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They are not close to the most talented side, especially in the middle. But they are the most disciplined. A more talented side might roll them in finals but they will have to play very well to do so because Geelong are just so efficient and dependable. Last year was the anomaly, they are...

The worst is that he thinks he is funny, like Taylor. Going to be horrendous being stuck with him joining that already wretched commentary group

Geelong play in bursts and do so with brutal efficiency. They don’t exert more than they have to but constantly lift when challenged and take their chances.

Means we will have to put up with him joining the backslapping channel 7 team.

Blues Cats a great game early. Blues dominating in the midfield but Geelong’s defensive intent and discipline and forward efficiency is first rate

Love this. The best hawk I’ve seen. Footy was never more fun week to week than when he wore the colours.

Can’t imagine he’d leave a bottom 4 side for a bottom 1 side

Terrific game. Been a really flat season with the round 0 nonsense, constant byes and hawks struggling. But that was great entertainment

I hate that there is not an option to mute commentary but keep crowd noise. That’s all I want to hear, especially in a game like this one with massive crowd

I agree with the views expressed on Thomas. His footy career should be over and I wouldn’t want him anywhere near Hawthorn. If Geelong choose to go down that path to help win a flag, that’s their call, but it’s not an admirable one. It does make for interesting comparison though with Ben...

He’s king of the kids. Amazing how they all gravitate toward him. Mine the same from his first game

It is at least realistic that he would leave his current club. I expect he will be highly sought after by strong sides. In a strong side he could be a star. He’d be a great target for Carlton who I reckon are one gun mid short.

There’s pipe dreams (being most of the players we get linked to) and there are those well beyond pipe dreams. Holmes leaving Geelong to come to Hawthorn was well beyond a pipe dream.

He’s a good kid from a great family.

It's only the very beginning but if given the choice again between keeping picks 2 and 3 or trading them for Reid, I reckon North would go the other way.

Is this draft a bit weaker than usual at the top end?

Much needed win. Played a very good burst in the second quarter. Probably eased off a bit in the second half but a comfortable win against a terrible side. The main thing is the hope that it generates some confidence for key guys who have been in poor form - Newcombe, Sicily etc

Taken the foot off the gas

Much improved half of footy. Midfield on top and every time we enter 50 against that disaster of a North defence we look like scoring with ease Hopefully go on with it and provide a confidence booster to a number of blokes who have started the season so poorly

go inside 50 and it’s almost a guarantee score at the moment

Farcical score reviews

norths backline is comical

Who is Finn on? North don’t have any other player worth tagging

Maybe kick a simple drop punt next time

17th v 18th in the Sunday afternoon graveyard slot is living up to its billing. Atrocious skills on display

I mean, it was. But so were Ginnivans

I’d certainly hope so. 17th v 18th, so not expecting a great spectacle, but surely we don’t lose to this lot

It was humid

The other thing with Reid is that from a business and entertainment perspective, he’s box office. You get no guarantees with premierships because only 1 in 18 clubs wins each year but Reid is someone fans will pay to watch for years. Even when we weren’t winning flags and faced disappointment...

Their player development is the best in the business. One year dip after the satisfaction of a flag and have returned with a side being driven by a number of newer faces who they’ve somehow developed rapidly. If you’re a player looking for a career move, they have such a compelling proposition...