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Eddie was there a hell of a lot longer than she was. I'd kill to her have back. The current president inspires no one whereas Peggy seemed to galvanise, she was very much a part of that off field management that set the club straight.

I've heard too many of these before lol. I kind of hope you're right though because if true that's a good deal for a departing Baker.

Don't trust the friend of a friend sources, and that's probably overs / a good deal for us if it eventuated

I don't think he's fit. He looked proppy to me on every set shot, and earlier in the season he did have to sit out a week to break a cycle of pain. My theory is that wasn't quite enough and he's just not feeling 100% to perform at the level he did last year. Has he mentally checked out? Mmmm...

Yep, was through a tour, can't recall the company, and then we did like a boat cruise on the Lake. It was beautiful, very serene and visually a postcard sort of destination. In Hakone, we went to Yunneson hot springs, a themed destination with all these different types of hot springs, like...

Funny that, I feel like I would trust a club pro / your coach more than I'd trust a retail guy at Drummond or House of Golf, and probably even more so than an agnostic club fitter who probably still makes bigger commissions on certain products than others.

Never underestimate a random perennial disappointment like Essendon, St Kilda, Western Bulldogs or the like randomly dropping a game they should win...

If we're still without Lynch, Balta, Taranto and a few others when we play them they'll probably beat us. They're still a big chance even if we do have those players available. I'd bet a big sum of money they will not go winless. It simply never happens. Even expansion teams in their first...

We've started now, we're probably not the "next side", I'd say we're the most recent side. Things were put into place in our 2023 trade period to commence it, the acquiring of a bunch of picks is directly to cash them in for upgrades in this draft.

20 minutes into the Richmond v West Coast game there were posts in that game thread that the Eagles were distorting the competition, they were desperate for priority picks, it skews the ladder, this is the worst side we've seen, etc. About 6 quarters on and now people are high on the Eagles...

Probably the single most important individual at a football club in terms of on field fortunes. It doesn't really get much more important at the individual level. One could argue the CEO or Football Manager, but I'd still say they have less direct influence on on field fortunes.

I've said even before the trades went through, we needed Taranto and that trade is still fine, he won our B&F and can't fault him for getting injured this year. Hopper was a stretch and surplus to needs, we overpaid for him in trade value and eventually picks, but we didn't expect to bomb out...

Score involvements probably not the best measure right now as we struggle to score. We're probably last or bottom 2 or 3 on average points for this year, largely due to a dysfunctional and second rate forward line.

As others have rightly called out, Ryan missing when Naismith is picked is the biggest selection head scratcher. The only thought was maybe against Gawn and May two very hardened physical bodies they felt Ryan would struggle to compete. He still needs some protein shakes when you look at him...

This is his level now, good player, easily best 22, capable of brilliant moments but not going to carry games anymore or finish the year in our top handful on B&F night. It's only frustrating if you're expecting peak Dusty. Time and circumstances have hit him harder than most, so be it. His...

Of course he's a gun, no one's disputing that. But as the best young talent it lasted what maybe almost a season? Reid is already clearly a more impactful prospect. If you polled 100 football fans, coaches, analysts, whatever who they'd take out of Reid or Daicos for the remainder of their...

The classic playing the man and not the ball response, a sure sign you admit defeat in the argument.

If you were offered Harley Reid or Nick Daicos for the rest of their careers is anyone outside of Collingwood fans taking Daicos? Probably not, I reckon the fact his best young prospect in the game lasted maybe a season at best puts this to bed.

We're quickly becoming the joke of the AFL again in how poorly we are run

Baffling that he keeps getting picked and straight back in from injury. He offers nothing, no real benefits where we say that's why he's in the side. He's just a number, and one with zero upside at that.

Graham, Pickett, Grimes, Naismith, Macintosh. 2-3 should be playing VFL each week and we should be playing 2-3 kids in their place. Rotating based on form and injury cover where needed.

Lacking potential stars in that bracket other than Gibcus, well some are too early to call yet, but that's what our next couple of drafts will be aimed at addressing with top picks. Remember Bolton is only 25, Balta only 24, there's a lot who have shown signs of being good AFL players in that...

1. Tassie are still a while away that now is a fine time to rebuild. 2. Borderline zero talent is just an incorrect take. There's been some promising signs from that demographic in a really challenging year for any continuity. 3. Talent on paper isn't what wins flags. You can secure a handful of...

Nothing really takes a decade to fix these days. Definitely need to make some significant changes in the next 2-3 years though but we'll have a big draft hand this year.

Have you seen how we're playing?

I know we are no good at all, but Melbourne look concerning to me if I was backing them this year. Horrible ball use and a pretty terrible forward line. It's only a very strong defensive structure against a team without any true key forwards that has got them over the line.

Gimme that sweet sweet pick 1.

My God we need pick 1

Yeh we have a genius captain

It's a good thing we brought in the experienced players to give us a win instead of developing the kids. Oh wait...