Diamond_Jim

The Bears had a much lesser version of this plan and it failed miserably. It's a recipe for every other club looking at Tasmania as a predator or as a dumping ground. Still no answer to the perpetual bye. Mathematically there has to be one every week and the ladder will be compromised until the last round of the season

With no likely increase in list sizes rucks are an anachronism. To have 4 or 5 players on your list for one position out of 35/38 just doesn't work Suspect most coaches would like to abolish the position. If the AFL want to keep the dinosaur alive they will need to allow clubs to have "nominated ruckmen" outside the system.

Has he ever rucked? I would be tempted to play Chandler or JVR in front of M Brown. TBH we have had ruck dominance for almost 20 years and the opposition mids became experts at taking it away. Hope our guys were watching how it's done. Far more worried about which forward line will show up tomorrow

Just edited my post to make that point. The game at the cattery is huge for us.

Not really We'll need to win 6 of the next 8 to be 1 or 2. Our destiny is in our hands simply because of the logjam in the top 5 or 6 Freo and Geelong looking more likely at this stage If we win on Saturday and beat Geelong at Kardinia Park life becomes more interesting

My guess is that a Bulldogs victory doesn't really help.If anything it further entrenches Geelong in the top 4

Sensing some upsets... Hope it's not us Bombers to roll the Swans perhaps

Great news

We may have been too nice but that is our way. The old bluff and bluster along the lines of "he's a required player and in the unlikely event he leaves we will be needing a record high trade" is not in our repertoire. Probably wouldn't work anyway except that it might make the supporters feel better

Baker won't be delisted. He might ask for a trade but he's solid depth Hunt.... delisted (what can one say) The others will retire as Majak already has

From the first time I saw him grab a pack mark at Williamstown (mistook him for Weideman) I thought he could be special. Why Goodwin played him down back in 2018 I will never understand. In his draft year many said we should get him in the third round whereas I argued he would go late second. How appropriate that we used pick 31 for number 31 who did the greatest 31 proud in 21.

9 weeks until the first final Can't see it especially if the forward line is functioning. If we fell into the 8 that would be another matter

Darren Jolly

While Bell has showed promise he has only played 3 or 4 games for Casey and his competing ruckman has on most occasions not been stellar. Too early at present to make a call

Correct about the 3 x $750k offer... It was enough for the Kangaroos to table a lucrative three-year deal reportedly worth $750,000 a season at the start of the year - an offer Brown and manager Adam Ramanauskas rebuffed. https://au.sports.yahoo.com/afl-2020-ben-brown-north-melbourne-contract-caroline-wilson-footy-classified-032544368.html

so what draft pick do you want

TBH you would probably get better value turning Weid into a ruckman. Ruckmen who can also contribute in a meaningful way around the ground are not easy to find.

Freo is arguably in a similar "flag window"

Getting to the point where this is now more than a distraction. Anyway if he goes I want a player and a top 5 draft pick. If Freo I'd be demanding Darcy assuming Brayshaw is off limits. If it's the Eagles I want them to facilitate the transfer of Jason Horne Francis from North. If LJ commands the biggest contract ever we should also be demanding sky high compo

Pre covid the Casey players rarely trained with the AFL listed players even those who were not vying for senior selection. It makes sense in that AFL players are full time and train during the work day as compared to VFL players who have outside full time jobs

Good point. While they weren't 60 point losses our three losses involved turnarounds of 50-60 points. Hopefully we are through that patch

8 games left Win four and we are 15 wins which normally gets you 4-6 Win 5 and we would be unlucky not to be top 4 Win 6 it's second or third Win 7 and we should end on top Going to be a wild ride Wins against Adelaide and Geelong would be a great start and of course there's Port in the Red Centre

Good idea but too much resistance given that you are upsetting two clubs

Probably too late to merge North with the Suns but it could be worth doing the sums. No one has an appetite for 19 teams unless we move to an 18 round season. With say three split weekends you would end up with a 21 week season so really not that much different to now. I suppose there are so many clubs hooked on blockbusters it might not work

JKH and Stretch used to regularly have 30 possessions in the VFL but they couldn't deliver at the next level. A lot of those possessions were in close handballs. To my eyes VFL is slower which means it's more prone to packs and there is far less breaking of the lines. Rivers was strangely down yesterday and didn't see much of the ball. I'd like to see him on a wing or similar for a half or so. I suppose it's hard to get excited about M Brown kicking a bag as it has little upside. A little surprised to see Melksham in the best players. Game was okay but.... And why did Dunstan see so little of the ball. All round a strange game