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Atkins starts rather than being the sub so a direct swap for Parfitt in terms of inside mid. Clark is another to run through the middle. MOC being rested suggests that we don't intend to tag.

Seems we should have been pinged for holding the ball 187 times but sadly none of the Carlton supporters seemed to see Cripps two handed throwing it most of the night.

Shark has been good this year and was really good on Sunday. He is hard at it, tackles well, runs hard and is surprisingly good overhead.

Gryan says hello

Lock in a trip interstate post bye.

At the start of the 2007 Brereton did a season preview for one of the papers. Had us last because we had no A grade talent. Turns out we had half the All Australian side. Point is that it is less about what the next generation is now and more about what they could become. None of us had Gaz...

They are going to have some serious salary cap issues in 4 or 5 years

The injuries have hurt but the lack of continuity has been a bigger issue. You get continuity and suddenly the system works better, we defend better, we are more efficient going forward. We need to get guys back but need to get a couple of weeks in a row where we are unchanged or have minor...

It's going to be wet. Can't see them playing 3 talls up forward if the forecast is right. They have played 5 games out of seven at Adelaide Oval, we have played one at GMHBA. Danger, Atkins and Blitz around the ball will be too big and too strong for them. Jez due for a big one.

As bad as this sounds, I'm just happy it's his head and not a leg injury.

There is a reason there are new stadiums in Adelaide and Perth. Besides the amenity for the locals, it drags plenty of people and their money from interstate. When there is a Tassie side playing out of the new stadium you can guarantee that literally thousands of Cat fans will make the journey...

I'm not sure living in Hobart would be as hard a sell as people think. Yep it's smaller than Melbourne but Geelong have shown that not being Melbourne can be a selling point. The lure of the big city doesn't seem to help the Giants retain players. It will come down to how well the club is run...

Taranto has butchered it all season. It's hard to be clean in close but he seems to just drop it on the boot without even looking. They are looking like Hawthorn at the end of Clarko's run.

SDK has had that knee strapped since the first preseason game and hasn't moved anywhere near as well as he did last year. Might be a good idea to get it fixed and not just try and get him to play through it.

I like the fact that he seems to have a little bit of angry in him. Couple of times he's been shoved or pushed in the pre-season and it's obvious he isn't going to take any of that nonsense.

Jez is super important against Collingwood. Their backs like the ball to come in high and do very well to double team key forwards and intercept mark. Jez's mobility makes it hard for them to match up. I also think that the speed of Close, Stengle and Miers and their run gets the Pies back...

If at the end of this year we haven't won another flag and there is a chance we lose Neale due to lack of opportunity then yes Hawk will get encouraged to retire. No point losing his potential replacement for Hawk to go around in 2024.

We will reset at the end of this year. Some of the older guys will be encouraged to retire or to move to the club of their choice in order to create opportunities for the next gen. Scott did it with Stevie, Chappy, Stokes and Kelly and we'll do it again with some of the current guys. We...

Maybe Hawk doesn't want to put a whole lot of pressure on a kid who has played one game.

I think that a few of the older guys will get a gentle push at the end of this year. Scott has done it before to create space for the next generation and I think they will likely do it again.

The advantage that Neale would have is that he has the most functional and dangerous forward line in the competition around him. Likely Cameron gets the number one back. Then potentially number 2 to Rohan. No dropping off to help because you have Stengle, Close and Miers in there. It's a...

We have more than a few mid prospects already and brought in two ready to play mids in the draft. Where we are lacking is down back, with only SDK as a KPD, hence the need to hang onto Sav. I wouldn't be surprised if we traded back a little, got a pick for next year and took Busslinger.

I'd imagine the Collingwood board just exploded

Tuohy will get a one year deal with us. We need to start reducing the number of 30+ guys in a controlled way and create space for the next generation coming through. If the Suns offer Tuohy a two year deal with potentially a coaching gig to follow then he'd be silly not to jump at it.

The positive in the last couple of days is that the Pies have now shown other clubs and players that they have someone running their list who makes Dodoro look smart, reasonable and good to deal with.

The deal for Henry will get done. All the talk from Collingwood about wanting him to stay is just an attempt to drive up the asking price and they would be looking at trying to get something better than 25 when they can see us getting 7 and what a split could get them. You don't bring in...

Carji Thursday night. Wouldn't be surprised if that was when Joel announced his retirement. The club would want that in clear air, little break to get all the Flag celebrations done and not too many discussions about who's nominating Geelong until after.

What Scott has done really well is get the most out of his list. He has picked a game style that played to the strengths of the squad he had. As Mr Meow highlights, we play quickly now because we have a lot more pace and run. Holmes, Cameron, Smith, Stengle, Close for a start. Had we tried...