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List Mgmt. The Case Against Chad.
I have no doubt that adding Warner would make us better. He is top tier in the competition, so by definition he makes us better. But I don't think it is as simple as that. And the case against Chad doesn't just apply to Chad. It has implications across our list management. I see several... -
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Game Day Freo v Crows @ Adelaide
No rest for the wicked. We are in need of a statement, and that statement needs to take the form of an away win. Yes it ain't easy, but it is what we need. This round we are up against a side that has taken the reverse path in their rebuild. We have built from defence pumping some prodigious... -
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Preview Adelaide Crows versus Fremantle Dockers
No rest for the wicked. We are in need of a statement, and that statement needs to take the form of an away win. Yes it ain't easy, but it is what we need. This round we are up against a side that has taken the reverse path in their rebuild. We have built from defence pumping some prodigious... -
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List Mgmt. 19, Brodie or Clark
We had 2 significant trades in the off season resulting in former Cat, Clark, and former Sun, Brodie, joining us along with pick 19 which magically produced Mathew Johnson. Right now I think Brodie is performing best of the 3 with Clark a little behind, and Johnson done nothing yet still... -
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Strategy Midfield Fix
The performance of our midfield is a symptom. It is too simplistic to look at it and conclude that we need more or better players in the midfield. I'm not disagreeing with that statement as it is virtually a football truism, but it is a shallow observation. It also delays finding a solution to... -
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Game Day A Wing and a Prayer
One of the biggest discussions we are having on this board relates to the wing positions. Perversely, We actually seem to have quite a few options both in the short term with mid career players, and long term with emerging players. There are also some players who many in here consider candidates... -
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Opinion How to Build a Forward Line
My strategy for building ourselves a functional forward line; Coaching; Hale can cop some of the stick here, but I’d share it with the midfield and head coach. It looks like an area of our game plan that is simply left on the back burner. They can have a small amount of leeway due to injury... -
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Strategy Back to Front
I am really interested to see how the list depth, and especially the talent we have in the defensive area of our list, is managed and developed. This is a bit of a long ramble, but I see this as pivotal for the club, and an excellent discussion for the preseason. It follows from two articles on... -
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List Mgmt. 2021 Best 22 (plus spares!) discussion
Where is our playing list headed? Postulate the make up of our best 22 for round 1 next year, plus the 3 next in line. Name (but don’t include in your best 26) the value trade target that you want to see: Sam Taylor GWS; future first round. Name the trade bait you think we should be offering... -
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Strategy Two-feet Better than One-foot
I am thinking the club has been sneaking in a cunning little drafting strategy, and I like it. This years draft haul includes four players who all have decent disposal of both feet, and Valente from last year was the same. With some of those players it is actually difficult to tell which is the... -
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Preview Fremantle - v - Adelaide ; a pivotal game
The Crows were predicted to be major players this season and Fremantle given no hope as we trekked along the rebuilding pathway. The Crows have actually been quite strategic in their list planning to remain genuine premiership contenders after their 2017 appearance, while also having great draft... -
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Opinion Something else happened.
