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I'm as eager as anyone to see some development from Jefferson but we should remember that not only is second year skinny key position player, he missed a huge chunk of pre-season training. Clearly playing catch up with his fitness.

Did Tholstrup get injured? I missed parts of the game but didn't spot him in the last. Perhaps carry over for tonight?

This is where my line of thinking is tracking too as well. The person running back with the flight is not only disregarding their own safety but they have no regard for anyone else who might be in their path. Nor can they do anything to protect themselves or alter their course unless they take their eyes off the ball. It's full of risk and shouldn't be encouraged.

That would be nice wouldn't it. Just pointing out their two first picks they have for trade bargaining, not what I think the trade would be. Can't see them being willing to give up a top 5 pick for him, despite the premium placed on key defenders and his contracted status.

Update 6 rounds in now that everyone has played the same amount of games. Melbourne: Pick 13 Sydney 2nd: Pick 36 Saints 3rd: Pick 43 Bulldogs 3rd: Pick 48 Petty to Adelaide watch Adelaide have picks 4 and 23

It wouldn't surprise me if we see rules come in at the end of the year that penalises people for running back with the flight towards marking contests. This used to be the most celebrated act of bravery to put yourself in harms way to contest the footy, I think this attitude has to change. A player leading up to the ball has good field of visison and is coming up towards the ball, and if a player is coming hard in the opposite direction they instinctually brace for impact, as evolution has hard wired into us. Compare that to a player that is often sprinting into oncoming traffic with eyes only on the footy. Not only are they putting themeself in danger, they are showing no care for whoever they might run into. They are essentially driving a vehicle at high speed while blindfolded. Is this not reckless? Of course there are nuances with every contest and varying speeds and intent on genuine marking vs deliberate attempt to bump.

Indeed it was Kelly, I stand corrected. I'll reiterate that I don't know for certain why Yeo despises melbourne or if still does, or even if he did. Certainly there's been long standing rumours about it though, not that in itself means much. But I think you maybe giving too much credit to some players logical reasoning. Without trying to sound offensive, some footy players can be fairly simple creatures.

I could be wrong but I think it's more related to him having no respect for us after 8+years of being shizen. Similar to Stevie J pretending to falling asleep while singing their song after beating us. No idea if that attitude has changed over recent years.

Looks like the Eagles just won the flag at 3/4 time against freo. Can't imagine we will here any more draft assistance talk for them.

Currently holding pick 5

Wish we had these umpires when we play Adelaide

How long until we get the Jed Walter thread going?

Highlights video of the AFL academy team vs Coburg. Our NGA prospect Ricky Mentha in #10 makes a few cameos

First lot of 2024 draft rankings. April 2024 Draft Power Rankings: Mids, father-sons dominate the list

We certainly need to add some quality midfielders but not sure if he's the one, particularly at the price it will cost. I hope we're looking at Isaac Cumming. UFA medium defender that is an excellent kick. We don't really have any depth in this area as evidenced by AMW being repurposed as a defender. Will be best 22.

I'm enjoying the demise of West Coast as much as anyone here, but I do hope the go on to beat the tigers well. Sole reason being to give the AFL a good enough reason to refuse draft assistance.

He's hit a rough patch for sure, but this is his strong suit usually. Think our expectations are high considering what he achieved last year in his second season where he was clunking nearly everything. I'm confident it will turn back that way. He just needs confidence and better service from our mids.

Hasn't looked out of place either, taken some marks up the wing and used his body well.

Turner up forward is an interesting move

I assume it's not just you because there's a lot of Laurie haters here, but his disposal is consistently his strong suit. His next disposal after your comment he laced out schache who dropped it. Every Casey played has had some shockers by foot today. I'm more impressed that with Laurie's defensive endeavour with 11 tackles to half time. His hands in short have been elite as well.

Verrall, Turner, Laurie playing well with Fullarton getting a bit of it as well. K Brown had a couple nice moments including a roving goal. AMW ok so far but some indiscriminate long bombs. Hunter not overly involved and perhaps a bit rusty. Schache and Jefferson sometimes getting in each other's way. Good to see schache back on the ground though after he looked to injury his shoulder early on.

Apologies, a crude joke

I don't really want to beat them off anyway

Its starting to get some attention now, but their list outside of their top half dozen or so is only average. With all due respect to these players, it's no wonder they're not a certified top 8 team when you have Williams, Baker, Khamis, O'Donnell, Vandermeer, Johannisan, Duryea playing regularly with a young Sanders and Gallagher. Macrae is out of form and probably past his best and Daniels not preferred in the side and has significant limitations, his skills by foot have deserted him over recent years and are inconsistent at best. Smith obviously out injured doesn't help their shallow midfield beyond their core 3. Bevos been there a while now and done quite well with the list he has in my opinion. It will be interesting to see if the heat ramps up on him though. They're trapped in that mid-tier level currently.

Kid will be fine