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I dont hate or love the appointment. I just dont understand what his roles and responsibilities are.

Overall Club Strategy - Guerra List management Strategy - Lamb Gameday Strategy - King. I still dont understand what this new role is actually doing. I don't really fully understand Richardson role either. Thankyou in advance to anyone who can explain it.

I hated the white. I loved the 160th anniversary one we wore in round 23 2018. I would be happy with that in the royal blue if we needed it as a rare clash option. Keep it simple. Keep it red and blue.

It shows how we have been the last few years. The players we delisted at the end of 2025 were either Late picks/rookies who didnt develop into players. Top up role players who contributed very little. Our recruiting has great success in the first two rounds of the draft but has had little luck unearthing late gems. Heading into 2026 we have retained a few senior players that would have been moved on if our list was in better shape. I would feel better if we had our training facilities built and in a position to attract free agents in the next year or two.

Numbers might be off as I used google a.i. but close enough. Oliver 205 Petracca 202 Billings 172 Spargo 108 McVee 65 Woewodin 21 Fullarton 21 Marty Hore 20 Brown 1 Verral 0 Sestan 0 815 games lost. Steele 202 Mihocek 159 Jiath 76 Heath 4 414 games gained

Everyone! You have to watch the youtube link. Sound on! Incredible! "Vineys on the side... Lifting weights..." This made me laugh. You have smashed your own high standards out of the park Six6six.

Creating best 23's which take into account injured players in December? You are an unstoppable force Werridee. I reckon people would prefer a best 23. I've seen you put Langdon on the bench recently. While there are no wrong answers at this point in the year, I doubt Langdon misses out starting on a wing.

Was it Nathan Doggy Brown who said every club needed a player nicknamed 'Chook'? Xavier looks like a guy who should be named Chook.

Found it. Sydney traded out their 2nd round pick to West Coast so it wouldnt be consumed in a bid for Blakey. Then they traded back into the second round after the bid. https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/sydney-get-blakey-for-a-steal-20181122-p50hrs.html

I will admit the trade to move up one spot late in the first round was a big head scratcher that i would be fuming about if we had done it.

What a strange article. I know The Roar isnt exactly a heavy hitter but i'm surprised how far this deviates from a normal article into fan fiction. Eagles fans have never experienced an extended period of time out of finals and they dont understand the pain that some other supporter bases have had. Anyone know what they are talking about with this section? Who can forget our infamous 2018 dodgy deal with Sydney, playing bag-man long enough for them to match a bid on their Academy-linked star, Nick Blakey, without consuming their early pick and getting the Eagles a nice little commission in the process? Ahhhhh, good times.

He has a nephew who is a regular poster here I believe. @Uncle Fester ?

I've been waiting for this video and feared it wouldnt be produced this year. Fantastic insights into the process. I enjoyed the banter between the team.

I'm guessing Gillard missed out due to missing the start of the year? Whoever got a defender position instead of her must be amazing.

Every so often I watch that video for a laugh. To be fair, Latrelle laid an excellent tackle in his highlights on the club website.

He is a Carlton academy pick. Carlton have positioned themselves to match a bid for him around now. So... No.

Wow. I'll be stoked if we could get Taylor and Sharp. Just wonder if it will happen

Richmond take Grjl!!!!

Twomey with late mail that we may take Pickett with one of our first two picks. Mentioned that if a club pick Grjl then we likely wont as someone will slide.

Haha! Me too! We were linked to him by some media people as taking him with one of our early picks and I could not believe it! Jack kicked this ripper for Hawthorn in the dying minutes of a game in 2016. Hawks went on to win. Respect.

Agree. Although I think in this draft you would be pretty happy picking up a Tom Mitchell. I see calls by some supporters to move Viney to the forward line. He is an inside midfielder. Period. Sure, throw him forward for small periods to switch up things within games, but when kids eventually go past him in the pecking order for the inside midfield spots? He wont be getting picked in the best 24 in another position. You cant have too many of those types anymore. We were already struggling having both Viney and Oliver. I do feel its unkind to Sharp to point out his deficiencies based on current trends. Someone is going to pick him up and get a ripping young kid who could become a future captain. The guy is already beating grown men in the SAFL seniors.

The worry is that he is not quick and hasnt got great disposal which isnt the way the modern game is going. I cant help but compare him to a Clayton Oliver type. His pros definitely outway the cons in my opinion, but we already have Viney and now Stelle how are similar types. They wont be around forever but Langford will also move into the middle more who isnt blessed with speed. Having two inside midfielders with limited pace could see us getting beaten by pace. It would also severely limit who we pick up in the future as we would need to compliment them. It would be stupid of Essendon to pass over him. He is exactly what they need and will make an impact from opening round next year.

I really worry about the other aspects of Lindsays game. There is no use having a defender who cannot defend well regardless of how well he kicks. Alas.. I have worries about most players that will be available at our picks.

At the bottom of Twomeys phantom he has club by club summaries. Collingwood keen to trade their future 1st for Sharp. A few posters are worried that Essendon will leave him knowing we wont take him. They could then get him with Carlton's pick. That wont happen now. Personally I would be happy Sharp. I feel his limitations are being exaggerated. All players around our picks have some weaknesses. It would pigeon hole us though. We would be forced to draft a speedy mid to complement him this year or the next.