Diamond_Jim
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Come on Bears -
Could they ??
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Not sure this has been a positive addition to Grundy's skill levels Next week will be interesting if the VFL journey continues
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Schache showing a little grunt in this game Glimmer of light
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Amazingly bad administration at so many levels. Nic Nat should have been paid out last season and the rebuild begun as one example
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Hibberd being rested this quarter ??
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not that great... an almost game so far
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seriously good play and goal from Jefferson
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Jefferson putting together a solid body of work over the last few games. Looking forward to seeing his elevation post bye 2024
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Not good that Box Hill won by a point Top 4 is hard
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California,,, Here I come
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Don't miss their theme song !!!
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A little snippet from the Commonwealth games fiasco. The article is about the infamous temporary swimming pool but it has this gem... The original plan was for the swimming to be held at an existing aquatic centre at Kardinia Park. This is why, on March 1, 2022, Dame Louise Martin and Katie Sadleir from the Commonwealth Games Federation, Ben Houston and Craig Phillips from Commonwealth Games Australia and Visit Victoria chief Brendan McClements – the person who had pitched Victoria’s bid three months earlier – travelled to Geelong with senior government bureaucrats to tour that site. This is the plan the City of Greater Geelong council supported. At the time, Games planners had a new gymnastics venue pencilled in next to the pool. This would have established Kardinia Park as a central Games precinct and, after the event, given the neighbouring Geelong Football Club access to a high-roofed, indoor training centre for use on wet days. https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/how-victoria-s-commonwealth-games-ended-up-the-creek-20230721-p5dq4h.html
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Difficult keeping them both and English plus they wasted money on Lobb
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Money he'll command close to $1M per year
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JUH to the Eagles is my guess They will land a very big one in the next two years Dogs can't go anywhere with their defence
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Left for overseas yesterday so will miss this one Pirhana Park, Coburg is a lovely well located ground. If nearby get along. The local craft brewer used to have a tent there for those who like a beer. Parking should not be hard either in the car park or in the side streets and a short walk to the ground.
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The sub rules in 2021 required as I recall a medical opinion before activation. Sure some clubs were very lax about the threshold but if JJ had come on someone would have spilt the beans thus impugning the medico. I like the May replacement theory though. Continued play when we had the game won was outweighed by the medical risk (albeit a slight risk) of severe tendon damage
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He's number 1 on the depth list at present. How do you retain such a player? The same conundrum as Bedford/Chandler at the end of last season.
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Law of marginal returns A good key forward rewards more than a $700k second ruck who has limited ability in another position If Max was retiring end 2024 it might be different but he's contracted until end 2025 2023/24/25 is our window
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If a player develops a career ending injury post contract (contrast with aggravation of an existing injury) the AFL rules allow a negotiated payout if approved by the AFL. The amount of the payout that is outside of the salary cap is part of the negotiations with the AFL. Doubt that it could be used for TMac but it might be a possibility for BBB.
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The report from Ch 7 that the Collingwood salary subsidy was only payable if he played for MFC is worrying if true. Substantially reduces the benefit and viability of a trade
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Not the place to discuss Bailey Laurie but we simply have too many of the same type of player (small half forward) with no one of them being a standout. AMW is another. Laurie form at VFL level seems to have plateaued but it can sometimes be hard to judge in that comp. List decisions are still several weeks off though
