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C’mon Saints. If Freeo lose 4 points, it could mean 4 higher draft picks.

I’m not sure Grundy would have been a target if the club didn’t know Dogga was leaving. I would have thought the Salary cap would have nipped that in the bud. Too many believe they know what is going on at the club. in the meantime let’s enjoy the death ride of Freeo

Not sure who he is, but, Number 9 for Freeo is a fair dinkum Spud…. looks like he needs a bong 😜

Ordinarily I would not have given the Saints, Freeo game too much thought. Watching eagerly with 🧐

6. Gawn 5. Trac 4. Pickett 3 Lever 2. Spargo 1. Chandler

I thought Harmes was quiet last night so surprised by his score.

Yep no doubt about that!! Then I think, how much of his game is paid by the Pies. HOW SWEET IT IS…

My reflections; Gawn is more than a ruckman. Agile, great below his knees. An elite aerialist. Creative with vision and play in any situation. Trac is Trac, nuff said Oliver is Oliver, nuff said Pickett - the more roles he plays the more he excels. Vision, pace, creativity and the ability to bring others into the game, the better he is impactful. We have to resign him more than Jako last year, he finishes and creates finishes by bringing other into play. The perfect creator and finisher My comments on the lesser likes. BBB, with fast footy, he creates and is impactful Chandler was busy consistently and will get better McVee had very good moments and will get better. Scary given one game in Tomlinson, Petty and Lever were a great team. Happy for Thompson. Bring n May tho Langers and Hunter did not dominate but had influence. the new game style suits our flankers to contribute more. Spargo, Nibbler Chandler had more attacking plays Grundy got better as the game went on. He will get better with time. This Grawdny experiment is not about 2 x AA players being influential as they did with each club as AA , the combination they provide as a Duo provide high level play without AA players, but very influential bowey is just special we are real contenders with more options

Richmond picking Tambling and giving the Hawks Buddy, has to be the greatest gift. The Saints gifting us Trac and picking McCartin has to be up there…. He was a clear No 1 pick, but the Saints wanted a Riewoldt replacement. Sincerely Thanks 😘

Didn’t he play for Carlton 🤪?

If it’s not hate, it’s certainly aggressive. Misdirected anger towards players like Melksham occurs too often. Anyway you look at it. It’s not ok or defensible.

I do remember Jake coping it from a few on here for his looks a while back. It was extremely personal. Game day threads can definitely get heated too. Especially if you’re a whipping boy/player.

Geelong are seen as masters of trade and free agency deals and they have performed extremely well for over a decade. I Thought I would have a closer look at our own performance in this area. Steven May - A master stroke play by the club. Defence was an area of weakness in 2018 and the club took some what of a risk with May who had proven his worth at GFC, but had a few question marks in regards to behaviour and attitude despite being a club captain. Definitely not high risk, but a risk considering we paid big dollars for him. The club took full advantage of the Hogan situation here. Big win! Jake Lever - the club was right into Lever in his draft year but went with Trac and Angus. Lever had done his knee in his draft year and fell to the Crows, but we continued to pursue him and drafted Lever after the 2017 season. Was somewhat a risk. Past injuries, not fitting a traditional key back role, but had great work ethic and was seen as a club leader from an early age - Big win Michael Hibberd - Essendon were cherry ripe for the taking after their cheating scandal and Hibberd was/is the perfect prototype the club were after. Strong and tough backman to played on small to medium/tall forwards. Never gives up. Big win Jake Melksham - high draft pick with talent who was inconsistent at the Bombers. Goodie knew him well and brought him across. Had some big games, and contributed well to this club. Came to us when no one would. I call this a win, despite the hate he gets on here. Adam Tomlinson - at GWS was never afforded a position to play regularly. With great endurance height and size, was seen as the prototype midfielder and the club needed a wingman. We got him and whilst never living up to his hype, has been adaptable and serviceable. Was great as a backman prior to doing a knee. Neutral with this trade. Cost us with money and length of contract, but at the time was a good move and has not hurt the club Ed Langdon - A winger who had a great year at Freeo and was next to Hill who took all the hype at the time. The club loved his endurance, work ethic and we got him for a steal. Disposal was seen as poor but with his work ethic, this is no longer an issues. Big win I put up there with May. BBB - For some reason was not afforded the respect by Norf and other clubs and the MFC got a KPF which was our weakness. Whilst not a big bulking forward to suit our game plan, BBB has adapted and has been all class. He was significant in getting us a flag. Significant win Luke Dunstan - good depth and cost nothing - neutral at this stage, but can’t be a loss due to his cost. Grundy - too early to call. Big potential trade win and is significantly better than Jackson at this stage. I’m Making this assessment by looking at past performance. IMO Brody was better than Jackson in his 4th year of AFL and Jackson will not get an AA or club BF. Lachie Hunter - too early to call. Big potential. Hunter was/is one of the best wingman at his best. If it fails, he cost nothing. So can’t be a loss. Schache - too early to call, could be a good move by the club despite where this ends up. Depth player and better than Weid. Could be a big win. Either way can’t be a loss. Overall it’s an A plus to the club and football department with trades. Kudos to all

