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6 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

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On 21/09/2024 at 23:28, Moonshadow said:

Really? I count only about 10 or 11 really good players on that list of 45

This is what Goodwin inherited:

Primary list
1. Brayshaw, Angus
2. Bugg, Tomas
3. Dawes, Chris
4. Dunn, Lynden
5. Frost, Sam
6. Garland, Colin
7. Garlett, Jeff
8. Gawn, Max
9. Grimes, Jack
10. Harmes, James
11. Hogan, Jesse
12. Hulett, Liam
13. Hunt, Jayden
14. Jetta, Neville
15. Jones, Matt
16. Jones, Nathan
17. Kennedy, Ben
18. Kennedy-Harris, Jay
19. Kent, Dean
20. King, Mitch
21. Lumumba, Heritier
22. McDonald, Tom
23. McDonald, Oscar
24. Melksham, Jake
25. Neal-Bullen, Alex
26. Newton, Ben
27. Oliver, Clayton
28. Pedersen, Cameron
29. Petracca, Christian
30. Salem, Christian
31. Spencer, Jake
32. Stretch, Billy
33. Terlich, Dean
34. Trengove, Jack
35. Tyson, Dom
36. vandenBerg, Aaron
37. Vince, Bernie
38. Viney, Jack
39. Watts, Jack
40. Weideman, Sam
Category A rookie list
41. King, Max
42. Michie, Viv
43. Wagner, Josh
44. White, Mitch
Category B rookie list
45. Smith, Joel

Those were the days

Scary that the list before that was materially worse 

59 minutes ago, Witches Hat said:

I get that but why 5.15 when we've had other starting times all year?

Ah fair enough. No idea then!

3 hours ago, dees189227 said:

Why is today's game starting at 5:15? I get the afl are preparing us for a potential twilight gf, but surely 4:30 would work better

It is so that Brisbane can get a flight home tonight if they win - not fair for Sydney to have 36 hours extra rest and they’re minimising that gap 

3 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said:

Boak. Playing well but … 7 turnovers. 5 swans goals. 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

Well, obviously not playing that well then 

1 hour ago, layzie said:

Was waiting for someone to suggest we get him back. Are you paid by the troll?

Our first go around the merry go round was brain fart enough

3 hours ago, bluey said:

Worth another go, a long way in front of Fullerton and Verrall.

Christ on a bike. Tell me you’re kidding 

7 hours ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

Can’t wait to hear from Kane Cornes on this one. 

Took him about 5 mins to get stuck in 

Tell you what, if Wade Derksen is our big off season splash, strap in for a bumpy ride in 2025

9 hours ago, leave it to deever said:

Can you get me up to speed for year 12 Maths exam as well?

Sure mate. I did mine 25 years ago so good luck with that. I don’t remember much 

6 hours ago, leave it to deever said:

Thanks for the giggle but I did want some real clarity.

But hey it's DL. My bad.

You’re asking someone to bother summarising 282 pages of thread because you haven’t kept up. It’s kind of a lot to unpack mate 

On 13/09/2024 at 13:22, spirit of norm smith said:

Surprised to see Sestan given another year.  Gradual improvement and is smart around goals.  But hard to see where he fits in. Had 3-4 good games but went missing in another 8-9 games.  Injured across 5-6 for the year.  Have to back in the club who sees him as one of those project players !!! 

Without being silly about it, we have to give a list spot to someone. We will have massive turnover this year as it is, have to keep some of them!

The puzzle pieces begin to fit 

2 hours ago, adonski said:

I reckon trading Trac fast trac's (sorry) a rebuild, if we run it back next year with the same group we're probably in the 6th - 12th no mans land area, plus the added media pressure and [censored] show of Trac speculation 

You're also taking a punt his value holds in 12 months time if he has a down year given the injury, should he want out then

I know it's a very Americanised take to blow it all up, but if you can sell high (ish) on Trac, and also get multiple first round picks for Pickett (who's return home seems an inevitability at some stage of his career), I'd do it

This 100%. Now is the time sadly.

I was receptive to moving Oliver and Petty last year and taking six first rounders to the draft last year which, in hindsight, might have avoided a few of the problems we’ve currently got but might have made some worse.

We just have to get used to this kind of rapid fire player movement and put together a decent environment so we can make it work for us the other way - Increased player movement isn’t a one way street. 

One last thing and this applies to Nibbler too - if you’re that keen to get home, demanding to go a single club is a bit rich. If you’re prioritising family, then a job’s a job and you can’t care that much where you do it.

2 minutes ago, adonski said:

 

Richmond have plenty. We’ll have the two thanks chaps and you can have the one. 

Go for Harley. Kozzie is clearly gone at some point and West Coast are all over the shop - no way Harley says no to coming home at some stage.  Boom, we have our Trac replacement and about a million draft picks.

The family thing is real. Frequent interstate trips to see them aren’t helpful - they’re actually a giant pain and doesn’t help with the day to day support young parents can need. 

1 minute ago, 3183 Dee said:

I think Damo’s being sarcastic here - it appears that the tide has turned against The Brand.

 

Methinks head office has had enough of this rubbish and is sending its mouthpiece out accordingly 

2 hours ago, redandbluemakepurple said:

Are you being sarcastic?

If not, a top 5 pick and a future 10 -20 or serviceable ruckman: bring it on!

Um, yes, was an attempt at satire 

4 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

 

Bet that will be a walk in the park for her.

Rumour has it Pick 5 asked to be traded at its exit meeting this week 

Just a really nice guy, always had time for a chat when we were at our local coffee shop at the same time. Wish him nothing but the best, and he deserved better from us. 

1 minute ago, Red But Mostly Blue said:

Between this and the Kozzie BS (hope we appeal - we have to), I am exhausted and annoyed to all hell, and we haven't even finished this season from hell!! 

Yeah, maybe don’t open the AFL app today if you’re already upset about Kozzie

1 minute ago, djr said:

Please tell me how the club has mishandled the Smith and Clarrie issues? 

Stopping it before it got out of hand would be one option they could have gone with 

2 minutes ago, Moonshadow said:

Given his alleged behaviour and $1.7mill baggage, this would be a massive win for us.

Imo he either plays with us or we get rid of him for what we believe to be unders.

Clubs will be super wary of his effect on their culture

Not sure.

i think clubs will be so dazzled by the idea of having him that they will talk themselves into thinking it’s a Melbourne thing not a Trac thing, and that it will go away when he moves. Good luck to them