Jaded No More

I bet they don’t play Tmac and we ruck Weideman. Hawks have no ruckman and it’s gonna be so wet. We don’t need to go tall.

Well I ruined everything

At least our next game which is against the Saints is not for another 11 days

My best guess would be Kosi as I am fairly sure he lives with Jacko and Bedford. As someone noted above, considering Jackson and Kosi spent a lot of time in the off season not in Victoria (and in fact Jacko was in WA for a lot of it where Covid was still non existent), it makes sense they have caught it now. It is also no coincidence in my opinion that guys like Lever, Viney and Goodwin who all have kids, have caught it recently. Daycares and schools are mass spreaders. School back on Tuesday could explain why Goody has it.

I meant pre-season. You don't need to isolate or even test if you have had Covid 12 weeks prior to coming into contact with someone who has Covid.

100% correct. He lives with this partner in Kew. Clarry has also bought a house and lives with his partner. Neither of those boys live with Jackson and Pickett. Jackson and Pickett used to live with the Brayshaw's but have moved out together. I don't know if Rivers lives with them as well.

He may have already had Covid recently

Yep and Lever was meant to be there today. At the end of the day every club has and will be impacted by Covid. It’s best to have it happen now and get it going thru the club than come finals. The players and coaches infected during the season should have decent immunity up until the end of the season now which is good. Of course nobody wants Covid and I suspect the recent issue with Wines is probably a post Covid issue as the exact same thing has happened to my friend post Covid. But it’s 2022 and we need to get used to this new reality. At least we have guys at Casey who are dying to take their chances at senior level.

Quarter time when we are down by 1 point

With Goodwin out there is no doubt that Lever and Viney being experienced on field leaders will be a welcomed addition to the side. The boys have risen to every challenge and this should be no different. You know your roles and you know your game, just stick to it and back each other.

Wonder if Ooze will coach from the bench Goddamn Covid, why such a biatch?!

Heavenly football father, please continue to bless our list with health. Amen.

I think it’s because they live together. But I hope you’re right.

I didn't think Trac deserved votes for his game. But what do I know.

Correct. When you are the best FB in the league by the length of the Flemington straight, it's ok if you make a mistake. Also the correlation between May making mistakes and Smith being in the side are not lost on anyone.

Wouldn’t surprise me if Bowey ends up on a wing. He just needs to build his endurance. I am so impressed by his hardness considering he’s 12kg soaking wet. I suppose when you’re next to May you would feel invincible.

If Hawks put on a good showing today I think yes. Depends on weather but I suggest it could be a strongly attended Sunday fixture. MCC will be packed. Will be so interesting to see how the game against the Saints goes. It’s Mother’s Day and Sunday 1:10 slot which is never good. But it could be 1 vs 2. We might possibly get more than 30k to that one!

Every week this thread has some wild predictions. Have supporters not learnt yet that we will always make minimal changes, even if forced, it will always be like for like and we will NEVER drop players who play their role well even if you think Kosi and Spargo should be kicking 4 goals a game or Neal Bullen should be going at 100% DE. Just because you personally don’t see the value our lesser lights bring to the side, doesn’t mean you swing the axe wildly for absolutely no reason. Cohesion and continuity is one of the most important things required to win a flag. By backing our system and our players we have become a team so high in confidence and belief. You don’t throw that out the window because you think someone at Casey would do better than Kosi for a mere moment.

Great attendance last night. Perfect weather helps. I would say 40/60 split the way of the Tigers. It was obvious once we won as the stands were more than half empty which was fun to watch.

Anyone who knows me will tell you that if a genie granted me 3 wishes, I would wish for wealth, health and the total destruction of the Geelong football club. I hate that club with the fire of a thousand suns.

We will drop games and it won’t be a bad thing. We reset so well after challenges I almost feel that once we drop one we will go to another level. Besides I have no doubt that if ladder position allows, we will ramp up training halfway through the year which will likely see us drop a few games in preparation for finals. It’s just what we did last year. I also wouldn’t put it past us to drop a game against our most likely rival in the lead up to finals. I think we were happy to drop a game to the Dogs in the later part of last season.

Correct. Being dominant is all well and good but unless you win flags it’s pointless. Essendon dominant and won just one flag. Gotta make sure we don’t waste this opportunity.

Hawks winning is better for us because Sydney is a bigger threat. I also want the players to go into next week knowing that we have to really go hard as Hawks are not a walkover.

0% of those things are gonna happen

Smith has to play from behind. He gets so lost in the play if he can’t see his opponent and then run and jump to spoil or mark. He is too much of a liability down back. Reminds me of Frost. The agony and the ecstasy. Would probably be a regular at 17 other clubs. But at Melbourne if you’re not an A grade defender you’re gonna struggle to hold your spot. Hunt did a stellar job on Bolton who is a weapon. Could be important at stopping someone like Charlie Cameron who killed us in the semi final last year. If he can tidy up his ball use he might just stay.