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Perception is everything when we talk about footballers. Here’s a comparison drawn by Twitter poster Joshua Kay Nic Naitanui 194 H&A games 33 Brownlow votes 5x 3 votes 6x 2 votes 6x 1 vote Shane Mumford 197 H&A games 33 Brownlow votes 5x 3 votes 6x 2 votes 6x 1 vote

I knew we were in for a bad day when we got flogged by over 100 points in the twos. It was time to leave the ground at quarter time in the ones. It’s the memory of days like that which made our comeback in Round 23 at GMHBA Stadium and our trashing of them in the Preliminary Final at Optus Stadium all the more joyful.

Queensland lifted its lockdown today although it had 9 cases. We had 11 and we’re already a certainty to extend beyond Thursday even though that’s 5 days away. Sure we have most of our cases still in the community but for the government to leak their all that many days ahead doesn’t fill me with any confidence in their ability to get this under control.

Let’s say another club nominates him in the draft. What do we have to give away to match the bid?

6. Christian Petracca 5. Christian Salem 4. Jake Lever 3. Clayton Oliver 2. Max Gawn 1. Ed Langdon

Not up in Cairns on 3 September...

Oops ... my device told me it was over. Bad luck to the Roos. Better luck next week (or next year, whatever).

Wow. Collingwood were on top of the ladder for most of the season and now they’ve been bundled out in week 1 of the finals. My heart bleeds. The only two teams that beat us this year are out of the competition.

Northern Suburbs soccer player sees the light. Could be good for pick #28. The ex-soccer gun who could be this year's biggest draft bolter

Would we be stretching the friendship if we got them to take Oscar as well? I mean it would keep the brothers together for starters.

If the team had what it takes, they would disprove Wilson by winning their last two games and with a bit of luck, they might front and beat Richmond in the elimination final. A long shot, I know but I started this with the word “if”.

My guess is that he was in line to get dropped and this was the straw that broke the camels back.

And they want the grand final?

We need to take a good look at how Essendon go tomorrow. I expect that the match ups against them are going to be very different. The way this seasons is going to be played out, we’re going to need plenty of players to rotate every week and players will be rested from time to time.

Don’t underestimate Carlton under Teague. They improved immensely in the last half of 2019 and won plenty of games during that time. I think we’ve also lost the edge in fitness that we had during the preseason as a result of the Covid19 break and that will come back with a few more games under our belt. One advantage I can see is our depth - there are three or four players who can come in and replace others which I think is going to be a crucial factor this season. The other thing is that it’s mid June and we’re out of the top 8 on percentage. How good is that?

6. Petracca 5. Oliver 4. Gawn 3. Rivers (Rising Star Nominee) 2. Salem 1. Hunt

Nice segue on the subject of sausage rolls. And ... on the subject of stopping them, May’s injury seems to be a worry. Did anyone hear Garry Lyon refer to his injury on radio during the week?

I would like to see Bedford get a chance as a small forward, not at the expense of Pickett but instead of Spargo so we can compare where these two are at.

Photo off FB - check the knee brace.

What happened to Ben Sokol?

Kysaiah Pickett Harrison Petty Luke Jackson Tom Sparrow Jay Lockhart

Adam Tomlinson Toby Bedford Oskar Baker Steven May Ed Langdon

As the pre season continues we are still not seeing much of Kade Kolodjashnij and with every passing week, the doubt about his future must grow. Does anyone know what stage he’s at?

It looks like we did well out of picking up Tomlinson as a free agent. According to the Herald Sun, Melbourne is getting a draft pick as well ?

Our kicking for goal was appalling in most games but more so in the final quarters of each of them. I would like to see the stats for goals for and against in the final quarters of each match. I think this can be explained by lack of player depth, fitness and tiredness physically and mentally. Something that needs to be addressed over the summer.