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Contracted until 27 so unlikely but Cooper Simpson can't crack into the Freo team and showed skill and pace when I've watched him. Ex Dandenong Stingray kid.

From my perspective at the ground it looked like he collided/ricocheted off the goal post and lost his balance. I was more annoyed at the lack of defenders running back to assist, from memory at the game they looked like the were expecting the ball to go through and were too slow to react to the ball still being in play.

Didn't get exposed for pace on the wing by Baker who is no slouch. While obviously not as quick, he runs smart lines and isn't as slow as some reports made him out to be. Been a fan since his bottom age level in the Coates league, he hit the scoreboard regularly there and has a real weapon up his sleeve in his contested marking. We have a star in the making I believe.

Key Defenders: May, Lever, Turner, Petty, Adams, Derkson, Berry Key Forwards: JvR, Jefferson, Johnson, Kentfield Potential swingman: Petty, Turner, ?Johnson, ?JvR Turner probably stays a defender long term, he looks great aerially behind the ball but his ball use and decision making needs to improve. All having good pre-seasons I would look at something like Key Backs: May, Petty, Turner Key Forwards: JvR, Jefferson, Kentfield Don't feel good about leaving a fit and healthy Lever out but I feel Turner is playing his 3rd man intercept role well and want to continue his development. Not sure there's room for both Turner and Lever. May currently stays for leadership but we may need to consider other players to prepare for life post May. Petty to play back, he's battled on as a stop-gap in the forward line and done ok in recent times but it's time. It's a young looking forward line but I feel both Jefferson and Kentfield are ready for games and would complement each other well. I like the idea of 3 talls rotating through there so we have at least 2 at all times at any given moment in the forward line throughout the game as well as the ability to give Gawn a chop out. Johnson, Adams, Derksen and Berry I'd treat as depth for now pending form. I'll probably change my mind on this before the start of next season.

Liked seeing Bowey at half forward in the last. Refreshing to see a kick to a key forwards advantage that draws them to the ball.

Good game save for some frustrating moments. Lots of players slipping from both sides. Can't say I love our forward line set with our talls. We seem to spend about half of each quarter with one of Petty, Gawn or JvR on the bench and as a result we have a single key target. Petty gets up the wings and we are looking at Fritsch and Melksham to be our aerial targets. They do this well for mid-size players, but I think we would make our lives so much easier if we had two keys in the forward line for most of the game.

I'd be more than happy for him to crash into a pack of Collingwood defenders.

Been in great form recently. Marking strongly and has kicked 16 goals over the past 6 games. Does he get a taste of senior footy before the year is out?

Probably not much chance with this one but perhaps we should be monitoring Jordon Croft from the bulldogs? 201cm athletic key forward. Hasn't played at senior level yet but starting to put some nice form together at VFL level. Hard to see him getting a chance with Naughton and Darcy unless they opt for 3 talls.

Hardie having a mare

FYI these stats on the afl site are highly untrustworthy, tackles, marks and some disposals not fully accounted for

Spargo doing his best to arrest momentum. Some nice plays in the last couple minutes.

Feel we need to move one of our key forwards into the back half. Whether it's Johnson, Kentfield or even Kalani. We have too many up forward and are noticeably short in defence.

Lions kick 3 quickly, backline looks a bit shaky with fast entries

These bloody info graphics that cover over half the screen during the first 15 seconds is infuriating.

Billings making a case to continue on at a 3rd club with his recent form.

Not a bad idea. Kids important for our future and he's had a big year, particularly off a limited pre-season. Can't play Casey finals so getting him right for day 1 pre-season with no niggles should be a priority.

Just realised that Lindsay isn’t named for Casey. That's two weeks now of no games at either level for him. Management after a long year or perhaps an injury concern? No mention of him in this week's injury report.

Another viewing of Kalani while potential top 5 picks in Willem Duursma and Daniel Annable (Lions academy) will both be lining up.

Good to see Jed selected. Has put some good form together at Casey and looks solid in the air and by foot. Will be the first time #26 is seen at AFL level since the Weid last played in 2022. Fun fact, the previous owner of #26 was non other than Petracca. He sported #26 in his first season at the club, however didn't play a game in it due to his pre-season ACL injury.

Have to agree with deespencer, he'll get exposed in the backline both for pace and in the air. Only chance there would be a Caleb Daniel style loose defender. I've been a Laurie believer but think he's only shot would be as a high half forward connector role in competition with Spargo, Sparrow, Chandler, Sharp, Kolt etc... He's been hard done by in my opinion. Should have had games ahead of Kolt, Spargo and Sharp at various stages throughout the year. Only got 20min in the awful Alice game where there was zero pressure from the getgo and was the sacrificial lamb there. Jefferson has played more games this year than Laurie has in two years, while Sharp has played more MFC games than Laurie has in his career. Clearly not rated by Goody. Will be interesting to see if he gets a gig in the last 3 weeks. If not, if any club is interested he should jump at a trade request.

I really liked what I saw of Jacob Farrow. Probably out of our range but do you have any insight @Pennant St Dee ?

I like him, has genuine speed and uses the ball well. Was a bit loose defensively but wouldn't read too much into that given it was his first game back and playing in a poor team. Him and Windsor on the wings could be real line-breaking weapons to help our transition game.