2025 Preseason.

[crackedactor 01]

King and Bretton both tip us dropping out of the 8 this year. Keep an eye on them through the season

That makes me feel better about the season. Brerton is the worse judge in AFL history. Just check past predictions.

[KSAS]

King and Bretton both tip us dropping out of the 8 this year. Keep an eye on them through the season

On the flip side, Matthew Lloyd has tipped us to take the next step and win the flag. He cited our coaching change has come at the perfect time and liked what he's seen from Cox. He also mentioned we were clearly the best team in the H&A last season.

[dejavoodoo44]

We were very good last year, except for a couple of games ( I won’t mention the war!) so unless we have a really bad run with injuries, I don’t see what these guys base their opinion on. Have other teams outside the 8 improved that much? I don’t see it. Cox will get the best out of our lads, I’m sure of that.

Yes, the journalists on the AFL site all have us making the eight, although none of them have us making the grand final.

Expert predictions: Cal's huge Pies call, the club tipped to rise - https://www.afl.com.au/news/1274339

The other relevant thing for us, is that a couple of them have Chad winning the Brownlow.

[Roadrunner]

King and Bretton both tip us dropping out of the 8 this year. Keep an eye on them through the season

We were very good last year, except for a couple of games ( I won’t mention the war!) so unless we have a really bad run with injuries, I don’t see what these guys base their opinion on. Have other teams outside the 8 improved that much? I don’t see it. Cox will get the best out of our lads, I’m sure of that.

[royboy42]

King and Bretton both tip us dropping out of the 8 this year. Keep an eye on them through the season

[crackedactor 01]

When and where is this from crackedactor?

Its been alleged that between 2012 to 2022 Frank Costa paid Joel Selwood's salary outside the salary cap rules.Still under investigation.

[dejavoodoo44]

Please noooooooo!!!!!

Sure. Although, occasionally I do get slightly tempted to create a sock puppet account, just to increase "engagement".

[Jimitron5000]

With Geelong breaking the salary cap rules with J Selwood, does it mean we are the 2022 premiership team?

Impossible for Geelong to be charged with breaking the salary cap when they don't have one.

[liz]

I could probably do a pretty close approximation of his views, without inviting him back to the site, if that's any help?

Please noooooooo!!!!!

[dejavoodoo44]

I could probably do a pretty close approximation of his views, without inviting him back to the site, if that's any help?

[imuninformedtwo]

One fascination for the weekend will be the captaincy.

Last year, Rampe filled the breach but would not be surprised if we moved on, with all respect to the great man.

Rowie had the job against the Gold Coast on the weekend and wouldn’t be surprised if he had it again. A great reward if it happens.

We should invite TheBloods back onto the site to get his views …

[Roadrunner]

With Geelong breaking the salary cap rules with J Selwood, does it mean we are the 2022 premiership team?

When and where is this from crackedactor?

[Thunder Shaker]

does anybody know what has happened to No 23 Ned Bowman seems to have vanished from the AFL/VFL team list against Gold Coast
i was really looking forward to seeing him perform !?

He's injured, according to the injury list on the AFL website (quad, 2 to 3 weeks). I have no idea when that happened.

[crackedactor 01]

With Geelong breaking the salary cap rules with J Selwood, does it mean we are the 2022 premiership team?

[UUaswan]

Yeah, I'm not very confident, even though our preseason from has been good. Although, that could be down to me being a big Errol fan, who doesn't really believe that we'll do well without him.

And on injury numbers: in the last five years or so, I don't think Brisbane have ever had as much as ten players on their injury list at any one time. About the worst they suffered, was early last year, when four players went down with season ending injuries, but besides them, I think there was only another couple of players out.

Then almost all of their team stayed healthy for the rest of the year. Hence the momentum that they had at finals time. It'd be nice if we got healthier as the season goes on.

wasn't a dig either but Mills aside, we couldn't have had a better overall run with injuries last year.

We had a couple out here and there but did very well the rest of the time