I think she is over estimating Freeo. Bottom 4 I hope…. 😂

Is Morgan Stanley Kozzy’s manger? Family member? Or at least seen Kossy play? I’ll take anything connected at this stage 🤣😂🤣

The fact is the club has done everything to sign Kozzy up within its list management strategy. You don’t let someone like Kozzy stay on the market this long. I would suggest they are re evaluating its list strategy to up the anti (if not already). Are they offering more midfield time as a sweetener just like Brayshaw? The club went hard on Oliver and Trac and they signed. The anxiety from many is warranted. There a is real chance he will go. Hopefully the percentages are in our favour.

Or when delivery into the forward line allows being blocked. Being blocked requires slow forward entries. It’s well known in the AFL world our midfield forward entries are poor, we kick/bomb it toyhe a forward pocket too often as defensive forward play and our midfielders are not great disposers of the ball. The coaching panel said we were too safe going forward last year. Brown was a Lone Ranger at the back end of last year playing a role not suited to him. Free kicks were not paid due to playing to his weaknesses, oppositions working how to expose our disposal, game plan and forward line. It was not the umpires lack of paying feee kicks.

While interesting, I can’t help but think it’s all about the delivery to him. At Nth, he was leading into space, arms stretched out with a chop to his arms. At the Dees the ball is on top of his head, easy for Backman to spoil. I’d like to,see his one on one stats at both clubs

Me too club here too

Well said Kev! Many doctors, lawyers, health professionals etc misuse drugs. The big difference is, they can afford their drug use therefore it’s the lower socioeconomic community who have a lens on them as they need to commit crimes to pay for their misuse. Regulate it for safety reason. It’s Harm Reduction policy and it works. Cannabis is not the only drug that has been trials . European countries have trialled opioid programs and research points this to being successful. It saves lives and reduces crime. Our courts are filled with very unwell people with multiple and complex needs. Our legal system is floundering under the pressure with this ‘War on Drugs’, and drug treatment services can’t keep up with demand. A different approach is needed. For positive change to occur we need to change the narrative on drug use and point it towards Harm Reduction. To do this we need to break down the judgement, stereotyping and fears people have.

At least Carey learnt from previous toilet behaviours and didn’t get caught snorting anti inflames at Crown. And, Ibuprofen is legal, so nothing to see here. 🤣

Yep, you take drugs. No doubt about it… You just justify it and I get it. Your type of drug taking is the socially acceptable type.

Well, I hope for many reasons you guys clean up!!,

What were the odds PF?

If given a good run at it, Chandler has more upside therefore more potential impact than our current Half Forwards. All things equal, he should be at $2.Just not sure our selection committee and coaches will provide him the solid foundation and opportunity.