i just gave him a serve on twitter as many others did

Why do you follow the [censored]?

Damian Barrett ‏@barrettdamian 18h

I fear the scattergun has been produced. For the second year in a row

Haha, oh dear. He is honestly an embarrassment to this sport. As soon as word got out that Cross wouldn't get a new contract, every footy fan in the country saw that we'd be the best fit for him. Ah Damo.

Damian Barrett ‏@barrettdamian 18h

I fear the scattergun has been produced. For the second year in a row

I know he's prone to the odd silly statement but he has to be deadset joking if he is equating trading this year to last year.

Welcome Crossy you ripper!

Hi all, this is my first post Just like to say that I'm happy we have Cross as he will be a good leader to the younger guys.

Damian Barrett ‏@barrettdamian 18h

I fear the scattergun has been produced. For the second year in a row

Always thought this bloke was a bit of a [censored]. I was wrong. He is a massive [censored]. We have targeted midfielders and more mids, HTFanyone can call this scattergun and be treated seriously beggars belief.

Well done to the club on getting Cross.

i just gave him a serve on twitter as many others did

went to read what people said to him, but there is only 2 replies on there...non negative.

North supporters hate Melbourne. Unfortunately they've been able to kick sand in our face.

Don't know about you guys, but I'd like to see one of them try to kick sand in my face.

went to read what people said to him, but there is only 2 replies on there...non negative.

hes prob deleted them. He actually posted the same thing twice ([censored]) the first was he's own account the second was exactly the same on the trade radio account.

Great work Melbourne. Our midfield next year may have just gone from third world to developing country.

Technically, these are the same thing. Maybe strata E to strata D?

Don't know about you guys, but I'd like to see one of them try to kick sand in my face.

You'd take him to the toilet store and I'd bring my trident

The [censored] Barrett disapproves? Good. We must be doing something right.

Damian Barrett ‏@barrettdamian 18h

I fear the scattergun has been produced. For the second year in a row

Barrett fits in the current generation, that is all I will say.

A little thing I whipped up of Cross, looks good in the Red and Blue!

If we get even 45% of the centre breaks/stoppages then it will be about 30% better than 2013 .

I dont care if the guy is 30 or 20 -just get a kick from a ball up and you are a gun in my book.

Oscar Pistorious could have got more kicks than our mids this year.

Oscar Pistorious could have got more kicks than our mids this year.

A more accurate shot too

We lost a player, have picked up two ready to roll mids, a hugely promising and highly rated inside mid, and still hold a pick in the top 10.

Meanwhile, Barrett thinks a 30 year old outside runner is going to catapult his side from outside the top 8 into the top 4.

Nuff said!

Barrett is a germ. As we've discussed many times.

Has no idea about the game of football

i just gave him a serve on twitter as many others did

Lol really? I cant see any comments when I click into it?

I think you need to take the rose coloured glasses off. We are ahead of them with forwards and backs.

Our midfield is nowhere near as good as theirs. Griffen is a star. Libba has had an amazing year and if continues on will be a star. Boyd is a solid A grader, Cooney showed this year that he can still turn it on and the injury hasnt slowed him down too much. Add their list of young mids coming through who have already shown a lot more than just promise.

Compare it to our list which has Jones B+ (almost A) and then some good young potential. Vince will replace Sylvia's out put and then a little bit more. Cross is a great pick up. Tyson has played 13 games and hasnt had a good run yet. Michie has played 1 AFL game and has had a truckload of injuries.

Gawn will have to double his output from last season to be anywhere near Minson. I remeber the game we played against the dogs this year where Gawn was doing a decent job of staying even with Minson. Then in the last quarter it looked like Gawn could have fallen over from exhaustion. Minson powered through, won the rucks with ease competing agaisnt both Fitzy and Gawn single handed, gave their midfield the easiest run I have seen from a ruck. They had a massive comeback and nearly pinched it. This is Minson strength, I have seen him lift multiple times in the last quarter while the other rucks tire.

Do I? (need to take the rose colored glasses off).

We will see who is right and I promise to remind you at season's end. Deal?

Yeah.... Scattergun......

We have a bad midfield. We have traded for all midfielders. How the [censored] is that scattergun?

[censored].

LMAFAO!

I don't give a toss about what Barrett says .... he's a dimwit, and everybody who knows football knows it.

On the other hand, what I do care a great deal about is the fact that for the first time in more than a decade the signs are there that my club is starting to excel in a lot of what it does off the field, and I'm becoming bullish about what we might be able to do on the field as well.

I'm not sure where this comes from, but it seems to come up every so often. He had already done a lot before joining the Swans:

David Misson is the Physical Performance Manager of the Sydney Swans. Prior to that he was Fitness Advisor for the Australian Cricket Team and he is a former nationally-ranked track and field athlete and former NSW 400m Hurdles Champion. David has also worked with the Wallabies, Tennis Australia, NSW Institute of Sport, Sydney Swifts Netball Team, the Brumbies and the Waratahs.

(http://ptplus.station175.com/pdfs/Interviews/Interview_DavidMisson.pdf)

His father is Frank Misson, who played cricket for NSW and 5 tests for Australia in the early 60's.

As I said, I don't think he has major qualifications, but considerable experience. Sure, he's done a lot of work, I didn't dispute that. But I was referring to the previous poster's suggestion that Cross would come to us so as to learn under Misson, and when he finishes his studies may soon have higher qualifications.

from wiki

2011

The ever-consistent performer put his body on the line in trademark fashion in 2011 and averaged over 24 possessions per game for the seventh season in a row. The club stalwart’s season was acknowledged by taking out the Scott West Most Courageous Player award. Ranked No. 1 at the club for tackles (125, averaging 5.7), handballs (323, averaging 14.7) and marks (125, averaging 5.7) in 2011. His fearless style of play was recognised with a nomination for Most Courageous Player at the AFLPA awards.

2012

Without attracting any excess attention the veteran ranked second in average handballs at the Club in 2012, third in average disposals, third it total marks, fifth in hitouts, fifth in average tackles and third in disposal efficiency. He shifted his time between the midfield and defence, providing extra assistance and experience to the back six when needed. Cross capped off Season 2012 taking out the Most Courageous Award at the Charles Sutton Medal for the second consecutive year.

i went to give Barrett a serve but the size of the msgs you can send are tiny, so couldn't say what i wished to!