Indeedy. Was tempted to write in my previous post that picking up Cunnington would be Richo-esque.Joffa Burns wrote: ↑Thu 20 Aug 2020 8:46pmUnder Richos era he'd be a dead cert to land at Moorabbin.saintsRrising wrote: ↑Thu 20 Aug 2020 7:34pmSo Cunnington at 29.......johnearljames wrote: ↑Thu 20 Aug 2020 5:04pm I highly doubt if Hanners (injuries) ........ will get our midfield to that top 4 bracket.
North Melbourne medicos on Thursday abandoned plans to have the two-time best-and-fairest winner return from a painful nerve problem in his back, which had resulted in a lack of strength in his quadriceps.
I'm thinking after the Hannebery & Freeman experiments we may be hun shy at recruiting players with such injury issues and little upside.
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I wanted to reference Kelvin Cunnington into the post but I got beaten to it!st.byron wrote: ↑Thu 20 Aug 2020 9:02pmIndeedy. Was tempted to write in my previous post that picking up Cunnington would be Richo-esque.Joffa Burns wrote: ↑Thu 20 Aug 2020 8:46pmUnder Richos era he'd be a dead cert to land at Moorabbin.saintsRrising wrote: ↑Thu 20 Aug 2020 7:34pmSo Cunnington at 29.......johnearljames wrote: ↑Thu 20 Aug 2020 5:04pm I highly doubt if Hanners (injuries) ........ will get our midfield to that top 4 bracket.
North Melbourne medicos on Thursday abandoned plans to have the two-time best-and-fairest winner return from a painful nerve problem in his back, which had resulted in a lack of strength in his quadriceps.
I'm thinking after the Hannebery & Freeman experiments we may be hun shy at recruiting players with such injury issues and little upside.
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This is why we don't win flags.
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Looking at our team moving forward, I think we are looking pretty good.
Wilkie Howard Paton
Coffield Battle Long
Clark Jones Hill
Billings ??? Gresham
Butler King Membery
Marshall Steele ???
INT: Hind Bytel ??? ???
- I feel we need 2 quality mids.... Zac Williams would be a good start
- Another Ruckman
- And A quality CHF or CHB.... Clavarino or Austin might be able to step up
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Coffield Battle Long
Clark Jones Hill
Billings ??? Gresham
Butler King Membery
Marshall Steele ???
INT: Hind Bytel ??? ???
- I feel we need 2 quality mids.... Zac Williams would be a good start
- Another Ruckman
- And A quality CHF or CHB.... Clavarino or Austin might be able to step up
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Cunnington won Nth Melbourne's B and F (Syd Barker) last year and polled 10 Brownlow votes. How can he be injury prone if he won it less than 12 months ago?
He's out this year but so are lots of players at many clubs of many ages.
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Yep this may well be why we don’t win flags. Cunnington won the N.M B&F LAST year in a team which finished 12th. Odds are, in an injury affected year he’s past his best. Jack Steven won our B&F in 2018 and look at him now. This year Cunnington can’t get on the park (3 games) and next year he’ll be the wrong side of 30. Top up players like him should not be a priority.johnearljames wrote: ↑Thu 20 Aug 2020 9:48pmCunnington won Nth Melbourne's B and F (Syd Barker) last year and polled 10 Brownlow votes. How can he be injury prone if he won it less than 12 months ago?
He's out this year but so are lots of players at many clubs of many ages.
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I’d trade Hannebery for himjohnearljames wrote: ↑Thu 20 Aug 2020 9:48pmCunnington won Nth Melbourne's B and F (Syd Barker) last year and polled 10 Brownlow votes. How can he be injury prone if he won it less than 12 months ago?
He's out this year but so are lots of players at many clubs of many ages.
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Yeah me to but we can't have bothskeptic wrote: ↑Thu 20 Aug 2020 10:03pmI’d trade Hannebery for himjohnearljames wrote: ↑Thu 20 Aug 2020 9:48pmCunnington won Nth Melbourne's B and F (Syd Barker) last year and polled 10 Brownlow votes. How can he be injury prone if he won it less than 12 months ago?
He's out this year but so are lots of players at many clubs of many ages.
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His back is f***ed. Nerve damage i thinkjohnearljames wrote: ↑Thu 20 Aug 2020 9:48pmCunnington won Nth Melbourne's B and F (Syd Barker) last year and polled 10 Brownlow votes. How can he be injury prone if he won it less than 12 months ago?
He's out this year but so are lots of players at many clubs of many ages.
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What about Bryce Gibbs?
Should we recruit him for 3 years?
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I bet if you asked some supporters whether Rooy should make a comeback they’d be all for it
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Yeah funny. Blokes retired.Joffa Burns wrote: ↑Fri 21 Aug 2020 11:44amWhat about Bryce Gibbs?
Should we recruit him for 3 years?
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True. They just need to think back on the worst comeback ever, Plugger's. Not only was it sad & hard to watch, he ruined a very easy to remember number for most goals kicked...1357.
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it's rare S*K* but I agree with you
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HAIRLARITY STOPS WITH MESecret Kiel wrote: ↑Thu 20 Aug 2020 11:39am Rule number one: Never recruit a balding player. Full crops of hair only.
The more you know, the more you know you don't know.
When I was a young child, I knew that I knew so much about so much.
Now that I am old and know so much more, I know that I know so much about so little, and so little about so much.
If you are not engaging AI actively and aggressively, you are doing it wrong.
You are not going to lose your job to AI.
You are going lose your job to somebody who uses AI.
Your company is not going to go out of business because of AI.
Your company is going to go out of business because another company used AI.
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So if we were offered the Three Stooges as a package deal, you would only take Moe ?Secret Kiel wrote: ↑Thu 20 Aug 2020 11:39am Rule number one: Never recruit a balding player. Full crops of hair only.
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Probably not deliberately but due to my trichology bias I have a prejudice against poor hair follicle health so yeah Moe would probably be the only one I'd pick.George27 wrote: ↑Fri 21 Aug 2020 9:39pmSo if we were offered the Three Stooges as a package deal, you would only take Moe ?Secret Kiel wrote: ↑Thu 20 Aug 2020 11:39am Rule number one: Never recruit a balding player. Full crops of hair only.
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Zac Williams (Clark to move to mid) or/& Josh Kelly if possible.footynut wrote: ↑Thu 20 Aug 2020 9:34pm Looking at our team moving forward, I think we are looking pretty good.
Wilkie Howard Paton
Coffield Battle Long
Clark Jones Hill
Billings ??? Gresham
Butler King Membery
Marshall Steele ???
INT: Hind Bytel ??? ???
- I feel we need 2 quality mids.... Zac Williams would be a good start
- Another Ruckman
- And A quality CHF or CHB.... Clavarino or Austin might be able to step up
Bailey Williams from WCE as ruck/fwd......peninsula boy to come home after apprenticeship training with Nic Nat....close to coming into eagles side now, has big leap & good skills....good combo going fwd with Roma
Battle to CHB when Carlisle finishes up.