Is it a rubbish rumour because it’s not what we want to hear? Me personally I think we have a serviceable backline, a workman like midfield and an ok forward line (with King) but he’s a massive out. I have us 9-12 But with a bad run with injuries that could be 13th-16th Unfortunately I think you ar...

Mitch Owens kicks a bag of 5

Interesting game. If the bummers convert the first few shots and we are down by 5 goals at qtr time, Do we drop our heads or do we fight back? Do they get their tails up and run all over us and we lose confidence? I don’t think the bummers adapted to the conditions, and I wouldn’t think it’s much of...

Good to see him take a couple of grabs. Been waiting for that. Tick. He's got something at ground level too, agile for a bigish fella. If he can come on quickly it would be really helpful And there is the tease. He got his hands to plenty but only held a few. If he holds more than he drops he becom...

Not surprised Caminti selected ahead of Sharman - who I think is quite a long way down the pecking order. Pleased to see Butler named on the bench. Needs a massive rocket. Not sure how stocker gets a game - I thought he was very average last week. Would have preferred to see Campbell get a few minut...

We got scored heavily off the turnover out of our forward line last year and this is where I think Mitch has Sharman covered in a Lyon's defensive focused side, once the ball hits the deck, time will tell though when he gets more games against the big boys. I think many on here will be surprised at...

If he held his marks and kicks straight we all froth

He looks a prospect but just doesn’t quite have the polish
Which is why he will be a constant tease and source of frustration

Sharman needs to play deep forward where his footy iq can be maximised. He looks like he is a long way back in the pecking order. I liked the look of Cominti - probably just ahead of Sharman and took some nice grabs, but another dodgy kick. Will be interesting to see how much upside the boy has over...

Cheers SM65, in the eras of drafts, where all the clubs choose from the same gene pool, do you have any idea why the skills of our players would be less than an opposition, chosen from the same gene pool? Because we had poor recruiting team for far too long - and the coach (Richo) prioritised effor...

He will be a very good player. This year is another development year, and he will get better again next year. His tackling wasn’t bad last year, and was better than Hills tackling- and NWM will get better this year. Will enjoy watching him pull the trigger on the high risk kicks and make most of the...

so far, I think King is the only lock from our best 23 that has been ruled out for R1 ? I cant quite work out if McKenzie will be available or not - but if fully fit, then he is in the mix for best 23. Hayes, from the small sample size we saw last year, you could argue is also in our best 23. Coff y...

It was only light rain, wouldn’t really have had an impact Skills were poor under pressure Missed handballs and kicking poorly- it was dominated by turnovers This has been our problem for at least the past 5 seasons. The effort has been good but all the good work gets destroyed by constant turnover...

It was only light rain, wouldn’t really have had an impact Skills were poor under pressure Missed handballs and kicking poorly- it was dominated by turnovers This has been our problem for at least the past 5 seasons. The effort has been good but all the good work gets destroyed by constant turnover...

His best has him among our top five players. His worst is VFL Reserves standard. It's all about effort, he's got all the other tools. Agree on the first 2 points. I think it’s more attitude and fitness . Looks the type that lets things get under his skin, and when he is not 100% fit his form drops ...

Gags harshly judged on my opinion Put together a list that played finals , and if wasn’t for a few key outs after the bulldogs final , may well have given Richmond a hell of a scare the following week. 2021 destroyed by injuries with at times only 25ish fit players to choose from - and yet were stil...

He left Collingsood with a salary cap nightmare and they have had a series of fire sales since he left. He had his finger prints on a lot of the decisions to pay multiple Pies players big bucks. For all the criticism Gags has received, he got our salary cap in order quick smart / and we had enough r...

To be honest Phillipou just fell into our lap. And if it wasn’t him it probably would have been McKenzie so no credit to Gallagher is warranted. The top 10 players were pretty well known and we were always going to get the last one left. Van Es was expected to go in the 30’s and you don’t have to b...

Most excited I’ve been after a draft for a number of years. I know they haven’t played a game yet , and maybe I’m swept up in the hyperbole of the last month or so but it just feels like we nailed it, and there is some growth potential in the list now. And kudos to James Gallagher here - this was ex...

realdeal wrote: ↑Tue 29 Nov 2022 9:02pm Very pleased to be giving it a crack!
Could be the next Paddy Ryder or............. Spencer White

Yes depending on what you read, it’s high risk high reward.
Lots of reasons why he is a bargain and almost as many as to why buyer beware .

Thanks for the report.
Geez I hope they get to work on the goal kicking
Was Sharman with the forwards ?

Will he be RTB’s Clint Jones 2.0 ?

A great post Finna! Belief is a huge thing in footy and having RTB and Lenny back at the club will inspire the entire club to levels they havent experienced in years. Exciting times ahead! Belief makes such a difference The biggest beneficiary imho if his body holds up may well be Jack Billings - a...

Someone with a bit of mongrel and clear leadership please
No touchy-feely new age types
Footy is a game of passion and white line fever ,
I want someone who hates losing and doesn’t just shrug their shoulders when we lose

Get some players who can hit a target by foot under pressure

Too many of our players can’t hit a target by foot when under pressure. Similarly too many just blast the ball forward blindly. It’s why we need to hold onto NWM and anyone else who can hit a target. Best gameplan in the world cant make up for the shortcomings above. The one obvious criticism I woul...