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West Coast and Gold Coast will be in the box seat for the Lions 1st pick with the best value of 2nd and 3rd rounders.

Jack Delean caught my eye as well in the championships. Certainly looks an impressive group next year.

Who are the other players freo are chasing?

Was a bit wayward in front of goal this weekend kicking 2.5 to go with 23 disposals, 6 marks and 6 tackles.

Freo don't have any 2nd or 3rd round picks this year. Yet.

Great effort. I'd add two names in Sam Gilbey and Bailey Humphrey into the mix as well with the later a good chance to push into round 1 calculations. Humphrey had a long lay off with injury but is proving a damaging half forward/mid for Gippsland. Don't think he'd be on our radar though considering our list needs.

I've had similar thoughts as well. Watching him last year I reckon he looks more comfortable as a defender and his aggression even goes up a notch. Wouldn't surprise me to see him start his career forward but move to defence down the track, perhaps when May is on the way out.

Think this has to be a major factor. IIRC a poster with good mail on here stated around mid-season that the club was looking to move him on at the end of the year. This is despite having a year to run on his contract, indicating the club has lost faith in him. Can't imagine he would be in a good head space, particularly as it looks like he has only been selected as a last resort. The pressure he must be placing on himself, to not only keep a spot in the team but stay at the club and save his career, must be immense.

I first heard corkie then the later game said hammy. Gut feel is just a corkie but sometimes those can be nasty and players can miss a week.

Thanks, listening to one of broadcasts tonight someone said Howe had done a hammy.

Meanwhile GWS stand-in coach McVeigh this afternoon has stated many of their players have checked out already. Something absolutely rotten at that soulless franchise who sit in 16th place. Will their impending mass exodus get even bigger in the off-season?

Dunkley weak there and cats in front.

Adams and Howe injured and will possibly miss on a 6 day turn around.

Isn't Caleb Daniel supposed to be good? Or has he been doing a mini Kent Kingsley on us this entire time? Geelongs best player so far.

Would be quite happy to see JvR in but only if he's playing as the second key forward next to BBB or Weid. Can't put a 19yr old debutant as a sole key forward, that just sets him up for failure.

Maybe recency bias but considering our form and with finals nearby but this was just about our best win of the year. Our full ground defence looked every bit as good as last years finals run and from the opening bounce there was zero doubt from me that we would be winning this game. Can't wait to smash Collingwood next week.

👆 Occam's razor

Disappointing tonight in very poor conditions for a key forward. He seems to approach a lot of contests from the side or tries to move around his opponents rather than crashing through. You would think this would he remedied by coaching and confidence yet there doesn't seem to be any improvement. Also seems to get lost on the ground and is often just in the wrong spot to be used. I actually think he would benefit from being the 2nd key forward and not having the oppositions best defender, but would have think time has just about run out for him and doesnt excuse his sub par attack on the ball. Injury may keep him in the team but when BBB is ready he will take his place with JvR soon to overtake him as well. I've wanted him to make it just about more than anyone else on our list but sadly just can't see it happening now. But as long as he keeps pulling on the demons jumper, or Casey's even, I'll be cheering him on and hoping he improves.

Bit premature with Casey yet to play but I'd go with Out: Weid, AnB In: BBB, Harmes Melksham playing a decent game in the wet but don't think he's best 22 come finals. If we revert to a 2x KPF foreward line set-up I think he makes way and we bring in JvR.

Good to see freemantle improving their draft hand over the last month for us

Weid!!!! Sign him up for another 5

Our only key forward starting on the bench... weird.

I'm glad Gus signed for 6 years. It was really bugging me that there was a gap for 2028. Just need to sign someone until 2027 now. Hopefully Kozzie.

This thread is on a bullet train to 200+ pages. What did the Hogan one get up to?

Cal Twomey's Phantom Form Guide: Top draft prospects' July ranking - https://www.afl.com.au/news/807032