Recent content by Gone Critical

Its funny to watch a match without hearing any commentary, form a view , then read this thread. Read 2+pages walking to the car and its so different to what we felt at the match Thought it was a sensational game of footy. Both teams could have won, a deserved draw. My son and I both picked...

Off to match now, feeling confident. Must win game to keep our season on track. We cant afford another loss just now. Beat Bombers then Blues and we are getting back towards top 4 contention Did a little exercise this morning looking at premiers since 2000 and where they sat after 6 rounds...

No you can have mild or asymptomatic influenza the same as covid. So people will have it without knowing. The significant thing is it can give a very severe viral illness at times and in a few % a serious, even life threatening illness. Most of the others, rotovirus etc dont have the same...

Not sure posters are as negative as you think. More that expectations were quite high, the club signed him to 4 years quickly, he had impressive physical stats and hadn't played a lot U18 giving a real vibe and hope we could have a draft steal on our hands. Fast forward 18 months and that hope...

I can also vouch its a fun process and you get well looked after. They will guide you to certain clubs and shafts but you get a pretty good range of the clubs you should go into (maybe not what you want to be able to hit). If you have any clubs you really want to try they will do that and have a...

Its where the JD and Allan comparison also becomes relevant. Josh was a little slow but even in practice matches in his 1st season and even more so in the VFL did a few things that looked like they belonged at a higher level. Havent really seen that in Ed even though I was very keen to so looked...

Josh Daicos got games in his 1st season. His 2nd year he played 10 in a team that went superclose to winning the flag, in front with a couple of minutes left in the GF. So I dont see a huge difference in opportunity. Josh was also one we rate as being slow compared to most of the good players as...

Fair call. Agree moderately concerning is the level. Would also add if he was already AFL level he wouldnt be held back by the position he plays in the VFL, he would still stand out.

Agreed. Thats exactly what I am saying. Spoilt by Nick only in the sense he is the extreme example of good kids are good early. As I said look through the list and everyone who is good played early. Bobby Hill who was probably 65 kg in his 1st season was playing finals that year in a strong team...

I don't think it makes as big a difference as some do. Certainly not for the kids who end up being good AFL players. They usually dont find it too hard to push out the no 23 or 22 of the team even in a top team as they are usually immediately better that those players. To be extreme Nick Daicos...

I looked at Allan really positively when when we drfted him. For supporters its hope, liking a look but not a mass of knowledge compared to the pros. Still we pick our favs As they enter the 1st season a few of the really good ones take immediately to the AFL level, often top end picks but not...

Massive match and round coming up. We could be close to getting back in the mix or we could be close to being done for the 2024 flag depending on how things go. Based on every team finishing 4th the last 10 years has had either 6 or 7 losses and given since the current version of the 8 started...

This is where journos get really lazty and we have to take care not to get caught up in thier hype. For a start IU would ban the word warchest, it gives an inflated sense of what we have. Lat week it was reported Collingwood would be looking at a $4.5M or even $5M warchest going forward as our...

Yeah 1 top ender would be likely possible then shrewd trades/FA

I agree we will be active in the trade/FA space. I think we will be obliged to as we wont replace the over 30s with whats on the list now and the draft. My point is we may be more active around the McStay/Hill types not the LUD/Allen type level as some are suggesting. All the reports I can see...