Good move by the club. Lack of a functioning spine - particularly up forward - cost us dearly last season. Cordy will be able to play a role, at least structurally. We cannot let Max King be mauled by three defenders every time we go forward ever again. If that means Hayes plays forward or Battle, ...

My issue as always. What does our next Premiership team look like? The cost is in opportunity for salary and position on the list. At 25 he is at his best. It is unlikely there is much upside and he would have had plenty of opportunity at Bulldogs. Hopefully the Saints have worked out who they are ...

4 cm taller than Wilkie - 4 cm shorter than Howard We cried blue murder when we did not have Howard to stop the taller players - who do you suggest we pick up for no draft picks? Great point. I was hoping we could have lured Ratagulia as a defender but dealing with Geelong and weakening our hand at...

Total lacks of forensics here:

King & Higgins get goal-kicking right? we win 2 extra games in 2021 - play finals, and 2022 - play finals.

Next step is younger player improvement:
Clark, Coffield, Windhager, NWM, Owens, Connolly, Hayes, Sharman

Add pick 9/10

We're a top 8 team in waiting, easy

To me

The salary price is too high just to get a top 10 draft pick.

And this absurd 'smoothing' idea to spread his salary over a longer period time, means he's actually been screwed for $$ he was owed in his first two yrs.

We don't wanna go down this path.

Wilkie Howard Ratagulea
Connolly Battle Sinclair
Hill Horne-Francis Highmore
Higgins Hayes De Goey
Butler King Membrey

R: Marshall, Steele, Crouch
I: Clark, Gresham, Windhager, Owens

Em: NWM, Coffield, Jones, DMac

WAY TOO MUCH to pay for the player.

don't do it

Tad laughable...Max better than Lance Franklin? A player who had/has the "I'll rip your tits off if you get in my way" attitude to get the dang ball.... Max droops into "Matthew Richardson Syndrome" too frequently...when out muscled. He is a good player and will improve to great...

We have a terrible record at trading but this could represent a new low. A 2023 second round pick???????????? Setting ourselves up for a few more years of mediocrity. Disagree Next year's drat is set to be a cracker. North's 2nd should come in 20-25. I've looked at some Clark tapes.... he's worth a...

We have a terrible record at trading but this could represent a new low. A 2023 second round pick???????????? Setting ourselves up for a few more years of mediocrity. Disagree Next year's drat is set to be a cracker. North's 2nd should come in 20-25. I've looked at some Clark tapes.... he's worth a...

The fact that everything from inside the club is not being run out in the media is a good thing. It suggests that the club are not leaking news like they have in the past. We will have 5 list spots vacant before the trade period so we should expect movement. We are not going to fill all the list sp...

GC have pick 7 & 25 currently They will get alot for Rankine when he goes, maybe a first and second? I think we should demand their lowest 2nd rounder as a minimum. If Clark is going too, and hopefully he isn't, we'd probably do better to trade him to GC than North and get one of their FRDPs an...

At 28 ? Who really thinks we are challenging in 2 years ??? Move on from De Goey Just pray that Lethers and co (who by now realise they’ve stuffed this “windows open flag tilt” by topping up) don’t go out in desperation looking for another Brad Hill messiah deal ,…I wouldn’t put ut past them “Look ...

Bench/midfield... same thing. 3 mids on the bench + 1 ruck 2 rucks are Campbell & Marshall. I think we wont and should go for any more prized recruits. Keep with the draft and bring picks under 30 - I'll be happy with that. THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A POSAITIBVE POST: NWM, Bytel, Windhager, Owens ...

Anyone one keeping an eye on this?\

Big body, playing in defence in the two's. can pinch hit in the ruck.

I reckon we go for him as a big defender.

Thoughts?

Connolly Howard Rattagulia
Wilke Battle Highmore
Clark Steele Coffield
Higgins Hayes Membrey
Sharman King Butler

Marshall, Crouch, Gresham

Sinclair, Campbell, De Goey, Long,

EM: D-Mac, Jones, NWM, Bytel, Windhager, Owens

No, for mine

Ratten values foot skills, so it was odd that Connolly didn't get a run. Jake Batchelor's input into selection was surely a factor. I agree. If players have elite capabilities, in this case foot skills, then those qualities should be exploited rather than focussing on the negatives. The coach was h...

Leo Connolly narrowly lost the B&F in the 2's to Campbell SO HOW ABOUT EVERYONE START APOLOGIZING TO ME NOW ABOUT MY EVERGREEN DEMAND HE PLAYS IN THE 22? How does losing the reserves best and fairest to a 31 year old, twice-delisted player, who played less games, scream best 22? It doesn't, you...

Leo Connolly narrowly lost the B&F in the 2's to Campbell SO HOW ABOUT EVERYONE START APOLOGIZING TO ME NOW ABOUT MY EVERGREEN DEMAND HE PLAYS IN THE 22? No, but I will if he gets to stay and then starts getting a game and performing Going well at Sandy is no great indication of how good you ar...

Leo Connolly narrowly lost the B&F in the 2's to Campbell

SO HOW ABOUT EVERYONE START APOLOGIZING TO ME NOW ABOUT MY EVERGREEN DEMAND HE PLAYS IN THE 22?

B.M wrote: ↑Mon 29 Aug 2022 9:43am Connolly untouchable?

He’s a chance to be delisted!

He's about the best kick on the list
He's fast
He loves a contest
He'd form a great HB partnership with Sincs

The 11 untouchables:
King
Wilkie
Sinclair
Steele
Skunk
Marshall
Higgins
Sharman
Connolly
Windhager
Owens

WellardSaint wrote: ↑Sun 28 Aug 2022 1:21pm Also...if he was at the club back when the McCartin/Petracca conversation was happening, I"d bet he'd have pushed for the 'arrogant bull' rather than the bearded guy

By my recollection we could have had Petracca and Bomtompelli vs Billings and McCartin?
Makes me shudder in anger.

Rumblings that Gallagher might not survive the review. Surprised me but rumour is the players don’t like him. Targeting NWM who wants to go home in his first year and Brad Hill recruiting doesn’t help. Must be useless..??? Anyone else shed some light..? I doubt very much the "rumblings" a...