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3 to 4-year recruitment strategy?

Thanks @adonski, I know it's a highlights reel however his skills do look very polished.

If that's true then you've got some catching up to do.

If it's that Freed from Desire song then I also find the playing of it upsetting...but not to the point of violence.

If we did that it could be t h e l o n g e s t t h r e a d e v e r.

Sounds fair. Just follow 2 simple Covid-sensible rules: No kissing the Cup No licking the Cup.

The Cat fan should really have refrained from posting this on social media. Some callous ba$tards might FEAST ON IT!!!

Pagan Ritual Vs Melbourne Premiership Celebration...no contest.

Easton Wood just announced his retirement. Congratulations on a great career. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-22/easton-wood-announces-shock-afl-retirement/100560092

To make it worthwhile stick in a new station MCG near Gate 1.

Are you referring to his Welsh heritage?

Max's comments illustrate how much the system has changed since the 70's and 80's.

Rocky IV gives them the template:

Sier was electric in the first half of the 2018 Grand Final, finished the game with 21 disposals and seven clearances. Curious as to why he didn't develop further?

I hope you're wrong - but not saying you are. The egalitarian nature of AFL has always been a strong suit of our game, as opposed to the socio-economic effect that pervades across Soccer, Rugby Union and Rugby league.

Hope your mail is accurate @Dante. Car Park F area would be great, especially if there was a member's facility attached to it.

Just waiting for the Chris Scott version of the Downfall bunker scene to emerge (if it hasn't already).

Okay...

GCS recruiting Mac Andrew would be an incredibly risk move; they need someone who can make a more rapid on-field impact.

You can have great players and still underachieve if the culture isn't right. Fitness falls under selfless; not just coasting along on your talent.

Hell yes, easier said than done.

Thanks @BAMF, I was looking at this last week. Thought even 37 and 49 for 27 would be beneficial to Collingwood; nets them 63 extra points. A lot depends on how early other clubs bid on Daicos; how that affects their need for points.

I'd prefer to see the AFL run all the academies Australia-wide and run them well; the talent spilling into a general pool. I can see sense in having some form of mechanism that balances the fact that some of the expansion clubs (Gold Coast, Fremantle, GWS) have insufficient history to allow for a pipeline of Father-Son prospects. This is where some sort of geographical zone draft concessions (bidding system) may apply; providing that the prospects aren't already part of the Father-Son process. Fair bit of bistro-maths would be required to work out what a fair bidding system (comparative to the benefits of Father-Sons picks) would look like.

They were all there together in 2020. So what changed?

There are lots of different perspectives around what culture means, I take it to mean 'a way of doing things'. This year we moved to a 'selfless/ team-first' culture; it paid dividends.