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https://www.afl.com.au/video/381660/simon-goodwin-who-am-i-what-do-i-stand-for?videoId=381660&modal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1583670660001 Watched this expecting our coach to answer Purples question, only to be advised that to hear the answer I would need to subscribe to The Purple Headed Warriors podcast. This is outlandish and once I have calmed down will be emailing the club to demand an explanation!!

This is nonsense. Any so called analysis that doesn't have us as the best team in the comp is rubbish

I disagree that it is purely about reducing litigation. The AFL and Clubs are doing alot of work in the areas of player welfare and creating an environment that is good for the players and their mental health. It's a pretty cynical view that the standard is to prevent litigation, rather than a higher standard of caring for players and their physical and mental health and overall quality of life.

You had me until "Whiteboard Wednesday".

Jack Viney is too one dimensional at winning

I see Viney as a big game player. Look at when he came back early from his foot injury in 2017 and tore apart WCE, our finals campaign in 2018. I see him playing a dozen or so solid games, a few quieter ones and around five critical, hard matches where he absolutely rips the game open. We've got the talent where we don't need Jack in top gear all of the time, but able to up his beastmode when needed in a way that turns games.

I don't like this, first the Captaincy and now this. I don't think his knees will hold up to the weight of it all!

This makes perfect sense. Harmes played alot of time in the back half in the second half of last season and was very good. Also with the opposition's best mids often resting forward he can also nullify their impact.

I like the way Corey plays, he tackles hard, finds the ball in the HF, does nice things and is creative around goal.

I disagree, would prefer Jack and the rest of our list, coaches and back-office personnel to take a vow of silence to atone for last year, until such time that we hold premiership cup in the air.

I don't like that we have emergencies, would rather we just keep injured players out on the ground

I question how much influence the East Melbourne residents really have in this. Surely any local or state government would laugh at them, like they do the rest of us

I still think we pursue the Jolimont option. Throw in some 3 game memberships to the East Melbourne residents who want to walk their dog in the park as a sweetener - easy, problem solved! Get it done Dees!

I'm not convinced we should make Gawn captain on the basis that his knees may not be able to handle the weight of captaincy. Is this talk of Gawn as Captain and his knee injury a coincidence, maybe not? Regardless we cannot afford to take the risk that the two are connected.

You can add Gary Pert to the list with a shoulder. The CEO needs to be smarter and not engage in such reckless activity that could derail our season. He is old enough to know better and is the captain of the ship FFS.

Saty, is the fence ok?

There is no way that North have a better list than Carlton, and at that a significantly better midfield.

It might just be me, but I'm slowly warming to Peter Bell since his feather in cap moment in 2018. It gets lost sometimes with supporters that clubs generally go over and above when it comes to player welfare.

Get Rance!

The moment the club posted video of Topper Harley kicking goal from the boundary it was obvious we would sign him.

I find the delays due to closing Brunton Avenue for pedestrians to be most inconvenient. My driver, Alfred, now parks at the Pullman and I have a couple of Sherry's in the club lounge before the trip home.

Not pleased at this, we have praccy matches v Essendon and North in the second half of Feb and Gawn has to be in doubt for these.

Pruess has got this.

Great point Wrecker, we see it all the time where clubs help facilitate trades due to personal circumstances. Hogan showed enormous faith in us when all the club could sell was hope and the club made sure he got to Freo as long as a fair trade could be reached. Similarly with Bennell, if he's doing everything he can to get his body right then I expect the club to pick him even if he may not end up playing, as he will have earned another shot.

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