the midst of like three Doggies players... and with the umpiring as it was anything could have happened.

13 hours ago, Seraph said:

TF are you talking about, he took one step and got tackled yet apparently that's HTB?

Umpiring went one way in the last quarter, I swear I saw multiple instances where we'd get tackled and dispose of it yet they'd call HTB prior to a handball or kick. Yet Dogs players can have all day and eventually throw it out - play on.

Just garbage.

That's the rule isn't it?

Soon as he grabbed the ball he opened himself up to being pinged, we just needed to get it forward at all costs. It was stupid.

1 minute ago, YesitwasaWin4theAges said:

Carrying on like they won the GF.

As close as they'll get right now.

What TF was Gawn thinking grabbing the ball out of the ruck on the flank... dumb, dumb, dumb. Too many stupid errors made to have won that.

On the other hand, would have been a great game to watch for neutral fans and Jamarra's goal at the end was epic.

32 minutes ago, layzie said:

Bam, thread closed. 

Thank god for that