This is a staggering injury list for any time of the season, let alone February.
Just making finals this season will be a monumental achievement from here given the amount of blokes who will be underdone AND their calibre.
So are you saying Darcy would have played more if he wasnt on such a long contract? No I dont think so,. If a good ruck is one of the most important players in the team and if you have a really good one and if other teams are coming for him with longer or more valuable contracts what do you...
...O’Brien - 44 out of a possible 46 games (96%)
Hayden McLean (Grundy was at Melbourne in 2023) - 48 out of a possible 50 games (96%)
OscarMcInerney - 50 out of a possible 53 games (94%)
Max Gawn - 43 out of a possible 48 games (90%)
Mark Blicavs - 43 out of a possible 48 games (90%)...
Citizen Erazed There was enough for 1 for everyone you greedy greedy bastard….
Sigh….
……. Jarrod “could be my grandpa”… Witts…..
Bloody ruck run.
If Cro19 hadn’t made a song and dance about it it wouldn’t have been a thing….
Grumble grumple grumble…… 🤣🤣🤣
Not great news on Flanders - back issue. Graham 2 hamstrings also not encouraging for season.
Monday simulation. Humphrey is killing it. Jeffrey progressed. Lombard could play in OR. Moyle playing forward. Weller battling Jepson for wing spot.
Track Watch: All the latest news and scouting...
The rucks from the top 8 from last years finals series
Darcy Fort/OscarMcinerney
Brodie Grundy
Jordan Sweet
Rhys Stanley
Kieran Briggs
Tim English
Lloyd Meek
Marc Pittonet/TDK
2 out of contract players that we may struggle to keep long term imo are Kai Lohmann and Logan Morris.
They will receive ridiculous offers from Melbourne Clubs to tempt them home.
We also have Starce weighing up options possibly.
Being the current Premiers, clubs will come hard for our players...
...break our salary cap?
Pretty confident we've comfortably more winding down their earning power rather than requiring extra money
Plus the attraction of premierships and the perks that come with being a premiership player
30 year old OscarMcInerney going to attract big offers from other...
Of course they have plans in place and would know the positions they need to fill, every side does but it’s rare that teams can actually do it.
There are probably 15 clubs you could list who have players who will be there in 2030-32 that would look every bit as impressive.
I look at my club and...
I think they're already putting the plans in place to continue recruiting players in positions that they need to fill. For example, I've heard they are potentially chasing 25yo free agent Oscar Allen so that's a fairly prominent key forward to replace Daniher that they can pair with 26yo Hipwood...
...Harry Armstrong
Sam Day
Bayley Fritsch
Eric Hipwood
Luke Lloyd
Ollie Lord
Will McLachlan
Riley Thilthorpe
Peter Wright
Rucks
OscarMcInerney
Reilly O'Brien
Archer Reid (Key Forward)
Rhys Stanley
...Will Day (vc)
Caleb Windsor
HF:
Ben Long
Dan McStay
Dion Prestia
F:
Tyson Stengle
Mitch Georgiades
Cam Zurhaar
Foll:
OscarMcInerney
Tim Taranto
Chad Warner
I/C:
Conor Nash
Harvey Langford
Kade Chandler
Luke Nankervis
Sub:
Zane Duursma
Defence
A pretty strong area, a...
...Callaghan
Will Day
Caleb Windsor
HF:
Ben Long
Dan McStay
Kade Chandler
F:
Tyson Stengle
Mitch Georgiades
Cam Zurhaar
Foll:
OscarMcInerney
Tim Taranto
Chad Warner
I/C:
Conor Nash
Dion Prestia
Didn't necessarily go in with a tactic for this, but it seems i've erred towards youth.
Absurd that 4 premiership players are emergencies the game after a grand final, and another isnt in the best 26 (McKenna).
That's ignorning first round pick Sam Marshall, the guy who was leading our B&F at round 7 (Linc) and guys who have played very servicable footy for us recently - Shadeau...
For our best team it makes sense tbh.
Deodee will eventually take over from Frog, just a matter of when/if he can get his body right.
Smith is the most likely back up option here if we want a like for like replacement, or if Day isn't that good to cement a full spot.
Kiddy is back instantly...
...Himmelberg- Andrew McGrath
C: Lachie Ash - Jordan De Goey - Finn Callaghan
HF: James Peatling - Jamarra Ugle-Hagen - Beau McCreery
F: Bayley Fritsch - Brody Mihocek - Charlie Cameron
1R: OscarMcInerney - Christian Petracca - Jordan Dawson
R: Lewis Young - Josh Smilie - O’Driscoll - Jack Darling
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