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The first quarter highlights on replay will be non existent

Ummm. Do the umps hate Viney? What was that mark call?

Lol, two person body slam into vineys back and no free

Very sloppy start.

If I'm interpreting the afl app correctly it looks like Bedford and Dumont will be the respective subs.

And of course most goals in a game. Fred Fanning with 18. Will never be beaten.

On an individual bases we have a few record holders. Most hit outs in a season: Max Gawn - 1119 with an average of 44.76 per game. Season 2018. Most contested possession in a season: Clayton Oliver - 435 with an average of 17.4 per game. Season 2021 Most handballs in a season: Clayton Oliver - 482 with an average of 21.91. Season 2017.

Nah it was me that explained myself poorly. Early days for Finn but good start to the season. One to keep track of during the season.

Yeah you're probably right re scaling. I was more proposing removing discounts and more or less have the cost in line with the draft points system they have in place.

Just made a thread about Finn before reading this. He's in this years draft and looks to have good skills and run from the backline based on what I've seen so far.

Agreed. Should have only been restricted to first round then perhaps heavier cost to match early in the second (more so than it is currently) with it scaling down as the draft progresses. Meanwhile the Northern academies are untouched under the current system. Go figure.

Seems we have another talented NGA player coming through with the Dandenong Stingrays this season. Named 2nd best on ground against the Ranges last Saturday with 30 touches and described by Cal Twomey as a talented and skilfull prospect in the below article. https://www.afl.com.au/news/735813/why-essendon-could-miss-out-on-exciting-next-gen-talent-anthony-munkara We would have to hope a bid falls outside of pick 40 otherwise he will go the way of Mac Andrew and straight to the club that selects him. Haven't been able to find out too much more on him except that he's 181cm tall. Looks like he predominantly plays as a defender.

Tassie deserve better.

Would be a tough ask for a 9yr old. (Sorry I couldn't resist)

Holy crap gold coast get a better clash jumper. Should re-design their home jumper too while they're at it.

Some cheap shots by a couple Bombers this arvo.

Bedford looks a class above at this level as well. Always clean and does everything at pace.

Good to see Rosman getting involved early. Has lots of tools to work with.

I think you're right and of course the branding would revolve around the animal and be distinctly different. Devils and Tigers makes most sense and it won't be Tigers. Wouldn't surprise to see a Cartoon Tasmanian Devil stylised with little devil horns though. Perhaps they can get the license from looney tunes.

Apple Isle Mariners. Has a nice ring to it . Or the Tasmania(n) Spirit. 🤮

Fantastic news, but for selfish reasons I hope they won't be nicknamed the Devils.

Should be fresh though since he barely got near it. Jokes aside I hope he does well and brings his career back from the brink. With Brown and McDonald near the end of their careers Weideman will be in the perfect age demographic to spearhead the forward line with Van Rooyen developing. Wishful thinking maybe but while he pulls a Melbourne jumper on I will support and hope.

A 2023 potential father/son for us in Kynan Brown (son of Nathan) is named as an emergency for Oakleigh Chargers this week. He'll hopefully get some games this year as a bottom ager and would be doing well to do so considering the quality of that team.

It's a fantastic point and l think the club would have no regrets in the last 10 years or so. Not surprisingly though considering where we were at and the overall quality of our list in that time. Personally I haven't been worried about any of our departures save for Hogan but we all know how that's turned out. On a random note I was sad when Walsh was traded to port, thought he was a quality back flanker for us. Not sure how much footy he played after that though.

This thread has the potential to eclipse the 100+ page Hogan one from 2018.