Diamond_Jim

With the Suns likely to have a gimme game in Round 23 against the Bombers and the Dogs playing Richmond it could be a very important game for GWS from a final 8 perspective

The future fund is an excellent concept but it needs to grow in a capital sense (excluding re-invested income) by at least one million per year. I think it's still under $10M. Twenty million is required if it's to have a future impact

And then there were nine What a dud of a season

North should have folded or left Melbourne years ago

The arrogance of the Elliot and Pratt days is long gone. Carlton have done their time and like dare I say Essendon deserve some time in the sun. The Blues seem to be a very well run club off the field. Players rarely hit the headlines for the wrong reasons. Princes Park has been well maintained. Carlton v MFC for the GF next year... Dreams !!

If the Blues and Port lose that's the top 9 sorted. So much for the competitive balance Becoming readily apparent that the Suns were over compensated. Pies have lucked out with three top 5 father son picks and the never ending careers of Sidebottom and Pendlebury. Five automatic best 22 selections certainly help with team selections. (Yeah.. Jealousy is a curse !!)

Serious massacre Does this mean we can claim a "moral victory"

Big game tonight but not sure given the venue and time of year it will tell us much. Wish they could start the game at say 7:15 Would be better overall ratings IMO

Some unfortunate truth in that. I'm not adverse to rotating large numbers of the top ten players if it keeps them fresher for 2026 and aids in development and gameplan improvement/experimentation. At least the AFL can't accuse us of tanking this year

I think we've entered the "anyone but Collingwood" phase of the season

Coming up to an election next year there's simply no votes in giving us money. In a time of gov't overspends everywhere it would be a negative if anything. Timing and perception is what it's about. Had we a "shovel ready" plan at the outbreak of covid they would have thrown money at us. Not now I am surprised that in the glow of 2021 we didn't do some serious fund raising from the supporter base. It was pre the massive increase in interest rates and people were well disposed to "causes". Not much else to do during lockdown. TBH like most I'm over this saga. With the club staring down another period of mediocrity combined with internal issues on nearly every front the enjoyment factor is fast disappearing. Used to love the simplicity of a VFL match but even that has gone with the stupid scheduling. (Saturday night in winter at Whitten oval was a nadir)

Who shall we choose to shoot the arrow Max hangs left Bayley... well he was the man Kozzie... not sure if you can check side an arrow Woe Penelope

We must be somewhere near that by now or does it just seem that long?

Not to mention the Hydra

The voyage of Ulysees had less twists and turns. Hopefully Penelope recognises us when we finally reach home. But do we have a Telemachus among us?

No It was born of hope and I salute Adam for having that hope. Let's keep it open to measure those green shoots for next year.

I think we can officially close the lid for 2025

3:7 since half time

Hard team to get excited by. This goal kicking is becoming a joke

Yeah but.... Just so hard to get excited this year

That goal to behind ratio is rarely 1:1 for us. Unless we get it to 2:1 we are going nowhere

You have to wonder why we bother

Just saw that. Chandler only two as well. Given 16 inside 50's for the quarter you'd hope for more

Fritsch with 5 possessions . Not bad at all

You've go to love a good "behind" as a Demon supporter