No Maurie, what has happened is we have a list of players who are not fit enough and have under performed over the last 5 years, whilst being paid top $$$$. Stop thinking everything just happens with draft picks.

AFL dictate much of the payment structure - plus you have to pay legislated % of salary cap. We have a very well managed salary cap payment structure.

Stop thinking everything just happens with draft picks.

Where did I say 'everything just happens with draft picks'?

Can you deny that Carlton's high draft picks over several years and their bonus priority picks have made a considerable difference to their progress?

Edited April 30, 201213 yr by maurie

Where did I say 'everything just happens with draft picks'?

Can you deny that Carlton's high draft picks over several years and their bonus priority picks have made a considerable difference to their progress?

Absolutely Maurie. Which is why our FD should have been beefed up straight after the debt demolition. Tanking without a suitable FD was deplorable IMO.

Better late than never I say.

I tell you what though, I am glad I posted this originally before the St Kilda game - I am still adament that the Demons can make 10th this year.

I am planning on coming down from Brisbane to the MCG on Queen's Birthday to watch Melbourne beat Collingwood.

Better late than never I say.

I tell you what though, I am glad I posted this originally before the St Kilda game - I am still adament that the Demons can make 10th this year.

I am planning on coming down from Brisbane to the MCG on Queen's Birthday to watch Melbourne beat Collingwood.

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Give us 8 teams we are better than...

Looks like the 8 is going to be very tight this year - Adelaide, Carlton, Collingwood, Essendon, Fremantle, Geelong, Hawthorn, North Melbourne, Richmond, St.Kilda, Sydney, West Coast - 12 into 8 won't go.

Essendon, North, Richmond and St. Kilda won't make it. 8 goes in to 8 very nicely.

Looks like the 8 is going to be very tight this year - Adelaide, Carlton, Collingwood, Essendon, Fremantle, Geelong, Hawthorn, North Melbourne, Richmond, St.Kilda, Sydney, West Coast - 12 into 8 won't go.

Beautiful 12 lists to "raid" instead of 8 - we have the gunpowder to be active at the trade table. This is the year of all years to use it. We need to be identifying talent on our hit list now - geez a another top quality "opposition" analyst with a recruiting back-ground would come in useful. Might take a few dollars but it would be well worth it.

Essendon, North, Richmond and St. Kilda won't make it. 8 goes in to 8 very nicely.

Whoever. "miss" out geez they will be motivated - hope they dont miss by much - hehehehe.

I could see a team with excess 1st round draft picks in this draft become the "lynch-pin" deal maker if there was something in it for them. B)

oh yes an an "excess" Ruckman would not go astray either - you always get top picks for Ruckmen. B)

Edited May 1, 201213 yr by Dr Who

I hope Adelaide finish just above us and we can trade our first round compo for Dangerfield!

Better late than never I say.

I tell you what though, I am glad I posted this originally before the St Kilda game - I am still adament that the Demons can make 10th this year.

I am planning on coming down from Brisbane to the MCG on Queen's Birthday to watch Melbourne beat Collingwood.

pft, that will mean winning 10 out of the remaining 17.. and we are a massive chance to lose the next 6 in a row

you must be smoking some pretty good gear there

pft, that will mean winning 10 out of the remaining 17.. and we are a massive chance to lose the next 6 in a row

you must be smoking some pretty good gear there

So since 17 - 6 = 11 I can remain confident that we will get at least ten wins!