15 minutes ago, Nasher said:

I'm on flu time unfortunately, this is the first time I've been online for any decent period of time all week.

rest well...get better

Jetta Frost Omac

Hibberd Tmac Lumumba

releases Salem up the field and looks a very offensive backline with good skills, experience and a mix of youth. 

 

3 minutes ago, Abe said:

Jetta Frost Omac

Hibberd Tmac Lumumba

releases Salem up the field and looks a very offensive backline with good skills, experience and a mix of youth. 

 

Hibberd aside, is this the most unskilled backline in the AFL? They each offer something, but skill aint it...

On 6/24/2016 at 2:58 PM, mo64 said:

Hibberd aside, is this the most unskilled backline in the AFL? They each offer something, but skill aint it...

Jetta has underrated skills, Lumumba offers run and experience the other three it's hard to argue but they all should improve in this area over time, i think Frost and OMAC can develop into very good key defenders.

On 17 June 2016 at 9:33 AM, ProDee said:

 

FMD.  Who shot JR ?

Maggie Simpson.

On 18/06/2016 at 2:58 AM, mattjm said:

brian wilson. carl dietrich. jeff white. just to name a few off the top of my head

Ben Holland 

Tom Gillies

Don't stop me now!!

Edited June 24, 20169 yr by Salems Lot

24 minutes ago, Salems Lot said:

Ben Holland 

Tom Gillies

Don't stop me now!!

Alastair Nicholson - shoot me now (I shudder when I remember him one out in the goal star turning like the Queen Mary & allowing the lumbering though not nimble ruckman to kick a crucial goal

12 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Bowen on afl.com yesterday speculated that one VIC club is heavily interested in him and the 2 WA clubs are sniffing around. A contract extension was almost done and dusted earlier in the year but the landscape has now changed with Jetta.

I reckon something is playing on Jetta's mind and he's put in near career worst performances the last fortnight.

One of Jetta, T Mac or Watts will be gone IMO. We always lose a player a year.

 

A defeatist and feeble attitude.

Ralph has said on the Fox Footy post match that Hibberd is a "better than average" chance of ending up at Melbourne.

Chuffed if we get him. He'll make us a better side.

Would be a good addition to an inexperienced defence, even though we badly need a big defender. Garland Dunn and Grimes days are limited if not gone at MFC. 

It has been stated that apart from being a good player, it his aggression & toughness that we seek so much.  I can understand this as there certainly isn't any mongrel in our defence apart from a little in Jetta. 

There certainly isn't any chance of any "unsociable" footy from the 2 x MacDonalds, Lumumba, Frost, Salem, Garland, & Wagner.

An opposition Forward has more chance of getting a hug from that lot than something that might have them looking over their shoulder. 

1 hour ago, goodwindees said:

It has been stated that apart from being a good player, it his aggression & toughness that we seek so much.  I can understand this as there certainly isn't any mongrel in our defence apart from a little in Jetta. 

There certainly isn't any chance of any "unsociable" footy from the 2 x MacDonalds, Lumumba, Frost, Salem, Garland, & Wagner.

An opposition Forward has more chance of getting a hug from that lot than something that might have them looking over their shoulder. 

Bring back Matty Whelan!

On June 24, 2016 at 7:52 PM, P-man said:

Ralph has said on the Fox Footy post match that Hibberd is a "better than average" chance of ending up at Melbourne.

Chuffed if we get him. He'll make us a better side.

Footy journos can barely speak English. What does "better than average" mean? Average of what?

Best part is his left foot and dash off HB!

 

1 hour ago, deefella said:

Best part is his left foot and dash off HB!

His career average of 22.1 disposals per game would be 3rd at the club just behind N Jones and B Vince, and just ahead of Viney and Tyson.

2 hours ago, Petraccattack said:

 

His career average of 22.1 disposals per game would be 3rd at the club just behind N Jones and B Vince, and just ahead of Viney and Tyson.

Pointless stats.

I love them.

He's a very good player and shouldn't cost more than our second round pick, if we have to trade at all.

All in all despite possibly the claims to the alternative Essendon have come out of this relatively unscathed other than their own self harming litigations. 

Something that would really ram it home...really punish them... Have two players walk for nought !! 

