Big Col

How excited should we be about an 18yo holding his own in the ruck? KW's last quarter was everything we could have hoped for. shhhhh

He looks like a keeper.

Woewodin kicks it, White takes the mark and goals. Late 90's vibes overload

Excited about that.

6 May 5 Gawn 4 Oliver 3 Pickett 2 Langdon 1 Petracca

In the second quarter, Chin (I think it was him, it was the other side of the ground to me) was spun in a tackle and his release handball ended up goijg out of bounds. Decision: Insufficient Intent and free to Collingwood About 10 minutes later, N Daicos was spun in a tackle and handballed it directly out of bounds. Decision: Throw in. IMHO they should both be throw-ins, but the inconsistency was glaring.

It's such a pity (for him) that he lost form in 2021 and missed playing in a GF. Then he hit a real purple patch in 2023 only to be injured on the eve of the finals. He's been an important part of our revival over the last 6 weeks and I hope he can stay injury-free and in good form.

Cox knows that if Max grabs an AFLCA gong this year, then it's going to be hard not to call Max the greatest ruck of the 21st century and relegating Cox to #2.

Bench looks a bit tall, but this is my guess: Interchange: Lever, Turner, Rivers, Johnson Sub: Fritta EMER: Culley, Laurie, Sharp

This is very good!

As a qualified teacher whose unable to tutor my own son without it turning into a fight, I'd suggest that that may not be the best option!

They might be picking two rucks in the AA this year.

Bowser reads the play brilliantly and makes good clean disposals. 200 gamer IMHO.

6 Melksham - we'll excuse his brain fade 50m penalty because the rest of the game was elite. You are a champion. 5 Rivers - definitely a midfielder 4 Bowey - best season ever, can rely on him when he wins the ball 3 Picket - an absolute game winner that we have to keep at all costs. 2 Trac - leading possession getter for the game but appears so low in the votes? Maybe we expect too much of Trac, but he was great again. 1 Langdon - back to his best Special mention to Fritta whose time as a sub felt like the message had finally hit. His 1 and 1/2 quarters were what we'd like to see every week!

My kids asked " how are the demons going?". It was so hard to keep my compusure and not let them see a grown man cry. We just beat the reining Premiers away from home. We're back in town, baby.