Sydee

Like so many so called journalists Cornes see the game through his 20/20 hindsight lens It’s rather predictable and boring 🥱

Interesting that you don’t think quality talls is an area we need more depth in - it’s certainly high on my list of wants for this list

Good advice - I’ll swap Trump for Albo though if that’s ok as I’m used to him making zero sense

Fine mate if you like reading the same stuff over and over that’s great Btw my last post was more about defending the unnecessary bagging of H Petty

Yes I know 😀

I’m not sad nor am I surprised 😳

I like the fact we all have different opinions and challenge things - but it just gets a little tedious tbh when someone continues to endlessly and frankly pointlessly keep posting the same thing. Good for you that you think he is ready - personally I don't but acknowledge that when the season is 100% dead in terms of finals then maybe he is given a taste. That way he can realize first-hand just how much work he has to do to play football in the AFL I'm not being critical of the young man and genuinely hope he has a great career but having watched him in a lot of Casey games he is still a long way off - just my opinion!

Just curious to know if you will bag him just like you are bagging Petty when Matthew finally gets a chance and gets 2 possessions and zero goals? Not saying that will definitely happen but there's a fair chance and I'd hope that you then acknowledge that he has a long way to go, and your constant nauseating carry on for him to be selected was a bit premature

Cannot see them beating swans in Sydney or Brisbane in Melb Both have to keep winning to ensure home final - big big incentive Granted Sydney have a hole to climb out of atm but they are too good not to bounce back at home imo

Actually I know inaccuracies have cost us games before but Fritta, JVR and Dan Turner all have pretty good goal kicking routines

This game is likely to be a dead rubber - strange that the AFL would allocate prime time for that !

Being a bit of a tragic I try and watch most Casey games either live or on replay His kicking technique needs work because imo he often gets too close to the man on the mark and as a result he is forced to kick the ball higher than he needs to. This means his kicks are more susceptible to being pushed offline due to any wind and they can lack penetration and fall shorter than would otherwise be the case I am not saying I’m an expert but I also think his ball drop looks a bit high which also may result in less consistent contact He isn’t terrible and I really think it’s a matter of making some small adjustments to get better results

Great player and career hard not to respect what Dusty achieved on the field Hopefully he finds life after footy rewarding as he is coming off a pretty high base Always thought he would follow Dimma north but it appears not

I’m not sure he deserves a promotion yet but to be fair he is more physically ready than Jack Watts Atleast he has spent two seasons playing against seasoned bodies in the VFL If he does get a chance this season it would be wise to temper expectations regarding his output imo

Hardly a compelling case for promotion then - but I’m sure the FD will determine the right time for Matthew It might be this season or it might not If it’s the latter I just hope PF can keep atleast one or two toys in the pram

His stats might be a bit better if not for his poor technique and execution when kicking for goal - lots of OOTFs and not making the distance efforts I suspect This is an area of his game that needs a lot of work - that and his second efforts which to be fair seem to be improving slightly

Lamb is the one that really needs to be under scrutiny if he is the main man leading our trading strategy I suspect he is not operating in a vacuum and probably takes his lead from others but tbh it’s been very very poor imo

Ugottobekidding right?

You crossed the line there - Max is no fool

Feels like this thread should be renamed the limp home

Looks like you’ve been doing more “learnings” and “leaning into” the underlying problems more so than many getting paid the big $$$ in our FD Our offseason is going to define whether we fall away significantly or can still compete with the better teams imo. We are going to need significant improvements in output from some existing players and some fresh talent - neither is that easy to achieve

Based on exposed form to date I’d say your marks are about spot on - if not a tad generous

I’m so sad to hear Gus is struggling - all we as supporters can do is hope that he gets back on his feet asap I have absolutely no doubt that his absence from the club has been a big downer on everyone. If you look at the team walking out to play each game they seem to always touch Gus’ hat - pretty much tells me everything I need to know about how important he was to the group. Let’s all hope that 2025 is a year where we have some reasonable luck and a healthy list and Gus can find a way to spend a little bit more time at the club (assuming that’s what is best for him) Im not sure we are achieving much with the bickering here and the he said she said debate

I know we have had a bad run with injuries and unforeseen retirements etc but if you have watched much of Casey this season you would have to conclude that we have quite a few players on our list that are not likely to make it. There are plenty of holes to fill so that we have reasonable depth on our list particularly in certain positions (ruck, midfield and key forward) This team feels like it needs an injection of some talented fresh faces - I’d like to see us trade into this draft so that we add as many quality youngsters as possible (Windsor is an example of the impact quality young players can have)

The little bit of Riley you have seen must be the little bit I haven’t seen