That Id like to see  

Having said that It would take some adjusting and squirming to realise we would have a backline half made up with post transgressional Bombers !! 

Would be plain weird to say the least, probably an improvement though...even more weird 

35 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

All in all despite possibly the claims to the alternative Essendon have come out of this relatively unscathed other than their own self harming litigations. 

Something that would really ram it home...really punish them... Have two players walk for nought !! 

That Id like to see  

Having said that It would take some adjusting and squirming to realise we would have a backline half made up with post transgressional Bombers !! 

Would be plain weird to say the least, probably an improvement though...even more weird 

Imagine the booing if all that transpired. Hurley marks. Boooooo. Chips it over the top to Melksham who breaks the line. Boooooo. Handballs it over to Hibberd. Boooooo. :D

59 minutes ago, AdamPleb said:

Imagine the booing if all that transpired. Hurley marks. Boooooo. Chips it over the top to Melksham who breaks the line. Boooooo. Handballs it over to Hibberd. Boooooo. :D

I prefer to think more of my laughing at them.

1 hour ago, beelzebub said:

All in all despite possibly the claims to the alternative Essendon have come out of this relatively unscathed other than their own self harming litigations. 

Something that would really ram it home...really punish them... Have two players walk for nought !! 

That Id like to see  

Having said that It would take some adjusting and squirming to realise we would have a backline half made up with post transgressional Bombers !! 

Would be plain weird to say the least, probably an improvement though...even more weird 

It would only be fair if they lost a few players to us for nought. 

The AFL may have already factored in compensation for this by allowing them to get the first or second pick in this year's draft when they really should have had their first pick at least deferred to the end of the first round or taken away altogether. They obviously aren't a genuine bottom team they are only there for one year because of their transgressions.

I couldn't believe On the Couch the other week discussed what they might do with their first pick instead of discussing how it is that they will have the first pick at all. Other than KB the whole AFL Community and media have been very very quiet about this.

7 minutes ago, It's Time said:

It would only be fair if they lost a few players to us for nought. 

The AFL may have already factored in compensation for this by allowing them to get the first or second pick in this year's draft when they really should have had their first pick at least deferred to the end of the first round or taken away altogether. They obviously aren't a genuine bottom team they are only there for one year because of their transgressions.

I couldn't believe On the Couch the other week discussed what they might do with their first pick instead of discussing how it is that they will have the first pick at all. Other than KB the whole AFL Community and media have been very very quiet about this.

To be honest i reckon it is fair enough for them to get the first draft pick in the almost certain event rhey finish last.

Im no efc apologist but the players have received their penalties as has the club.

Perhaps an argument could be made that the afl should have foeseen this and applied it when they banned them from finals etc but they can't apply a new penalty now. 

All that said i do wonder if they might consider giving the lions a priority pick and giving them number 1. Now that is something i would like to see!

1 minute ago, binman said:

To be honest i reckon it is fair enough for them to get the first draft pick in the almost certain event rhey finish last.

Im no efc apologist but the players have received their penalties as has the club.

Perhaps an argument could be made that the afl should have foeseen this and applied it when they banned them from finals etc but they can't apply a new penalty now. 

All that said i do wonder if they might consider giving the lions a priority pick and giving them number 1. Now that is something i would like to see!

At least for the first time in 10 years it won't effect us one way or the other unless the Lions are given a priority pick to compensate them for Essendon getting the first pick they shouldn't have. Then we'll all be shunted another pick.

42 minutes ago, binman said:

To be honest i reckon it is fair enough for them to get the first draft pick in the almost certain event rhey finish last.

Im no efc apologist but the players have received their penalties as has the club.

Perhaps an argument could be made that the afl should have foeseen this and applied it when they banned them from finals etc but they can't apply a new penalty now. 

All that said i do wonder if they might consider giving the lions a priority pick and giving them number 1. Now that is something i would like to see!

The problem is binman, the club hasn't actually been penalised for running a PED program. They got penalised for exposing their players to risks of PED use but that is a close as it gets. 

19 minutes ago, Chris said:

The problem is binman, the club hasn't actually been penalised for running a PED program. They got penalised for exposing their players to risks of PED use but that is a close as it gets. 

That may be so but they copped a pretty big wack none the less and it was up to asada not the afl to charge the club for team based ped use - something they elected not to so