The heart beats true

It’s like a destination wedding. It’s why the long term plan at Gosch’s Paddock is to put in a honeymoon suite and a swim up bar.

I hope Liam is ok. I really enjoyed seeing that he was at the game when we played in Alice.

Simple. Supporters don’t make enough noise at games.

No! My boyfriend loves them too 🤣

I heard it was a 9.3% drop off.

I’m hearing multiple reports that Melbourne is chasing Zac Butters. Doing everything they can to get him next year. Melbourne boy who wants to come home. Doesn’t love Adelaide - because, well, it’s Adelaide.

Wait, do we have Hooters in Australia? I’ve only been in America. Their buffalo wings are delicious.

I was thinking David Suzuki, so you’re probably closer.

Tina Turner? She’d want big money, and she’s getting on. Pass.

He’s been linked to the Dogs for 3 months. We either aren’t keen, or he was firm on getting to the Dogs. It is interesting to note how so many of these linked players are going exactly where the media said. Player managers obviously have loose lips.

I identify as a snowflake, but I also love a completely unsubstantiated and ridiculous rumour. I’m so confused what to do!

Doesn’t say much, which I suspect is a good thing. I hope in the long run the consistencies of our losses help to frame how we move forward. It’s an inescapable last half of the year for the footy department, so that’s a positive. There’s nowhere to hide from what happened, and how often it happened.

So… ‘Please don’t irrationally speculate about what’s going through a players head. Instead restrict all irrational speculation to what’s going through Tim Lamb’s head’?

In regards to his mum posting on Facebook I think 2 things: - Players and families are specifically told to avoid commenting on social media for obvious reasons. Did that conversation need to be public, when she would have been able to contact people directly? I don’t want to come down too hard but all that did was put her into a public conversation she’d be well advised to stay out of - for her, and her sons sake. Let’s not forget that this is her child effectively resigning from a job. How would you feel if your mum did that to you at work? - Her use of the phrase ‘coming home’ was interesting. I was raised to go and live my own life. 5 years ago Luke was aiming to play in the NBA. What did she think was going to happen then? I’m starting to buy into the theory that his mum had a lot of influence, and was quite vocal about it.

I’ll be barracking for the Swans. Geelong are always my least favourite team because they get such an arm chair ride to the finals, and every year I pray for them to finally fall off the cliff. Collingwood. No. Obviously. Brisbane have some players and a coach I like, but they are offset by Zorko and his pathetic attempts to manage his reputation after he clearly did the wrong thing. Go Swannies.

Which one you thinking? I haven’t heard a single quality forward is available? McStay is a third tall, and half the player Fritsch is in the same role. I’m open to hearing options for forwards, but I doubt there’s anyone good available. Jackson wasn’t a forward. He was a ruckman and around the ground spare ruck rover. Interestingly the best comparison is the guy we are bringing in - except the guy we are bringing in is also a 2 time All Australian, and a much better, and more experienced, footy player. Oh yeah, and he’ll cost us 250k a year less than the bloke who left will get. Swap Grundy for Jackson and we are instantly a much better side the next 2-3 years. And if Max goes down what do we do then? Spargo in the ruck? Pinch hitting with Bowey?

Save it for Zorko.

Grundy’s been a great ruckman for a long time, and he’s 28. The club has built its list around 2 ruckman - so much so they picked a ruckman at pick 3 in the draft 3 yeas ago, which at the time seemed insane. Grundy isn’t being brought in to solve the problem of what we didn’t have this year. Instead he’s coming on to solve the issue of what we just lost (Jackson). In losing Luke we might further gain the ability to ALSO trade in a key forward. We don’t know yet. May wasn’t coming until the last moment when we convinced him too. Let’s just see whose out there, but let’s also consciously plug the holes we know we can fill now.

We won’t give up a first rounder for him. We will give up a second rounder, and the higher the number the more Collingwood has to pay of his salary.

Yeah, I agree. It’s not the reason. I posted this specifically in the context of reports that Koz loves the Demons, but not Melbourne as a place. 👍

Only during the season, and even then under extreme guidelines. Folks in WA in particular lived a very free life in comparison. His mates there would have been into him about it. My friends in WA where. It was annoying.

Come on down 2 time All Australian. The bloke doesn’t get as much credit as he deserves around here - but it’s only because his competition for best in the league is our once in a generation Ruckman.

Just because you don’t like the answer to the question you asked doesn’t mean it hasn’t been a factor Dazzle. Remember they are 20 year olds. 2 years of lockdown is 75% of their entire adult life to date.

Any chance we can overturn it on appeal?

I said this a while back in the Jackson thread, but I’ll spare you the pain of having to trawl through 200 pages… Dont underestimate the impact of COVID on these young guys from interstate. Their mates at home were partying and seeing family while we were in lock down and scared to go to Coles. It tainted Melbourne significantly.