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While Dunstall's "jokes" make The Bounce unwatchable, he would be the best replacement for Robbo AFL360. He is insightful, fair and has a gravitas that comes from being a legend of the game. There wouldn't be many people in the media that would be able to rebuff Whateley when he goes on his...

Neal Bullen has an AFL Player rating of 11.38, which was #10 in Mid Forwards/Med Forward behind Rankin, Mannagh, Moore, Stengle, Daniels, Miers, Pickett, Horne-Francis and Baker. In those categories, he is ahead of Bolton, Parker, Simkin, Bailey, Rayer, Papley, Switkowski, Greene and Keays. The...

I doubt the Dockers have the salary cap space to get both Bolton and Pickett. Bolton is reportedly on over $1m per season and Kossie would be on $750k. And the Dockers already have several long-term contracts, which may indicate they are already backloading their cap. The Dees definitely want...

John was my uncle and he was a fantastic person. He was always kind and was genuinely loved by everyone he met. I never saw Uncle John play other than a bit a vision in the 1961 grand final, but I always imagine that he must have played like Nick Riewoldt and Mark Blicavs. In 1991 Uncle John...

We have only conceded 90 points 11 times since 2021. We rarely NEED to score 90 to win. I think it will be a low scoring game.

Great footballer but should not be an AFL Legend on account of hosting The Bounce.

The AFL have made the game harder to umpire by some of the recent rule changes. The previous hands in the back rule was much clearer. And the insufficient intent change is much more open to interpretation. Making the rules less open to interpretation (other than holding the ball) would be the...

I think Carey and GAJ definitely should be added to the 1996 team. They were the best players in the last 40 years IMO. Judd and Dusty would be close. Buddy also maybe, but that team did not include Lockett or Dunstall. Dangerfield is second on the list of total career Brownlow votes and...

I was thinking Essendon. 😂

I can think of a club out there which loves to overpay for free agents!

I believe WCE need some sort of leg up. I know the Eagles are rich and have history of rebounding quickly, but free agency makes the rebuilding process take too long IMO.

I like this idea but I would attach the early picks in a snake draft (1 & 20, 2 & 19, 3 & 18, 4 & 17, 5 & 16, 6 & 15, 7 & 14, 8 & 13, 9 & 12, 10 & 11) and also have a lottery for the pick pairs. This system would allow for the reduction or elimination of free agency compensation.

The Crows are along with St Kilda in No-Man's Land. The Crows form in recent years has been heavily reliant on Tex and Rankine. Dawson and Laird are good B graders. And Rachelle is very talented. As is Thilthorpe, but he is very injury prone. That said, they are still hard to beat at home due...

I am still not sure what players are meant to do in this instance. Pickett jumped pretty much straight up in the air in response to the handball to smother. His action to tuck his elbow in is required to protect his vital bodily organs. Should he leave himself open and cop three broken ribs like...

Brisbane is a B, but otherwise this is a good list.

The Dees midfield is absolutely humming and the forward connection has been much improved. I think we will be hard to beat given the forecast dry conditions.

Exactly. With the draft order roughly known, it’s effectively Petty for Reid, Duursma or McKercher or no deal.

You gave pick 2 for completely cooked Carey!

3x!

Is Fullarton more of a ruckman or full forward? Is he fast enough for AFL?

I think he is a normal unrestricted free agent. The compensation will reflect his age, salary and the length of the new contract. Free agents who do not generate any compensation are typically over 30.

Jordon is a good ordinary player. He makes good decisions, has good hands and is a good kick. I think he is being undersold here due to playing poorly in the Carlton final. He was coming fourth in the Melbourne best and fairest last year to round 18. I would have preferred him to stay.

Gee wiz, this trade will be a steal. A top 12 player for a third rounder!

I doubt we have even had a discussion with Adelaide. We don't know what picks we will have and our players are just going though exit interviews. In the end, it will be a third rounder. And we will just keep Petty then!

We won't trade Petty unless we get a gun key forward or Harley Reid in return (or his foot is stuffed). We are chips in on going for the flag next year with May and Gawn both turning 32. It will be a third round pick for McAdam.

We are not trading for Bryce Gibbs here. A third round pick is fine and move on.

This is such a bogus argument. Picks will be flipped into 2024 or consolidated to get higher in the draft this year. Just because Adelaide won’t use the pick at the draft doesn’t mean it has no value to them. As with most AFL trades, the receiving team will only pay 80 cents in the dollar...

#22 will fall to #26 after all the academy and FS selections and seems about right. That said, Melbourne have too many picks in this draft already and will look to consolidate up or defer picks to 2024. Dees might prefer a deal including F1; F2 and F3; or to shuffle up this year. What is the...

If it was the other way around I would prefer to take the skinny kid from Brighton Grammar.

North gave up #1 for #2 (and more) last year and still got the player they rated top of the draft.