Think you’re wrong on this one George.
Given the Dawson situation, the umpires and being two keys down on a five day break from QLD, this would mean a lot to the group.
There will be plenty of games for Nicks to be under pressure. This didn’t need to be one.
The copium on the Port board is something else.
Now it’s all about draft picks again - why were you so happy to beat the Cats last week then??
Also - the Milera decision was one of the worst I’ve ever seen.
Is he up and down though?
Aside from last week (where he still got a little CD lipstick) he’s been pretty consistent.
After 76 in round one he’s gone 115, 107, 130, 52 and 123.
Great bye too.
It’s a very good year to have multiple first round picks. With Tassie coming in however I suspect very few will trade their’s bar Bulldogs for Butters.
Placing a bid will bring their second pick in though - unlike previous years, clubs with elite academy/fs players will have to cough up a first rounder rather than trading it for a bunch of lesser picks. So there is benefit.
Toby Murray likely to get the Heath/Visentini role for some time as we don’t want to play Filthy in the ruck. Maley has been dropped.
Can’t see him scoring well but 119k and should get ruck dpp.
Butts has interest from Vic clubs.
Keane flirted with move to Vic last year, may do so again
Bailey apparently has told those around him he’s keen to stay at Brisbane but money difference is significant. Cats may make a play for him.
Crows have interest in Neale but there is talk of a multi-year...
Does feel a bit like 2024 v2.0
Hopefully we find out as much about our fringe players as possible. Cook and McAndrew are big finds, but we still need more - by the end of the season we need to know if Bond, Nankervis, Taylor and Pedlar are part of our best team next year and beyond.
Port have little right to complain this year given they should not have access to Cochrane anyway.
No doubt it’s a bitter pill to swallow re: Pilot and Salopek though.
Those in the sanfl captains run included Maley, Edwards, Draper, O’Brien, Ryan, Marsh, Ludowyke, Welsh, Sholl and Cotton.
No Borlase, Nank or Dowling - expect two/three of those to be in the emergencies.
Suspect it’ll be Curtin, Soligo and ANB in for Maley, Edwards and Milk.
Edit: if Muz is...