Nice post Russ. We'll need a step up in fitness and intelligence to play 'heavy metal football'.

I’m assuming no one stellar will drop from the trees. Better players for the Magpies squad is therefore the key and for their new coach to be running ...

Interesting article on Galvin meeting Roger Fabri to find some speed. Good coaching by the Bulldogs or have they bought a dud?

Pretty happy with this one. I wonder if we still get Nathan Brown.

Fitness was better in 2025, aided by the boot camp in preseason. But while we were definitely fitter, you could see several teams who were fitter than...

Taylan has resigned for 2 years. What a relief.

One word - respect. Need to respect the opposition. They thought they’d just need to get on the plane to get the win.

One word - hope. I had too much of it. Great effort just need to play smart and play percentage footy when the excitement levels get up.

One word - competent. We looked like a competent first grade side today. Benji said the team trained hard all week, took a lot of fight and discipline...

Just got members first email. Toa extends for 2 years.

1. Improved roster for both the first grade side and Magpies 2. A more experienced Benji 3. Confident ending to 2025 season

I doubt our guys would have riled up the opposition crowd just for the fun of it. Bulldogs have the worst supporters in the league. Just basic math.

We actually out kicked them by some margin. That had to be cornerstone of a game plan on a terribly wet day.

One word - happiness. This week and next.