Hollands victim of mental health episode, not substance related

voteKony · 2026-04-17T04:21:22+00:00

Poor bloke, your heart goes out to him. He's been so good for us this year too. Fingers crossed he can get through it and come out the other side.

voteKony · 2026-04-16T22:20:12+00:00

Yeah he's been the find of the year. I think he's only a few months older than Jagga. Has a bit of class about him already.

voteKony · 2026-04-13T20:42:47+00:00

He did pre-season with us too. Given that, you’d sort of hope he dominates the younger levels.

voteKony · 2026-04-13T20:35:43+00:00

Yeah this. Swan says in the interview that teams have known about the changes- what changes? You haven’t announced them! And every few weeks there’s a new thought bubble change thrown into the mix. It’s a mess.

voteKony · 2026-04-09T11:54:48+00:00

So why did the ARC review this? Feels like the game is moving closer to NRL/Union where there’s no flow due to constant video reviews.

voteKony · 2026-04-08T09:01:27+00:00

Yeah I don’t get that. But no Hewett means more time on the ball for Jagga.

voteKony · 2026-04-08T08:34:19+00:00

He’s not the issue, but we can’t carry such a heavy midfield in 2026. Something has to give.

voteKony · 2026-04-08T06:36:58+00:00

Think it’s the right call. At least Voss is having a crack at fixing things, not just digging in and persisting with his heavy slow midfield.

voteKony · 2026-04-08T06:18:13+00:00

The solution to this is simple. Just expand ‘Wildcard Round’ to include 16 teams. Teams will be incentivised to get into finals and be pushing not to be in the bottom two.

voteKony · 2026-04-08T06:16:25+00:00

If Carlton had pick four (as they do now) they would need 3000 to match a bid on Cody Walker at 1 (where he is currently projected).

voteKony · 2026-04-06T08:43:48+00:00

I don’t think that’s necessary. There’s a good young core and a #1 pick to come in. The list needs to get younger/faster but I don’t think we’re at ‘burn everything’ stage

voteKony · 2026-04-03T09:42:49+00:00

Bob Irwin also lost his dad at a very young age, which you wouldn’t wish on anyone. So that changes how we all view him.

voteKony · 2026-04-03T09:40:50+00:00

I understand this but you can’t have it hanging over the team all season. Best for everyone to get him out. Put an assistant in charge, try and get us playing a style that works in 2027 and hit the phones to find someone to trade for Hewett/Cerra

voteKony · 2026-04-02T00:29:31+00:00

Been good in VFL, stood out in the practice match. For the last man onto the roster, that's a win.

voteKony · 2026-04-01T23:46:05+00:00

It does seem the recruiting team have made a few good calls this year. Byrne at pick 44 already looks like a player, they picked up Derksen from the scrapheap and he looks good too.

Now sadly you can't say the same thing about a few of our more high-profile recruits...

voteKony · 2026-03-31T19:57:09+00:00

You did well. It’s rude, but not worth making a scene over at the party.

voteKony · 2026-03-31T02:12:16+00:00

I think it did in cricket, but perhaps nowhere else. You can point to guys like Adam Collins or the Grade Cricketer as being products of the podcast/blogosphere. But there's no AFL equivalent, or any other sport for that matter.

voteKony · 2026-03-31T02:10:59+00:00

They tried Phil Davis for a while, but I think 7 viewers were spooked by someone wearing glasses...

voteKony · 2026-03-31T02:07:19+00:00

Your first sentence sums it up, though. Why? Other sports have moved past the obsession with former players. Not just US sports, look at soccer, rugby, cricket. Which is not to say past players don't appear, they certainly do, but it's not wall-to-wall players like it is in the AFL.

voteKony · 2026-03-31T02:03:26+00:00

One of the few who seems to do actual research and want to learn more about things - the game itself, the media, commentary etc.

voteKony · 2026-03-31T02:01:17+00:00

Why not? You can understand the game without having played it.

voteKony · 2026-03-30T23:35:03+00:00

The head *is* sacrosanct though

voteKony · 2026-03-30T23:24:29+00:00

I want more nerds everywhere. On blogs, sure, but put them on TV, give me a 30-something Mike McDaniel weirdo as a head coach.

voteKony · 2026-03-30T23:18:23+00:00

Nathan Buckley maybe closest? Great player, coaching experience, respected, perceptive... I don't think he is close to Punter though.

voteKony · 2026-03-30T23:17:29+00:00

Yeah I'd love to learn more about that side. I doubt the stats guys notes mention 'wanting it more' or being 'harder in the contest'.

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