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If that's the case, great recognition for him. Macrae hasn't really taken his chances but has been considered the next up for a while now.

Anything to be read into Sullivan as emergency over Macrae?

I don't think another ruck is at the point of necessity. Frampton is still an option. Dean seems to be rated highly and could get another chance in defence if Billy needed to fill in at some point. Another option is to go with one ruck. Not really an issue if short term. On the more desperate...

Assume inclusion of HH is sub rotation. Allows us to expose another young player and give Reef a full game in the VFL. Don't think Reef has done much wrong with his opportunities.

Power's midfield gets talked up a lot, but their defensive running is poor. As long as we keep up in clearances we usually have them. It's why players like Hosk and Pat were able to get on top. Very impressive win, pretty much a repeat of last year despite the slow (possibly bye induced) start.

And Butters to come under scrutiny from the match committee.

No solace for the Dees here, even down on expected score 😅

Swans too good. Dees attacking concerns remain. Grundy clearly outplayed Gawn. 21 disposals 9 clearances. Gawn 17m gained.

If we have concerns about Murphy's short term future or our KPD cover - I personally don't have much concern - then SSP was always a better option than the draft. A drafted tall would not be ready for a few years at least. A more mature tall as KPD cover makes a lot more sense than a super...

Reported we were keen on Khamis and Doedee, so medium defender is a need we've been looking to address. Not as aerially adept, but chance to be a Howe replacement, 188cm to Howe's 190cm. Anyone who wants us to draft talls to address short term needs, remember they'll take 3+ years to play in a...

A good combination of attributes with pace, power and IQ. Again we go with pace. Definitely looks a fit for nu-Collingwood.

They had one end of first round compensation pick this year and two next. Because next year's picks would be reviewed I think there was some trading into this year. I'd have to check the detail.

These three North compo picks really are indefensible. Especially that they aren't even at the end of the first round. Rewarding planned incompetence and hurting clubs who are actually trying to win.

Condon has gone to America to try and make the NBA, he's also signed with Collingwood as a backup plan. This suggests he's pretty strongly set on a professional sporting career. Maybe he really likes learning, but on the available evidence I'd say sport is his priority. Given that, I think...

If you're trying to work out the best club across men's and women's competitions then you have to weight the women's games higher as they play less. Same prize money for both, so should have equal impact on the outcome.