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Watching O'Sullivan get up and down the ground, and the running ability of Neale, I think post-Blitz we are in reasonable shape. There wont necessarily be a new Blitz that can ruck well, but in O'Connor and Neale we have very tall, aerobic runners who can moive from back to front, and midfield...

It seems to me this year we are running with A graders in Attack and Defense, and going for a 'midfield by committee' approach. Thats fine as long as the mix suits the opposition and they alll turn up to play. Will be a good challenge in the mods this week, given the bigger bodies of the Hawks...

I like the changes this year 1. Stable back setup ( not injury hit), 2. The ability to stabilise when momentum is against us has gone to a whole new level, and 3. The acknowledgement our A graders are in the forward and backline, so focus has been on building midfield depth and lifting all...

Loved unsung efforts from Parfitt and Clarke, hope we persist with Managh. Mullins timid needs to go back to seconds for a decent stretch

That last quarter was when Tom Atkins became the leader we needed

You are absolutely right - it was 2022. The points you make are fair and insightful - let's see how he goes.

Saw Neale live in Adelaide v Port. Think Stanley went out at half time. he was very competitive in the forward line in the first half and then in the second half played all over the place and was pretty impressive with his effort. The all at sea line did not apply to that game. He looked like a...

There is a growing concern for me on the number of our key youngsters showing bad luck/ durability issues. At the moment Conway and Clarke have apparently serious foot issues. Henry as well. Hopefully it's part of the normal list issues, but injury seems to be holding Conway back and hopefully...

George - you couldn’t have done any more, including coming back from the ACL. Congratulations and welcome to the Cats family. I couldnt be happier. Just get out old videos of Joel Corey and see how he went OK - just like you will go - there is no substitute to workrate and getting the ball - you...

Good luck to him. Bad luck with injuries, but has the tools. Reckon a change of scenery, and get under the wings of a few of our senior leaders and see what happens. If he is desperate to make it, he should with his attributes, so thats a different path, but not impossilbe. Crack in Emerson.

Welcome to the Cats Lawson. What a journey for you so far to follow your footy dream, and now you get your chance. I'm really happy the Cats believed enough to give you a go, and I hope you give it a red hot crack. We will all be cheering you on.

Love this pick - great potential in his own right but also essential given Conways durability issues - it’s tough on your body in the ruck so this is welcome depth as well as offering a forward/ruck option. Couldn’t ask for a better base as a ruckman. Head down, work hard Mitch and can’t wait to...

Love the ruthless nature of our draft - best defender, addressed the Conway durability worry, 2 mids that can play next year, and 2 Wells's specials

32 Archie Roberts (speed) 36 George Stevens (clearance) 63 Bodie Ryan (tough, backline run) 68 Wellsy special fwd of some sort With O'Sullivan (love that pick), gives us quality backline boost, and grunt and speed in the midfield we lacked this year. Roll the dice at a crazy...

Love the O'Connor pick especially when we could get Hastie with pick 31 ( likely 35ish). O'Connor and Hastie is a great boost to replacing Kolo and others heading out over next few years or struggling with durability ( Jack Henray).

Thought we could have tried our F1 to get Wilson

With all this malarky around Curtin, I wonder are we missing a trick with everyone assuming the Dogs take Riley Sanders. What if they dont? With all this Cutin stuff, and if the Dogs dont take Sanders, I hope he gets to us. We could benefit from all this other carry on.

Of course this Curtin mania would make sense to me if we took him and handed him to Paddy D and said ‘turn him into the next you’.

If we take 10 and 20 then best mid at 10, best big back at 20 and hopefully George Stevens or Angus Hastie at 25. If Stevens or Hastie slide to round 3 throw F2 pick at em so we get an extra year development into em.

We get an extra year development if we trade our F1 as well. Depending on how the cards fall, if we ended up with Caddy or O'Sullivan at 8, and a mid in the say 10 to 16 range, then Stevens or Hastie at 25, we would have addressed both ends talls future, boosted the mids and be a year ahead on...

If we nab Curtain and Stevens with our first 2, then that's a great night. Quality backline reinforcement and size and grunt in the midfield - 2 of our biggest needs.

Couldnt agree more - just praying he makes it to our second pick, but doubt it. Have watched his film a lot and he will slot in at senior level for sure. I am hopeing for a pick 8 trade to get two late round ones, and he is one of those. Think we may not lose much then, but be overall better off.

I worry about our early picks these days. Jie Clarke looks a longer way away than others taken later like Philapou. I think we have some years now expecting big jumps in the youngsters but suspect it may be a bit more random, than as a group. Unless we get an almost injury free run in our older...

I think I saw she was a neonatal nurse as well. If that's true then I suggest everyone take a breath and see how she goes - she's probably already a better manager and decision maker under pressure than most of us already with that background. What some people are saying about her says more...

Once we traded for him, i went back and watch a stack of film, and felt that he has the speed, the skills both forward and around the ball, is a smaller nimble but tough mid who can add to our mix. Also listened to Mackie who really rates him, and the fact he was the one we gave pick 18 up for...

I get that its best 22, but surely the innovation that the Cats have pulled off this year has already happened ? They have effectively expanded the list of high level senior players beyond 22, such that the bottom 6 on Grand Final day has evey chance to be far superior to any other team we face...

Just watching us v bombers first quarter early 2022. What stuck me was our depth over the year versus this game, where we killed em. I think there is no doubt our off season build more quality depth than anyone else. Feeling really good about this year - not stupidly but our ability to cover...

1. Oscar Murdoch - Just looks like another mid defender from the Enright school of hard but skillful and can play on big or small - if he can grow into a regular in the best players in the VFL this year,* and I think we might have pinched another Rookie gem 2. Shannon Neale - saw him live Cats...

I am sure I am missing something but can anyone shed light on when the jumper numbers are announced ?

He looks more like a Cats player than any of em