Jaded No More

I would argue that we have a better midfield than Geelong and by a long way. Our midfield has had silver service for years. You can’t just go replacing an A+ ruckman with some random lump and think it won’t really hurt our midfield not to mention what we get around the ground from Gawn. He isn’t just a ruckman. Neither is Grundy. Neither was Jackson. It’s why we invested so heavily in both. We want to have strong rucks and we now have arguably two of the best.

You really think so little of our list management? I am sure money is not the issue here.

We've put a premium on prolonging Gawn's career without robbing the best inside mid of an A grade ruckman. If Grundy helps Gawn play another 3-4 season instead of another 1-2, he's been worth it.

I bet you said the same thing about seeing our next flag... things can change quickly

The only adjustment I am interested in is having the MRP make consistent decisions, regardless of who the player is or what club they play for.... AKA don't let a big name player off the hook but give Chandler 3 weeks ban for the exact same action.

Hunter is too good a player for the Dogs to give up for basically nothing, unless there was more going on behind the scenes. We would be kidding ourselves if we didn't think there is an element of risk involved with him, but given the relatively low price, the reward could be extremely high. Like Stangle, a new environment and a kick up the behind might be just what Hunter needed. I think our leadership both on and off the field is much stronger than the Dogs, and I also think Goodwin would be a better mentor for someone going through it than Bevo. If he can keep himself focused and out of trouble, he would be a better acquisition for us than Grundy IMO. Like Langdon, he will completely change how we play and make us that much harder to shut down.

I'd be disappointed if we weren't bullish about our chances this year. We should be aiming to win the flag. We are in the midst of our premiership window. If we don't capitalise and win at least one more flag in the next 1-3 years, it should be considered a failure. We have an incredibly strong list, and only catastrophic injuries should prevent us from finishing top 4 and giving ourselves the best chance possible to win it again.

I'll be making the relatively short journey to watch this game. Anyone know if they stand will be available or will it just be standing only?

I’m the same. Kayo gets cancelled the minute footy is done and I sign up for another streaming service instead to keep me busy during the off season. Plus I go to every game in Melbourne and have a premium membership so I mostly use Kayo for replays and to watch interstate games. It’s a rip off and the quality is rubbish.

That’s true. But they’re still not a great measure of who we will be competing against in finals. I am much more interested to see how we go against Richmond next weekend.

Defensive flood = 16 conceded goals now Lyon really has lost his touch 😂

Absolutely brilliant. Well done Ben. Quality human.

Also missing our best goal kicker in Fritsch. In saying that, the Saints defense is hot garbage so this win means about as much as our demolition of Norf in the corresponding game last pre season.

I’m glad they called it. 7 quarters is plenty.

Turner has to be ahead of Tomlinson.

I guess when you’re just masquerading as a footy club that the AFL funds, you can do what you like. Absolute joke. I’d be fuming if they pulled that garbage against us.

Woewodin looks good. He makes me feel so old tho.

Unless he’s badly injured Lever is best 22 and will continue to be so

Casey is really killing the vibes 😂

Tomlinson oh boy

Quality has dropped right off

Yes. So far I’ve had to look up 8 players 😂

Will JVR play a few more quarters?

But but but we didn’t play 4 quarters of footy 🙄 Good hit out and nobody died. Loved what McVee served up

Any more complaints?