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No Carmichael 😂

It does read like a lot of 2023 Monday/ Tuesday updates doesn’t it! Based on the language of Wade’s update my take is JDG is more likely and Mitchell less likely. I think the chances of a Sullivan debut or Bytel club debut are trending up.

I agree he’s pretty meh, but he’s still better than McInnes and Macrae at both levels 🤷‍♂️ Despite your starry eyed sky that’s the reality of the current situation. They’re just not that good.

You can see it. The best of Mitchell is as good as ever, but the baseline is dropping away even 12 months into his time at the club an average day for him is down on what it was. I’m also not sure we’re getting the best as often. He’ll get through 2024 and might make it part of the way through...

I may be very dismissive of Carl’s nonsense, but I would pump the breaks on this type of talk. Their value 4 years later doesn’t have any baring on the quality of the initial talent ID during Covid. That period in time will reflect poorly on many a good recruiter and it’ll probably go down as...

I notice you didn’t address my comments on Lipinski and Frampton yet I’m threatened 🤔 Paddy Dow 2023 >>>> McInnes/ Macrae right now. Dig up mate!

I’m not going to get to caught up in that because my take is beyond 15 it’s pot luck (It could even be as low as 10) and more about landing spot than ability in most cases. You have to be ******* incredible at football to even get on a list so they’ve mostly got it and just need people to...

I was listening to his podcast with Markov a little while back and his routine sounds insane. Mitchell will be going through this intense pre match stretching and mobility program while Markov is cracking jokes. Gut feel is Markov’s locker room presence on match day is being missed a bit as well...

Have you ever monitored a trade week or just like to come on here and impose your views on people? Those two are currently decent VFL footballers and no club trades currency for state league footballers. Draft picks are definitely overrated, but so are those two and it has to be strong whatever...

I would make it pretty straight forward this week and switch HH for Steele then reshuffle the midfield mix. I also wouldn’t be shocked to see a Sullivan debut. I haven’t caught up and won’t, but the vibe feels much like post the St Kilda loss to me in the build up to the Brisbane game. I’m...

Blairy was damn good that year. The problem was it was the high water mark of his career. Schultz is down on the last two years output which is what you’re giving the pick for, but if you track the numbers it’ll only be a big game and he’s back on track.

Yeah not sure what Carl’s smoking there. Unless there’s a spike in form we aren’t getting s**t for either in a trade if they want out and their intrinsic value is significantly greater to us because of the development investment.

February this year Kingy was talking about the biggest asset to a midfielder was their ability to break the first tackle. JDG does it by bullocking through and Naicos through agility and with those lanes taken away we aren’t as effective through contests. I actually think it’s curtailed Crisp...

You missed Sr’s point. The club will have a better feel for it than us so at this time they don’t need to test who is up to it. Gut feel is they think HH is because they’ve picked him Thursday off a quiet VFL month (1 match of 8 possessions in the past 4 weeks). McInnes on the other hand looked...

If he’s so gassed so as not to be able to score in those moments take your 30 lower your eyes and spot someone up. Gut feel he’s fine enough to take his shot and didn’t execute.

That was a strange one. On face value I thought we blew it so many 60/40 opportunities that we burned. Seven that stand out: Hill making charcoal of Schultz Q3 he gives that handball last week and was a hero for it. Frampton come on mate you gotta kick that. Mihocek you score on either of...

I think you’d be advised to not take one post as a stance on a player… That was a comment a week ago as a harkback to comments from two weeks prior where I suggested Steele goes out v Port in favour of HH. Yesterday I would have subbed Steele not Mitchell club chose run over contest it didn’t...

I’m doing this off the top of my head, but I’d guess a small positive. Ground ball get, contested, clearance, metres gained, under pressure and I50. This is where the memory is a bit fuzzy because that avalanche of goals kind of blended, but I reckon it hit Ratugalea on the chest (?) which...

I’d be one of the first to put my hand up if that process was a collective board decision, but it’s not and I definitely won’t be asked for the same reason you won’t…

So rather than engage in discussion on a discussion board your preference is to sit back and stir the pot? Apex nailed it…

I’ve scored a lot of points over you so yeah I would! I’ve never done what 76 did though.

That’s option B. A former mod point scoring. I bet it felt it good…

That isn’t how it works. Three practical examples of how it works would be: 1. Sheezel plays on from a kick in goes sideways to Bailey Scott and hits him on the chest. The kick rating is 0. 2. Sheezel is in the same play, but this time chips it straight to Gunston. The kick rating is -3. 3...

We’ve been pretty average so far this year and I’d have him somewhere between 10-15 for us so I don’t think it’s a stretch to suggest there’s been 15-20 better than him at the best clubs. Could I name 303 better? No. Would I agree with all 303? Probably not. Do I think it’s such a bad call to...

You had the like until the last sentence. There’s a lot of confidence in our ability to beat them at ground level which is where they’ve been so strong the past fortnight. If our pressure is off and we don’t play with dare it’ll be a bloody tough one to win.

Again though he’s the worst kick in the league. All it takes is for the models to rate kicking as a statistically significant factor in measuring impact (which it has to be) and he’s going to be marked harshly. He really hasn’t started the year well and I’m personally taking it as a great sign...

Really? It measures impact not just raw numbers and he’s the worst kick in the league which brings his rating down significantly.

Did you challenge Apex on that at the time or just sat back and waited for this?

Can’t believe the carryon over McInnes going out! He’s been on the edge since the Brisbane game and if we plan to use Cox forward as much as we did Saturday (with obvious positives for both player and club) there’s no structural need for him. I’d much rather the ground level presence of HH over...

I’ll buy your next 10 years of memberships if this happens! The guy is a legit star and will not hit the open market like he’s going into the draft…