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  1. Five changes for round 1 is a clear admission that we royally stuffed up the opening round team. Hopefully we never see Laurie, Schache and Spargo again. Chandler very lucky as well, but I have no idea what Tomlinson did wrong.
  2. Two or three draft picks does not constitute huge list changes, which is exactly the problem. We have 10 players on our list that aren't AFL standard, and most of them have been around for at least 3 years. We're a serious injury to Gawn or May away from a bottom 6 finish.
  3. Badly beaten by a Sydney midfield missing Mills, Parker and Adams. Sparrow and Rivers provided nothing. Salem good in first half, then disappeared. Oliver plenty of touches, but no impact. Viney good and Petracca okay in parts, but that performance from a full strength midfield group was concerning. We're not getting 23 games from all of these guys. What happens when we lose a couple to injury?
  4. Terrible performance for most of the night. We looked like a side that wanted to be anywhere else. Our bottom 5-6 players are simply not AFL standard - Schache, Chandler, Spargo, Laurie. Billings shouldn't have been sub, but was extremely poor. If we can't put 22 decent players on the field each week, we won't be playing finals. Windsor and Howes showed a bit early, but did very little after half time. We'll keep playing them though, because our depth is so bad that we simply have to. Gawn should be ashamed of his performance, being monstered by his understudy. Nevertheless if we had recruited a legitimate second ruck, we could have given him some support. Luckily for Max he will probably only cop this for 22 more games, unless he breaks down beforehand. Viney, Fritsch and maybe Petracca did their jobs, but the rest were really poor. Goodwin had a woeful evening as well.
  5. ESPN's list: https://www.espn.com.au/afl/story/_/id/39425665/afl-top-50-best-afl-players-season-2024 1. TOBY GREENE (GWS) 2. MARCUS BONTEMPELLI (WESTERN BULLDOGS) 3. CHARLIE CURNOW (CARLTON) 4. CHRISTIAN PETRACCA (MELBOURNE) 5. JEREMY CAMERON (GEELONG) 6. LACHIE NEALE (BRISBANE) 7. NICK DAICOS (COLLINGWOOD) 8. PATRICK CRIPPS (CARLTON) 9. CLAYTON OLIVER (MELBOURNE) 10. JAMES SICILY (HAWTHORN) 11. JORDAN DE GOEY (COLLINGWOOD) 12. ZAK BUTTERS (PORT ADELAIDE) 13. SAM TAYLOR (GWS) 14. DUSTIN MARTIN (RICHMOND) 15. TOM GREEN (GWS) 16. SHAI BOLTON (RICHMOND) 17. SAM WALSH (CARLTON) 18. TOM LIBERATORE (WESTERN BULLDOGS) 19. ERROL GULDEN (SYDNEY) 20. CONNOR ROZEE (PORT ADELAIDE) 21. TAYLOR WALKER (ADELAIDE) 22. CHARLIE CAMERON (BRISBANE) 23. TOM LYNCH (RICHMOND) 24. TOM STEWART (GEELONG) 25. NOAH ANDERSON (GOLD COAST) 26. CALEB SERONG (FREMANTLE) 27. DARCY MOORE (COLLINGWOOD) 28. NICK LARKEY (NORTH MELBOURNE) 29. JORDAN DAWSON (ADELAIDE) 30. MAX GAWN (MELBOURNE) 31. RORY LAIRD (ADELAIDE) 32. STEVEN MAY (MELBOURNE) 33. LUKE DAVIES-UNIACKE (NORTH MELBOURNE) 34. JOE DANIHER (BRISBANE) 35. PATRICK DANGERFIELD (GEELONG) 36. ZACH MERRETT (ESSENDON) 37. TOUK MILLER (GOLD COAST) 38. HARRIS ANDREWS (BRISBANE) 39. ROWAN MARSHALL (ST KILDA) 40. DARCY PARISH (ESSENDON) 41. JACK SINCLAIR (ST KILDA) 42. TOM HAWKINS (GEELONG) 43. TIM ENGLISH (WESTERN BULLDOGS) 44. CHAD WARNER (SYDNEY) 45. OSCAR ALLEN (WEST COAST) 46. STEPHEN CONIGLIO (GWS) 47. ANDREW BRAYSHAW (FREMANTLE) 48. JACOB WEITERING (CARLTON) 49. DAN HOUSTON (PORT ADELAIDE) 50. MAX KING (ST KILDA)
  6. Verrall honestly just needs to barrel into Grundy a few times in the first quarter and he will have done his job - any possessions are a bonus. Schache clearly doesn't have the intestinal fortitude to be a ruckman, and I hate the idea of throwing JVR in the ruck against players 15kgs and 15cms bigger than him - we're just going to destroy him.
  7. That is truly moronic if true. The bigger issue is probably that we didn't bother having any train on players over summer and didn't look past the first round of the draft, so we have no idea what's out there.
  8. At they very least they should be able to give some updates as to the progress of players on the injury list. Once again it seems as though (a) this club doesn't care about its members or (b) the club is staffed by amateurs.
  9. We knew in October that Oliver and Brayshaw were both massive risks coming into this season, and yet we allowed all of Jordon, Harmes and Dunstan to depart for nothing. Now we are left with the only midfield options being Petracca, Oliver and Viney (all admittedly guns, although Oliver is still a clear risk), plus Sparrow who has clearly plateaued since 2021. We're completely stuffed if any of those four misses games this year. I'm sure the rose-coloured glasses brigade can list another 10 players who can roll through the midfield if required, but the reality is that most of these either (a) take quality players from other areas (Pickett, Rivers, Salem, Neal-Bullen) or (b) are well off AFL standard at this time (Laurie, Woewodin, Tholstrup). The reality is that the cupboard is completely empty when it comes to midfield depth. It's bad enough that we have no ruck depth and are struggling to find a fit key forward, but to neglect the midfield so badly in recent years is almost criminal. We haven't drafted a genuine onballer with a top 20 pick since Oliver 8 years ago. Yet Taylor and Lamb are happy to load up on multiple small-medium sized forwards year after year. The way our list has been managed since the 2021 grand final is just appalling.
  10. We love you and will deeply miss you Gus. This off season can go and get forked.
  11. I had us down to finish around 6th until 2-3 weeks ago. Our injury list, lack of depth in key positions and the ongoing off field dramas have dented my confidence, and I now think we'll miss finals. I also don't think that would be the worst thing in the world. A year to reset, clean up the list and work out whether some of our fringe players can actually play could be the best thing for us long term. T
  12. I really hope that we don't gift games to Langdon and Hunter again this year. If the likes of Brown, Windsor and Woewodin outperform Langdon and Hunter during the pre season games, they absolutely should be selected for the Sydney game.
  13. An obvious tick for our AFLW program, but presumably losing a senior assistant coach leaves a significant hole to be filled. Hopefully we can find a quality person to come in and support the group, because it is clear that things went well off script in the last month of last season. https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/1076473/dogs-appoint-former-dees-assistant-tamara-hyett-as-aflw-coach
  14. With Richmond playing there should be a decent crowd, so expect a fair walk if you arrive after the start time. This will be interesting. I'm guessing many of our top players will do their work early and be showered and dressed before the end of the match. Will they stick around, or sneak out the back? No. Expect to stand at the back of the hill, particularly if you arrive late. Limited seating is usually taken by players, staff, families, etc.
  15. Bad luck for anyone in the Seymour region (or anyone else for that matter) who might be hoping for some news regarding the community camp. Are people just meant to guess what is going on?
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