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Welcome Witchy.

It'll catch on.

If this is because of why I think it is, I don't know what's worse - the fact I cracked your cryptic message (almost immediately I might add), or the fact that you knew to call him that.

If Witchy doesn't stick Sabrina, we could always try DOOLs as a nickname...

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Take all 3 and hope nobody notices.

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I spoke to someone who was involved with the Oakleigh Chargers coaching group and he also is well connected around junior TAC footy. He said the blokes at Oakleigh rated Salem ahead of Billings and e

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I'm of the view, (and some may say this is obvious) that it's much easier to develop a player's inside game than to develop skills such as kicking, marking and decision making. Salem has elite kickin

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If this is because of why I think it is, I don't know what's worse - the fact I cracked your cryptic message (almost immediately I might add), or the fact that you knew to call him that.

If Witchy doesn't stick Sabrina, we could always try DOOLs as a nickname...

I suppose 'Burn baby burn!' is out of the question ... :blink:

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I have been told by a source inside the pies that Salem was rated ahead of Freeman.

Also was informed that the 2 late choices they made they had rated far ahead of where they were taken.

Make of that what you will.

I mentioned in the Who do we take with 9 that my father's friend is the evaluator of talent in the Eastern and Southern Region for Collingwood, and was also told that Salem was rated ahead of Freeman, but interestingly also Aish. Had the Lions taken Freeman at 7, he said to me that the Pies would've taken Salem ahead of Aish.

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Salem looks a lot older in the pic from today's training session than he does in the ones in the draft publicity.

The miracles of an AFL preseason Sue. It's when, in a short amount of time, players can lose weight, gain weight, bulk up, get quicker, kick further, handball harder, all in the space of between (in Salem's case) a few days, to a few weeks. Now we can add aging a couple of years to the list!

I wish the MFC could rookie me for the next 2 months, I wouldn't mind adding a bit of muscle tone/deifintion for the summer.

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If this is because of why I think it is, I don't know what's worse - the fact I cracked your cryptic message (almost immediately I might add), or the fact that you knew to call him that.

Haha, was it cryptic? It wasn't meant to be. "Witchy" just seems a logical jump from Salem. We've already had the Wizard.

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Haha, was it cryptic? It wasn't meant to be. "Witchy" just seems a logical jump from Salem. We've already had the Wizard.

Salem was also a brand of cigarettes... should we call him "Menthols"?...or, god forbid, "F ag"?

Or maybe he'll get the name "Slalem" in honor of our supposed love of skiing.

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Haha, was it cryptic? It wasn't meant to be. "Witchy" just seems a logical jump from Salem. We've already had the Wizard.

Bugger, so it had nothing to do with Sabrina the Teenage Witch? Her cat was called Salem.

Ok, so I'm the sad one for knowing that!

(Nb. to confirm my sadness, Salem is the city that Days of our Lives is set - aka DOOLs).

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Salem was also a brand of cigarettes... should we call him "Menthols"?...or, god forbid, "F ag"?

Or maybe he'll get the name "Slalem" in honor of our supposed love of skiing.

Yeah, check out this blast from the past ... "softened with fresh air"

Perhaps "dart" (for those bullet like left foot passes)

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I mentioned in the Who do we take with 9 that my father's friend is the evaluator of talent in the Eastern and Southern Region for Collingwood, and was also told that Salem was rated ahead of Freeman, but interestingly also Aish. Had the Lions taken Freeman at 7, he said to me that the Pies would've taken Salem ahead of Aish.

Wouldn't surprise me given Aish is so outside I think a lot of teams were put off by that and the go home factor. But they pies took Scharenberg remember so the real question is if Freeman went at 7 would the pies have taken Salem over Scharenberg? I dont think they would've. We would've then been choosing between Salem and Aish with the pies getting the left over and 10.

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Wouldn't surprise me given Aish is so outside I think a lot of teams were put off by that and the go home factor. But they pies took Scharenberg remember so the real question is if Freeman went at 7 would the pies have taken Salem over Scharenberg? I dont think they would've. We would've then been choosing between Salem and Aish with the pies getting the left over and 10.

They chose Scharenberg, it had nothing to do with Brisbane. Both were on the table at their pick. Not sure what you are getting at here.

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Salem takes first Melbourne pre-season in his stride

What stuck out for me was the bit where he is been taken under Cross' wing. You wouldn't find a more professional player then Daniel Cross to learn and pick the brains.

Will be a bargain for the Dees!

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It's great we have Cross, perhaps interesting that a senior player that has come over from another club is the one who stands out from the pack, I think it says a bit about the team

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It's great we have Cross, perhaps interesting that a senior player that has come over from another club is the one who stands out from the pack, I think it says a bit about the team

We nearly beat them twice in our worst ever year-so I pity the dogs .

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For interest sake I was wondering how many Lebanese background guys have played AFL. According to wikipaedia it's Mil Hanna, Bachar Houli, Robbie Nahas and presumably Salem will join them. Not a bad list for such a small group. If AFL was bigger in Sydney then the list would be much longer.

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Nice positive article - time will tell how quickly and how far he comes on but looks to have a good attitude and approach to his new profession anyway

What a cross he has to bear, Lord.

Ahhh...that takes me back to #4 in the late 50s and early 60s. Played CHF I think in the '60 GFP.

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He did say he was an Essendon Supporter, that has to count against him,

That crime should be worth two extra laps at each training run.

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

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He did say he was an Essendon Supporter, that has to count against him,

That crime should be worth two extra laps at each training run.

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

He's just been given an out.

They've always been a fickle bunch anyway. How often do you hear the phrase, "I'm an Essendon supporter...but I don't really follow the footy."

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