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A potential sack race in order from most likely to least likely to get sacked: 1. Luke Beveridge - how much longer has he got? His performances over the last couple of years given the calibre of his list is completely inexcusable. Surely the credits from 2016 can't last in perpetuity? 2...

Happily for your mob, this aged like milk.

Had definitely shown glimpses of real talent before he decided to breach lockdown laws to meet up his girlfriend he was beating, yes.

Not quite, though it's pretty much literally halfway between the two cities - 452kms from Sydney and 456kms from Melbourne. On Dunstall, didn't Riewoldt also cop a big money deal from Gold Coast that he said no to?

Ryan O'Keefe and Jude Bolton are two good ones. His career isn't over, but Luke Parker also currently counts. Did Mickey O ever get linked to SA?

I know this sounds pedantic but "quit before they were pushed" sounds as if they resigned expecting to be sacked. I'm assuming given the names you mean coaches who just resigned without any pressure on them. Sheedy at GWS if he counts could be one, also Barrasi at Sydney. Parkin was an out and...

This was posted before that kick.

If Collingwood are still struggling by Rd 10 I think we'll see a mid-season retirement annoucement from Sidey. Looks absolutely terrible. As for Pendles, I think he'll get nursed to 400 but he'd be likely to retire not long afterwards. Although I read something suggesting he might play on...

Pendles at least won some of the footy. Where the * was Sidebottom all night?

IIRC there’s only standing room left for GWS v GCS, I reckon that’ll sell out too. Pies v Hawks will be tighter but will probably eventually sell out.

So three full sell-outs with two more only having limited tickets. Fair effort given last year it took a lot longer to sell out. I got bit on the bug at the Norwood matches, but Opening Night and Mount Barker will be fun.

The more I think about it, the more I think this list should be primed for success. They've got either the best or the second best key forward combination in the comp. A very deep midfield. A pretty stacked defence. Even their weaknesses (speed, wing/half-forward stocks) look closer to being...

Had Melbourne not won in 2021 there'd be a shitload more pressure. Winning a flag means so, so much for coaches. See also: Beveridge, Luke.

The GF being at the G I think matters less than the PF being there. The 24th man factor for Collingwood won't be as relevant.

27.33 for a mid-forward I think is fine in the modern era. Accuracy could definitely improve.

My side FWIW: B: Sicily - Andrews - Sinclair HB: Houston - Moore (c) - N Daicos C: Gulden - Rozee - J Daicos HF: Petracca - Walker - Greene F: Cameron - Curnow - Larkey R: English - Bontempelli - Butters I/C: Dawson - Liberatore - Merrett - Serong

Has someone said Luke Beveridge?

Last week it was tricky to find good evidence to say that Marchbank conclusively didn't touch it and I think you could say that was sort of a 50/50 even though the most likely result was that Marchbank didn't touch it. This time there's no questions asked. On the first angle I thought it...

Yeah it is genuinely tricky to find examples of someone limping towards finals but still winning anyway. West Coast in 2018 for their last 8 games went 6-2, so you can say that the 3-2 example is slightly misleading. The North loss was weird admittedly (but back then North were seriously good...

If Naicos is effectively out for the season....that's brutal. He's won them 3-4 games off his own boot. And now Melbourne are getting smashed by North. Who the hell actually wants to win the flag this year?

This feels like close to the worst time to hit a form slump too. There are sides that did recover despite hitting the skids late but it definitely feels like the exception historically rather than the norm.

Yeah the vibes of Melbourne's year remind me a bit of Richmond 17/19. If Oliver gets back to his best in time I could see you hitting form hard. If this year is to be interesting though you kind of have to peak though. I think Rozee/Butters need more seasoning for Port to be a true threat...

It doesn't help that of those veterans the only top-liner is Witts, and the only one with significant finals experience is Ellis (who didn't play this week from memory). It's the sort of side that needs to try to get a Hodge type to go there and set the standard. Not sure one exists, though...

Last year they gave him a two year deal when he was coming out of contract, I don't think he's been extended this year?

Brayden Maynard to d'd.

While Ziebell had a stinker last week I honestly thought he was playing a lot better than last year before that. Compared to Cunnington he's fine.

So did Fyfe.

In addition to the Budwah, I think Reid and Hickey go from Sydney too.

Will Gould. I'm worried Stephens and Sheldrick might be this as well.