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F111 wrote: ↑

Tue Nov 19, 2019 5:50 pm

C7 confirming plans for the rookie draft.

As is the AFL website (which also states that Brown will by rookied by Melbourne)

Grundy for mine ... the sort of ruckman who turns average mids into very good, and very good into elite.

Hird’s boys were never going to be “encouraged” to aim for AFL and that makes perfect sense. Hird can segue them into an international academy with his growing presence in the soccer scene in Asia and Europe. As for Mason, I get the sense he was simply not up to scratch. I think the next Fletcher l...

Three if you also include Alex Hird.

Sadly, they give a listicle of the Hird boys progress in soccer in every "James Hird Academy" newsletter.

grassy1 wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 16, 2019 11:48 am

Why do I hear this tune dancing through my head?

“Twinkle,twinkle,Little Star”!

Not sure - but if you also start talking to imaginary friends and develop a sudden interest in hunting knives - I'm off...

Anyhow... could someone in the industry advise me on whether this is true? Somewhere in the last couple of weeks I came across commentary that basically said that AFL players are restricted to 38 hours a week training off season and even less during season (I suppose club mandated training). This is...

Strikes me as a Devon Smith type forward - tackles, nippy and likes a goal. Oh and has done both knees (ACL) as opposed to Smith's knee complaints (PCL). Also has a premiership medallion. Problem I have with the rumored pickups is that they don't seem to be addressing our "widely identified" midfie...

As pointed out recently in a similar discussion, our drafting has been hit and miss at best. Since the late 2000s we can name but a handful of hits and sadly a truckload of misses The Hits, players who I consider Above Average bordering Elite have been few and far between with most being Top 10 pic...

Strikes me as a Devon Smith type forward - tackles, nippy and likes a goal. Oh and has done both knees (ACL) as opposed to Smith's knee complaints (PCL). Also has a premiership medallion. Problem I have with the rumored pickups is that they don't seem to be addressing our "widely identified" midfiel...

Walked in day 1 of pre-season, said I quit and left. :lol: Quit on the spot for a lesser role and salary at Collingwood? Sure he did... :roll: Did you read the article you posted? He walked into the club Monday, informed them he was going to Collingwood and left. And its not a lesser role. You're c...

Walked in day 1 of pre-season, said I quit and left. :lol: Quit on the spot for a lesser role and salary at Collingwood? Sure he did... :roll: Did you read the article you posted? He walked into the club Monday, informed them he was going to Collingwood and left. And its not a lesser role. You're c...

boncer34 wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 13, 2019 8:27 am

Walked in day 1 of pre-season, said I quit and left.

Quit on the spot for a lesser role and salary at Collingwood? Sure he did...

grassy1 wrote: ↑

Tue Nov 12, 2019 10:00 am

Did any volunteers with 25 years service get Life Membership at Essendon lately?

No, but they've been offered heavily discounted psychology services.

Bombers assistant quits, set to join Collingwood Daniel Cherny By Daniel Cherny November 11, 2019 — 3.15pm Essendon assistant coach Hayden Skipworth is poised to join Collingwood, informing the Bombers of his resignation on Monday - the first day of Bombers' pre-season training. Former Essendon and...

True,but having Riolli in our side was preferable to him not being in our side.Why did Didoro doubt the word of Longy and Kickett? You'd have to ask him, but it was the year that Sheedy got "sacked". And Sheeds was keen on him. Then along came Matty Knights and Ashley Prescott who had some hair bra...

grassy1 wrote: ↑

Mon Nov 11, 2019 4:19 am

True,but having Riolli in our side was preferable to him not being in our side.Why did Didoro doubt the word of Longy and Kickett?

You'd have to ask him, but it was the year that Sheedy got "sacked". And Sheeds was keen on him.

robrulz5 wrote: ↑

Sun Nov 10, 2019 10:31 am

Thursday games are a good excuse to take Friday off. Only way to get through our games is with a few drinks.

And to put a big perspex sheet in front of the TV.

Laycock, Bradley, Myers, Gumbleton, Shane Harvey, and James Davies...those selections derailed our squad for 10 years. I know it’s a lottery but just think if we had been super smart with our picks. The list below shows players selected after our choice. And there were many other great players we c...

On a cold and boring Sat night, I have gone through the draft since 2000 and have listed our First round picks or our highest pick that year. Better/more longevity players from that year are in brackets after the first pick. In doing this exercise - there was certainly some crap selected, while some...

Great we have now burnt our bridges with a forward that is the most reliable kick in the club and a big backman who has stepped into the breach when Hooker and Hurley were injured. Surely we need some sort of insurance policy and we should have retained them. I'm not that upset they're gone really....