Watching a lot of footy over the past month the Umpires clearly have been told to back off the 50 m penalties on Stand and touching the player after the mark. Yesterday Marshall marked on the HBF and the richmond guys basically grabbed him no 50, Mutiple times guys moved on the mark losing balance t...

Was just playing around with things. GC need points for academy players They say this draft the first 7 (exc the 3 academy kids) are stand outs. IF Gresham leaves and we get a second rounder based on what has been mentioned re salary (based on current ladder) In: Pick 5 (1878 PTS) Out: 12,31,50 (214...

Out: Phillipou (RESTED), Caminiti, Brynes, In: Membrey, Ross(if fit) ? Billings or Stocker, Coffield, B: Webster, Cordy, Wilkie HB: NWM , Battle, Coffield C: Hill, Crouch, Wood HF: Bulter, Membrey, Sharman F: Higgins, King, Owens Foll: Marhsall , Steele, Sinclair Int: Ross, Clarke, Windheager, Gresh...

FFS !

- Buddy's 350th
- Cotchin 300th
- Cotchin retires

So all we need now is Reiwoldt to join him and some Geelong player to do the same.

You cant make this up!

Lyon is a proven good coach. He attracts a bit of the tall poppy syndrome by his rather pompous and smug way of talking to the media. It’s pretty clear to me that the team is generally playing better this year than last: especially defensively. I think a case can be made that Lyon’s structure and g...

Time for a couple young guys to have a week off as the full first season is really showing now. Phillipou and Camaniti both need a week off For next week : In : Membrey, Coffield, Billings, Out: Camaniti, Phillipou, Byrnes, If Howard fit perhaps for Cordy although I thought he did his job ok. Be in...

Time for a couple young guys to have a week off as the full first season is really showing now. Phillipou and Camaniti both need a week off For next week : In : Membrey, Coffield, Billings, Out: Camaniti, Phillipou, Byrnes, If Howard fit perhaps for Cordy although I thought he did his job ok. Be in...

I mean Motlop. Had no idea bloody Carlton have one on their team. There’s like a dynasty of them and we always seem to get rogered by them :roll: Maybe, one of these days, we could recruit a Mudflap, I mean Motlop. Maybe one day we can recruit an Acres and hang onto him. Throwing such a player away...

quickly reaching Hudghton type status

Firstly let me say I HATE losing with a passion. I am also somewhat a realist and had us at best scraping into the 8 and more likely around 12th at pre-season. Therefore by that measure at this point in time we are in front of where I thought we would be. Now if you had us top 6 pre season , then by...

Time for a couple young guys to have a week off as the full first season is really showing now.

Phillipou and Camaniti both need a week off

For next week :

In : Membrey, Coffield, Billings,
Out: Camaniti, Phillipou, Byrnes,

If Howard fit perhaps for Cordy although I thought he did his job ok.

Crikey have i just entered the North Melbourne chat room, needing to clean out as already in the cellar. Jones - gone injuries Gresham - FA - if Carlton silly enough to offer him a contract that gets us a second rounder then go McKenzie - See Jones body cooked Campbell - Gone- Ruck coach listed with...

Retro round around the corner thought I would put out to everyone to see who is willing to admit which players they got terribly wrong at the start either rated and weren't as good or didn't rate and were good. For me didn't rate and ended up good: Shannahan - watched first couple reserves and senio...

For the first time this year i actually think there are a few options. Obviously training tomorrow will determine fitness of a few however it makes for some tough decisions. Hill, King, Membrey, Hayes, Coffield all seem likely options. Firstly looking at Carlton - Forward they have Curnow, DeKoning ...

Robbo is like a ember in a fire pit trying to stay relevant, first smashes Gary Lyon for making a joke and now this. He may potentially kill the show unless he is moved on. Like the fact not rated or respected - Carlton will be tough although due for a down one after being up so long, richmond hate ...

Out: Sharman (inj). Jones (inj), Caminiti (SUS)

IN: Gresham(sub), Hill, King,Membrey

Byrnes /stocker (sub)

Looked small with key big forward .
Least Mckay out so shouldn't be exposed this week.

5. Steele
4. Sinclair
3. Windy
2. MArshall
1. Owens

Somehow we are in 6th at the end of round 19. Following a brave effort against Melbourne we have had 2 sub standard performances. - Lyon and crew can coach, and won us the game yesterday. Having Marshall take the ruck and then push forward post centre bounce changed everything forward and also gave ...

Speaking about forward lines, how good did we look when Marshall went to full forward? Finally some height. I had Tom Campbell in my Round 1 team and I still think he should be in there at full forward so that we have some height to kick it too. I know I know, he's not a forward. But he adds struct...

In fairness he played on the wing where he is really an inside mid.

Is he the star many feel he is, no - much like Sharman. A good depth player at AFL level. Dunstan still is on Melbourne list and is exactly the same.
someone like a North may look at him as an inside mid as they need that.

Probably Billings then

Guess the bench

Is butler Rested and they are just wanting to make sure Billings gets through training today ?

Clark, Billings, Windy, Grehsam

Sub Brynes - gives most flexibility out of what is left there

Stoker Campbell Brynes

Eleni Generally gets the Sunday Graveyard shift games. She is one who has benefited form 4 umpires by having 9 extra spots each week.

Watching Richmond v WC last week you had the Stkilda dreaded Quinella - Eleni and Fisher.

Geeze we've got a big list of players I wouldn't mind letting go. Daniel McKenzie (Restricted Free Agent) - Cooked, retire Hunter Clark - Two year extension Jack Bytel - One year extension or trade for any pick under 40 Jack Peris - One year extension Jade Gresham (Restricted Free Agent) - Unsure. ...