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Imagine trying to explain to your missus at the pool that that bloke right there is one of the best AFL players in the country

Look, IMO if you're happy with the offer and want to stay at the club, at some point though you sit down with your manager, who acts on your instructions, and you say something to the effect of: "The offer is generous enough, and I think the speculation will do more harm to the club than good...

Mate, it puts our woes into perspective, that's for sure. Sincerely wishing the best for you brother. Devastated to hear this.

Tbh there are tons of 'pushy' vegans. Unfortunately in my experience, meat bros who get upset at my dietary choices seem far more common.

Yes but the guy we really wanted at pick 2 will be available at pick 18 and then we also got the future pick 71 on top 😎

If this context helps: In the first half he played the following roles at centre bounce: Hit-to 3 times Sweeper 4 times Front of the contest 3 times Unfortunately the two centre clearances he got he turned over going inside 50 😔 but he did some decent work as sweeper.

More for me 🙂

Yeah I still rate his defensive work and think there's something to work with. I'm just not ever expecting him to properly fill that dangerous small forward hole.

Am I being unreasonable if I think this kind of VFL return for a full time small forward just illustrates my point?

I think the logic was his landing from a leap is less likely to be tested as a defender. But tbh we'd be pissed if he was played on a strong marking forward and he couldn't compete in the air.

Just going from his junior years and his power metrics when he got to the club. ACLs take a few years to fully recover from so I don't really take that VFL form into consideration. At his best he was extremely fast off the mark, a fantastic mark of the footy, could kick goals for fun from...

I reckon he's the most talented of all our medium forwards but with his injuries and our list holes I'm okay with turning him into a defender. Got a booming kick and is a strong mark.

Round 1, excluding injured players FB: Archer ~ Logue ~ Corr HB: Fisher ~ Comben ~ Daniel C: Scott ~ LDU ~ McKercher HF: Simpkin ~ Larkey ~ Parker FF: Curtis ~ Darling ~ Zurhaar R: Xerri ~ Sheezel ~ Powell Interchange: McDonald ~ FOS ~ Phillips ~ RHJ Bench is very short.

Heeney was playing on one leg. Dude had fractures and was falling further apart with each and every game in that finals series.

I don't think it's any different from what his plan would've been. He added mass for a few years until he got enough then trimmed down this pre season.

I don't count it against him given he was playing the whole finals series on one leg. Bro's ankle was cooked.

Heeney was HUGE last year.

I agree in general but not sure if tackle numbers are what we'll be looking at. It'll be how loose they are defensively with their positioning. These guys, and it's not just Powelly like you said, didn't really understand midfield roles and positioning, either at stoppage or in transition one...

Just gonna get me tailgated even more 🙃

Konstanty has always struggled to impact on the scoreboard, going all the way back to when he was drafted. We haven't drafted a prolific attacking small forward in aaaaages.

They weren't over the line. Just unsociable mostly in the middle. It's the difference between wrapping the bloke up in a tackle vs bringing him to ground, engaging physically before the ball goes up at a stoppage etc.

Work from home has allowed people with chronic but manageable illnesses to participate in our workforce again. And that is awesome progress for society.

Our midfield was beaten by a midfield whose only notable name was Tim Kelly, who only had 22 disposals himself. After we flew out of the blocks winning almost every clearance but butchering it. LDU, Sheezel, Phillips, Powell, all need to get better as a unit when Parker and Jy aren't there to...

Yep. We folded like a deck of cards. Even Tim Kelly, one of the gentlest blokes in the AFL, was manhandling us.

I do actually agree he wasn't that bad. On replay he seemed much better than first impressions. Hit a few good targets streaming off half back when our midfield screwed the pooch. It's a question of upside as to his spot in the team. I think Hardeman and co. need to actually earn that spot...

I think he fell into the backline development black hole that seems to exist at our club. That's where the hole was in the list during Scott's tenure and a few careers have paid the price. Only player I can think who actually got better since being small defender-ised is Aaron Hall.

He'll leave no stone unturned, but needs to get cleaner at the centre bounce. He's generally good in open play in that respect.

I have gone full nuff and subjected myself to the 2nd quarter, which was ugly. Centre bounce 1 LDU (hit-to) Powell (sweeper) Phillips (front) Phillips runs straight through the stoppage from the front, misses it. LDU doesn't contest hard enough against his opponent, who wins the ball. They...

Decided to go through our first quarter centre bounces to get an idea of what went well and what didn't. That was our best quarter by far so it was the happiest place I could spend my focus. Centre bounce 1 Sheezel (Front) Powell (Sweeper) LDU (hit to) Free kick to Powell, NM clearance...

He's gone from moving and playing like a bull midfielder to moving and playing like a KPF. It's bizarre.