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https://www.afl.com.au/news/1228439 AFL.com.au has looked at both clubs' preliminary final line-ups, plus their emergencies, to find how both have built their Grand Final lists, where their strengths have come from, where they've looked to find reinforcements and how each plan has come together to fight for the 2024 flag.

Thanks @Pennant St Dee I am going chips in for Cooper Duff-Tytler. He’s a talent. Plus what a great name !!!!! He will hopefully choose footy over basketball.

I’ll save the bucket for Finn Callaghan. 👍🏻

The point was offering multi year contracts to players clearly in decline. 29 year old players struggling to get on the field and struggling to get a game and on bigger salaries. We helped the dogs and saints and crows and clogged our list. If the cap is too tight, then surely younger hungrier players to fit the need would be the better strategy.

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@Adam The God we will agree to disagree. Dogs and Saints wanted them out. They were NOT getting a game. They had multi year contracts with bigger $$ for VFL players and they wanted them off their lists. That’s the facts. If you want fill a need, find that player from another club. A player who is still up to performing and improving the team. Eg. We got Hunter. Hawks got Amon (unrestricted free agent). Left foot wingman.

@Mach5 The point was why waste list spots of players who are just random salary dumps like Hunter and Billings. Sure we gave up later draft spots but missed the chance for good youngsters or emerging VFL talent. They are now list cloggers imv. 29 year old declining injured types (Mcadam) are not the players I’m wanting to see added. Especially not giving up 2nd rounder picks to get them. Other clubs brought in talent to add to areas that they needed. If you salary cap is tight, don’t invest in older players on 3 year contracts. Go with younger hungry types. Anyway it’s done but you need to learn and don’t repeat the sins of the past.

Traded in across the last 3 years. So let’s compare us to others where clubs have added to their lists since our 2021 premiership Others have improved their list. Just in my view, we didn’t seize the opportunity to recruit effectively Dees. Dunstan Hunter Billings Schache Fullarton McAdam Swans. Francis Grundy. JJ. Adams. Hamling Lions. Fort. Daniher. Dunkley Doedee* Port Finlayson JHF Rioli Ratugolea Sweet Zerk-thatcher Soldo Cats Bruhn Bowes Stengle O.Henry Giants. Bedford Hawks Chol Amon Meek Ginnivan D’ambrisio Bulldogs Lobb Harmes Blues. Cerra. Hewett. Young. Acres. Hollands. Pies. Mcstay. Bobby Hill. Lipinski. Mitchell Schulz Freo. Clark. Omeara Jackson

Gus 💔💔💔💔 right now but Will always be 💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️.

Star Christian Petracca was flying early in the season and finished on top of the Demons' leaderboard despite missing the second half of 2024. There were few surprises for Melbourne, with Max Gawn second to Petracca for most votes, although Harrison Petty's three-vote game against Geelong in round eight did surprise. Petty got just one vote from the coaches in that encounter, but full rewards from the umpires for his 13 disposals, nine marks and one goal. Total votes: 67 Christian Petracca 16, Max Gawn 13,Jack Viney 8, Trent Rivers 7, Ed Langdon 5, Clayton Oliver 5, Bayley Fritsch 4, Harrison Petty 3 🤣🤣🤣, Kozzy Pickett❌3, Judd McVee1, Christian Salem1, Jacob van Rooyen1

Enjoy … https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/brownlow-medal/weird-votes-that-let-cripps-smash-record-did-umps-pick-the-wrong-daicos-brownlow-talking-pts/news-story/de783aa761c2af1cc9e9b678c2f7b3b5

For the social media team or the actual list???

No from me. Unless we are looking for the new captain/coach for Casey Demons.

Wade Derksen is a Yes as long as we don’t “over pay”. He’s versatile and brings in mature frame. Start with pick 61 in this years draft. Future 3rd round pick is the absolute most I’d offer. 2 1/2 years on AFL list and zero games. Admittedly stuck behind Taylor and Buckley in the Giants defence.

Hamish spends an hour admiring himself in the mirror. [censored] arrogant tool !!!

Phantom draft 2013! Pick 25 Lions PATRICK CRIPPS – East Fremantle, WA. 190cms 90kgs Cripps had a great Under-18 state championship for the WA side in 2013 and was rewarded with All-Australian honours. Cripps is a big-bodied midfielder that loves to run and work his way through traffic. https://www.afl.com.au/news/78654/21-days-to-the-draft-meet-gun-prospect-patrick-cripps BLUES SAW HIS POTENTIAL AND GRABBED HIM AT 13.

Sucking up to Nick Daicos 🤮🤮🤮🤮

Round 22 swans 89-86 BEST Sydney: Rowbottom, Roberts, Heeney, Warner, Blakey, Jordon Collingwood: Sidebottom, J.Daicos, Quaynor, N.Daicos, Crisp, Cameron 2 N Daicos

Giants V Dees. Giants win nail biter by 2 points. 3,2,1 to Giants players!!!!

Bump. Umpires voting is dysfunctional!!!

Gus ❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️. best wishes from all

Bont …

Votes Player (Club) 8 Max Holmes (GEEL) 6 Zach Guthrie (GEEL) 5 Jake Lever (MELB) 4 Kysaiah Pickett (MELB) 3 Max Gawn (MELB) 3 Steven May (MELB) 1 Harrison Petty (MELB)

Bec Madden. Cougar crush on Daicos boy !!! A tie … a tie … did I say a tie !!! Trac leading with 11 votes after 5 rounds.

Umps?? Where is the Bont????