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If GWS beat dogs by literally a few points or more we can’t get second. Ideally we need dogs to win, Freo to win by about three goals or more and we can finish second. Potentially we can also finish third so need GWS and Port to lose (Port by three plus goals) otherwise we’re travelling to port...

I wasn’t suggesting the list of retirees was over the top nor do I suspect Kobe was either. With the exception of Stanley (If we don’t get a back up ruckman) understand the point. What I am saying is 9-10 changes is too deep (including young players, players leaving etc). Taking more than five...

All good points and put way more succinctly than me

Not what I’m saying. Yes agree we don’t want to kick the can down the road. However don’t need to do in one hit. The drafting hit/miss is getting better all the time, yes you may pick up a diamond in the rough at 50 or 60 but most likely not at 90 or later which is what you get with too many...

My questions for this post are: If we delist Stanley or he retires who backs up Conway? Do we honestly want to make 8- 9 changes? We don’t want to be taking complete Hail Mary picks that late in the draft. We may trade a player or two in, but six draft picks I think is too many. I know it’s...

Lot of talk about who retires, who’s delisted etc. My question is: I may be wrong but as I understand it we have two live picks at this point, Cegs and Smith are finished so how do we get all these extra picks to delist/retire/trade all these players mentioned in the preceding pages. Menegola...

Must admit I’m always go smacked when players do this, more often than not comes back to bite them. From my observation it’s rarely done by the best players. Big shout out to Ollie Robinson, get a guy out early before carrying on like a complete tool

Agree with this 100%

Exactly, it’s such double standards. The AFL want to be seen doing something to protect players heads, yet a player flying for a mark chooses to put his kness up and smashes an opponent in front, and possibly causing concussion. No case to answer, no duty of care which they keep harping on...

What tackling? have to agree with that

And this is how it started with bumping, look at where that is now? The AFL is jumping at shadows, we must and I believe will challenge this if only because we have so many missing. The only reasonable way to look at this is to consider what Close could have done differently? He didn’t drive...

Except in 2013 we didn’t even play in the GF. Big difference In any case anyone who has played at any level or watched football know sometimes the footy gods abandon you. Sliding door moments, if we had done things in 2008 or 2013 differently doesn’t necessarily change things. Both are...

Just went to book social club ticket for the Dawks game. I assume if it’s showing GA entry it means nothing left in the SClub area. In previous years if I booked a ticket 10 days out or so I was usually ok. Seems more demand I assume this year. Unless we have less space allocated, not sure...

Just spit balling here: We traded out picks18,25,38,48, and 55. F2 (range 28-36), F3(range 42-54), F4(range 56-72) player Cooper S. We got Ollie, Bruhn, and Bowes, plus 7 for our trouble Now my crystal ball may be wrong in predicting the range the future picks will be, as I have calculated...

All I will say is this and I can only repeat what was said to me by one of his mates This offer was put to Zach at the end of last year, not sure if this year as well. He was not interested at the time!!!

Clearly you are a little defensive. Not sure who Francis is lol, I was just responding with facts. I am very light, and your entitled response surprises me, enjoying the moment of our momentous win and our magnificent club. I'm so glad I could confirm what you needed, not sure how that is? You...

Oh, this gets quoted so often. these are the facts: Blake was contracted. Mummy was offered way more by Sydney, we couldn't match as it wouldn't fit into the cap. yes we could of offloaded Blake, but he wasn't party to that. to say we would have won a couple more cups is just conjecture and to...

Or he is doing as instructed, you can never do too much stretching. For this type of injury (impingement) stretching and positive recovery is ongoing.

Ita a shame in such a joyous week that we are still bickering over Scott. A good mate of mine gave up his social club membership last year because of our coach and his supposed failings. If only it was that simple, I tend to like to back my side when things don’t go our way. I understand the...

People do realise under AFL regulations you have to name a team Thursday night for a Saturday game. I don't actually think we are playing "Ducks and Drakes", I think we still haven't fully decided our 22 yet. Waiting on slight niggles, MC musings etc. Unfortunately 25 doesn't go into 22 so 3...

Yeah I guess in a way it’s a backhanded compliment to hardly be mentioned when winning and clearly the better side. can be very annoying watching the Cats on TV and their constantly talking about the opposition and barely mentioning Geelong. A good friend and I have a bit of a theory on this...

Very true. However I highlighted this as I believe this is by far the best shape, form and fitness wise we have entered a finals series for a very long time. While many followers think we have stuffed up incredibly over the last decade, I’m not here to debate that, I confidantly believe this is...

This is another example of numbers giving a good picture. Collingwood just scraped into positive numbers for total quarters won for the season 45/88 Geelong has won 67/88 quarters. A high of 75% the most of any team, which suggests while we’ve had a few big quarters our wins are based on...

Not one to beat the chest or get carried away, prefer to look at the numbers. Plenty being thrown around, so i will condense what i think are the key indicators for this game. Geelong have outscored Collingwood by 307 points for the year Geelong had has had 275 less points kicked against them...

Fair enough, I must judge by different metrics but a guy who is leading total tackles by the length of the straight, third in contested possessions, still manages to be in the top 13 for score involvement, sixth in disposals and I won’t go on. As the great Wes Hall was heard to say to the...

I will ask a very simple question? How are people picking Atkins as a possible sub? All due respect I find this ludicrous, in finals heat I want this beast on the ground not cooling his heels on the bench waiting on a possible injury. I can see it now 2 minutes left Geelong desperate for a...

You cannot be serious? Atkins absolutely plays, in any iteration of the team

Surely not going to do that? Rest last game, then finals bye, finals week1 win (hopefully) then another week off. Have guys potentially playing their second game in five weeks? Madness!

That free against Hawkins was ludicrous, mind you I was 150m away. Looked at it again on the big screen and still have no idea why? I really like Max Gawn but i think umpires unconsciously favour him. It has a two pronged impact on me. 1. gets a few frees that are really mind boggling. 2. Frees...