Preview 2025 Goodbye (To 2026) New; Preseason Discussion

[Ford Fairlane]

I think Stephenson will get a spot, wouldn't mind signing O'Brien and getting Zadow to come out to the Magpies for a close look at mid-season.

 

[JimmyBC]

Stephenson has already had an AFL career, 122 games. Fringe player for North

What are we expecting to get out of this exactly?

I'd settle for anything that annoys you at this point.

 

[Shaucob_Burjan]

Stephenson has already had an AFL career, 122 games. Fringe player for North

What are we expecting to get out of this exactly?

130 goals and 122 games

Not too shabby

 

[240volt]

Stephenson has already had an AFL career, 122 games. Fringe player for North

What are we expecting to get out of this exactly?

Like everything else next year, a miracle.

 

[powerrrrrrrrrrrr]

Stephenson still managed 26 goals in 2023 for a North side regularly losing by 40+ and winning just the 4 games the year before they decided to throw him onto the wing/half back. If he can produce that in a terrible North forward half, see no reason he can’t be a 25-30 goal forward like he was in his Pies days if we sort out our own forward structures.

 

[PeacefulWarrior]

All the Big Dog jokes aside, Dan Curtin is an absolute beast in that video.

Curtin vs Burger on the wing will be…. Interesting

 

[StueyDaDew]

He's right you know.
How did he fumble that?

From the footage JS gave him an unexpected push. I believe they call that perceived pressure.

 

[Freak Dodgeball Accident]

From the footage JS gave him an unexpected push. I believe they call that perceived pressure.

Probably not accustomed to doing any physical work at training, every other year the only contact they felt was from a pool noodle

 

[PortAdelFC1997]

Hope that Lai puts in a good pre-season and debuts in early 2026.

 

[Alberton Proud]

All the Big Dog jokes aside, Dan Curtin is an absolute beast in that video.

looks like he's wearing clogs

 

[Duck Farmer]

He's right you know.
How did he fumble that?

If he can't pick it up cleanly now, how's he going to fare when the pool noodles come out?

Delist.

 

[jackag24]

Meady must have been locked in the gym over the break

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Meady must have been locked in the gym over the break

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Send that picture to Bigdog

 

[TazD]

Meady must have been locked in the gym over the break

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Looks like Tarzan

 

[TazD]

Send that picture to Bigdog

I heard he trained with Thilthorpe over the break

 

[bomberclifford]

Meady must have been locked in the gym over the break

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He found the cupboard with the 'supplements'.

 

[Holden Hillbilly]

Looks like Tarzan

plays like ?....

 

[TazD]

plays like ?....

Shit

 

[Marat]

Meady must have been locked in the gym over the break

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Beach muscles

 

[snozulu]

I reckon Bergman is the perfect specimen on the list every player should aim for in terms of muscle mass to weight ratio.

 

[Schulzenfest]

Meady must have been locked in the gym over the break

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Can we lock him back in there when we play?

 

[240volt]

Can we lock him back in there when we play?

Surely Carr won’t play him in the AFL side unless the entire group comes down with the Black Death.

 

[Cosmicwinduptoy24]

I reckon Bergman is the perfect specimen on the list every player should aim for in terms of muscle mass to weight ratio.

Bergman looked like that when we drafted him though. Nat Fyfe is a nice example of a player going from skinny to an absolute beast.

 

[Peninsula Boy]

Meady had an offseason. Good on him.

 

[Wargreymon90]

Meade has always been fit and professional. You can’t knock him for that.

Unfortunately, his ceiling is as a state level player.