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They have been in the stores for at least two months so were probably printed six months ago. Count yourself lucky that they didn't include Petracca and Oliver as well (although I don't know how Pickett wasn't included).

Very much agree with this - she (Denby) was very good against Adelaide, and deserved to play against North ahead of Lampard and others. Given that Colvin has retired, we are looking a little light on for defensive depth now.

The only way we will beat North is to significantly improve the list over the offseason. We simply can't match their level of talent across the ground. Unfortunately the AFL have created a monster that is going nowhere in the next 2-3 years. You only need to look at their ability to recruit Sheerin for minimal outlay last year. The pay structure in the AFLW means that you can't just go out and pillage their list without seriously compromising your own list. You are really only competing for talent on the quality of your program and facilities, and the opportunity to play finals, and North obviously rate very highly on those measures.

Why would anyone want to play for GC in AFLW? They've won three games in two years, change coaches every five minutes and play in front of 6 people every week. Mithen's time at the MFC was clearly up, but it would be a disaster to be losing players of McNamara's calibre. We should be having a look at Charlie Rowbottom and see if she wants to play at a real club.

Why did we resign Henderson when he is deep depth only and struggled to get on the field for most of last year? I would have given Brown or Woewodin another year in preference.

Club run academies are the biggest joke ever. The development of the game is the AFL's responsibility and they should take ownership of the programs. Get rid of zones and stop the rorting of players being tied to clubs merely because they lived in the area at some point in their lives. And yes, having a zone with a significant population of migrants from the subcontinent is great if you are running a cricket program, not so much for a football program.

Are you saying you didn't rate Pisano's eight disposal, two behind game? Only the 34 touches, 8 tackles, 8 clearances and a goal for Purcell.

Has it been confirmed that all listed players are in attendance? Any confirmed absentees?

I was critical of Mick in the first half of his tenure, but I think he has coached as well as he ever has in the past season and a half. This will be a massive loss. The HS reported over the weekend that Geelong have been lining him up. Thanks Mick for all your fantastic work establishing one of the most successful programs in the league.

No wonder the club is always hiring for an accountant on LinkedIn. I'm guessing the old one is exhausted from all the creative accounting that is required. Or they are headhunted by the state government for a similar role. Four years on from a premiership, with home games on Kings Birthday and Anzac Eve, it is shameful that the club is back to recording losses (even if we only focus on the $200K operating loss).

Agree. If I hadn't played a decent AFL game in three years, am out of contract at the end of the season and have a new coach to impress, I reckon I might turn up earlier than contractually required to show that I actually want to play senior football next year. Even if I can't fully train at this point.

Compared to Casey Fields, the Kennedy centre is less than half the distance to the MCG (where both teams play), the bayside suburbs (where most players live) and the geographic and population centre of Melbourne (providing decent access for fans). The players might be happy with the facilities once they get to Casey Fields, but spending two hours a day in the car to get there and back has to be a major negative.

Good luck to Tayla but, removing the red & blue glasses, her mark is arguably the third best of the three. Surely Montana Ham's goal is light years ahead of the other two nominees for GOTY.

Fixture looks fine to me - plenty of Saturday & Sunday afternoon games and 5 away games in Melbourne. We shouldn't fear any of the teams we are playing twice. Of course we'll get smoked if we're rubbish again, but the coach and president don't believe we will be. We can't expect to be playing in marquee time slots when we've played terrible football for two years. Sure there is a different rule for Carlton and Essendon, but we should just focus on getting our own house in order.

Does it really matter what our away games are? We know we're going to travel interstate 7 - 8 times, so I don't really care if it is to Launceston, Adelaide or Coober Pedy. My hope is that we avoid Thursday nights, and I'm happy to play as the away team on Friday nights.