Yarra Valley Demon

Fullarton has kicked 10 goals in 3 games at VFL level. He has been leading high and creating scores when not deep forward and playing really well. If that isn't enough to warrant a look in when we have no other tall forwards to take pressure off Roo (who now has to play back up ruck and singular key forward in a forward line that is getting the worst delivery in the league) then what point is there in producing solid, good form in the 2s? There's no reward because Goodwin can't get his rose tinted glasses off and actually drop underperforming "stars". Since the flag we have recruited players from other teams on the basis on a fair shot at senior football, promised them the world then dumped them in the VFL and left them to rot. Grundy, Fullarton, Campbell, Dunstan, Billings to name a few. We are going to run Gawn into the ground well before kings birthday, trac is already frustrated, Roo will end up a wreck like Watts with no support. Time to get rid of Goodwin, thank him for his effort and try and salvage the season and put a plan into place going forward.

We'll lose Lever and Jeffo this week to injury at a minimum. May won't be back this week, neither will Windsor, leaving us woefully shallow depth wise. Fritsch has been needing a spell since last year, but he won't get one because our injury list is so extensive. Out : Lever, Jefferson, Woewodin, Howes In : Langford, Johnson, Campbell, Adams

To add to that, you only have to look at our record when Tomlinson played over the last couple of seasons. Between 2021 and 2023 he played in 21 wins and 5 losses.

Richmond have fleece Freo in this deal. And have so much flexibility now with this and the expected GC trade for Rioli. Crazy good draft hand.

Ignoring Tom Campbell are we? A "ruck" 13 years in the system, now at his 4th club at 32 years old, played only 50 games and is barely taller than most forwards? Talk about wasting a list spot

I'm still confused how we are getting our pick back we traded last year for McAdam. Regardless of the number (25,28 whatever), it's still our 2nd round pick. According to the multiple versions of the AFL trade rules (9.7) that ive read, clubs can't directly trade out a pick and then trade it back in from the same club that it went to so how can this be possible without a third party touching that pick first?

And you know this how exactly

Correct me if I'm wrong but they can't send our own pick back to us would have to be a different 2nd rounder

6 - Oliver 5 - Viney 4 - Petty 3 - Lever 2 - May 1 - McDonald Apologies to Gawn, McVee, Pickett, Fritsch, Windsor

It would have to be 10, McAdam AND Fogarty or Thilthorpe for Petty otherwise it's not even worth contemplating

Brisbane have released a statement saying he wants to go back to the Hawks. Assuming the Hawks want him back and can do a deal to satisfy Brisbane that is.

I'd be keen, would add a different dimension to the forward line, some hardness and precision and experience, 2 years ala jordan lewis style, not huge money and a late pick, for the right price there's upside there

I don't think there's any need for that. As for points, they are relevant in that we gave up a pick (35) that we could have used to help engineer the McAdam and Fullerton trades or a trade to get higher in the draft. Teams giving up high picks value points as a way to assess whether they got a fair and equitable deal.

Silly move, 1300 points for 2300 points. Crazy.

North's pick was only 44, so I hope we aren't discussing accepting that pick. Unless we are talking about the End of First from north for next year, because that would be the only acceptable option there.

I think we are a bit light on for depth in that area to be fair, whenever Langdon or Hunter go down we have to draw from other areas which weakens the forward line, midfield or half back line. Having someone in the twos waiting and putting pressure on the position (for the right price) isn't a bad idea.

I can't be neither going through this entire thread to check if this has been mentioned before but in case it hasn't, I just felt like I have to say, Steven May's speech after receiving the 5th place trophy was absolutely epic. 😎

Agreed, future 3rd seems fair. My guess is brisbane ask for our 2nd this year and we settle on our end of second free agency compo for JJ

19 games at AFL level for 6 goals 18 games at VFL level in 2023 for 30.22 Still for the right price a good pick up

I like it, with Grundy moving on we need coverage for Max when he is tired or gets injured. If he can roll forward and kick goals like he does in the VFL (52 shots for 30 goals in 18 games at 58%) then he is better than what we had with Grundy, he's young so has plenty of scope for development and will, I imagine, a boatload cheaper than Grundy's enormous salary. Win-win depending on the trade value. Future 3rd?

At the end of the day, he chose to jump forward into the player to smother. He could have jumped sideways toward the ball not forward toward the player. That is the definition of careless right there. Having said that, I bet he gets off, the AFL love Collingwood and hate Melbourne

Fritta, Tmac, Woey, Disco on the extended bench. Schache omitted. My guess is Tmac and Fritta in, Smith to sub, Laurie dropped.

Not sure if it's been mentioned, but all over SEN melbourne this morning that Petty has a lisfranc injury, unsure of severity with a very vague timeline of 6 weeks - 6 months 🤮

Trying to find a use for years of scarves, the mum in law turned a bunch of them into blankets to keep the kids warm at the footy. Plz ignore the mess 🙈

Sucks to see Hunt go, I always liked the way he went about it on and off the field. Sad to not be able to yell out "Run, Jayden, Run!" at the top of my lungs anymore 😢 and getting only 52 in return is just the icing on the 💩 cake