AFL Game Day - Round 2, 2025

[Bornadog]

Hawks have the best development program in the league by some margin. Makes me sick.

How do you come up with that conclusion?

[GVGjr]

What were Essendon smoking when they let D'ambrosio go.

They did offer him a deal but the Hawks placed a premium on his kicking skills and offered him a lot more.
Once they landed him the Hawks let Bramble go.

[GVGjr]

Honestly, D'ambrosio would not be playing this well for Essendon.

Hawks have the best development program in the league by some margin. Makes me sick.

They must do a few things differently. They've been very good at bringing in role players form other clubs and getting them fitter.
I think someone said the other day that they had 13 players from other clubs which doesn't seem a lot because I think we have 11.

Is it a Clarkson or success legacy that gives them a bit of an edge?

[azabob]

How do you come up with that conclusion?

Watching the improvement is c-grade players who improve at Hawthorn. Players such as Chol, Impey, Meek, D'Ambrosio.

It would be a combination of development and understanding of systems.

[josie]

Watching the improvement is c-grade players who improve at Hawthorn. Players such as Chol, Impey, Meek, D'Ambrosio.

It would be a combination of development and understanding of systems.

Also Mitchell is as smug as, however I think he is a very good coach.

[Grantysghost]

Smith out for cats (coke) oh wait I mean (calf)

[azabob]

Also Mitchell is as smug as, however I think he is a very good coach.

Agree Josie. Smug like Nick Watson and Jack Ginivan

[ledge]

Essendon are looking the same old, maybe even worse .
Fumbling , panicking in the backline , looking at the game at the moment I have no idea what Scott has bought to them in the years he has been there .
Looking like amateur hour.

[mighty_west]

This Bombers Crows game could get ugly, as bad as the Bombers look the Crows look impressive, early days but a good chance to sneak back into finals, seem to have a good mix of players.

[jazzadogs]

Crows should have made finals last year but choked in too many tight games.

They've got a really solid side, especially if Thilthorpe and Rankine can play most weeks (singling them out because they missed a lot of games last year).

[Bornadog]

Richmon\d doing what we thought they would be doing this season

[Rocket Science]

#JeSuisSainters

[BornInDroopSt'54]

I wake to a dream, Saints on top of Cats, hell yeh.
Cats kittens without Smith.

[BornInDroopSt'54]

#JeSuisSainters

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Saints Jesuits?

[BornInDroopSt'54]

Richmond exposed by Port, who were well beaten first round.
Therefore Carlton are really crap.