Jaded No More

Also takes the pressure off the Suns coming into next week against us.

Maynard such a faux tough guy. Looks like a crack dealer.

Adelaide defending like world champs and attacking like world chumps

Melksham doesn’t impact enough at AFL. He’s a good sub but he isn’t a 4 quarter player.

Correct. We got less for Jackson than Norf did for JHF because he was out of contract. We only got lucky that Freo are hot garbage this year. If they weren’t we could have ended up getting 2 crappy picks for him.

If we cared about winning by 100 or more we wouldn’t have subbed out Hibbo or had May on the bench for long periods in the last. Or start Oliver on the bench in both the third and fourth quarters (has that ever been done?!). We cared about winning and protecting our players after a grueling 5 day break and before yet another interstate trip. It was clearly the plan to come out hard in the first and ice the game by half time. After half time we saw a heap of midfield rotations. Trac spent a long time forward, Clarry was on the bench heaps. They rotated both wings and we saw some different midfield combos. When it’s round 7 you don’t take unnecessary risks when the game is already done and dusted. I care more about getting out of the game with a clean bill of health than May doing a hamstring with 5 minutes to go trying to stop a goal in a 90 point demolition.

At least when under contract it gives clubs the power to negotiate a better deal for themselves. See JHF vs Jackson trade.

Very good. I support this. For clubs to invest a first round pick is a big deal. Players should not be allowed to just up and leave because they didn’t get to the club they wanted. It makes a mockery of the draft. Should only be allowed to move on compassionate grounds in the first 3 years.

WHY WON’T GEELONG DIE

For mine Schache gets another week even though I thought he was average at best. You can’t bring someone new in for a week then drop him. It’s pointless. I didn’t like that they did it with Laurie either. Goody confirmed Petty is straight back in so that means we either play him back, give JVR a rest or drop Schache. If BB or Tmac have a sensational game today it complicates things even further. JVR might need a rest. Hibbo might be sore again. So we could tweak things to manage players. Another interstate trip in two weeks off another short break means we need to plan carefully. Port at home are no easy beats. We will need to be at our best to win. Next two games are the right time to rest anyone who needs it. It’s a long long season.

Game day is 12 days post concussion if you don’t count the actual day the concussion was sustained. That means he will be free to play if he feels ok. Goody confirmed he’s straight back in next week and that it looks like he will pass the protocol without issues.

The tackle in the goal square when we were 10,000 goals up is exactly why he is best 22.

Goody said post match that all indications are that Petty will get thru the protocol fine. Must have been a mild concussion and he must be feeling good.

Yep. We boo JHF but an actual sex offender in De Geoy gets applauded. AFL fans are wild stupid.

They are genuinely putrid. My heart breaks for Hunty 😞

We conceded the last 3 goals of the match.

Hopefully we beat Freo by 110 West Coast have the spoon in the bag for mine. They are putrid and they don’t care.

No Touk. If we don’t [censored] this in I’d be very very very disappointed

Nothing speculative about Reid.

The point remains that you aren’t playing Zeibel on BB. They didn’t even dare play him on JVR. It shows how seriously they rated him that he played on a guy 10cm shorter than him and still couldn’t hold most of the marks he went for. I think he isn’t the answer if he can’t grab those marks in a nothing game.

Off a 5 day break I think we did very well to even show up in the last. Hibbo was also off in the last.

I’m sorry but BB has a hell of a lot more runs on the board and was in good form in the first three rounds. Schache is too timid to play key position at this level. He got out marked by Zeibel multiple times despite the massive height difference.

If West Coast finish last they might be keen to do a trade for pick 1 with us if they’re worried Reid will do a runner…. Silver linings and all.

Schache isn’t the answer. Petty back in or BB depending on form at Casey (with Petty to go back)

Just so happy for him. A jet. Love him. Need to sign him next.