Hird had serious serious injuries in his last year as a junior thus was not looked at by other clubs. Furthermore Essendons board had a vote at the end of the 1991 season on whether to delist him and if I remember correctly the board voted 5-2 to get rid of him. Sheedy cracked it and overrode the board to keep him.

I think like Tom Brady in the NFL is just a case of one in a million.

Oddly enough, some people think he was a bit of a d!ckhead at Michigan and needed a kick up the arse and being a 6th round pick after winning a couple of bowls in a lean QBs year apparently did that.

[censored]. Sure it is harder for some people to put on bulk than others, but it's not impossible like you're suggesting - he just has to put more effort into his training and more specifically his diet, than others.

Not quite true! A skinny person can put on weight with a diet - and weights program- geared specifically to weight gain. But that means no long distance running - and the sacrifice of endurance and flexibility.

The "Morton is too skinny" sentiment that has run from thread to thread for the last couple of years is getting a bit tiresome. Cale needs to make better use of his assets - height and running ability- by developing cleaner hands and crisper ball use. .

Neeld started with a blank sheet of paper. We should do the same - and give Morton our support.