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Assuming he gets through the season at the current level, I'd gladly give up a second round pick for him. That probably shouldn't be necessary for a player who is out of contract and who isn't really in best 22 contention. But we'd likely be having the same fight everyone has with McCartney so...

I have been driving the bandwagon for a while now but the guy you are looking for is Connor Stone of GWS. He was 2020 draft and has had a few issues getting his body right. He's also stuck behind the depth at GWS. He plays as a half forward at 188cm with elite athleticism, repeat sprinting /...

I'd say hitting targets by foot, not missing handballs, engaging the contest physically and more than a few clean touches in the last quarter (during which I don't think he hit 1 target by foot) is a reasonable expectation from a senior midfielder which stops well short of expecting him to be...

As evidenced by what?

Game wasn't played that way.

Yep it's at least part of the reason VFL squads aren't loaded with ex AFL players.

What do I care about Sicily? Is it any better that other players ran the ball out of defence with abandon?

It will be 5 years anchored at the bottom of the ladder at the end of the year. Sure, they'll give Clarkson enough time to turn it around and it will come good. If success follows it will be attributed to the strategy. But who will care by the time that happens, and what about a range of...

Absolutely massive win for Carlton yesterday. That they beat the early front runner is very much secondary to the style of opponent bested and the way in which they did it. Carlton has had very good results in the last 2 seasons against the likes of Melbourne and Collingwood. Their ability to...

This iteration of Jones is an amazing balance player. He has the size and contested marking ability of a KPF but also the speed, endurance and work rate of a half forward with an ability to apply pressure at about the same level (of a genuine half forward). Trying not to let this get out of...

Imagine all the emissions. Central Australia would become green.

The game style has been good for most of the last 2 weeks. The Pies won't really test us inside the way that the Dogs and Adelaide did. It will be really interesting to see how we adapt because the Pies will be hunting us and we'll be trying to hunt them inside. It has the hallmarks of a Ess v...

Yep, it was the game Hawthorn waltzed the ball out of our F50.

Tackling yes, speed no. Snr had an explosive burst which Jnr doesn't quite have. Jnr has a much higher top end and better staying power, more torque.

Did he get 3 htb decisions in his favour? Talk about the tyranny of expectation. Not to mention that with quick small forwards we've played 6 quarters of front half footy. He had more meaningful pressure acts in an average game than Guelfi has in half a season.

With the premium on a break out of the middle, in particular, teams are not letting him have a free run. He's never been able to handle physical pressure. So now he's hardly getting his hands on the stoppage ball to waste it. I doubt much changes.

Played a genuinely front half game. Maybe our first ever. Set-up, structure was really good again as we never really lost control of the match (5 min in the 3/4 aside). Loved the intensity in the middle.

Both were defensive liabilities in their first 50 games. There was no surer thing than each conceding multiple entries into 50 being beaten for height and grunt in marking and ground contests. Baker ran around accumulating, that was his job. D'Ambrosio's issue is not competitiveness, certainly...

I have to add that I'm glad for him that he's gone. He is the sort of player who will not realise his potential unless the team he plays for commits to using him as a playmaker. I doubt he will ever bed down a tradition role (as would appear on paper), certainly not before he matures as a...

There are no mistakes until it is hindsight talking.

Accumulator. Really good kick but still pass.

The problem is not with the idea, it is clearly the correct one. The problem is with the implement of the idea in a context in which the standard bearers are the ones who were gifted games and who do not set the benchmark at a level which is high enough. Our 'development' for a long time now...

Now he's a whipping boy. He can't even stay fit to keep Guelfi out of the side .

Definitely agree that 2016 was a case of a list, which wasn't the best in the comp, being in the right place at the right time and able to implement ideas of a coach who was doing something different. I fully accept that once you get to September that Beveridge really comes into his element and...

Bevo is doing the douchey, non-charismatic Antonio Conte. He doesn't get to call that list not good enough when it is really not good enough to implement a system that has really only worked for 7 weeks of his entire career at the Dogs. If those players have been burned out it is only because...

I think everyone at North wanted to lose that game. Problem is that tanking as match fixing has really only happened that once, when it was Bailey at Melbourne. It is so obvious that it can't be pulled off without facing the risk of lengthy suspension, reputational damage and possibly even the...

I don't think he's got the luxury of that much time. He would not want to be lacking in physical presence in 18 months time. A kid like Visentini will come on quickly if it happens because he's naturally got the weight (and the attitude with it). The project ways always for a Draper / Bryan...

I will respond to this when I have some time. It might take me the rest of the week.

Bruno will always give credit where it is due. Now that I've seen the game, Scott and his team took Bevo and his crew to the cleaners. Completely neutralised their strength in close, which still bullied our guys, and bottled up the Dogs ball movement.

I'm so intrigued by where Geelong is headed. Sure, this is only North but they've got a lot of the next gen on display. I'm going to go early on their talls. I doubt we've ever seen a spine put together like this on the run and via the draft, certainly not without NGA and father-son assistance...