Ted Lasso

exactly right, we simply can't expect Hogan to win games for us yet, we have to be realistic

Still nearly 2 weeks before round 1, so lets say he has 4 off and then plays one at casey to be safe, that's round 3 against GWS, round 4 absolute worst case scenario, i think it will be the 6 because we won't take the risk of a potential long term issue.

Fitzy, Pederson, howe, Kennedy- Harris and maybe Dawes if you believe the club, Dunn could swin forward too, we have enough to kick a winning score, we can't fall into the trap of relying on Hogan to kick bags already and we certainly can't rely on Clark, when he plays he plays.

Hogan should be back by round 3-4 it's not the end of the world, Dawes rounds 1 or 2 and i wouldn't want to even guess with Clark, it's not the end of the world, top quality teams win even when they have injuries, it's just another test, can't afford to look at it any other way If Chip goes we get a top 5 pick most likely as compo, plenty of really good key position prospects in the draft, i'd love chip to stay, i think he will stay but if he doesn't i will completely understand the decision

AFL website lads /: hope Dawes comes up for round 1

Tapscott would fit this category too I reckon as would burned and Maybe pederson

I reckon Evans will be a very good player personally if he stays on the park

Thanks for that Saty, hopefully he can get himself right an get back into the team sooner rather than later.

It's really strange, at the end of last year i had him in the best 22, not sure what the go is, doesn't even seem to be on the radar at the moment.

If the 2 year minimum that Clarkson is suggesting comes in, Roos would need to stay for 3, but it just doesn't seem right to me, in 3 years we could be pushing finals, surely Roos would wanna see if we can go all the way, why start a journey and jump ship half way through, especially considering the money he is on.

Hopefully you have the same info regarding Chippa? haha

Wasn't Dawesy supposed to be playing against the Hawks? must be a fair hamstring for clark to be out this long.. :/

I reckon PJ was in the same boat, wanted him long term, but thought if i can get him for 2 years he might get a taste for it again

I don't see Roos as someone who will leave a job half done, i reckon he will want to be around the group in some capacity until we have our chance to win a flag

The thing for me is Roosy and Stone knew either way they'd be getting a really young mid, they obviously rated Tyson and Salem well above any of the mids in the draft

we play the Suns, Giants, and Saints in the first 5 rounds, i reckon we should feel we can beat all three, we also play Carlton and the Eagles, i reckon we can beat Carlton if we play well but 5 rounds in and 3 wins and two super competitive losses and i will be thrilled.

What i didn't appreciate is how hard he works already, between him, Chunk and Cross there is abit of honest hard work in the midfield which i really like, Hard working mids stand up in finals.

Mid table in terms of total membership numbers at the end of last year.

even if he does Dom Tyson will be an absolute star also, and Salem i reckon will be a bloody good player in his own right

I reckon it's 4 years if i remember correctly.

Nathan Jones might have a pretty handy record by the end of his career.

Yeah, it'll take time to grasp it, already gotta take a step back and think these boys have only played this game plan twice, it's not surprising they are making errors but they are certainly all in and that much is obvious, the buy in is what's going to make it work.

Sam Docherty

The inside 50 stat doesn't concern me much, it needs to improve but i think as our execution of the game plan does so will that, we are getting the ball enough to win games that's a huge bonus

Watts fixes his tackling and physical presence in the midfield as i feel they're his two biggest flaws as a player and i reckon it will go a long way towards him becoming a genuine A grade footballer.