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Corr and Logue have had very interupted pre seasons. I agree neither looked great today but they will be tested hard round 1 against Dogs forwards. Not to stressed. We just tend to melt over here. Its due to so many poor seasons. We have good reason to be this stressed. Winning would have been...

I think both clubs got a lot out of it. As commentators were saying final few minute drill in real moment important. Eagles did well to hold on when dominated for big chunks. Norths big let down was converting which will be better when not playing at an open venue with huge wind which we will...

Bull is abit of a tweener. He doesn’t seem to be big enough to be KPP but not a small forward or chop out mid like we have been wanting. Darling will be helpful and hopefully draw more in terms of defence then Teakle and Pink. I thought Teakle offered abit more but looking at the stats he really...

Let’s be honest news he resigns will only come after we hear he rejects the saints 10 years 17 mil offer like the rest of the free agents

Even then it doesn’t matter that much. Carlton won preseason cup and finished last. Port lost preseason games against west coast and won 14 straight and finished top 4. I think we (rightfully) are so worried about every detail due to losing so much over past 5 years we make it a bigger deal then...

Goad will just get a learning oppertunity. Worth the chance and assume Xerri will play fairly reduced time. Most important part of the game is no injuries. Duurs maybe is competing for a wing or mid spot. Only thing i hope is that they want to expose him to more mid time and think he will get...

I’ll play Nostradamus for now… skills will be very bad all around on Saturday and fan base will melt online here. Conditions and first preseason practice will make it look particularly bad. That being said I have high hopes for the season. I think compared to previous seasons we have reason to...

KD currently is a better 1 on 1 defender than Chom. The question with Chom is how does he develop. We have Logue and Corr as our 1 on 1 defenders ideally with Chom floating across in front. Scilily has done that for big portions of his career and many more have. He is also young and new to the...

Skills have been a concern for me most pre season. I’m not overly concerned yet. Hard to know if just pressure very good or standard cobwebs at this stage. Last time I went though I thought skills were much sharper. That was 2 weeks ago. Some very nice passages of play.

LDU I would love to see resign and what we have offered is reasonable as that is no doubt the market rate. Hard to ask for a discount on a guy who has endured arguably footy hell for the past 5 odd years. I have mild concerns for him which probably aren’t to different then the masses… Never...

Lets take a swing at finding silver lining with George injury. Which player benefits the most with this? Phillips: If by the time George is returning Phillips isnt locked in best 22 we know what to expect of his career. Year 5 coming up, great off season. Ideally see similar to what Powell did...

Fair call. Only point of difference though is a player like Goater who I view as competition for the same spot contests significantly better. I think fully fit I have Goater ahead of LMAC due to that. Would also suggest Hardeman who is still behind LMAC may pass by end of the year due to...

I think we need a live burning then sage for good omens this season. I’m not above a good bit of pagan ritual here…

I was there last year and have to say intensity up. In particular our ability to lock ball in. Last year was much to one sided. Notes from me to add to the others for the day… Concern from my end was KPD not playing today. Logue, Corr and Archer not out there. I did see someone say Arch was...

There is definitely a player there with Finbar. With him going back I wonder what role they are thinking for him? Utility?

The argy Barty was around a hard bump into Chom was not happy about it and cracked it. Shoulder to shoulder type. I think Payne delivered it maybe

Goater copped it from Chom for poor positioning when Sheez was having a shot at goal

Konstanty I think was rehab group aswell. My takeaways from the match sim aswell were fairly similar. I was abit more forward flank though. FOS who I’ve been alittle concerned about did well to alleviate that. Didn’t get huge amounts but impact and class. Maybe TT without the problems. Laid...

Goad last year in the reserves was a mile off. If he has bulked up and starts competing more aggressively this year it’s a big improvement and big win for him. I think entirely last season I only saw one moment where he sprinted down the wing took a bounce and hit up a nice kick where i saw why...

What days are the training sessions? There doesn’t seem to be a lot about FOS yet out there. Any word on his offseason?

I have Jy as a high half forward. Thats what he played as a Jnr and his best games he has great set shots and goal sense. I think plan at the start of last year was to put him there but our failures in the middle forced him back into the middle. I imagine this year he will rarely rotate in...

Can do that end of 25 not the end of 26. If it’s end of contract it may be easier for a side to deal with Tassie for their pick or AFL will be happy to see him walk there.

Interesting watch into the year. If Eagles are forced to move him end of 25 is the year to do it. Issue if he has no years on his contract is you end up with a Bailey Smith deal. Not sure which way it goes but sound going to be getting very loud after mid year.

Genuinely a huge loss for us at the time.

The big theme this offseason is driving standards. It’s been a message repeatedly said by all who talk to the media. Reality is last year there was no reason for us to improve. The start of the year shouldn’t have come as a surprise to anyone. We lost Cunnington, Ziebell, Goldy, McKay, Hall and...

I would suggest even the highest rated KPP play min games. Look at Cadman, Walter and Read to an extent. I think the ones who do play early usually rely abit more on athletisms... i.e Caddy or are a third option i.e Morris W Dawson was athletic talent but had little in the way of experience...

The most interesting part of this pre season for me is the development of Goad. He looked a mile off last year but upside is obviously there and he is obviously a project. Will be curious to see what he does. Other interesting parts are return of Goater and lesser extent for me George. Hardeman...

LMAC cops it to hard still. Just a whipping boy at this point. Far from our worst. Fills a tough role every week. Not my fav player but finished top 10 BnF with a reason

Sphynx definitely hit the nail on the head. To add to it though part of the reason I think FOS was a good recruit for us is he does have that defensive aspect to his game. Him and Draper were the 2 for me that offered that. LDU and Jy in particular are horrible kicking into the 50. Amount of...

I love George as a player and what I’ve seen at his best. That Pies game for 3qtrs was one of the best individual performances for us as a whole. His biggest issue is the same it has been for the last 2 years. He doesn’t have the engine to run out a game let alone a season. Each preseason...