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He'll be the one when we step up a bit. Everyone saying if Darling comes in and plays well Larkey will have an easier time, but I reckon it's Curtis / Zurhaar that will be able to explode with some better tall support down there.

Have to take time, can't afford another major setback. Even getting in 1/4-1/2 VFL season unscathed will be a big win - enough to set him up for 2026.

That is a stunning shot.

I honestly don't think there is much criticism of Charlie at all, mostly just arguments about where best to use him.

To be clear - I don't worry at all about Comben being beaten by Larkey. He's a gun FF with plenty of experience that is great at making players look stupid in 1v1's.

I think his intercepting is very... noticeable. He tends to take big grabs over the top and that sticks in the memory. I don't know if overrated is the term I'd use but I will say that I think rated because those intercepts tended to be the type that turn what looks like a loss to us into a huge...

I think forward as well ultimately but given we brought in Darling it's not the end of the world to get him another solid season (assuming the list stays fit) even if down back. Dawson not ready yet, Corr is getting on. I still think Clarko sees Comben as a potential moving piece but there is...

Like a cat.

They'll be an extreme this year - either a brutal force of destruction after failing so completely twice in a few years or fall in an absolute heap.

I, er, think we got that the first time sherm. :thumbsu:

Call me crazymaster but I reckon they might have been suggesting on field videos.

Gotta say this was one of the reasons I liked Comben forward. I just don't see him as a stopper (although I would imagine the club doesn't necessarily either and it's Logue then Dawson in the long term planning for that type of role). He could be a brilliant intercepting defender, but I don't...

That ability to keep his feet or get up and bounce in any direction is close to one of Wardlaw's most elite traits. Will win him so many contests that other players wouldn't dream of winning IMO.

I always think back to Sheezel a handful of brilliant games in saying "this guy is amazing, wait til you see him get a run at it" and, you know, players say this stuff about teammates all the time sure, but Sheezel is pretty straight down the line.

Nah. Sydney well and truly on my vulnerable list. Last time they played a Grand Final and got schooled they took a tumble the next year. I assume nothing first 6 rounds of a new season.

We'll have 2 wins by Round 4 at the latest. Come at me, may the best bullshitter win.

Glass isn't half full or half empty - it's embedded half way into your trachea. :)

I think that is way too conservative and I'd be staggered if the club wasn't expecting finals before 2030.

Correct. 8:30 for George.

Yep. And in all honesty we as a team will be better off the sooner we stop needing even top 5 picks to be ready come round 1 of their first season.

Can't develop players.

Such As Life my friend.

Probably also being conservative as we can due to depth in the midfield and a glut of players 20-25 that are ready who need games now (for development or to have a career next year). Suspect it would change pretty quickly if we have personnel issues or if he smashes it out of the park over the...

Which will then hopefully lead to them being even fresher when running the ball.

He doesn't need to be a defensive bull per se, but he needs to have the fitness to be able to provide better cover and positioning.

This is what we want. I stand by the comment that we may look back in 10 years and be glad Gold Coast were on the plane at half time in round 23.

Alternatively Clarko is looking a the handful of solid games with this plan and thinking we can do this much more often as the team matures. I don't think we can assume that the style isn't sustainable because a handful of <21's and the remnants of our last decent form from a decade ago couldn't...

I'm pretty sure I was alive the last time we won more than 5 games in a year. My memories are fuzzy, but does that count?

At this rate never. If you want to post nonsense all the time at least make it entertaining. Otherwise, if you have some gripe against a poster that you feel needs expressing just DM them or even better write it in your diary.

I'm with you. I went through and see 6 games that we should straight up be expecting to win given where we and opposition are at. That's without any real shocks and I think there are some vulnerable teams. Dogs look more proppy than for a while and often start / finish very differently over a...