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I was listening and this is where the media doesn’t report what is actually said. The bolder bit Garry actually said he would under no circumstances trade Oliver who is in a form slump With regards to handing back his membership, his words were worse then trading Oliver if they were to also pay some of his salary to play for another club that would be it for me. Whilst it may only be semantics it’s how the media works and the truth gets lost in translation. The next article changes it slightly again and click bait goes wild. The biggest issue for me is Kane Cornes(who tries to be controversial just for the sake of it) made a suggestion that Melbourne would potentially pay part of Oliver’s salary and off load a first round pick to get Oliver off our books, suddenly becomes something that the club is considering. FCS this is the same person who absolutely pushed the Kossie to Port move 2 years ago as if it was a done deal. Never believe anything Cornes or Maclure say

Of those WA boys Rodriguez is a really good player but I’m not certain there’s a lot more upside. Will be a player but not sure on tools to separate him from other mids, currently a big bodied player for his age Blake Kelly is a serious player with huge upside super clean hands, good awareness, vision and decision making in congestion Toby Whan I expect him to climb, smooth mover, reads the play well beautiful left foot penetrating kick, plays midfield but at next level I see a really good half back who can be really damaging Basil Hart - haven’t seen a lot of Basil, but he’s a typical skilled medium forward with clean hands, good lateral movement and goal sense. Had some injury issues but I don’t see a lot of real X factor Cody Curtin - he’s close to 200cm now and will be sought after next year. Didn’t play development or Futures footy and only got serious about footy this year. Really raw but developing quickly. Different player to brother Dan, less skilled but has more athleticism and really good closing speed to be a strong key defender. He will be taken next year and with some work put into him will be a really good 1 v 1 KPD Marcus Cassidy - haven’t seen a lot of Marcus as he’s playing PSA at Trinity, but he’s a skilled big mid who can play forward and impact the scoreboard. Query on him is he’s is an absolute gun underager but is there more upside Jadd Hill - tough as teak midfielder, country boy who has played against bigger and senior players for a long time. Clean hands, good awareness and skills are ok. I think he needs to develop another string to the bow, whether it’s scoreboard impact, playing off halfback or become an endurance beast because there’s an overload of players this size Charlie Banfield and Wes Walley from this years squad aren’t mentioned but both will come into contention Banfield is a big bodied mid who can play forward around the 6ft 2 mark and not yet 17. Great endurance, strong mark and strong in congestion. Walley can be hot and cold but has plenty of X factor. Pace, lateral movement, quick feet and a fantastic leap. Has the ability to gather ground balls at pace inside F50, chase down defenders and create headaches for opposition sides. Consistency and mindset are the biggest focus points for him.

Brett Lecras son, who is the older brother of Mark, drafted by North but only a handful of games. Koby is a decent player just not sure on his ceiling. Speed is a weak point but neither Mark or Brett had pace and they both went ok

This and this, West Coast scenario when they felt they had one more two year tilt left in the list and gave up 3 picks to get Tim Kelly is very much a buyer beware for what they are suggesting Houston would cost us

Hamish Davis starting his climb, may make a senior debut in the next few weeks and I reckon will go close to breaking into the first round, come draft time

6.Mcvee 5. Langdon 4. JVR 3. Petty 2. Chandler 1. Windsor

He’s been handled with kid gloves and I understand why he is a freak and has been an absolute game changer, but if they don’t believe he can get back to that effort they would be negligent to not listen. I trust both Clarrie and the FD will know the answers and whether last pre season was just a one off

Chandler actually applied some pressure at the fall of the ball and chased. Kossie inside 50 constantly waltzed around, stuck 1 arm in a token effort and didn’t chase. Got free on centre wing once with Turner 1 v 1 in our forward 50. Kossie doesn’t even run hard to take grass and draw the defender.,He just kicks it to space leaving Turner to take on his opponent. That was him today too hard let someone else do the work

I see it the other way and think the FD knows the way forward is with the new brigade stepping up and why I wouldn’t be surprised if Clarrie left for the right price

We are being let down by our leaders Fritsch absolutely no second effort Clarrie absolutely no 2 way run and knowing he has no fitness still stands off his opponent at stoppage Kossie picks and chooses and when he’s on we’re on Our Recent improvements not just beating Essendon was on the back of the young players standing up they will be inconsistent and it’s time a few truths were told to some of the big earners

We played a high press game and were let down several times with poor skill on basic disposals which with everyone moving forward killed us on the rebound

Let down by 3 of our highest paid players first thing Clarrie (first half), Lever and Kossie need to do is put their hands up and admit their effort and accountability was nowhere near the required level today.

Imagine having the lack of courage to hold your response till now. Speaks more about you.

Pretty much my thoughts, they are building well and once they get consistent are the real deal. I like how we’ve progressed but we’re outsiders in this. Hoping for a win, not confident but looking forward to seeing upside and this mornings conditions in Perth very similar to the morning leading into the Sunday arvo game in 2004. That day they were the better side for most of the day but we just hung in there. Heavy showers hit and we dominated the final quarter to win with Vardy very prominent in that quarter. Would love a repeat

Agree, whilst I feel for the VIC based fans who through no fault of their own couldn’t get there, COVID created the perfect storm for me to witness the drought breaking flag without spending 2-3k on flights and accommodation. It’s a day I never thought I’d see and I will never forget. The crowd was amazing and the lead up to it saw us adopted by most of the state. I think with many WA based Dogs supporters wanting to lap up the entire atmosphere the stadium remaining full at the end was a rarity for a Grand final. I just hope all the supporters back in Victoria get to witness it