Pennant St Dee

They can do it now that Gold Coast are fully loaded with a generation of Academy picks + Mac Andrew. The foundations are well and truly set now. We will have to pay full whack now for any FS coming through in future years

I’m not saying we can’t win, just need a good start and everything to go right

You can train all you want but nothing compares to a game of footy for building match hardened fitness. The interrupted PS game vs Richmond hasn’t helped

Are you watching the telecast Jason Dunstall, Leigh Matthew’s and Nathan Buckley singing his praises, they may know a bit about the game. The kid changes the game with his ball use, it’s not just cheap disposals he gets without impacting the game. He sets up transition chains from D50 then gut runs to get involved multiple times in transition chains.

They have a game under their belt, don’t underestimate the advantage that brings

Exhibit A

He is absolute class, anyone who thinks otherwise doesn’t know what they are looking at

I don’t think we lost anything with Oliver, we’ve seen his best and got the best out of him, I believe our list is better balanced with the players we now have going through the middle. But I will say again Oliver played the inside role well and did his job. Trac looked back to his best but that doesn’t surprise me with his professional approach to getting the best out of himself, although as good as his kicking was he was under very little pressure when he had ball in hand

Are 3KZ and Picket Fence the same person, very similar outlooks on the game

I understand all the stuff regarding leg drive from stoppages and how the game has gone to more of a transition game, but do not consider Oliver’s game to be like Mitchell. Oliver won a lot of contested footy and fed it off, there wasn’t much cheap around the back of stoppage possessions. The run from halfback and regular handball receive the Giants went with suited Oliver yesterday. I had Callahan down amongst the best and both Stringer and Fonti had impact, but we see things differently overall

I disagree Daz, I reckon he was very important inside and unlike us of the last few years the Giants have plenty of outside power runners who fed off him. Just MO

He was good and was BOG, he was clean and made good decisions with ball in hand, he may not have been as dynamic as Trac was last night but plenty of contested possessions and set them up. Fonti and Callahan also good bu Clayton was BOG

Most of us do, especially those who understand the bigger picture

He may OD, but I believe he’s Gawns long term replacement

He was in competition top 5 form when he went down in 2024.

Good luck to him, he’s a professional and I’m not surprised. We got 3 good picks and it can be a win win, which may take some time to come to fruition from our end

I see him competing against Kentfield and JVR, TBH I don’t think we go to tall for most of the season I think it will be 2 tall forwards and Fritsch. Although there will be games where we go with 3 and that is probably when he may come in. But that decision comes down IMO to how Kentfield is going as the back up ruck if he’s going well I think Jeffo comes in if he’s going well. But a few ifs in all that

There’s the rubber stamp we need to convince anyone the kid can play

Really hope so, I despise them

Take note of your post there’s one obvious deekhead (your own words) throughout this entire thread. You really need to either stop watching footy or seek professional help. I’m not sure whether you’re clueless or delusional

In fairness that said poster has a history of blaming all and sundry for players performance on and off field. It’s never the player in that posters eyes

Loved him for what he was able to do and produce. Was slightly aware of some issues but the last few years have exposed how deeply those issues were entrenched. Every time he speaks he makes the decision to move him on as the correct one. Clayton isn’t the only one with his head in the sand a few on this thread have their heads deeply in the sand and no doubt will post every half decent possession game he plays (never mind the possessions will not show a lack of 2 way run) For the life of me can’t understand how anyone can not understand the decision needed to be made and the lack of interest from other clubs highlights that

Lee Adam’s, Blues mids coach was interviewed before tonight’s game and when asked why they went with 2 Rucks his response was They went with the 2 as their pre season form was hard to split Pittonet and Reidy and they went with both who they would use sparingly and try to work Grundy over. Adam’s further said they would see how it worked and review after the outcome. Sydney absolutely ran the Blues off their feet, which is why sides will go with 1 recognised ruck and a hybrid mobile tall to chop out. The speed of the game and repeat running required has changed the way teams will lineup

Zakostelsky is not a ruck, played there at WAFL Colts level but not big enough to play the role permanently at AFL Level, well known amongst recruiters he will pinch it to give Fort a rest, Brisbane are using him as a pinch hitter and have been converting him to a key defender long term, great athlete same as Cody Curtin Maclean again a pinch hitter who is a forward With Gawn as #1 we will use a second mobile tall to pinch hit

Just once try posting something positive, it’s boring But yeah those of us who post objectively are happy clappers, keep hiding behind that