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We also got more of the ball than Geelong, and 129 marks in a game where our midfield was poor. More importantly, we are seeing intercept marks in the last 2 weeks. A better midfield performance and some territory might mean a win is just around the corner. The turnovers are less likely if you...

In: WiPhi, George, Hardeman Out: Stephens, McDonald, McKercher When all else fails just have George run by for the handball receive and blast the ball 60m over any zone. On the slow play, do the same and spot George up for shots from 50 plus.

WCE should be more competitive, their senior players are quality and still performing (Gaff & Darling aside). Our senior players have not turned up for years.

I guess if we were scratching around for positives, Charlie looked better with the ball in hand than McKay ever did, in what was a 71-31 inside 50 avalanche. If he can intercept in a game where the count is even, we might have a chance of winning. Charlie, Logue and Wil Dawson down the track...

This crossed my mind watching the Carlton game. And if were to come to pass, would it be worthwhile K Dawson or Corr playing on a smaller opponent instead of McDonald?

I'd have no issues with Maley and Chom being selected this week at the expense of, say CCJ and Tucker. They both will have an absolute crack. Plus we need a 2nd ruck, a 2nd forward and some intercept marks down back. I'd rather Ford start on the ground instead of Tucker.

Tend to agree, if were taking intercept marks down back and our midfield was up and about, his game would have been perceived differently. As it was, he probably tried to do too much 60-70m about from goal and looked selfish, stupid and unaware.

Out: CCJ, Tucker In: 2 of Chom, Maley, Greenwood, Sellers Larkey cannot be 2nd ruck and needs someone with some forward craft. Ford can start and there are options even aside from him for Tucker. I'd plonk Chom in the backline and have Corr who has some toe to play on a smaller opponent (as...

Tend to agree, I have no issues with WiPhi at CBAs and running up and down the corridor, attending stoppages. If he gets first possession, then the downhill of GW and LDU from CBAs is momentum, and WiPhis work at stoppages is good, as is his kicks inside 50. Whilst Lazz is better at open...

I liked your post for no other reason than the "bears" reference. Fitzroy won 8 flags but none as the Lions. As the Lions, they had 2 brownlow medals and 2 colemans, so the Lions trophy cabinet was just slightly bigger than Freo's is now. As for Payne, we really need to see how our backline...

Had Carlton been punished earlier in the piece, I doubt Richmond would have traded pick 2(4) to Adelaide for Kane Johnson. And even if they did, Adelaide would have kept pick 2 and 18 for Wells and another player. Pick 4, as it turns out played 1 game, ironically against NMFC.

Well, if history is anything to go by, the Tugs getting Taranto and Hopper on long term deals using draft capital might work out about as well as Kelly to West Coast and North going after Polec, Gaff, Martin and so on.

Clubs can manipulate the cap with front loading, back loading, the obligatory "half our list is playing for peanuts coz they are good blokes" propaganda and can use future picks to trade even when a RFA contract is matched. That said, I still wonder how Carlton have kept all their stars and...

Look forward to watching it when the real stuff starts and the inside mids actually have a real game on the line. At least we have some semblance of a brand and have recruited accordingly. It might make an actual difference to see multiple guys in the back line capable of running it out...

Or ripped off the aerial and threw it in the taxi driver's face. If Clarko had the same history as the Kerrs, Matthew Lloyd would be advocating prosecution for a hate crime, as clearly there is a history of bias against taxi drivers.

Well, how was Clarko to know that calling people a "stupid white bastard" makes you a national hero and a c***sucker is crossing the line?

This prompted me to watch another highlight package that didn't seem to have the Sam Wright intercept. That would be like not showing the Mark Roberts barnstorming runs in the last quarter of the 93 game against *.

*AFL endorsed cheating pricks. Even if we still had TT and he performed in his contract year, the vultures would be circling. One day, a Sydney will win the flag and then get a highly rated father son, academy players for picks in the 40s, FAs for nothing and use future picks to trade for...

Gibson and Liam Anthony both came into the team from Rd12/13 onwards during the 2nd half of the 2012 season where we got on a roll. We need to be fitter, we need more outside run, we need a solid VFL team, training standards and players coming into the 22 to slot into their role. Tucker played...

You could easily trade it for a Sam Power, Jordan Gysberts or Mark Powell. Reckon anything Mark Powell would be as rare as hen's teeth though. P.S. I have a signed match worn # 25. Had to look up the player, Jeremy Clayton (Magarey Medal 2005).

Must have been the bloke McDonald kept kicking it to.

Look, I laughed this time last year when I heard the phrase "Orange Tsunami". They were going alright by year end and and Northball sounds much better.

We also picked up Tucker last year and regardless of what you think of him, the Batmans i.e. Sheezel and McKercher need some Robins to actually move faster than glacier upfield and provide some 2 way running for transition football. As it stands, in 15 Clarko months you can see some semblance...

Tend to agree and with 20 or so players OOC, I reckon he needs to have healthy competition with Powell and WiPhi. The only one year wonder that I can remember leaving in a OOC year, was Greenbucks.

It is also fun when reading the * board discussing Perkins with such gems as: "Scott has ruined him, it's a fairly direct correlation"

Agree and what we served up was not predicable like when we told the entire league we were going to bite off the corridor. And nor was it chaos ball. Even Hansen Jr late in the game engineered a possession chain up the wing of 5 handballs, 1 kick. He wrong footed about 4 blokes before his 2nd...

Indeed, you can certainly see Scott as a defensive winger getting back there and being used on the 1-2 by the likes of Sheezel, Colby, Fisher. Scott was also one of the few players last year that was noticeably running from the behind the ball carrier for the handball receive. As long as I...

The AFL R&R policy refers to all who engage in the code, so does not appear to be restricted to players. An AFLW list consists of 30 players, so if TTB is the benchmark, then the shortlist for the WB job last week is a little bit inconsistent.

Possibly but we have about 20 blokes OOC. They will now get games they might not have got if the AFL turned their usual blind eye. Plus, we might actually spend the $700k next year on someone who might actually have the NMFC and their career as a priority.

Milne played for 10 years before he was charged and ended up paying a 15k fine.