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It’s trippy isn’t it. We could finish anywhere in the top 8. We’re top, a game and % clear after 15 games, but zero feelings of certainty in 22.

Anyone watching Tex today is gonna have to think twice about not wanting him at the dees. He’s destroying us… with some help from the umps.

It’s an interesting dilemma for us. IF ( and it’s still just an if) we lose Jackson to Freo , then we lose one of our stars to one of our direct competitors in the next few years. Not ideal in anyones books. They are going to have to pay and I can only hope it doesn’t dimish us too much.

In all three cases the player was [censored] off at the club he was leaving. They badly wanted out. LJ has a flag and a rising star, I just can’t see him doing this to us.

Also Travis Cloke from years ago w the pies. But they were both Vic boys.

True. With Jackson they would certainly be fr some years to come. But can they trade for him? or pay him what he’s after? We couldn’t get the Cerra deal done I can’t see how they would be able to do this one either. Unless Im missing something?

Any trade on LJ will be a big loss really. However if that trade helped keep Gus and Oliver then I suppose that needs to be considered as part of things as well, however sad I felt about it. But we would then head into 2023 then needing both a ruck and a key forward, with our season at massive risk to a Gawn injury. My own gut feeling is that he leaves...but that as he matures he lives to regret it. Genuine flag windows like the one we're in dont come along that often ...and for some players not at all. He's cutting off maybe 3 more years of playing in that possibility. Its not that I wouldnt wish him well....and I could rewatch the end of the 3rd to remind me , but I would be hoping he doesn't get to play in another premiership.

Looks like season done, but one thing we can know is that if there’s ANY kind of chance at all he’ll be pushing hard fr it. There’s a possible 2nd flag as the carrot. I doubt he’ll be giving up right now.

so it’s a 9 yr deal?? 😉

I agree. Or at least 5. 4 weeks was the absolute minimum for what was a deliberate, high, late, shoulder to the head . A hit which also lead to a pretty severe concussion.

Maybe because he’s being keeping it very private?

I reckon Jacks been living the shadow of CP and Oliver fr a while. Having the captaincy back fr a few weeks might just have been what he needed. Critical to flag hopes.

Agree with all you’ve said except I think he will leave.

we’re going to get slaughtered. I’d almost forgotten what this feeling was like.

finals altogether are in danger .

we’ve got such a difficult run home.Think we all Gotta get real about the 2022 dees. we’ve beaten no one , have no fitness edge anymore ( what happened?) , no forward line and deep injuries. I hate to say it, but finals are no certainty. we’re scrambling from here.

In full agreement. ☝️

Turner and Weid both named which is interesting. dropping Hunt with Ginnivan and Elliot as there smalls is also interesting.,

Well....that worked out more than ok in the 64 grand final :-) But times have moved on I confess.

Club in its first mini crises for quite a while. Tmac down, Bartlett headlines, 2 losses in a row, May gets club suspension. If they lose on Monday this goes from being a mini crises to a full blown one. Club officially now in a stress test…that could get much worse. let’s see what they’ve got.

I don’t understand why Tmac was training on that last week? Given out abysmal history with foot injuries why weren’t we being somewhat precautionary? I’m seeing players like Petty, BBrown and Trac played when it’s clear they’re not right. I’m concerned we’re being overly cavalier with injuries atm and starting to pay the price.

This is our window. It’s here and now for the dees. We need a mature forward. The only thing stopping us from winning another flag or 2 or 3 over the next 3-4 years is a power forward. We can’t start next year with Brown, Brown, Weid and Tmac and expect it will all work out.

If the rumours re Tmac are true then imo Daw must at least come into the equation. Weid and M Brown have no physical precense and that isn’t about to just appear in their game. Both are really just third talls and that’s it. Asking them to play a different role doesn’t make them capable of it. B Brown is in the worst form since he arrived at the club, perhaps of his career and imo must be carrying an injury. On the rare rare occasion he gets it he now can’t kick anymore either ! We’re going to have to reinvent the fwd line and no one seems quite right. JVR? Daw? Weid as a key forward? Personally I see big flashing red lights for the dees. This issue isn’t going away.

or what? tmac isn’t coming bk this season apparantly… so weid is next. imagine going in with a weid and mitch brown. dees are in trouble now.

just saw that too. Geez i hope not. seems a long way down to go planting brown or weid in his shoes.