This is too good, we actually have hierarchy at the club making excellent decisions. Good times ahead.

Really hope that Higgins comes to us. Statistics may say that Lonie / Billings do alright, but I wouldn't trust having either of them playing for us in a GF, I reckon they are too soft. Small guys, small bodies, they will go missing. I would trade them both while they have value. Nothing personal, I...

If we get this guy it’ll be massive.

He plus Crouch can both play forward / midfield and it’ll do away with Lonie which is great. We can only afford to have 1 pigeon holed small forward (Butler) and no more.

Keep Kent and Hind a reserves in case of injuries .

Would arguably be our best midfielder and definitely top 3 next year. Massive win for us. Paton Howard Wilkie Coffield Carlisle Long Hill Steele Jones Gresham Battle Billings Butler King Membrey Marshall Crouch Clark Hannebery Ryder Dunstan Sinclair Midfield rotations Crouch, Steele, Jones, Hill, G...

Just watched the highlight reel and none of his midfield work really excited me. Particularly if we pay him $600k-$700k it sounds like overs. However, I did like his ability to kick it through the big sticks. So he'll probably spend a lot of time rotating through the forward line. This will probably...

He's out of contract .. and by all reports will remain at Geelong.

But I reckon he'll be a star , already looks the goods at 22 years of age.

Midfielder who can kick goals.

Worst thing we could do is offer more money than Geelong and make them stretch their own salary to re-sign him.

IN: Battle, Savage OUT: Ryder (injured), Long (suspensed) I wish Longy doesn’t get suspended but as we all know the game has turned soft. Battle can play forward and give Marshall a chip out in the ruck when he needs a breather. Savage is a close like-for-like replacement for Long. I am guessing Ba...

Sounds like he could be on the way out from WC.

If so, should we take him for 2 years?

31 years old.

Hill on 1 wing and Jetta on the other.

Stats can be misleading. Kent set up a couple of scoring opportunities that didn't register as stats. With 2:50 left in the 2nd quarter Kent did a toe tap to Brad Hill which led to a Paddy Ryder goal. With 8:10 left in the 3rd qtr Kent slapped the ball to Sinclair which led to the Geary goal. He was...

IN: Battle, Savage
OUT: Ryder (injured), Long (suspensed)

I wish Longy doesn’t get suspended but as we all know the game has turned soft.

Battle can play forward and give Marshall a chip out in the ruck when he needs a breather.

Savage is a close like-for-like replacement for Long.

Love this guy. Aggressive. Hard. Crazy. Old school. Keep it coming Longy!!! Becoming my favourite player.

This ecaxtly the player we need for our immediate and urgent shortfall in the midflied. Caldwell would only be good to us in 2 or more years, us being a top quality side in 2021. The development of this list will stall or go into a holding pattern at best if our midfield has to rely on the likes of...

We can dream ... right? QF1: *PORT ADELAIDE* v Geelong QF2: Brisbane Lions v *RICHMOND* EF1: *WEST COAST* v Collingwood EF2: *ST KILDA* v Western Bulldogs SF1: *GEELONG* v West Coast SF2: Brisbane Lions v *ST KILDA* PF1: Port Adelaide v *ST KILDA* PF2: *RICHMOND* v Geelong GF: *ST KILDA* v Richmond ...

If we get in is there any chance we just "Bradbury " it. With close to no injuries, we doing Doggies 2016 run from 7th? The dogs did finish 7th, but that was on 15 wins, only 2 behind the ladder leaders. They also won 3 of there last 4 H&A games. I’m afraid we’re a long way from that ...

Making the finals and losing is better than not making the finals at all. We just need to bank the experience into these kids and making the finals in 2020 will fast track us

We should definitely go for Saad, his quick movement and take the game on suits our game style and he and Long can team up wonderfully with Butler, Hill, Gresham etc. But to say we could get him as a straight swap for Ross, you are kidding. Why would Essendon want to swap a player who can run fast, ...

I think we should save money in the cap which we'll need for our rising stars, so I wouldn't want to go for a Williams (GWS). All we need are 2 gun midfielders and we can contend for a flag in 2021-22. Like I mentioned in another thread, I would actually sound out Mundy for a 2 year contract. He wou...

We should try to get Mundy on a 2-year contract, I don't care that he's 35. Could be the midfielder we need for a flag.

McKenzie would probably come in for Paton as a lockdown small back pocket.

I think it'll just take time, as these guys need to gel. Let them run around with each other this year and learn each other's styles / strengths / weaknesses. Next year they'll click. At the moment they just need to rack up time together and as Ratten said, they need to dish it of to him. Get him in...

I don't think so, "hardness" .. it's not something that can be taught.

the good thing is that we have always had an overabundance of half-back-flankers. bring onto the HBF: Roberton / Savage bring into the midfield: Hunter Clark / Long (in bursts) The good thing about Long is his mongrel and effective use of the body, a little bit old school and likes to hope and shoul...

So Joffa, let's say we didn't recruit Ryder, and Marshall does his ACL round 1 , what's plan B?

Anyone else hoping that Roughy comes out of retirement and plays on with us for 1-2 years? I reckon his on-field leadership would be invaluable .

If we finish in our preferred position, it's because having B Hill allowed us to finish in that position