B.M wrote: ↑Tue 02 Jul 2024 6:33pm Sydney got

Blakey (pick 10) matched bid
Heeney pick 18
Mills pick 3

That’s the only top 5 pick they had for over a decade

They developed those kids through their academy pathway

Got Heeney after playing in a GF I’m sure we’d look a lot better getting Dusty after 2009.

whiskers3614 wrote: ↑Tue 02 Jul 2024 2:21pm Why put them in wrong holes to start with?

Young players playing games before ready they will be much better next season and the dead wood cut.

If you are saying Sydney only succeeded due to 3 academy picks (which they bid matched) you’d be mistaken Shrewd trading, good drafting, good development , well coached and very well run! Unlike us who got priority picks for being inept, mismanaged those picks So pretty much the opposite And they w...

B.M wrote: ↑Tue 02 Jul 2024 11:44am Yeah, I am mistaken

They have only had 1 selection inside the top 5 in the last Decade
Mills (3)

And only a few inside the top 10
Morris (6)
Blakey (10)

Regualr access to top end talent no matter ladder position. Heeney Mills Blakey etc A bloke by the name of Buddy Franklin they purchased.

B.M wrote: ↑Tue 02 Jul 2024 11:34am Longmire is a proven coach. Sydney have never bottomed out. I think they have only had 2 top 5 picks in the last decade!

You're taking the piss surely.

Interesting but Clarkson has done nothing at North that I couldn't do. Similar with Pagan at Carlton or Malthouse. Hardwick was fantastic at Richmond until they were no good.

Longmire well how hard would it be to coach the Swans get top 5 talent for free each year.

Vortex wrote: ↑Mon 01 Jul 2024 6:56pm Free Agency has been one of the worst inventions the AFL could have introduced for poorly run clubs like ours. It only gives power clubs more premierships.

For small clubs like ours no matter how they are run.

Watch next year when the pegs go into the correct holes.

I am willing to bet we finish in contention next season. Fine tuning our defence getting games into Pou in the number one mid role weeding out elder players at the expense of wins.

Reckon we’ve seen this before and it works.

It's not just Max King, though ... our young players stagnating and not developing, that's our main problem. We have no system ... we don't link up, we're not playing/gelling like a team. We're locked into a negative, reactive mindset and low scoring game style. That’s just not true. NWM is excelli...

Keep it unfair I think. Why should it be a level playing field.

Given he has little to no support up forward it makes it extra tough. The morons complaining about him playing from behind should take note of the last two contests he had. You need to get to a game from time to time Curly and stop basing opinion on what you see on the Telly. At least get the nurse...

Given he has little to no support up forward it makes it extra tough.

The morons complaining about him playing from behind should take note of the last two contests he had.

Commentators showed this and said Steele just gave up Did they highlight everything Steele did well? Easy to highlight 1 or 2 errors or poor efforts....but everyone makes them Jack Sinclair was our best on ground, but he gifted Port Adelaide a crucial goal when scores were even. It gave Port the mo...

Our best mid is given a defensive role, and got touched up. Says it all! Just lies. Shhhh Curly, the adults a talking, stick to throwing your toys out of your cot about the umpires :lol: Stop lying. JHF got voted BOG by the coaches, Steele didn't get a vote... Oooops! :lol: He got 6 votes so hardly...

Think he's got to heavy. He also gets the second best lock down back each week.

King was the target only once in the forward 50 in the first half and Marshall had 3 goals make of that what you will.

Thread closed due to stupidity Truth hurts Teflon. Are Port such a good team that it’s realistic that we haven’t beaten them at our dungheap since 2010 and in Adelaide since 2011 (unless the count the fake COVID season). Why is it that their players, despite no Dixon or Pepper to name a few, can ra...

He’s looked at two totally separate incidents and given his opinion. I’m not sure what you’re looking for here. The Windhager one I thought was 50/50 and if you think that wasn’t a free to Marshall, you need to learn the rules. Yep, and his opinion is so unashamedly skewed that it is totally invali...

The_Dud wrote: ↑Mon 01 Jul 2024 11:09am

CURLY wrote: ↑Mon 01 Jul 2024 11:01am

The_Dud wrote: ↑Sun 30 Jun 2024 9:14pm Our best mid is given a defensive role, and got touched up.

Says it all!

Just lies.

Shhhh Curly, the adults a talking, stick to throwing your toys out of your cot about the umpires

Stop lying.

He’s looked at two totally separate incidents and given his opinion. I’m not sure what you’re looking for here. The Windhager one I thought was 50/50 and if you think that wasn’t a free to Marshall, you need to learn the rules. Yep, and his opinion is so unashamedly skewed that it is totally invali...

Explain your point and I’ll let you know if I missed it. His point is this. StKilda player gets no prior gets tackled holding the ball. The Dud ~ So stupid the players so slow no awareness Opposition player takes a bounces gets tackled swung 3 times then goes to ground umpire ball up. The Dud - ump...

JHF was shown pushing Steele off the ball, Steele stopped dead and watched Henry try to go with The Iceman but couldn't get near him. Commentators showed this and said Steele just gave up So Henry was in best position to run down JHF what would have been achieved if Steele ran behind them? I'm sure...

The_Dud wrote: ↑Sun 30 Jun 2024 9:14pm Our best mid is given a defensive role, and got touched up.

Says it all!

Just lies.

Just imagine, one week complaining that Windy standing 5m over the mark is not a 50 and should be a warning, then the next week saying a player getting up off the ground handing the ball to a teammate is a 100% legit free and goal and nothing to see here 😂 Absolute clown show! 🤡 Yet today they allo...