Diamond_Jim
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Not many positives out of that game. Williamstown's stronger bodies resulted in a number of contested marks and their forward entry had better system. Three goals from free kicks in that first quarter didn't help
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Casey outmarked all game
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Casey gone to sleep and the birds are now in front
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Grundy outmarked in the pack easily from that kick out
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O Schache !!! Why was there not a free forward
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free kicks galore 3 goals from free kicks to the birds
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Casey midfield being dominated by Seagulls
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And Casey get their first inside 50 after ten minutes
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Wind ruining the game from a skills level. Casey need to run the ball against the wind but so far just high kicks
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I'll be watching Schache... there were glimmers last week
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Live ladder showing a drop of 5% in Lions % We are now within 2% https://www.liveladders.com/AFL/
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AFL rules allow for payouts due to long term injury. The amount included in the salary cap is agreed with the AFL. It's not 100% by any means. Commonly used for retirements due to concussion. Where it becomes tough is the so called "Buddy Principle". When Sydney offered Buddy a contract going beyond his seemingly useful playing days the AFL said they would not allow the injury payout rule to be used if the the injury was age related wear and tear
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Regulation first quarters in both games. Hopefully same for us tomorrow PS..........that didn't age well Come on Cats
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This was mentioned in the media a few weeks back. If correct sounds like some sloppy paper work. Not quite as bad as the Dogs and Pies with Treloar but up there. Hopefully they covered off the scenario plus others such as smoothing out his contract. As salary dumps become more common it's perhaps time that the agreements became less opaque
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A 4 goal haul and some good one on one body work tomorrow, might see a Schache call up against North
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Like most I worry about the ever changing forward structure but understand that this is what 2023 has dealt us. If you had told me at the start of the season that we would be sweating on the performance of Chandler and Melksham my eyes would have rolled. Oliver out and now Sparrow adds to the concern. Looking forward to a regulation 30 point win but...................
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You can win but your percentage goes down as it did last week. It's not just margins but relative scores. Numerator/denominator.... both move A 25 point win of say 100 to 75 sees our percentage remain relatively unchanged. Agree that it's largely academic but in the context of resting players four games out of season's end it's a factor
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If we win this weekend by a decent margin.. say 24 points.. thus protecting our percentage I can see room for rotations. Howe being injured has removed one player from the rotation stakes but I imagine that Laurie and Dunstan would be in the mix. At VFL level there are not exactly a surplus of KPP's available for a rotation
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Too early Chandler for example.. needs to have a good run of form Will Fritsch be fit? Melksham could have say 3 games of 3 goals or more... is he dropped Smith?? Jordon? both possibles depending on form JVR.... needs to show a little more in the next 5 games
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Agree At least he signed the standard 2 year extension like everyone except that guy now playing for Freo Looking forward to seeing him debut post bye 2024
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A key player for the near future Good luck Matt
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