Thought we were lucky last season to remain in the 8 On the other hand , perhaps we can improve given the emphasis given to playing Pou every week, that caminiti and Membrey (when he played) was a liability, that Gresham was spotty though picked every week etc. Jowta don the nose .. Hunter in the mi...

Thought we were lucky last season to remain in the 8 On the other hand , perhaps we can improve given the emphasis given to playing Pou every week, that caminiti and Membrey (when he played) was a liability, that Gresham was spotty though picked every week etc. Jowta don the nose .. Hunter in the mi...

I agree with cynicism about Morgan poll..and should have noted it in initial post. I was initially stunned and didn’t think (enough) to. But ya know, I was wondering, cynically too, that these polls and figures are used by various parties to flog various agendas and some could be inside the footy wo...

By the way, do you know who has the most fans, according to Morgan now?
Get ready...

The
Sydney
Bloody
Swans!

https://www.roymorgan.com/findings/sydn ... west-coast

Unbelievable

North could merge with Gold Coast, re-locate to Launceston and be called 'North Coast'. I think Tassie should have two teams like all legacy footy states. Take advantage of the North-South rivalry at a national level. Every one can imagine they have a rivalry, so it builds a tasty narrative that can...

Tassie Suns would work… very warm and Sunny in Hobart Hobart ranks right down there with Melbourne for lowest number of sunny days in Australia 44 Hobart 48 Melbourne Compare to, 141 Perth 111 Canberra!?? 91 Adelaide Tasmanian Clouds might work.. https://www.currentresults.com/Weather/Australia/Cit...

WA too far. Qld too far and not enough venues. NSW/ACT not enough venues and traffic worse than MEL if you can believe it; Tas apparently doesn't even have one suitable venue, weather wouldn't hold and ferry couldn't cope. It's Norwood, Prospect, Elizabeth and Kangaroo Island I'm afraid. A successf...

When we speak we are irrational fans - there is no point in being reasonable.. Like ..duh…which teams will fall around us? We have momentum now like we are turbo charged Iggy Pop singing ‘Search and Destroy!’ “Look out honey ‘cos I’m using technology” “‘Ain’t got time to make no apology” The great S...

Does any of the contract stuff have anything to do with why he was picked week in and week out (Pou) even when others may have impacted more? Yes. All the coaches are very familiar with the traits of champions. This one is 190 and can do everything. He isn't 19 yet. I wonder how many points/games i...

mickey wrote: ↑Wed 13 Dec 2023 12:53pm This game should've been at Adelaide Oval. Sold out within an hour, what a joke. I'm one of the most passionate fans living in Adelaide and couldn't get a ticket. Just can't understand the logic ??

Should have been at the Junction Oval.

Does any of the contract stuff have anything to do with why he was picked week in and week out (Pou) even when others may have impacted more?

The only game I have been to since Covid was the Elimination Final vs GWS when I was briefly in Melbourne. (shout out Terry Rules , your bottle is in the in the kiln mate/mam, and it is the first time they are making a R,W & B one.) And Dougal Howard sat in the shed unpicked. I had to watch Zai...

The only game I have been to since Covid was the Elimination Final vs GWS when I was briefly in Melbourne. (shout out Terry Rules , your bottle is in the in the kiln mate/mam, and it is the first time they are making a R,W & B one.) And Dougal Howard sat in the shed unpicked. I had to watch Zain...

For next year's clash guernsey I would have the normal tri-panel on the front (as per home guernsey), and then do the back panel completely red with black numbers. They haven't tried that yet so I would be very eager to see how that looks.. :idea: :idea: :idea: Black numbers on red would be too har...

Stocker will likely be behind Bonner & Webster in the pecking order, even worse if Windhager is played in defence again! Even more dire for Paton..he’s behind all of them!! Hopefully O’Connell and McClennan will push them, as both have good traits. Hastie is a fair way off physically at this st...

It’s wierd

Pou seems like a veteran, having played every game last year. Compared to h new names.

-and he’s stil only 18!!

First thing I did was check about latarjet surgery and strength recovery Admission: my reading was one full minute https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22592549/ Six months until sports should be thought about? Well, I wouldn’t be surprised if Max doesn’t appear in March. Get ready Mr Membrey! One more s...

I reckon Ross the cuddly one era is over. No more nice guy. And thank goodness for it. We need ruthless focus and singleminded tunnel vision now. Will the mid-2020s allow it? Will players and managers and the media cry foul?

So maybe, he is about where Hunter Clark was two years ago? A smallish half-back flanker with decent or good skills but needs to get the aerobic levels up so he can run more? Probably hasn’t got Hunter’s poise but makes up for that in aggression? I had a look at BF in a Carlton thread last night (I ...

Stocker to me had the hardest trajectory of any player to track. He started the season like recruit of the year… Got a lot of ball, solid in defence, fantastic in the contest and rock solid disposal combined with composed decision making. He became an early favourite of mine in the SGM for 15 touch...

I’ll admit I don’t have a clue.

Where do you see him?

A future fringe player , a stop-gap replacement ?

Or a genuine starting 18 , part of the furniture?

We have picked up a few promising discards over the years that start promisingly.

So what are his strengths and weaknesses?

The size of the crest on the 150th jumper was magnificent. The way it should be. WTF would they shrink it again? Numpties. Agree We had two magnificent jumpers last year and two really good ones. Really Good The regular H & W with laurel The away red back Magnificent 150th collar job with big e...

Not as bad as people made him out to be. Was relied on too many times to be silky smooth under pressure at ground level which showed him up. He's no Jack Sinclair, he's a full back. Dougal is the best full back on our list, bar none, and our best since Maxy Hudghton. We need a good 200cm/100kg key ...

Gold Coast I dread to think -four first-rounders! I can’t hate GCS enough. They still haven’t made finals after 14 years (a far worse record than the Brisbane Bears). Yet the AFL still molly coddles them and insists that the Gold Coast has a future for the game. They should have been relocated to T...

Imo In 2 years time the Suns will be premiership favs In 4 years time the kangas will In and around that period the following teams have a shot Carlton, Melbourne, Collingwood, Sydney, Brisbane, GWS, Dogs In behind them StK, Essendon, Hawthorn, Port, Adelaide, Freo Sliding teams imo Geelong, Richmo...