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Just got my tickets, originally had 5 @ N14 but could only get tickets in P13 once it let me back in but then it auto reallocated me P1 behind the goals. First world problems and should still be good seats but I'm annoyed.

This is a joke, I log in early to look at the seat map. Get told I'm in the queue to which I then successfully get in around 09:52, except it then gives me a 10minutes window to purchase tickets that aren't available for another 8 minutes. Just got kicked and have to queue again most likely losing the seat I had highlighted before I got booted. So frustrating.

Isak Rankine to Adelaide seems to be a persistent rumour. Gold Coast likely to get Adelaide's first round pick leaving them with pick 5 and 7.

First 10 picks are locked in prior to the trade period. 1. North Melbourne 2. West Coast 3. GWS 4. Essendon 5. Adelaide 6. Hawthorn 7. Gold Coast 8. Port Adelaide 9. St Kilda 10. Carlton

Apart from those you've mentioned, I would take Harrison Jones, Ben Hobbs and Sam Draper from their list. Zach Reid should be a decent key defender but not really a need for us. Can kind of see why Clarkson would choose North's list over the bombers in the long run. They are under no illusion to where they're at and have hit the draft pretty hard and continue to do so. Larkey, McKay, LDU, Simpkin, Zurhaar, Thomas, JHF, Phillips (been unlucky with illness, will come good), Powell, Taylor are a solid foundation to build a team around. Throw in Cadman at the draft and they've got their key forward pillars for the next decade.

Late to the pile on essendon party. Has anyone posted this yet?

That's the dream. Think they'll have the pies measure though.

I'm working, would much rather a holiday. At this stage I will only be able to make a semi-final or grandfinal, not that I'll be able to get seat for the granny anyway.

Week 1 Q1. Geelong vs Collingwood Q2. Melbourne vs Sydney E1. Freemantle vs Western Bulldogs E2. Brisbane vs Richmond Semi Finals S1. Collingwood vs Freemantle S2. Sydney vs Richmond Preliminary Finals P1. Geelong vs Richmond P2. Melbourne vs Collingwood Grand Final Melbourne vs Richmond Norm Smith: Oliver

They had the premiership sewn up by round 3. We're all just playing for second place.

Papley out with concussion

King! Can he be the hero after being the villain last week?

Flood gates opening already. SCG final most likely.

Bump.

Higgins looking to cost us top 2.

How did Higgins miss that?

Fair, steak knives is probably not the correct term. Regardless we are getting minimum 2 first rounders.

We will get both their current and future first rounders at a minimum or whatever variation of that pops up after all the trades are done. We may end up sending a 2nd rounder back but no way freo gets away with a mid to late first rounder + steak knives.

If they play in an elimination final and lose, it will be either pick 11 or 12. Semi final loss = pick 13 or 14. Prelim loss = pick 15 or 16. Wherever it falls will also be pushed back at least 1 spot because of the Lions f/a access to Ashcroft who is tipped to go #1. Kangas might get a compensation pick but that remains to be seen, both if they get it and where it will fall in the draft order. Summation. Nothing that comes close to Jackson's value. Edit: this is all prior to trading for other picks/players/futures etc...

Guthrie (the good one) and Kolodjashnij... no idea what injuries they have and if they will be on the sidelines for long.

Agree with most of this except I wouldn't put a goal kpi on him. Needs to get his hands on the pill more on the half forward line to hit up targets inside 50. Goals from him are a bonus in my view.

Should Rutten get sacked or he moves on, would he be a suitable senior assistant for us as a replacement for Yze (assuming he gets the GWS gig)? Former teammate of Goody so already a relationship there.

No goody press conference uploaded this week?

It should, but you might want to go on Friday instead of Saturday.

Turner not far behind.