Ted Lasso

i do, because a player like Hogan could be the difference between multiple flags and going close a couple of times

Re-signing Jesse would be massive, i would argue he's the most important re-signing of any player at any club in the AFL

I agree, and his manager has said publicly the go home factor isn't huge with Jesse, if we delisted him tomorrow he'd want to stay in Melbourne. I am really confident we'll hang onto him long term

I just think with player movement the way it is these days a player like Jesse will get very used to interest from other clubs very quickly. having said that i like where we sit, we can match any financial offer pretty much, we're clearly on the improve and we play at the MFC every other week, which i'm sure a player like Jesse would love. plus i think Freo are in for some fairly lean years so not sure they'll have to many blokes jumping on in a hurry.

I think a lot of these people are just making educated guesses that Jesse is a good player from Perth who plays for Melbourne so that means he'll leave. It's rubbish, I think Jesse will stay he's a very old fashioned loyal guy who knows very well the massive investment and loyalty the MFC has shown him already and i think he's desperate to repay that, and that's why he gets so frustrated on the field at times, because he wants the team to win, just hates losing. if for whatever reason he does leave we will ask for massive compensation and welcome Weiderman into the forward line who is a very impressive young talent.

We will destroy the saints if we move the ball anything like what we have been recently, the Giants sliced them open and their defense looks very VERY average when they can't get numbers back. Thinking Hogan is due for a big game as well. Looking forward to seeing Petracca out there, slightly dissapointed however that it's most likely at the expense of Brayshaw, would have been great to see all these young guns starting to get a few games together but we really need Gus to find some form, he's very important to us going forward.

I mean he's leading the club for pressure acts and about 14th in the comp for tackles, so i'd say he's just being a very VERY good team player consistently and one of the last who should be dropped imo

Jack Trengove

Massive call but Christian is good enough to tear this game a new one, no pressure, but he's got Hogan level talent and he's a monster of a human.

Well this weekend just got a whole lot more exciting!

I don't think Freo's form would make them very appealing but Hawks had a huge offer on the table for him, he'd have to be close to the highest paid player going around to top it.

Most likely just on light duties given the short week.

Hogan staying would no doubt be a consideration, but i am of the opinion he will. I think in some cases it was the club wanting to get a read on form before making decisions, some the players wanted to see how we'd go and some the talks are just coming along slowly.

Disagree, the best attacking defenders still have to defend, Heath Shaw for example is a very good defender, Christian at this stage is not. He is however a very good offensive player and a beautiful user of the ball and i suspect playing his position because we really don't have anyone else

I agree, but there is no denying we didn't bring anything like an AFL attitude or play anywhere near what we have in any other game this year. Another 30 seconds and we'd be 4-1 imo

I want them mentioning the F word personally, my expectation is this team will play finals, we're good enough. losing to Essendon and North hurts we SHOULD be 5-0

That was me, haven't heard much more, i didn't get the sense they were in any rush, but talks had started. it's weird with these things quite often a player signs on and they don't announce it right away so time will tell. but Dom isn't going anywhere, very much a required player and loves the MFC Nev and Tommy Mac at the same point as well, in talks but not sure on time frame, Nev should be pretty soon.

Gus will be fine even now you can see with some of his touches the class is still there. just needs some time to find his feet again and maybe a move further up the ground

We don't have any good replacements for him at this point

I think he is struggling to get into the games as a forward, to me he looks much better when he has bursts in the middle, but struggles deep forward with knowing how to get involved. probably slightly down on confidence as well, i personally think the role he's playing is much more suited to Petracca

Our handballing in tight as a midfield is as good as any side in the competition, we are able to flip it around so cleanly!

Captain

I wouldn't underestimate how important Dunn's kicking has been to our ability to get through a forward press this year, his ability to kick an 80 meter barrel is something i know for a fact opposition teams have to think about.

I'm betting Trenners is much closer than people think, next week against the gold coast is a good chance imo

Agree, it's quite strange, he can appear timid and then five minute later you see him going back with the flight Luke Hodge style, i don't think he's scared at all, i just think he's got a bit of development to go like you said.