From The Notebook, Round 9: Revisiting predictions

Approaching the halfway point of 2023, it feels like the right time to revisit some pre-season predictions and see what’s changed.

Round 9, 2023 v Port Adelaide: Unblocked exits

Explaining a key difference between good sides and … not so good sides: how to block exits.

For all the focus on Carlton’s ball movement this year, what has gone largely unmentioned is how it was hiding in plain sight last year.

That wasn’t exactly one for the scrapbook.

“I’ve got to say, it’s one of the great games I’ve ever seen if you weigh it all up."

It was largely blowout city or thrilling finish in Round 7, with three topics picked out for this week’s Notebook.

Really, how much can you say about a game like that?

Ultimately it comes down to this: if your team has a flaw, playing St Kilda will expose it.

The player fortnightly focus is back for its next edition. This week it’s nearly a key defender trifecta...

At about this time of year there are a few teams I haven’t checked in on properly.