Surely you dont think SAF's success is due to cash flow? Did he have advantages over bottom feeders, absolutely. But he spent as much as the others at the top and reigned supreme. 9c. Convince yourself that your success has nothing to do with money and resources and everything to do with your own ge...

A player is never above a club, you do whatever is best for the club. End of. I don't really know how, loyalty, commitment, tradition, honour, affects the players. I assume it has some significance -- it obviously has massive significance for fans. A some stage, maybe 200 games, surely we need to dr...

If the offer we get is above the club's valuation of Dal, of course we should trade him.

And no it doesn't have to 100% guarantee anything, if the list managers think it makes us 1% more likely to trade we should do it.

This is the best post I have read of your 9918. But as I said I dont want to be a retirement village for the class of 09 so players can cruise around and go through the motions getting some superannuation and the fans can get a thrill one day a year with 'send off games' and 'tributes'. Screw that. ...

Surely that is everyone who is not Jack Steven or younger?

plugger66 wrote:SW has told everyone that if they want to leave they can. My sources suggest Dal is interested in leaving and is just about gone. The complete rebuild is on now.

This x10000000000000. The equation is simple, is trading Dal Santo for pick whatever going to make us more likely to win our next premiership. If yes, trade. If no, don't. Service, not service, whatever. The clubs point of being is to win premierships, something it has been obviously beyond poor in....

I wouldnt, he was my favourite player but completely out of our recruiting target zone.

Agree re Rhys, he is a second ruck/forward. Would not entertain the idea of Currie unless it was as a rookie spot after getting delisted by North... But in no way is he a sweatener to any deal with North involving Dal... If McEvoy is moved on (which Im dead against as a big fan of his), at least tha...

He is a hack, do not want.

Also, you can be patient, draft well and still be aggressive.

We weren't really into 22 year olds last time around. He kicked a lot of goals in his second season, true. But he is still kicking a goal a game, gets it 24.4 times a match and has 8 contested possessions a game. I think he has worked out where to run, like you said. Very good player. Im not sure th...

Im not sure that is true. This season has been his best by a street, but every season since his first he has kicked more goals (than his first), had more possessions by a fair way etc. It also concerns me that his best season was his first season. ( four seasons ago ). From all the other stuff you h...

If he isn't on the senior list next year I am headed for the westgate.

He is 33 not 23, you could make a very decent argument for him retiring regardless... He's probably been forced out which is the right call given the charges I say you are very close to 100% right. If after his day in court he is proven innocent and has had to retire prematurely a lot of people will...

Newnes had a very good year. Future skipper.

Mick Still is a ripping kid, Essedon's treatment of him was an eye opener. I'm really not that fussed about picks 55 and 73 and I wouldn't see the point of delisting any of Dunell, Maister, Milera or Pierce to use that pick. ( I think 3 of them are contracted anyway ). I'd be hoping that we can do a...

34, on and off this year and runs one way. been a gun but it is time.

The Fireman wrote:Why? he is an integral part of our team and is leaving too early.

Bloke in first game struggles in shock.

He would be the best possible target in our desired age group. The club is direlict in their duty if they don't at the very least look into getting him!

Gilbo going ok. Strange move though.
It make absolutely no sense to upgrade a rookie then not play him. I can not fathom it at all.

According to AFL twitter, no late change. Milne sub.

Why would they upgrade Shenton and not play him. Surely he has to come in, surely?

The penalty should simply reflect the code. Whether that needs tinkering or not doesn't really affect Saad. He was taking a banned substance on game day, he doesn't deserve compassion in his sentence. Otherwise you'd have a lot more players rolling the dice and claiming it was an "accident"...

To be fair, I reckon more people leave this site due to you, Sir Plugger, than Wayne42... This site borders on idiotic purely because 90% of the posters hang on pluggers every word. The choice is yours, but, it does reflect on your knowledge of AFL football, undermanned style Can I suggest not many ...

It is easy to make excuses, neither deserve them. They both ingested PEDs, they both deserve the bans they received.