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Next 5 North @ Marvel Freo @ MCG Swans @ MCG Pies @ MCG BYE Lions @ MCG

This is the, thing, if we were playing the Lions our mindset would be different. It shouldn’t be, but it is.

The Eagles are having a crack, it’s not like they’re flooding, we’re playing poorly.

In other news I got my hair cut on Friday.

So that’s not descent from McGovern?

Poor footy. Its as if when there’s no challenge we play like this.

How about spending the rest of the game working on our entries inside 50, like the one just then.

Could be 4 games clear of Freo in 3 weeks.

Freo next 3 Pies at home Dees at MCG Lions at home

Jack Steele out for 6-8 weeks, not good news for the Saints.

Hoping Suns can get the job done today, not much of a crowd by the looks of things.

Was never in doubt DC.

You can’t be serious!

Not sure if already posted, just read on FB that Josh Kennedy is potentially a late out.

Well worth it as long as the internet stacks up.

I’m not following sorry, which 3?

The competition can’t sustain any more teams, so for many having 19 or 20 teams creates new problems. Any relocation / new team will obviously be a long term venture. It may not get seasoned fans to jump straight on board straight away but some will. Over the years kids will grow up knowing nothing else but supporting them and the fan base will grow. I personally think one issue Tasmania faces should they get a team is player retention, as picturesque and beautiful as it is I don’t think it will hold the appeal for everyone (and yes I’ve lived there for several years).

Relocate North.

Brayshaw and Jackson this year, Oliver the next. Factoring in the current money they’re on. Then the following players contracts : 2022 Hibberd & Melk, both reitre 2023 May, will be 31, possibly play on but he’s had his payday and you’d assume he’d be on a lot less. 2024 Brown & Tmac, both will be 32 and that might see them both out. Obviously we’re drafting players in who would be on minimum money / trading players who may take less to be at the club, all part of the ongoing circle. But in short there’s enough for all of our stars to have their payday unless off course a rival clubs offer something ridiculous and one of our players choose to take it.

Bailey Fritsch in 2022 2.2 against Footscray rd 1 1.0 against Suns rd 2 2.2 against Essendon rd 3 3.0 against Port rd 4 4.0 against GWS rd 5 2.2 against Richmond rd 6 1.1 against Hawthorn rd 7 1.0 against St.Kilda rd 8 He was quiet last week but surely these numbers qualify him for the “playing his role” status which gets handed out to others when justifying a supposed quiet game. One of our teams strengths is you can’t stop them all, it was only a couple of weeks ago people were calling for Kozi to do more. The counter argument being his pressure acts, I would think Fritsch’s pressure acts would never rival that of our small fwds but he is a class player that is hard to match up on and can produce when needed.

In his 9th season as coach, from memory he was there under Sheedy before that. Had the luxury of watching / learning from the Suns develop a club from the ground up. They targeted contested ball winning types. Had an abundance of first round picks, zone/academy players. I said earlier in the year that I thought he had lost the players. 4 goals in a game of footy is unacceptable. They’ve been underperforming long before Toby got suspended….again.

How so?

I think you are right actually. They beat the Bombers, Swans & Giants.

I don’t have time to double check tonight, but I’m pretty sure they didn’t, I remember posting about it on here during the finals. Who was it that you thought they defeated?

Case in point : Port Adelaide Finished 2nd at the end of home and away season. Only beat one other top 8 side all year and that was the Dogs in rd 23 by 2 points. Beat Geelong in their QF, had week 2 off then got the dates wrong for their prelim only arriving at the ground with 12 minutes to go in the last qtr.