Norm Smith's Curse

I'm guessing some here want to believe this and it may be true but it's the same kind of thinking that made us put Schache as a sub. Did we painstakingly build a list trading in May, Lever, Langdon, with a pick 2, 3 and 4 midfielder and a once in a generation elite ruckman. Our list will never be this good again in our lifetime.

Well our window is now. How many more years has Gawn got? May?

I've also seen the Naughton one on Big Footy and Facebook.

Anyone heard we are into Josh Treacy? Vic lad apparently. *Edit - contracted until 2026 so may be BS

If that is true then we are about to squander the best midfield, ruck and defensive talent and structure we've had in living memory when there is 1-2 years left in the window tops.

Lynch is a year away at most from being as cooked as TMAC or BB. Drafting is great but our window is now. Jamara or kitchen sink at Oscar Allen - perfect age bracket.

Jordan adds good midfield or winger depth but can understand why he wants opportunities elsewhere.

Oscar Allen is untouchable and the last time I heard the term 'war chest' used at the dees it was at the start of the Neeld years.

Double posting a little here but surely we try and loosen one of Sydney's young forwards in the 14-20 goal range for Grundy?

Plenty of half decent though contracted young forwards at Sydney that might come into the Grundy trade viability?

We offer Grundy to Sydney for one of their many contracted young forwards. Most have kicked around the 14 to 18 goal range. They have too many as it is.

People here tend to have a negative attitude about JJ but a lot of that comes from him trying to play wing; as a proper running mid he is underrated.

Because last week we wasted Lever as a lockdown for most of the game. Third tall means Lever can actually do what he does best

The real story here is that the AFL just seemingly oked a shoulder two head knock that resulted in a serious concussion because the player had his arms in the air. Lawyers thinking about taking on future AFL concussion litigation will be salivating. Any one can see Gleeson's point was not even relevant but it was a farse from the start.

I dont normally bet but i just put $20 on that outcome

We need to up the pressure early - come out like rabid dogs and make them hesitate. If they get a run on early like the Pies and then we cant convert late it wont be good. Just cant see why - at this stage with no viable tall forwards we cant just try Tommo - he can take a mark including contested ones and if it doesnt work, just move him down the back to lockdown and let Lever loose. Its a no brainer yet i bet it doesnt happen.

I think he is behind Tommo - in the games where Schache kicked goals for the doggies it was usually because he had no opponent

yeah my mood is only just normalising 48 hours later.

Harmes is out with a hammy. Id love to see Tommo get a run - I cant understand for the life of me how he hasnt already and as another poster said sometimes it does seem favourites

He fell out with the medical staff at Adelaide.

Cox literally held and blocked for a whole.quarter of footy. The we get called for blocking when our player was further away from the contest that the player we supposedly blocked!

And to hold lever and may to disrupt our defence

We should have done this last trade period. Grundy for Geordaris is the only possible I can think of.

Agreed - why not name Tomlinson as a utility - put him down back if required or allowing him time as a chf or forward like he played at GWS? All he has to do is be a solid mark contestor and bring the ball to ground/lock it in.

My last comment was the players looked like a team walking out knowing they had no decent forwards and the combination of worry about Collingwood's defensive transition game and worry about who to kick it to in our attack caused us a lot of problems.