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I actually agree, and have tipped Freo for the eight this year. Following this game long enough now though...I just tend to worry about what juggernauts teams could become once they're actually tearing up the competition and showing it when it matters. So many false dawns for so many clubs...

Yeah, it's probably due to the shift in gamestyle and personnel over the last few years more than anything. Becoming more of a speed and transition side and moving away from slow contested ball has made us a vastly better MCG team, with the KP form suffering. As you say, it's probably for the...

This bullshit has to end at some point, right? I mean seriously, it's Fremantle lmao. If the players let them beat us on our home deck for the third time in a row we're not serious. Really need to restore an element of trepidation to KP in 2025.

Nah, the club would be running the risk of believing their own bullshit here IMO. There's already murmurings about Smith depending on who you talk to, and that's mainly off the back of him seemingly just being a bit of a FIGJAM. If the rumours about JUH are in anyway true, it goes far deeper...

AFL PREDICTIONS Kobe Gryant 2025 prediction Premiers: GWS Runners Up: Brisbane Wooden Spoon: Richmond Top 8 - the bookies (Sportsbet, TAB) have the top 8 as Brisbane, Hawthorn, Geelong, Carlton, Sydney, GWS, Collingwood, Fremantle. Which teams out of these won't play finals? Sydney -...

With all that's going on with him, I don't think it's as simple as a yes or no answer. A bit like Oliver, it's probably a broad no, and if it is a yes, it's under very specific circumstances which we can't dictate as fans. (E.g trade capital involved in the deal, clauses in the contract...

No, but when the whole idea is to "rob their house" so to speak (nice one Jimmy) then you'd expect a bit more buzz. I know Sydney is only now opening the season on a technicality...but living up here, you wouldn't have a clue anything was going on. It genuinely feels like we're still in...

Just out of curiosity, are the KMF delisting calls just predicting he's going to be (or already has been) a campaigner? I know he'd a late pick, but he's still got a two year deal. If the campaigner stuff is overblown/untrue, it would be very un-Geelong like to delist him IMO. We very...

No, it can also mean you're just an elite tap ruckman, while still being viable/elite in other areas. Players can be multi-faceted. The best often are. The game isn't so binary that we just pigeon hole players into categories because they share one trait. Patrick Dangerfield is one of the...

Ensures Baz is cherry ripe at least, and gets his debut in front of the faithful. Expect Henry, Bruhn and Mannagh to be good to go also CHAWKTS?

You've just named four clubs with elite talent in all three thirds of the ground though. They're not near certainties because of their ruckman. They certainly help, but they're near certainties due to the even spread of high end talent they have at their disposal. If it was a club like North...

I remember that game, had to watch it on my phone for whatever reason with lousy reception glitching out at key moments. No Selwood, no Tomahawk...and PFD ****ing carried us. One of those games where we lose by 6 goals if he's not on the field. How he didn't get a vote (let alone the deserved...

I'm not trying to be overly negative towards Bruhn and Bowes, so I hope nobody takes it that way. With that being said, I suspect those two in particular are going to want to show improvement due to the reasons you mention. Our club isn't what it used to be a long time ago now. They demand...

Yeah, I've only been here four years but this is all it's ever been in my experience. As you touch on, potentially there's some nostalgia for a time that never really existed. It's mostly polite discussion, and then once or twice a week you get a fight amongst posters, and you rinse and repeat...

It's always been like this. Forums are just microcosms of society as a whole at the end of the day.

Dons are always okay until July. Occasionally they look exceptional. They are a unique case though. Can only truly judge their progress once we're in the depths of winter.

Has close enough contest for three quarters, with Lions running away with it in the last written all over this IMO. Brisbane by 30 points.

If you think every offer to a player makes the news then I've got some Crypto to offer you. I know for a fact we offered Tom Lynch a contract when he was a FA at the Suns...but when you're offering $500k less than the seven other clubs who are also offering deals, it's not even going to make...

The problem is though he's going to be no better in the back half with the issues you mention. Arguably worse to be honest. I'd rather him lose physical contests in the middle than in the goal square. Point being, if he's afraid of contact (or reluctant, whatever we want to call it) then...

How many clubs have players who aren't in their best 22 who are still standing out as "the next big thing"? Just think about what you're actually saying for a second. A player who's not good enough to make the side, but still looks like they're going to be an all-timer. On that criteria, you...

Agree, just looks classy everytime he's near the footy. Moves like a midfielder. Don't know how we fit him in, but just find a way.

If I have to hear Jack Riewoldt say "(Insert player here) will be a fascinating watch" again I might have a brain aneurysm. He actually doesn't sound like a bad bloke at all, but four times in one quarter?

Martin only playing a half is interesting. I get they're being ultra conservative with him, but still would have thought he'd see it out playing in the VFL

F**k it, play him in round one.

We've just lost all integrity on how we evaluate our players now. You're totally right that it's mainly media driven, and supporters get sucked into that. I remember a couple of years ago, I got a notification on my phone from the AFL app on the day of a game. It popped up with: "HUGE BLOW WITH...

He meant round 1 2027. The club are waiting to see if it will heal on its own, and then they'll potentially explore surgery.

A cliffhanger that even Christopher Nolan would be proud of

Now THAT is an entrance

Not really a surprise, the guy looks like he's got a 52 inch waist out there. He doesn't seem like the type who's desperate to play footy professionally like Brew for instance, more just happy to do it if the opportunity presents itself. Appears to be a good fella though, and there's still...

I just don't think our list is future proofed in a way that would allow for us to lose Holmes and still benefit. If we had another elite mid or two you could argue he'd be expendable in a trade for someone like Reid, like Port or Freo have at their disposal. I'd be much more open to the idea in...