Ross is not too far away from retirement with rumours circulating he is considering a move Hannebery doesn’t look like he’s at risk of too many games Dunstan could be on the outs Could easily fit both Bytel and Caldwell on the list I speak with Sebby's old man regularly, the rumour is just made up ...

Jack Steele appears to have worked out pretty well for us. He also had an impact as soon as he arrived. Who knows what kind of player Steele would be today if we had the current coaching and development team when he came through our door. How long has Jack been in the system? Highlights the issue p...

... Its worth remembering 10 of his games have come in the year GWS are letting him walk out the door. I'm always suspicious of this strange phenomenon. In these days of free agency, it may be that clubs are more wary of putting time and money into a player if it seems like they're going to leave a...

Inside player who models his game on Joel Selwood. I read another report that said he was similar to Clay Smith at the same age. Bytel is also an inside mid so it will be interesting how that plays out if he ends up at Moorabbin. Jye has played 11 games, Jack has played 3. Who do you rate higher at...

Ross Dunstan Carlsie off if the price is right. We can cover them and gotta give something to get something. Webster I'd like to see what he does in Ratts lead team. He can kick and hard as a cat's head. He'd slot into HBF and Clark goes mid. We've only seen Webster in poor teams, I'd like to see h...

CURLY wrote: ↑Mon 21 Sep 2020 11:45pm

bigred wrote: ↑Mon 21 Sep 2020 11:44pm Is this just to protect the ground or what?

Money

It's always about the money. Always.

Inside player who models his game on Joel Selwood. I read another report that said he was similar to Clay Smith at the same age. Bytel is also an inside mid so it will be interesting how that plays out if he ends up at Moorabbin. Jye has played 11 games, Jack has played 3. Who do you rate higher at...

Ross won't get dropped. Why would it even be suggested? Like you I do not get the Ross hate here. Ross is a decent B grade mid and a walk up start in the team. It’s not a hate thing at all - I agree that he’s an ok B grade mid. My point was that Kent seems to be the one suggested to go out for Jone...

Do they base it on the home and away? Or after the finals? I refer to the 1-6, 7-12, 13-18 streaming of the fixture into hard - middle - easy fixture for ‘21 Actually, I am thinking Geelong, West Coast, Collingwood and Richmond twice next year might not be so bad as they are a bunch of hacks on the...

Step backwards? Ninth, eliminated from finals in the last round would still be a step up from 14th, 16th and 11th (highest achievement of 5 years or so) If you look at where we are today through the prism of disdain for an individual and delight in denying due credit to the work done by the collect...

Step backwards? Ninth, eliminated from finals in the last round would still be a step up from 14th, 16th and 11th (highest achievement of 5 years or so) If you look at where we are today through the prism of disdain for an individual and delight in denying due credit to the work done by the collect...

Strange connection of dots

Anything less than finals would have been seen as a backward step. Next year the expectation has to be top 4.

Looks like we will be playing in Adelaide either way.

I think Carlisle's spot is on shaky ground. Dogs and Pies forward lines could be quelled without Jake's help this week and so bring in some energy. I know its not like for like but the slippery conditions could dictate Zak comes in for Jake. Kent ain't going anywhere, Ratts loves him and the role he...

This is a bit meaningless isn't it? Nobody kicked the ton against us - or (far as I can see) against port or freo or brisbane or richmond or melbourne or north or west coast or gws. You might just as well say we only kicked the ton once this season and that was against Sydney. Most games barely had...

It's not so bad for a bunch of young blokes living and training in Noosa during a very cold Melbourne winter. Probably more difficult for older coaching/admin people with families. Exactly. For the young single bloke, an all expenses holiday at a 5 star resort has been thoroughly welcomed and enjoy...

A very lean year for FAs and we don't have the war chest this year to chase them so what is plan B. The money that assisted cubs can usually throw around is being reduced significantly. Also the days of paying out incomplete contracts is also going to berestricted. This is going to have a significan...

I don't agree. We only got thumped twice. By the girls from sleepy bum bf hollow and the filth. We could very easily have won 3 or 4 other games which would have put us on top of the ladder. I get what you're saying but the ladder doesn't lie, we are a 5th to 8th best side. We had 2 wins from 6 gam...

Really looking forward to how the players go in a final. As I've said elsewhere, this first final is the start of phase 2 of our rebuild and we need to be ruthless with players who don't cut it when it counts. If we can beat the Pies in a final then we will be taken seriously next year when it matt...

I don't agree. We only got thumped twice. By the girls from sleepy bum bf hollow and the filth. We could very easily have won 3 or 4 other games which would have put us on top of the ladder. I get what you're saying but the ladder doesn't lie, we are a 5th to 8th best side. We had 2 wins from 6 gam...

Really looking forward to how the players go in a final. As I've said elsewhere, this first final is the start of phase 2 of our rebuild and we need to be ruthless with players who don't cut it when it counts. If we can beat the Pies in a final then we will be taken seriously next year when it matte...

Do they base it on the home and away? Or after the finals? I refer to the 1-6, 7-12, 13-18 streaming of the fixture into hard - middle - easy fixture for ‘21 Actually, I am thinking Geelong, West Coast, Collingwood and Richmond twice next year might not be so bad as they are a bunch of hacks on the...

I don't agree. We only got thumped twice. By the girls from sleepy bum bf hollow and the filth. We could very easily have won 3 or 4 other games which would have put us on top of the ladder. I get what you're saying but the ladder doesn't lie, we are a 5th to 8th best side. We had 2 wins from 6 gam...

Brings up the whole question of records in this year, shorter games, shorter season odd home and away fixture (no vic home games). Do the records stand up ? Nup. Ridiculous to even go there. Especially a stat about scores above 100. I think with the shorter quarters and one less game it is fairer t...