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His game last night was one of the poorest he has played but he certainly wasn’t on his own some of our most reliable players put in shockers - not sure why He was perfectly fine just two weeks ago in Brisbane Judging the value of LJ on last nights game or even a handful of games is ridiculous - please remember he is a 20 yo and last night for whatever reason we he had plenty of mates who performed well below their capability

Not playing well and we have lots of guys that are way down on form - Trac, Viney, Melk , Kozzie, Gus … and a goal down - we need a big lift from these guys asap May has been good but honestly to get sucked into Franklin is just so dumb

Stupid May FFS

Personally think that's being overly generous - a very big NO

Shhh don't say that to Max

Except winning finals - may that continue forever

If Weid is our second or heaven forbid first ruck next year we are really going backwards big time

To compare Weid with LJ is absurd. Is Weid a bit more mobile than a lot of taller ruck men - yep That’s about where the comparison ends He has no physical presence when rucking and gets pushed away from most contests - LJ doesn’t He can’t take marks around the ground particularly contested marks - LJ does He doesn’t scrap for the ball on the ground - LJ does He doesn’t sprint ahead of his teammates to provide a link up - LJ does Do I really need to go on I’m not having a go at Sam and I think he tried hard this week in a position that may suit more than KP but to say he is anything other than a faint shadow of LJ in a rucking sense is a big stretch

I'd be guessing but Caseys Miles Shepherd perhaps

The problem with all that is we have no idea what would be coming back our way - at this stage what I've heard mooted is peanuts

I've always believed he would not leave given the bond with the playing group and the unique opportunity that is in front of him at MFC - however watching that interview has me doubting him If he does want to run home hopefully we get fair compensation which must be two picks inside 10 if you ask me - anything less and we've been stitched up I hope Luke isn't underestimating the scrutiny that he will get in the small bubble of Perth - it want be the seemingly happy go lucky lifestyle he seems to enjoy currently

Agree with this he should be trained to play forward - he has played as a back with success and now needs to add the forward skills to round out his versatility He certainly has all the physical capabilities to be a weapon in the F50 just needs to learn the craft and stay fit (which has been his big challenge to date)

Melk has certainly exceeded my expectations by a considerable margin. He is the epitome of a guy who knows this could be his best/only chance to taste the ultimate success and is absolutely hell bent on not letting that opportunity slip with anything less than 100% effort Jayden Hunt is another - although I'd say he has more footy ahead than Melk he missed out cruelly last year and seems very focused to retain his spot for which there is huge competition This extreme competition for spots is what helps drive elite training and performance - got to be a good thing

Try and find a playing field out west of Sydney that isn't a rectangle - needle in a haystack Time and a new generation of kids alone will not deliver a heightened level of interest in AFL in those communities - just my opinion but I do live here and I do get out there fairly regularly

Bulldog karma

Would pair nicely with the Tribunal

I think that's obvious - recruitment is always about team needs That's why assessing a players relative value only makes sense using the hypothetical I mentioned The question was which is the better / more valuable footballer - IMO it's LJ by a big margin. I don't really care if others disagree

If I was building a list from scratch I would put significantly more value on LJ than Rankine - so no, one is better than the other in my view and that one is LJ

Really ? I've watched a fair bit of Casey this season and while he has shown a bit - physically looks a fair way off AFL ready to me

GWS is a bit of a conundrum Living in Sydney I struggle to see how they will ever build enough support to have a large membership and draw big crowds Some may have said the same about the Swans but the key difference is that there are a significant number of AFL supporters in Sydney that have moved here from interstate and adopted the Swans as their new team or second team. Most of these people have moved here through work commitments and I'd say the vast majority are living in the eastern suburbs, lower north shore, northern beaches or upper north shore - hardly any would be living in the western suburbs and therefore have zero interest in GWS The west of Sydney is growing quickly and that is where the population is expanding most rapidly - the problem for GWS and the AFL is that few if any of these people have any interest in the AFL. Most would be more interested in soccer or the 2 rugby codes If it's going to work out for GWS my guess is it will take a very long time - question is do the AFL have the patience to persist that long.

Not heading to GWS Giants land highly-regarded Tiger as next coach (msn.com)

Age reporting that NM trying to allure Peter Jackson to lead their resurgence under Clarko

COVID bubble - doubt they will want the squad mingling at this stage

Hopefully it’s a bit like the 1987 game -blew them away Personally I think they are real threat to us they seem to match up well and their backs are pretty underrated We need to bring our best and I hope it’s a very very pro MFC crowd just like it was in ‘87 If I remember correctly it was T Viney that kicked the first game that day to get us going - maybe J Viney this time

Saints worse loss for year Against the swans in Sydney - 51 pts