Diamond_Jim

Quiz of the week We last played in a VFL grand final in 2018. Is any player from that team still at MFC ?

Such a gameplan One's the forward half ruck the other is the back half ruck Has anyone mentioned that for 60% of a game all players are in the same half if not quarter of the field

Looks like the playing of Joel Smith as a forward experiment has been ditched. A pity

Never really made sense for him to play last week either but.................

Just reading the teams and thinking McDonald was a sensible out having an eye to next year and then I scroll up !!! This season just keeps on giving

Why It will be the same gameplan and we are unlikely to win the first ten games. Injuries were minor in 2022 and as you say exacerbated by bad management. Other than a first year player in JVR we are adding little to our forward line. The second half of 2022 was abysmal and the coaching staff could not arrest the slide. 2023 is a new year so there's hope but I fear we will stagnate around 5-6 ladder wise

For Hunt it's money and contract length We obviously have made an offer and he's looking around. Trade wise it's very late second to mid half third at best

The mini Eddie who gave us the Shanghai Extravaganza.... Save me

Please tell me that this is not the start of a 200 plus page thread a la Jackson.

We had been looking for a small forward for years. Our VFL team is full of "nearly theres". Kozzie is a potential match winner plus he is one of our few "crowd exciters"

I'm starting to think that for your top 15 it's 3 year minimum deals and sign your next deal at the end of year 2 or you could be traded. The problem with the AFL system is that the player needs to consent to the trade It doesn't really matter unless you demand he honours the contract which is not a great way to manage a cohesive list

Just pasted this on another thread.re Kozzie........ TBH I don't want another year of Jackson like speculation. I'm of the mind to say sign or we trade. The kid glove treatment of Jackson got us nothing but distraction

TBH I don't want another year of Jackson like speculation. I'm of the mind to say sign or we trade. The kid glove treatment of Jackson got us nothing but distraction

So much for winning a premiership makes you a destination club. I fear Kozzie has the go home factor as well. (Just our luck)

Perhaps North via the PSD to keep Eagles honest. The more the merrier but his mum has said "welcome home"

Such gems but it does underscore what a lottery the draft is even at the pointy end

It's not really the money (it will be a minimum of $600k per year though) it's the remaining 6 year contract length. Gawn has another 3 years on his contract so there's a balance there. He'd better be fit !

Needs some thought We are playing a tweaked 2017 gameplan made to look good by some very good defenders Not sure where we go from here

Just underscores the irrelevancy of the competition. Let's be honest it will disappear within 5-10 years. Sad but true unfortunately Playing mini me imitation of AFL style will simply accelerate the trend. Reduce the onfield numbers and let's see some fast football

Spoiling a mark is very easy when you know where the ball is going. No way Grundy and Gawn will be offering alternative targets. Did you see it with Gawn and Jackson for example

But would North pay the high asking price for a player who doesn't want to be there. WCE sit pretty in the PSD and I'd be amazed if its possible use doesn't get a run in the media IIRC the PSD was used once before to get a high profile player. Beware is all I say

Lovely but Freo simply can't deliver two top tens Will WCE blink As they say in the classics "This trade could constipate the trading period"

There's little doubt that getting Grundy means more of the Goodwin boundary line to pocket system. Bit like ordering a diesel driven car as electric cars come on the market..... Timing

Surprising re Melksham but I suppose you need to spend your money somewhere and with Mitch Brown gone. Hibberd... one year is fine

Different stages of the window and different views on rucks I suspect plus he's not cheap. Frankly I question the worth of two similar style rucks but Goodwin is paid to make these decisions