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Maybe but the sad fact is that apart from Zorko who has very limited football ability IMO the other two are completely devoid of skill - how Matheson remains on their list is a complete mystery to me

It would be a dream come true to have those guys in their team Absolute hapless water buffalos

Has Joel Smith been delisted? joking - glad you are fit and well Joel!

Come on BoBo he has played 177 games and kicked 5 or more 7 times Yep he is very dangerous and a quality small forward but this might be a slight overreach (less than 4% of games)

U-H seemed to go ok against us last year - just saying !

Huge fan of Harry but tbh his form in the two preseason games was a bit average by his usual standards. I'm sure he will work himself into top form again soon - I was hoping he might be used a bit more in F50 but that seems less likely know the FD appear keen to try Max and Grundy up there.

He is so similar to Weid it's a bit scary really. Ironical that he was in effect his replacement on our list. Has all the skills to be a very good AFL footballer but for whatever reason can't seem to impose himself within games consistently and compete physically when needed. Whether either of them will ever truly make the grade is anyone's guess but we all hope Josh can now he has landed at the Dees. Personally, I am not a fan of forwards that cannot pressure opposition backs when they don't have the ball - this area is not a strength of Josh but it needs to be if he is to get senior games IMO

Anything that makes Carlscum weaker is a positive in my eyes.

I thought that comment was more related to Trent Rivers not Pickett?

Not so sure about that I was confident LJ would stay - I was so wrong and so disappointed particularly because on the surface at least we were not fairly compensated. I'm not sure what the position is with Pickett but like all MFC fans I'd love him to be playing for us for a very long time he is without question a rare talent and so much loved by all fans especially those younger Dee supporters who the club needs to attract and retain. Having said that forcing players to stay in an environment they are not happy in is not ideal. Take Jackson last year he was clearly not wanting to be there from mid-season and frankly contributed SFA apart from a few short cameos. Understand what you are saying but if somebody desperately wants out (for reasons other than just $$$$) it may be counterproductive for all to not facilitate a change. Club loyalty and love for the jumper don't appear to be particularly important to many players these days but hopefully our #36 has a fair bit of that running through his veins. Just like with LJ the club saw his potential early and took a risk on drafting him earlier than some thought. We invest a lot in our young players, and it would be great to share the benefits of that investment together rather than them heading elsewhere.

Having watched the match sim I was quite impressed with Will Verrall he is very mobile for an 18yo tall and already seems comfortable playing at senior level. He competed strongly and seems to have all the potential in the world. Feel like we might have unearthed another good kid with Will hope he continues to improve over the season - may just surprise a few in the next year or two McVee was very good - he has always shown some dash at Casey but rarely seemed to impact the game - His ability to sidestep, compete aerially, accelerate out of trouble and kick efficiently was really impressive. If he keeps that form up, he must be in the frame for seniors this year. I also thought young JVR competed really well, got a couple of goals (one an excellent set shot on a tight angle) and took some nice one grab marks. Given the blustery conditions and the sometimes-mediocre delivery into F50 I thought his efforts were pretty good. He was certainly as effective as Schache who for mine was a bit disappointing - his great weakness is a lack of intensity and unfortunately that still seems to be the case.

So, if he planned on leaving wouldn't he be better to simply say now that is his intentions. then all the media circus is done - zero reason for speculating about will he or wont he

To be honest it irks me more that they never have to head down the Geelong Road to Mordor - EVER ! What a joke the AFL fixture is year after year

Yep - I remember that statement. It is extremely dangerous to be making statements like these unless it's all but done. We shall see if boot in mouth is catching.

Was it possibly due to JVR coming up against May/Petty - he wouldn't be the first key forward to have little influence against those two ?

Stumbled across this in my Insta feed - what are these guys smoking? Don’t mind their flogmantle prediction 😂

As Jimmy Barnes might say if he was our list manager "You got nothing I want You got nothing I need"

Freo finishing last would be nice - of course we'd all love to see that But it won't be happening. I was terribly disappointed Jackson left. I have now come to terms with his leaving and feel we will actually be a better and more consistent team with Grundy as his replacement To me he is the biggest loser - he's walked away from a great team, a club with a huge amount of history and the opportunity to play alongside the best ruck and arguably the two best midfielders in the competition I still feel he will regret his decision in due course

Nope - we will still be sent down to Mordor every year while other Melbourne based teams do not I'd rather Hawkins play in perpetuity than be screwed over by the AFL fixture every season

A two-horse race for the Brownlow? Very odd indeed

No don't think its Howes there is another pic of him at training and his legs are not that hairy

I thought the total number of interchanges was staying the same (75) - is that changing?

Interesting I didn't think it was MJ either - thought Kye was a backman but maybe trying him at both ends

Well I'm not so sure now I look through those images again - look at pick 40 Jefferson has black socks and looks a lot paler and less hair on his legs - He could have changed socks but even so looks paler than the guy reaching over Max in pic # 44 Quite the mystery