Markworth has massive potential. Pity he didn't get the chance to play 7-10 senior games this year.

So lets work this out. This fitness guy seems to want to go the pies and they seem to want him but Con reckons he is no good even though he has never seen this guy at all. The pies are the richest sporting club in Australia and could get anyone they want and they want out guy but Con knows more eve...

Newnes now is in a similar spot to where Siposs was 12 months ago. He seems likely, but nothing is guaranteed. Newnes strung together 12 games in a row in the seniors this year (and never looked out of place), which is something Siposs has never achieved. I'd say Newnes has surpassed Siposs in the ...

'One last push at making the finals' would probably be a more worthy/legitimate debate.

if we trade Fisher and Dal Santo for two more kids it will make a certainty of bottom four. We are certainty for bottom 4 next year regardless - didn't see Dal or Fisher help us this year and they are only going to get worse. But Im interested in 2016 and recruiting two (or 4) good kids now will ma...

Why would you give a 5-year deal (and 750K at that) to a guy who has been chronically injured for close to 18 months and still isn't going to be recovered for a few months?

He could play for 6 more years... A lot can happen in that time A lot happened between 1998 and 2004 "Could". He'll be 30 at the start of next year, so at the start of the sixth year from now he'll be 35. How many players are still playing at that age? On the other hand, the kid drafted w...

Beekay wrote:

lefty wrote:Could Hurley a key defender for us, perhaps? Wants out of Essendon and went for the Saints

Will anybody trade with Essendon?

I doubt it.

Another point on the rookies. The club has had two years to study them. They should know by now who is worthwhile continuing with and who is not. Those kept at this stage should be promoted. They dont need more than two years as rookies. But if you like a rookie as a player and think he's still dev...

Con Gorozidis wrote:I still reckon the abysmal recruitment record from 2006-10 wasnt his fault.

Where was the Board? Where was the CEO? Where was the Footy Mgr? Where was the Recruiting Mgr?

Totally agree. Said management structures are put in place to identify when things are going awry.

Geelong have plenty of small forwards and they do alright The difference is that Geelong's "small forwards" (Stokes, Motlop et al) all are able up the ground and play through the midfield (ditto Hawthorn's smalls and Sydney's). Guys like Saad, Milera, Milne, and TDL are all unable to do t...

Why does he need to sacrifice endurance to be more 'explosive'?

It's true that he dropped a couple that he should have taken today, but he would've taken a few more than he did if the delivery was a bit better to. Look at the service guys like Jesse White were getting at the other end.

The good thing about Minchington is that, unlike Saad and Milera, he looks like a small that could run through the midfield regularly.

Siposs - what went wrong? He needs to become a more rounded player, that just being a forward that takes the occasional mark, or kicks a good finishing goal. This sums up his game perfectly. What he does, he does very well. His skills make everyone swoon over him because they are so far above many ...

bergholt I'm not sure how you distinguish between 'Developing' and 'Rookies'. In the 2014 "list" you have Rhys marked down under 'Developing' yet I'd say the likes of Webster, Ross, Saunders and Wright have all shown more development this year than Rhys.

Hayes, Lenny - I would like him to stay but I think he's gone. Milne, Stephen - Gone. Blake, Jason - Gone. Fisher, Sam - Stay until the end of 2015 Koschitzke, Justin - Gone. Riewoldt, Nick - stay until the end of 2015 Montagna, Leigh - Stay for as long as possible. Dempster, Sean - Stay until the e...

Ball and Goddard are the key ones. You don't let champions of your club walk away.

Steven, Joey and Dall all battled hard but a lot of their possessions were just sweeping up around half-back.

These midfielders and Lenny were OK, but our ball use meant that we had spend 3/4 of the game defending in our back half.

BigMart wrote:
A part of being a fan, is the ability to make comment, and discuss the club.... Not to find solutions...

Agree 100%.

Too often people confuse criticism of the club with not supporting the club. You can criticise the club and still support it wholeheartedly.

Stanley needs to find the attitude to compete. No matter where he has played this year he just doesn't have the attack on the footy or the man that's required. Until he learns how to compete then position is a bit irrelevant

Yeah Siposs has been one of the most disappointing aspects of this year. Gotta' lift.

saintspremiers wrote:
Of the 22 players that day, 12 are still playing vs Geelong tonight, but importantly most of the defensive third has gone.

That's why it's baffling that winning 3 games this year so far is acceptable. Should have won more.

BigMart wrote:Would really like the best available player at #3 and then the best available at pick 21 and keep it that simple.

I'd like to see us deal our way up from pick 21.

It all depends on if they think Boyd is a once in a generation type forward. Pick 3 will get us a very good midfielder, which we are in desperate need of.

Anyone know how deep this draft is quality wise?

Bernard Shakey wrote:I've seen a few wins down there. My worst memory is GAblett Snr sending Kristian Bardseley to the plastic surgeon in 1996. The mongrel got five weeks.

That was nasty. Wasn't as bad as when he dogged Nathan Burke in the 91' elimination final though.