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Sharp is playing his 17th AFL game this week - I'm pretty sure the limit is 12 to be eligible for VFL finals. I would have thought Howes would be okay either way as he has only played 10 AFL games, but perhaps the rule is less than 12 AFL games.

Also, not sure if it has been mentioned earlier, but congratulations to Harry Petty on reaching 100 games this week. It has been a long road to get there, but his last few weeks have been solid. Hopefully he can have a big 2026.

I'm pretty sure we've tried Sharp enough times already and have seen what he can contribute (very little). How are we possibly worse off by having a look at Brown or Woewodin at this stage of the season?

Jobe Fricken' Watson - what the heck would he know about being part of a successful, high performing sporting organisation?

I think one of the problems is that there is no secondary competition to keep players active if they are not playing (once the local leagues finish in September). With only 21 playing each week, there will be plenty of clubs with 5 or 6 players twiddling their thumbs on the sidelines. That said, it is hugely disruptive to teams from the VFL and other state leagues if Melbourne start raiding them for players with finals starting in the next few weeks. I don't know what the solution is, other than playing AFLW from March - September like every other competition in the country.

21 according to the link below https://central.rookieme.com/afl/player/flynn-riley/

It's all good. There are no local grass roots clubs desperate for financial support at the moment, so there are definitely no issues topping up the super for an American criminal.

Kate Hore at No.14 (below Eliza West) - that's hilarious.

I'd pack Lever's bags and drive him to his new club free of charge if we could get a first rounder for him. I'd happily move on Salem and Langdon for nothing as well to get their contracts off the books.

Another big day for Crystal Palace fans with victory over Liverpool in the Community Shield overnight. If the club can hold on to Guehi and Eze, this group is capable of doing some damage this season.

Overall the effort is pretty good, but our skills are disgusting. I can't count the number of times we have been streaming towards goal and have missed a target by 10 metres. The fact that Salem, Chandler and Sparrow have played every game this year (when fit) tells you exactly why we are in the bottom 6. And yes, Baker is clearly the best wing on either side. Great to see him doing well.

Nobody is questioning his ability to dominate at VFL level, however I note he still didn't hit the scoreboard with those 22 touches.

Harry Sharp's last three months: Round 10: Activated sub Round 11: Subbed off Round 12: Full game AFL Round 13: Dropped, no game Round 14: Played VFL Round 15: Bye Round 16: Activated sub Round 17: Activated sub Round 18: Dropped, played VFL Round 19: Full game AFL Round 20: Dropped, played VFL Round 21: Activated sub Round 22: Dropped, ?? In 12 weeks that's 2 full AFL games, 3 VFL games, 4 games activated sub, 1 game subbed off, and 2 weeks off, plus whatever comes this week. Firstly, I'm not sure what we expect from him when we drop him and bring him straight back the next week. Secondly, how is he ever going to develop when he is yo-yoing between AFL and VFL, and playing completely different roles in each?

Yawn, another underwhelming week at selection. To be honest, I'm surprised they haven't dropped Sharp and replaced him with Spargo or Tholstrup - swapping those guys around seems to be the extent of the selectors' creativity this year.

I can only assume that Laurie's two year contract extension was given because of great attendance or some other intangible, because it surely wasn't based on his football potential. I don't understand why this club continually rushes into list management decisions that can be held off for another 12 months or more (see Viney's extension for another example). I do feel sorry for Laurie that he hasn't been given an opportunity this year when others of similar ability have received plenty, but ultimately he is just a very average footballer.