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Clary in a top side like Richmond or Geelong would be a different player: would have time to be extraordinarily damaging which he doesn’t have now. This year is crucial for us to demonstrate to him we can be that team, as we did in 2018. Up to us really. My problem, is l don’t think Goodwin has the coaching skills to deliver it.

Hunt to the wing, to give us more attacking run, something we are lacking, and Viney likewise on the ball and to take advantage of Max’s dominance. I would also seriously consider Daw to help out McDonald to help him continue his good early form. an interesting dilemma for the Saints: if we play Daw, who does their best defender take?

True, but credit where credit is due, they did guts it out with a fighting win - something we can not always say about Demon sides post 2018. Well done girls - you are showing the way!

The most biased commentary l have heard in years. Had to turn it down eventually and watched in silence - not from me obviously. Great win girls. Now l think a chance for the flag given their current rate of improvement....

St Kilda is a game we should win if we are to make the 8, let alone top 4. They are in the 7 or 8 middle list sides just like us.This is exactly the sort of game we have a habit of dropping under Goodwin, apart from 2018. Be an interesting indicator of whether anything has changed this year. I fear it hasn’t.....

So we’re we.....!!!

He is....

And WADA has a lot more than they released. Hird is still cooked...

Pickett, Francis has form. This is by no means the only “looney-tunes” pursuit he has targetted. Hardly an objective observer..

According to “The Age”, these documents are going to be released at the instigation of a law suit brought about by Bruce Francis, the ex-Australian Test batsman. Apparently he thinks it is going to clear all those at Essendon at the time, including James Hird, of all blame. Not surprising coming from someone like Francis who has a bit of a “looney-tunes” reputation, but he has zero chance of success. Nevertheless, it will be interesting to read them if only in an historical context, and to see how fair the ASADA judgements were. I will bet now, it won’t be a pretty sight for Hird and the Essendon board of the time.

Personally ld much rather Hogan than Brown. No chance l suppose...

I suspect it was Collingwood footage. Looked like a Collingwood version of our highlight reel. There was not one MFC score in the whole 10 minutes. Nice to know we won ....

I like the way he gets up the ground. In that, he reminds me of Hogan. Very useful to our game style...

Young players take a while to develop consistency. Kossie has shown enough that he will be an excellent player for us, but maybe at this stage we are taking too big a risk playing him as we move towards finals. Hunt would be a better bet now. I have no doubt Kossie will be a key player for us in the future. Same goes for Spargo....

This looks about right to me.

Yes l think we are wasting Hunt. His speed would test Sydney on the HFF for Kosie. Hunts experience would be handy as we move towards finals time. Oscar also is undervalued by many on here......should be retained IMHO.

Great post EO and Binman. Question: how much of our greatly improved last quarter performance this year is simply better physical training methods, or more psychological, or a bit of both. Or superior tactically. I assumed we have always trained hard, but this year seems like a standout, not only compared to our past performance, but also the rest of the competition. Seems like a competitive advantage, which no doubt the rest of the competition will be studying intently...

I think it will be quite close, under 9 points. We quite often lose close ones against the Doggies - similar style teams, although our mids are stronger IMHO.

Jarrah anyone?

The beauty of our talls: Gawn, Jackson and in this case Hogan is they are all versatile. Hogan used to do some of his best work up the ground and was particularly mobile and had a great engine. Jackson also, indeed when he was recruited the club said he could play key position/ruck as well as mobile mid. And so it has turned out to be. The addition of Hogan would make our mid field the strongest in the AFL, and our forwards unstoppable. Bring it on l say...

I’d rather the GABBA l think, but especially not Perth. WCE quite beatable everywhere but Perth.

Lynch should have been suspended for that incident. Weather we are serious about violence behind play or we are not. The AFL needs to get serious about this...

I understand the off field issues are worse for him in Perth, than they are in Melbourne. He may well welcome a more stable personal situation in Melbourne if that is the case.

He would be a great acquisition for us particularly as Weideman matures and Jackson emerges. Would give us the best attack in the competition. Go for it, l say...

Yes, we are in a very promising position, very much akin to 2018 imho. I also remember we were playing every week for our survival in the race to the finals in the last six weeks or so. It seemed to make us thrive, and created real momentum. If anything, our task this time is easier as we have an easier draw and a game in hand... Having said that it could all collapse with one or two losses but it is fun while it lasts. I tip we end up in fifth position, which gives us a “home” final.... Go Dees!