Jaded No More

I think a lot will depend on what happens on Friday night and Saturday. Pies and Lions both win and we have no incentive to win and should rest players. Pies lose and Lions win (or lose!) and suddenly the optics change.

You can 100% rule them out. They will not lose that #1 pick with one game left in the season. Absolutely no chance in hell.

Exactly. If Brisbane lose, which is not out of the realms of possibility, they'll go all out to secure a home final. If Brisbane win, they are pretty much in a no win situation because they have to travel for their first final anyway. Doubt they'd flirt with form, when their form has only been so so recently.

Any ideas why he didn't play for Casey on the weekend?

Same. Result doesn’t worry me, only injuries do. Luckily the Swans will be in similar self preservation mode, having secured a finals birth. They won’t want to risk injuries or suspensions either. Although they apparently don’t cop suspensions 🙄

I agree. If we beat the Pies in week one (which we absolutely can especially if Daicos doesn’t get up), then we will more than likely end up playing a prelim at the G against an interstate side. Which opens up our chances significantly of making the grand final. Lose that game however and the road is paved with danger and interstate prelim.

Agreed. Also means less pressure on Sydney to win this week just to make finals. Might see them rest Papley as a result.

Ben Brown cannot take a trick. He must be ready to call it quits.

Nothing surprises me about the AFL anymore. They look after their important clubs and the hell with the rest. It’s a dream outcome for them to have a final in NSW. They’ll make sure it happens one way or another.

Gees we are in a good spot. Not one player on this list who I will lose sleep over. Hibbo will retire and I reckon Melksham will get one year deal. The rest are a wait and see. My guess is JJ goes, we possibly rookie AMW, and the rest get delisted with Schache potentially getting another year if Grundy goes and we can’t find another ruck backup.

Yes because Max wanted to be fit and healthy in September. He wouldn’t care who helped him get there.

At this point I just want no injuries. Just please no more injuries!

As if. Media love to tow the company line.

BUT DO WE WIN???

You’d want a lot more than that for Grundy. Georgiadis has shown very little in his career and is 6 months into a knee reco. Grundy is a proven ready to go A grade ruckman.

I’m sorry but Max Gawn is the best ruckman in the game. Has been for about 6 years now. Why should he give up the number one ruck spot? Grundy hasn’t adapted to playing beyond the ruck. He’s a very poor mark for his height and his impact at ground level has been just ok. I have nothing against this trade or what the club was trying to do, but Gawn being Gawn is not the problem here. He is an elite footballer and we are lucky to have him!

Heartbreaking news for beautiful little Charlie and his family. What an awful thing to go through. Life really is cruel sometimes. I cried when I read he passed away, but I hope he got to take with him those wonderful experiences the club gave him.

Yeah true. Who am I kidding. Another darling of the AFL with their armchair ride. Hope we destroy them on Sunday. Absolute pretenders.

I am shocked. Seriously Sydney just lapping it up at the moment with freebies from the AFL.

Hawks have beaten more top sides than Freo. I reckon they’ll win.

Hawks will beat Freo at the G.

He’s not premiership coach Goodwin, now is he? 😂

Well I guess they tagged Oliver and had the midfield ascendancy, so it was the right call by Mitchell. Sadly for Mitchell, we have too many good players and you just can’t tag them all. When they took the tag off Oliver he basically won us the game in 10 minutes. So sad for Hawks 🙄

Look if Goody wins us 2 more flags he can go coach Tassie if he really wants.