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Houli looks set to go to Richmond via the PSD.

Atkinson is a list clogger.

Neagle likewise, but I'd prefer him to Jack Anthony...

Any interest..?

(this is a test...)

Surely there will be interest from us in Neagle

Weak year, the best of all of them is Houli. He will be a quality player, and an excellent pick up for the Toigs, PSD pick for him is cheap. If we had an earlier PSD pick I would take him. I still don't understand how essendon failed so badly with him.

As unpalatable as it seems, throw Neagle, Anthony, Thorp and a vew other VFL KP forwards into a lineup and pick the one that has the best chance of turning their career around. I am prepared to back the FD to pick the best one, and to provide them an environment that has the necessary ingredients that their previous club did not.

Neagle is worse than Anthony. We could not do worse than to take Jay Neagle.

Surely there will be interest from us in Neagle

Rookie post for sure.

But the Dons will probably rookie.

Not interested in Neagle. Has absolutely no interest at all in the contest (no 2nd efforts and poor off the ground) and is apparently indifferent on the training track.

If we had an earlier PSD pick I would take him.

Melbourne has four spaces on its player list. Bruce leaving doesn't make any difference because he was a veteran, it only frees up an extra rookie spot.

We currently have #12, #33, #50 and #53 in the ND. The only way to get a PSD pick at all is to forego #53 ... or delist another player.

No to Neagle

No to Anthony

No to Thorp.

Personally I think the club will gamble on Thorp. He has the pedigree if not much else. I hope they keep a very tight leash on him.

With Neagle we would be getting another Miller. Thorpe I think would be a gamble worth taking for the right price and if he didn't expect to be an automatic starter.

Neagle doesn't put in half as much effort as Miller did.

If he was to, he might actually succeed.

Melbourne has four spaces on its player list. Bruce leaving doesn't make any difference because he was a veteran, it only frees up an extra rookie spot.

We currently have #12, #33, #50 and #53 in the ND. The only way to get a PSD pick at all is to forego #53 ... or delist another player.

Then Forego 53, still value for Houli from where I sit.

If you listen to the papers, it seems we will be doing just that, except not for Houli.

Overall there seems to be a lot of slim pickings in the reject bin this year

Overall there seems to be a lot of slim pickings in the reject bin this year

THIS year ???

if we had too take one and thats a big 'IF' id want thorp neagle is a disgusting footballer i reckon he'd battle at my divy 3 side to get a kick, and jack anthony is roughly the same size as green petterd dunn watts jurrah and bate, yes he may have kicked 50 once but id rather just see how our boys go.... also if it came to having neagle or anthony though id go with anthony just coz neagle is sooo bad!

THIS year ???

We got MacDonald last year. Good value so far. And Jurrah too though he ended up there by accident.

Edited November 9, 201014 yr by america de cali

if we had too take one and thats a big 'IF' id want thorp neagle is a disgusting footballer i reckon he'd battle at my divy 3 side to get a kick, and jack anthony is roughly the same size as green petterd dunn watts jurrah and bate, yes he may have kicked 50 once but id rather just see how our boys go.... also if it came to having neagle or anthony though id go with anthony just coz neagle is sooo bad!

IF we had to take one: Maybe Neagle, based purely on the fact that I feel Collingwood got the best out of Anthony when he kicked 50, they have been a well resourced and a well coached club over his time there. Essendon have been well resourced and poorly coached. I have no doubt Neagle has more to offer than what he has shown, but it will need to be significantly more to make it a worthwhile option.

With Neagle we would be getting another Miller. Thorpe I think would be a gamble worth taking for the right price and if he didn't expect to be an automatic starter.

Chalk and Cheese.

THIS year ???

Indeed.

We got MacDonald last year. Good value so far. And Jurrah too though he ended up there by accident.

Your comment was on overall. MacDonald is so-so. Jurrah was the previous year to JoelMac and is an exception to the case but the rest of the PSDs in both years were very much same same.

If forced to choose between Thorp, Anthony and Neagle I'd lean towards Thorp because, to some degree, injuries may have precluded him from reproducing the ability and form he showed as a junior. If he can get his body (and apparently his head) right, he might be worth a punt with our last pick. But TBH I'd be more optimistic punting on a relative 'unknown' from the VFL, SANFL or WAFL. I'm glad we have a highly competent FD to make these decisions.

IF we had to take one: Maybe Neagle, based purely on the fact that I feel Collingwood got the best out of Anthony when he kicked 50, they have been a well resourced and a well coached club over his time there. Essendon have been well resourced and poorly coached. I have no doubt Neagle has more to offer than what he has shown, but it will need to be significantly more to make it a worthwhile option.

If we had to choose one it'd be Thorp, surely. Neagle has no attitude for training nor for second efforts. Anthony's second efforts are just as bad. Thorp might have some talent hidden amongst the off-field poo. I can't see Neagle's.

Nearly all players have baggage - good "coaches & FD's" handle/manage it - bad "coaches & FD's" blame the player.

The media never tries to bite the hand that feeds it.

If we had to choose one it'd be Thorp, surely. Neagle has no attitude for training nor for second efforts. Anthony's second efforts are just as bad. Thorp might have some talent hidden amongst the off-field poo. I can't see Neagle's.

I think we're all clutching at straws.

How about we bring them all down to AAMI park and play jack in the pack, whoever ends up with the ball gets the gig.

Have seen a bit of him, the kid has no acceleration what so ever, can take a mark although if it wasnt for his size i doubt we'd even know of him.

The quality is low. Hopefully the club continue the focus they have maintained thus far and not look at any of these players unless confident they could see something in them.

If they do, I'll back their decision as I have with Junior, Bruce and many other stances they have taken. I just can't see it coming from an Anthony or Neagle.

I prefer to see the FD rely on having quality foot skills/ball use coming into a forward line that has enough options at his disposal already.

Hearing Paul Hamilton just a second ago on SEN radio...

Apparently both Neagle & Atkinson have both shown over their 10 days of preseason so far, that their training standards are not up to scratch.

I didn't catch the name, but they were given 2 days to improve their attitude & intensity and one of the players didn't even bother showing up to training the next day.

Definitely not what we want at our club.