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Fremantle uses Dale Alcock homes as incentive for their players

It was a joke man, not everything is literal. He's got plenty of skill, but i wouldn't label it a strength of his when his disposal is so flawed to the point of it being a major weakness. He's skilled in other areas, but when you can't nail down one of the fundamentals of the game (hitting a...

Also takes some incredible skill to constantly kick the ball over the heads of the leading forwards and never hit a simple target

Bailey Smith has always been a must watch for more reasons than most. But the narrative surrounding the Bulldogs midfield star in 2024 was going to be more tantalising than his famous six-pack. The ramifications of his knee buckling at training on Wednesday aren’t just widespread, that’s too...

To be fair, his selection in the 2022 squad was an atrocious pick based purely on fantasy points and reputation, especially since it was ahead of Libba who had a clearly better season. Macrae was nowhere near the top players that year. It’s been two consecutive years of dwindling performances...

Geez that would be a huge loss for our VFL side, but happy for him to explore opportunities elsewhere if he thinks it gets him closer to an AFL opportunity

This is the struggle for me - I still don’t know how to read notifications properly or how to navigate the boards, so I just click on the “what’s new” tab and see what the latest threads are, then chime in here and there. I like the community and the content, I just struggle to engage

I lost my U14s grand final to a team that included a bloke with a full grown beard, who had his toddlers on the side of the field watching him play. I imagine his proof of age process was somewhat similar to what we saw from Smith

I’m bottling up my melts to be unleashed on the next person to suggest we recruit Tory Dickson as our forwards coach

Honestly you've impressed me with how pointless and stupid this argument is

Yeah honestly I was reading it hoping to see some degree of negativity (like player X couldn't hit a target, struggling to keep up, looked gassed, etc.) You could probably find similar training reports from Bombers fans every year, doesn't mean it translates to H&A season success

Essendon and Pies are two of the more overrated ones on this list. Also wouldn't call Hill or McCreery guns. Hill looks good, but even a Norm Smith is no guarantee of being a star (look at JJ). McCreery is a solid role player who is made to look better thanks to playing in a good system. Like...

I love what O'Driscoll has to offer, but I wouldn't be banking on him playing any significant minutes in the seniors this year, let alone even debuting. I'd think Clarke or Arty would have to be ahead of him, or even McNeil

The NBA system has its flaws, but they do things better than the AFL in a lot of ways (caps on contracts based on hitting certain benchmarks, lottery system for early picks, free agency). There are issues for sure, but it’s a hell of a lot closer to a fair competition than the AFL is

You're assuming that was ever on the table, regardless of whether you want to keep Smith or not

Yeah have to say I really liked Freo’s picks in terms of quality and addressing their areas of need. Simpson could be one of the best value picks of the draft if he stays fit, and Murphy was a massive slider

I’d imagine Jamarra has aspirations of winning a final at some stage in his career

Perhaps because draft watchers don't represent the clubs themselves, and it's a highly subjective exercise, especially once you're past the first round? Ollie Murphy was rated as a mid first in many phantoms, and went at Pick 41. Mitch Szybkowski was featured high on draft boards last year...

You are clearly unfamiliar with fellow Bulldogs ruckman Tim English

A grown adult calling a teenager a piece of shit online because they read some unproven rumours. You sound great

Gutted. Drafted to the club where careers go to die. Could have at least let Richmond take him so he’d have a shot at getting somewhere :(

Saw someone refer to North as the Shinbeggars once, pretty appropriate nickname

There’s so many simple changes they could make to instantly improve it. Change the 20% discount to a 20% premium. Don’t allow a club to ever hold more picks than list spots (to stop the additional trading the Suns did at the beginning of the draft). Only allow clubs to match with picks that fall...

Suns get to match FOUR in the first round, while the wooden spooners don’t get to match even one. And it’s not like West Coast have a strong history of father/son picks. Did well with McIntosh (1989) and Cousins (1995) but had basically nothing since

What's our bet on the best "**** my life" face on a draftee to be leaving their home state? My pick is Collard

I usually forget what time it starts and miss the first few picks. This is the first time I've sat down in advance to watch from the very beginning. I am rapidly realising this was a mistake

Gotta start a bit later so these muppets can do a song though