Right now, based on that single game, Lyon is more likely to get a contract extension than to get the arse. If he eye-balled the Board and said "I have an offer from, say, Carlton; extend my contract, or I'm gone", he'd be more likely to get the extension than the "See ya later". I think with... -
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Strategy Give us The Barlow
I for one would be very keen to see him at the club in an assistant's role. The man is a club legend, and inspiration and oozes integrity. Hearing that he has been visiting the club today is great news and I hope there is at least some thought of recruiting him. His willingness to go to GCSs... -
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List Mgmt. Lyon and the Cubs
We are coming up to the bye and sit a couple of years into a full scale list overhaul with a massive emphasis on youth, supported by the recruitment of early-mid career ex-WA players. One of the big question marks hanging over all of that has been the coach and his record with developing and... -
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List Mgmt. B.L.O.A.T. Versus Butt Uglies
Best Looking Of All Time versus our Ugliest of All Time. Which team would win? Should looks effect our recruiting strategy? This is a thread to post up a best looking of all time by position. A bit of fun, and I'm not sure we have been a particularly good looking group. More than a couple of... -
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List Mgmt. Freo's Indigenous Players
Gee we have a real depth of indigenous players in our ranks, and quite a few boys viewed as likely draft targets. Is it an AFL record? Is it a deliberate strategy? Could we be a destination club for indigenous players? Is it all positive? Will MJ coach? -
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Prediction The Future of Ballantyne
I am tipping that things are going to evolve for Ballantyne. He has had a few disappointing seasons and failed to secure a trade. His goal scoring importance has dropped, and with the emergence of Yarran and with players such as Bennell and Langdon in the mix for small forward duties he has... -
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Toast Trade Masters
Here's to Lloyd and Bond. Really set the bar at a new level, and have reset us for a quick recovery. A brilliantly planned and executed campaign Awesome stuff. Will be very interesting to see how the draft pans out. -
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Back to the Future
I know that the big push is for a more attacking game plan and I support that. But I also think we need a hard line tagger. It is not simply the ability to reduce a players impact. A great tagger forces change to the opposition's game plan. From within our squad I wonder if Mayne could be... -
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Managing older players.
It is well documented that Fremantle has some core players getting towards the end of their careers, some of whom have recent injury issues. Sandilands, Pavlich, Macpharlin, Johnson and Mundy look like they could play forever right now, but there are many games to come and Fremantle game style...- theGav56
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List Mgmt. 4 Talls
We are heading to the pointy end of our list changes for 2015; The Draft. It is always an exciting time. We are a bit higher up in the drafting process than I would have liked to have been, but it will give us a shot at some pretty decent talent, and looks like we may have some very good KPP... -
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I like Brendan McCartney
Where do we currently sit with assistant coaches? I have quite a bit of respect for him and what he contributed at Catland. Obviously a hard coach and may not be suited as a senior coach (although the Bullies lack off-field support staff), but I think he could be a terrific get as an assistant... -
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Do we need Better representation at MRP Appeals?
Was this appeal bungled? Was the non-appeal a mistake? Was last seasons appeal bungled? Do we have the very best people running this part of our club for us? I honestly have no idea, but we have not had great outcomes. -
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Toast In Praise Of Leigh Mathews
Seriously enjoyed Aaron Angrylands today. Mathews has unleashed a beast. Maintain the rage Sandi. -
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Opinion The MIdfield Stars
We have never had a midfield that comes close to the crew we have now. I am listing our top 10 midfielders and rating them 1-10, assuming they are fit. Sylvia is difficult to asses for now. I haven't included Morabitto as it is too unknown how he is going to perform, but he could sit around #3... -
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Ruck and Roll
(this is from a post on the main board about the evolution of the ruck in afl) I am surprised given how the scenario for rucks has changed, and will continue to change with the new interchange cap, that our list currently comprises the following; Three genuine AFL ready rucks; Sandilands... -
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6 Drops of The Essence of Terror
Really excited about the team that our club is developing. I can clearly see the drive to upgrade our skill quotient in the drafting, and we could have the pleasure of witnessing the addition of players like Sylvia, Crozier, Simpson, Sutcliffe etc on a regular basis in coming years. We also... -
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Game Plan 2014
Tracking towards the new season we have a few things that may be factored into our existing gameplan, and I am interested to hear what changes other posters think may happen; - Forwards. Clearly there is a drive towards us posting higher scores, and this is where we can expect to see some... -
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Better
It has been a bit of a no-brainer in the recent past that our best, most important players in the 22 have been Pavlich, Sandilands and MacPharlin. Awesome players, and bookending our team. With age and injuries I think the mantle has passed, and our best, most important 3 are now Mundy, Fyfe and... -
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Scape Goat A Silver Lining.
Who is Colin Sylvia circa 2014? Did we just recruit the MFC Scapegoat? Is he a dominant forward/midfielder, a strong body who can smash through tackles, and who is also a scoring threat with beautiful long goals from the 50 metre arc? A decent mark as well. A player with an intimidation factor...