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Grundy, Pickett, Viney and Sparrow at centre bounce. ANB takes Hunters place on members wing. Goal to petracca. So quick. Edit: might be Hunter on the far wing. Hard to tell him and Langdon apart from distance with Lingers haircut.

Yep. Harder to make out on the far wing now. Got the buzz cut a few months ago. Doesn't look like he is planning on growing it back.

Demons up by 2 points after a Tmac behind from the far half forward line. Happy with what I've seen so far. It's a hot day in the sun but the boys are working hard, look fit and hungry.

Centre bounces Grundy and Gawn sharing ruck duties. Oliver and Viney the mainstay onballers. Kozzie and Harmes swapping. Petracca up forward.

Grundy has swapped with Gawn for the ruck role. Gawn playing further up the wing

Hunter (12) on the near (members) wing. Working hard and pushing forward. Like the look of him so far.

Not too fused with the surplus of tall defenders. He will develop at Casey for 2 whole years before we need to worry about list spots. I think people expect too much from a rookie signing. We are giving this guy a year to see how he develops at the highest level.

They really phoned that one in didn't they? Where are the dees at? Haven't made my mind up Gawn, Grundy how is that going to work. Don't know. Forward line could be an issue. Might be fine. Dees fans excited about JVR. Off field issues last year. i'm sure they have been sorted Straight sets losses last year in finals. Will that leave scars? Probably not.

That wasn't a real thing. Pretty sure Brayshaw even said this himself on an episode of Gus and Gawny after he had signed

Where would you have Brayshaw then? I certainly preferred him in that defensive wing position from 2021. He was put there to plug a weakness and did a great job. I'm not sure if we need him there anymore. I would probably have him as first rotation off the bench to fill that role and plug gaps. It would potentially move Harmes out of my best 23 which might be a reality by the end of the season.

What are you basing this on though? I don't get down to see training but haven't heard much in the forums here to suggest he has improved on last year in a meaningful way. I didn't see anything last year to suggest he is anywhere near getting a game.

Never good to be missing a best 22 player, but happy that we have Bowey who should be ready to play the role. I'm excited to see how Rivers is progressing too. He should be aiming to solidify his spot in back half over Brayshaw or Hibberd this year. Hoping Salem isn't out for long though. He never seems to get a good consistent run without injury of some kind

I haven't seen anything to suggest that Viney can play any other role than inside midfield. Viney had a great year. He is underrated outside of Demon fans and maybe even underrated a little on here by a few too. He is excellent in the inside midfield position. The problem is that Oliver, Petracca and Viney don't have great disposal by foot. We may continue to lament our forward delivery while continuing to celebrate our contested midfield domination.

I would be super happy picking up Barnett. Not sure if it's worth trading out a good pick next year though. Sounds like our type of ruck. https://www.espn.com.au/afl/story/_/id/35089878/afl-2022-draft-phantom-draft-chris-doerre-espn-full-afl-phantom-draft-every-club-every-pick This year's most highly touted ruckman, Barnett is a contested marking weapon whether pushing forward or behind the ball. Though the middle, Barnett is an effective tap ruckman, but what separates him at ruck contests is his strength to win the ball himself out of the ruck before disposing of the football.

Why? Just to make them pay a bit? Couldn't we just receive the pick and bid on Alwyn ourselves? I would be pretty happy to receive him if they didn't match anyway

Cadman was pick 1. Jefferson was always likely to be the second key forward taken at around our pick.

They don't need much elsewhere either. Very strong list ATM. Key position depth would be ideal for them but it's not the best draft for it.

Jefferson isn't going to be ready to play the way we want in the short term. Therefore he is a long term tall forward prospect. There are other options when you are looking long term. Next year's draft or a trade later on. My point with the bust comment is more around picking Jefferson at 14 means we are less likely to pick/trade a tall forward next year. The problem is that we are in a position where we need to make the call as soon as possible. I'm not opposed to picking him. I really want a tall and hope he is the answer. I wouldn't be opposed to picking up an additional tall forward next year regardless of us picking Jefferson. I just can't see him making an impact for a long time. Defenders at VFL level won't allow him to do what he did in his highlights let alone at the top level. And just for clarification... I'm not saying he won't make it. If he gets picked up then I will back JT in. His record demands it. I'm just having my 2cents based on the limited footage that is available which I'm entitled to.

We need a tall forward. Without a doubt. Jefferson is the right age, right height and will likely be picked up around our first pick in the draft. Is he actually good enough though? What if we get to 2025 and Jefferson is a bust? Most will back in Jason Taylor to make the correct decision. I just hope it's not a case of 'we needed a tall and he was what was available at the time'. Which is how I feel about the Lucas Cook draft pick.

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Oh man. I could not work out what was going on based on the thread name. I thought Steven May had received head impact which caused concussion on a hike during training.

Please expand on your opinion on Howes. He did ok in his first few Casey games before the stress fracture took him out for the majority of the season. What have you seen to write him off already?

Our girls are clearly a class above the other team.

I hate Geelong

I noticed the same thing. I took it as a slight on our team. Brisbane think we are going to finish significantly lower than Geelong.