Pick 67 could be anything. Maybe even the next Nick Hind!

They really showed us, making us wait three days with no comment. Free agency equivalence of the Adelaide power stance.

I'm pretty comfortable not spending much cap space on small forwards, unless we're talking about somebody of Butler's calibre. If we're talking fringe players, I'd much rather play a slightly worse, cheaper option and save that money to keep stars and, if possible, attract stars from other clubs. If...

So, the offer is nowhere near what the Crows were hoping and the media were reporting. Turns out the market for injury-prone, turnover-prone inside mids isn't quite what Trade Radio thinks it is. I admire the restraint our club has shown in negations. I also have to laugh at the suggestion we would ...

Not sure why bringing Higgins in and retaining Lonie are mutually exclusive. Just further to this point - if you look at the heatmaps for Higgins and Lonie (under the stats tab), it's pretty clear that Higgins roams a lot more than Lonie does. I'm not saying Higgins couldn't do what Lonie does, but...

I'm sure most people here would be aware, but for anyone who isn't, Higgins was (at least statistically) one of the best juniors ever.

I'll wait until we've got proper confirmation before I lose my mind but, rest assured, I will lose my mind if we get Higgins.

So, the Crows refuse compo that would give them pick 20 and 21 and instead take 15 and Dunstan off us? What am I missing here? I'm also not buying that we owe it to Crouch to make sure he's playing for us next year. Once the paperwork is lodged, we've done our bit. He's either playing for us on a co...

From reports, Petracca acted like a flog in his interview and made it clear he did not want to travel to Seaford. I'd like to read these reports. The Age reported at the time and the Herald Sun reported more recently (behind a paywall) that psych evaluation factored into the pick. Perhaps it wasn't...

Cant believe people bitch about Billings because he’s not Bont. Supposedly, there were recruiters at GWS who wanted to take Bont and Kelly. That would have left Boyd to us, which might have prevented us taking McCartin - but maybe not. Either way isn't great. In any case, if we didn't take Petracca...

If Dildo is serious about the future 2nd for Caldwell - I’d just refuse to deal with Essendon and young Jye can walk to Adelaide or North instead. This is just par for the course with Dodoro, isn't it? Pre-trade is always the time when he talks a big game and pumps up the Bombers supporters. Then, ...

For all the chest-beating, does Dodoro ever win any deals? I can't tell you all how often I've been thankful we 'lost' the Shiel negotiations (in the King year, no less). Shiel was a year off free agency and Essendon gave up two first round picks (one of which was Caldwell) and gave him huge money. ...

I haven’t seen many games. I put my hand up. Fair enough, too. Clark uses his left so much now that I think he has a lot of people fooled into thinking it's his preferred option. It didn't sound like McAvaney was aware that he's a right-footer. Clark definitely held it too long, leading to a strip,...

CQ SAINT wrote: ↑Sat 10 Oct 2020 2:34pmI saw that, perhaps you've missed most of [Clark's] double sided season. Seriously.

I'm not convinced people know Clark's natural side anymore.

After a game in which we got so badly beaten in the centre square, I'd probably look at our centre square setup before running through our small forwards.

I remember reading in his draft year that Coffield started the year at half back and starred. During the season he was tried in the midfield but didn’t have the same impact. Coff started the season with 22 disposals and 4 goals against the Jets. I saved his stats from that year and he seems to have...

OUT: The not playing finals ways of the past
IN: Finals

saintsRrising wrote: ↑Wed 16 Sep 2020 1:59amI don't know about Patrick, nor who Coff's "bestie" is.. But Coffield and Smith are friends.

My apologies, sRr. I should never have doubted you.

saintsRrising wrote: ↑Mon 14 Sep 2020 9:57pmYes [Bailey Smith] is friends with Coffield, but Dogs know he is a gun.

Isn't it Patrick Lipinski that's besties with Coff?

Bailey played at Sandringham with Max King. Maybe he's desperate to kick it to the big fella. Probably not, though. Caldwell seems more realistic.

The way we're using him now seems to suit him pretty well. He's frequently starting on a wing, which allows him to drop back and help out in defence or push forward to create mismatches. He does both those things very well. For all that got made of his agility testing back when he was drafted, he's ...

Have a look at Long's stats... Long's stats Savage's stats Long leads the team in intercept possessions per game and leads all our defenders in contested possessions per game. Of our defenders, only Clark has won more footy at ground level per game than Long. And, despite having an absurdly high co...

Which "official site" would that be ? AFL Stats Pro ? It's in the match stats . You might have to go into their 'my stats' tab and add pressure acts, as I don't think it's under either Basic or Advanced tabs. It may wind up on Stats Pro, but I find that 'last round' feature they have tend...

Under normal circumstances, I'd predict IN: Long; OUT: Savage. Off a five-day break, I'm far less certain. Do we rest people who had lots of game time? Or, maybe, we take the players with low game time as a sign they need a rest. Plus, there's whatever was going on with Ryder and Carlisle's friendly...

Paton was brilliant. What match were they watching? I just checked his stats. Ben had 16 possessions. 6 contested and went at 75% disposal efficiency. Gresh was also very influential. Also led the team with 8 intercept possessions including 4 intercept marks. Next best were Clark with 6 intercept p...

Adam Skrobalak and Robbie Chancellor. Midfield and stoppage coaches.

My guess would be Battle in for Ross. I'd expect minimal change after a win like that.