Recent content by TheJackal

He's been asked to do one of the hardest jobs in footy whilst the 3 other 'smalls' in the backline are there for their playmaking abilities over their defending. Funny thing about Stock is that he is a real leader/very focal on the training track. His kicking WHEN ON is among the best at the...

Won't say a lot about tonight's game, but Steele was getting absolutely hammered by Port mids at every opportunity. We have little in the way of big bodies or experienced heads in there when the heat is on him. His knee is clearly affecting him, but he was smashed up pretty bad in there which...

Hmm, I can't really remember Jones, at a pinch I think he had a bib on - but I can't say that with all that much certainty. Arie may well play soon, but I just wanted to say we need to accept that he will make mistakes. Collard trained fully, did ok, gets out the back and reads it well. I'd...

Ok, so I'll write a few things down and see where I end up. Apologies if I waffle a bit. Today's training was rough, as evidenced by those soft Brains Trust folk who scattered from their usual position on the fence at the first drop of rain. It actually came down hard for a good 5-10 minutes...

So what will Tarryn Thomas do when we merge with North? I feel like clicking onto BF today was a mistake

Wasn't going to dominate the competition, but definitely stood out that preseason at all of the training sessions I attended. I can still hear his screams when he got injured, was bloody horrific!

Based on our impatient cut-throat fans, premiership chances or ability to get a game and a healthy long contract?

I remember the preseason when Roughead broke him, man he was flying! Been a shadow of that player ever since.

How good is footy. We lose by 10 goals to a fellow struggler. Then get to watch Essendon, Collingwood, Geelong and Carlton all win. To top it off, West Coast are now only percentage behind us on the ladder. Their number 1 draft pick is exactly what we've been crying out for in the middle and...

Whilst I'm certainly not Butler's biggest fan this year, he's probably on a third of what Gresh was asking for. Add in Collard and a consider the smart salary cap management and I don't miss the selfish prick one bit.

I don't really care for the Crows at all, but I'd be filthy as hell at the umpiring in the last 2 minutes of that game tonight. I can't stand bloody umpires who are too scared to blow their whistle depending on either the end of the ground it's at or the time left on the clock. Non calls are...

I wouldn't want to lose Cooper. Kid is 23, played 37 games in 2 1/2 years of being on the list and has been thrown around all over the park to fill gaps. Settle him into a functioning forwardline with decent delivery* and watch him thrive. *Yes I am delusional enough to believe that one day...

13.28, 12.58 & 14.89. Those numbers are BJs disposal averages for his first 3 seasons. I'll start worrying about Pou in a few seasons time.

Unpopular opinion, but I think there's a direct correlation between Wilkie's loss of his AA form and Howard being out of the side. Cordy is a stop gap break glass option, GWS last year should've shown that. We badly miss Webster. Our defensive unit, whilst it's the least of our worries, is...

I made a point of watching a few individuals workrate in the last quarter. One thing that stood out to me was Butlers laziness. For a sub, he refused to follow his opponent on multiple occasions. There was a moment in the forward pocket when he just stopped next to Caminiti who was on the mark...