Diamond_Jim

Can't see that team taking the field as four of them are in Perth as emergencies

Most if not all of our competitors have games they should win. Not a time to slip up in the West Cats v Dogs and Tigers v Lions are perhaps the close ones. Wouldn't it be nice for Port to roll the Pies

Another must win game which even if we win won't tell us much as Freo are as out of form as we are.

Full of waffle but suggests we want one draft pick in the single digits. What is it that the media don't get. We paid draft pick 3 three years ago and he's now better

Smith... when fit....until then probably Hunt

We are now reaping the rewards of not exposing other players A VFL team that is 15-0 and...... Hope for a win tomorrow

Melksham is a lucky cat. Chandler... unlucky again

You could be right. It would have to be him or M Brown as the emergency forward Wonder if Dunstall will travel as the emergency mid? His position going forward is the relief forward/back so that makes sense

As the song says.... "You can't always get what you want"

Picks 14 and 16 for a pick 3 at 20 years old on one of the league's biggest ever contracts and NAB rising star winner. Nowhere near enough

It's Chandler in but who goes out? I would have thought Melksham but it would not surprise me if Spargo is dropped.

Not too concerned Good player but with Salem and Jordon not sure where he fits. Very happy for him to stay but if he wants to pursue mid field fame .......good luck

When we were winning I said to a friend that watching Melbourne was like watching a python devour it's prey. Slow and methodical. Gruesome but not exciting. flashes of brilliance from Oliver and cameos from Langdon pre rib injury. Now that we're losing.... resigned to it. Took the losses to Collingwood and the Dogs quite hard and the score in the loss to Geelong flattered us. It's such a long way down from Bang,bang, bang !

Wow...he's worth two first rounders (think Lever) one of which at least would need to be top 5.

Not to worry ... the pundits will tell us to be grateful for Freo's first rounder, their 2023 second rounder and Meek

Cake and eating it is the metaphor Money, Premiership and home all delivered by Freo Why do the hard yards with WCE We have been so outplayed here it is starting to become laughable Funny thing is that he may end up at WCE by default

Straight out of the script of Jerry Maguire and so true

Well argued especially the piece about LJ on the wing. Certainly left field but I appreciate fresh ideas

Yep I suspect he or his management had it all worked out. Silly us thought it was just LJ taking a punt that he would be worth more dollars in 2023 than what he was being offered in 2020/21. We've been played all along

For those who like conspiracy theories the 3 players from the 2019 draft were automatically given the standard 2 year contract on being drafted. IIRC at the end of 2020 all three were offered fresh contracts taking them to the end of 2023. LJ finally elected to only agree to a two year extension whereas Rivers and Pickett extended for the full offered term. How long has the WA fix been in? Most of us assumed the pressure would come from the WCE but was it Freo all along?

he's only gone if Freo can come up with the trade goods If you mean he's gone to WCE...that I could believe

His VFL success has been as an attacking forward positioned between 35 and 60m out. Not to say he isn't but I can't recall much outstanding link play. He's very different to Spargo who I've always regarded as a defensive up the ground player who provides important linkage. For me it's Melksham out and then assuming BBB comes back in it's either Chandler or Weid. I say this simply because we have to add firepower to the forward line. Others may have a different view on the ability of Melksham to contribute. Just looking at the weekend forecast for Perth it could be quite wet. If so I'd opt for Chandler.

My comment was about the act of rucking and was meant to draw attention to how easily two comparatively experienced ruckmen were imo relatively negated by a novice. My following comment re the worth of Jackson was meant to underscore the belief of many that a ruckman who cannot also impose himself around the ground has a limited career in AFL. Perhaps you saw worth in the ruck work that I didn't. Anyway each to his own

Can't say I've noticed that as a stand out strength in the VFL but the game at VFL level is often crowded and scrappy More he has the sense to get free and find a goal

Hunt was the obvious sub. Next year Joel Smith if fit is a good sub candidate