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That Freo forward line is one of the worst I’ve ever seen for an afl team, other than Walters getting his usual couple of goals after staging it’s hard to see where they’re coming from. Because they’re such little threat forward it’s a great opportunity to go quick and use the corridor more, if...

It’s always impressive the mental gymnastics the Naughton back types make. Never in the history of the game has a team with two quality tall forwards moved one of them back. You keep working to find a way to separate them inside 50, because if you can the team has a clear point of difference to...

Collingwood finished 17th in Buckley's 10th season and two years later they win the flag with a heap players who looked done or not up to it in his final year. Judging the list with the same coach is similar to judging a player who's only ever been played in one position. A players psychology is...

Unless something goes catastrophically wrong, nothing will or should happen until late or after the season. Most likely the best scenario would have been for Beveridge to resign last year, which would have been an organic ending where neither party loses. If it does end badly this year then all...

I’m sophisticated enough to know the same sort of issues that have popped up for now 5 of the past 6 years are not on the coach it’s just a big coincidence. On iPhone using BigFooty.com mobile app

Again nowhere near direct enough with the ball, 421 disposals, 140 marks but only 51 inside 50s. You’re just not going to score against decent teams moving the ball like that. Duyrea looked like his old self but it might have just been the opposition. Bramble looks a valuable pickup for...

It was madness that Darcy started in the vfl, he should never be seen there again unless he’s a spectator. Just need to sort out the Macrae and Vandermeer issue next. On iPhone using BigFooty.com mobile app

The big change that was needed is how the team plays and that didn’t change at all. Having players who aren’t up to it instead of players who are is just going to exacerbate the issue. On iPhone using BigFooty.com mobile app

“It didn’t quite work out on the weekend, but it wasn’t because of um team selection” L Beveridge one hour ago. On iPhone using BigFooty.com mobile app

Did you expect Beveridge would go from basing selection on running ability and form in drills to suddenly dropping them all a week after they failed miserably? History says something has to fail over a period of time before there’s any admission of getting things wrong. On iPhone using...

It’s interesting how many people on here were calling for a smaller backline, which clearly didn’t work. Macrae out because he was the problem last year, even though the team has performed at its best with him in the midfield. Darcy can’t play because he isn’t ready based off nothing, unlike...

You pick a team largely based on defensive transition and give up a 141 marks that suggests it’s probably not the players. The number thing you need to avoid against Melbourne is going long down the line, it happened so often you could have thought it was a plan. Not being direct enough was a...

How could you possibly know he’s a year or two away? He’s actually completed a full pre season and in the one game he played in the afl side this year he was very good. Darcy in the team makes the side more likely to win the premiership. I would much rather 20+ afl games into him this year than...

If Darcy’s manager isn’t on the phone to other clubs this week he isn’t doing his job. On iPhone using BigFooty.com mobile app

The second quarter was a huge positive, as you can actually review something unlike last years no contest pre season game. I was staggered that Darcy could be dropped after last week, I said at the start of the pre season that he’s not a develop in the twos type of player. You find a spot for...

No one’s put there hand up so far from the non definitives. Darcy’s improved significantly in the ruck. On iPhone using BigFooty.com mobile app

He seems he’ll now oversee the coaches rather being apart of specific coaching tactics. On iPhone using BigFooty.com mobile app

Egan essentially moves into the position that Maple had and was never actually replaced until now. It makes more sense to have Egan removed from the coaches when you’re essentially their boss. On iPhone using BigFooty.com mobile app

That’s absolute nonsense, for starters afl aren’t going into the gym and doing what they want they have set programs. Getting abs has nothing to do with ab focused exercise, if you’re lean enough and are doing an all body gym program you’ll have a six pack how defined it is will be due to...

Strength and fitness are relative to the player, players can make huge improvements and still be really poor compared to the rest of the comp but if they can perform well enough it doesn’t matter. On iPhone using BigFooty.com mobile app

If fitness is a prerequisite for round one then Ugle Hagen must be missing after his 7:15 2k and Croft plays ahead of him.

I rate Darcy highly and would play him in round one next year as a high defender with the aim to intercept as much as possible, similar to the mindset of Collingwood’s backline. In his third year English was a number one ruck, Hawkins a premiership key forward and Kennedy changed clubs so it’s...

If he’s not a regular next year then he’s either another Ayce Cordy or someone every other club should be going hard for. He’s not a hopeful youngster he’s a pick two in his third year, I can’t think of anyone in a similar situation who was battling in the twos then became a star for their club...

It’s good to add some genuine speed, but I’d still like a couple more to try and fill that gaping hole of a pressure forward. It was nice also to see them not load up with more half backs. On iPhone using BigFooty.com mobile app

He’s going to move to the city with his wife and three kids On iPhone using BigFooty.com mobile app

Only two games at the mcg and going to Geelong must be an afl mandate On iPhone using BigFooty.com mobile app

4th in the league for centre clearance differential with an ordinary tap ruckman. The only change has been giving more time in the middle for three players, so the only real change that could be made is having Bont and Libba spending less time in there and go back to a 2016 style where it was...

The high performance manager is the equivalent of the coach and head of strength and conditioning is the equivalent of an assistant coach. So you can really only assess his job at the Giants to what will be undertaken at the club.

The draft is said to be thin, so if McNeil has any value to other clubs there’s absolutely no chance he gets to be re rookied. But I’m confident no one will take him and he’ll be delisted next year along with Vandermeer, which just wastes two lists spots. On iPhone using BigFooty.com mobile app

Sureley Bedendondo stays, hopefully another club can do the right thing and take McNeil. Vandermeer is the other one who should have gone as well to complete the bottom end clean out. It leaves the overall list to be quite a bit younger, which isn't a bad thing with an experienced best 22.