I’m a big believer too, absolutely has the talent to be a brilliant player. I think we’re seeing why he slipped so far in the draft though, he’s hot and cold and doesn’t maintain intensity. Needs to just focus on the basics and the rest will come. I’d actually like him to go back to defence to...
Didn’t have being upset over an Oskar Baker omission on my 2026 bingo card but here we are. Criminal that McNeil, Davidson, West, even Freijah tbh are in the team ahead of him. Jaques too, hasn't looked out of place at all for me and has so much upside, need to let him play
I rate the idea of Dale forward and Freijah back. Dale hasn’t been himself and could be a spark up front. Freijah just needs some confidence and to get back to basics.
I like backline Bont too, always thought he was more suited in defence rather than forward as a second position. Hodge role...
Simply have to play Smith. He’s not ready but can’t possibly run Emmett with only Croft/Lewis chopping out.
OUT: Darcy, JOD, Lobb, Libba
IN: Smith, Buss, Carmichael, Treloar (will probably give him more time and bring in McNeil instead let’s be serious)
Deck chairs on the titanic for this week...
Massive list hole, although back up ruck who’s genuinely good enough to step in when needed but also happy to play 2’s most weeks is a hard one to find.
Theoretically Lobb is our back up ruck, but we seem unwilling to make that move for some reason. You can’t tell me Busslinger at FB is worse...
All the talent in the world but extremely prone to drinking is own bath water currently. Clear as day against the Bombers when he spent it before he earned it about 4 separate times
Gotta win ugly sometimes. Onto next week.
Feel for Jones, starting to look like he’ll be one of those players whose bodies just don’t allow them to play at the highest level. Hope he can sort it out, showed his potential last night
Would have thought we’d just move Davidson into the third tall role. All the best to Lewis but this feels like history repeating itself when I really thought we’d moved past this Footscray obsession