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24 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

dunno why i said that. had a seniors fart and got it back to front. maybe i was subconsciously trying to be sarcastic

but yes. the poster who said closer to 19 probably got it right

Thanks DC but I like 27, very witty.

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    3 minutes ago, ManDee said:

    Thanks DC but I like 27, very witty.

    27 is also a very "woody" word, md ;)

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    46 minutes ago, Petraccattack said:

    Commiserations, Dion

    I taught the boy a few years back and his decision-making skills back then were not great. He may be getting what he deserves. Karma?

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    Richmond are a fascinating case study in failing to learn from their mistakes and being doomed to repeat them.

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    51 minutes ago, The Reverend said:

    I taught the boy a few years back and his decision-making skills back then were not great. He may be getting what he deserves. Karma?

    Dion, if a football team left their window at precisely Round 4, 2015, and traveled backwards a one million miles an hour, how long will it take them to reach the 18th and final stop on the journey? 

    Umm, is it 750,000?

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    14 minutes ago, Skuit said:

    Dion, if a football team left their window at precisely Round 4, 2015, and traveled backwards a one million miles an hour, how long will it take them to reach the 18th and final stop on the journey? 

    Umm, is it 750,000?

    Did you teach him as well? Self-interest always appeared to be high on his list of values.

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    I can see us trying to get into the 1st round this year by exchanging our first rounder for next year 

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    13 minutes ago, The Reverend said:

    Did you teach him as well? Self-interest always appeared to be high on his list of values.

    He certainly has no regard for joining a team with sensible list management. But hey, he'll retire a rich man without any career success! -_-

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    2 minutes ago, SaberFang said:

    He certainly has no regard for joining a team with sensible list management. But hey, he'll retire a rich man without any career success! -_-

    how many years will he be at Richmond for ? ..... before.....:rolleyes:

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    I'd say another 2-3 years of mediocrity for Richmond before they finally start their total rebuild, then another 3-4 years for them to build their list and let their kids reach maturity (at which point Prestia will be past his prime).

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    1 minute ago, SaberFang said:

    I'd say another 2-3 years of mediocrity for Richmond before they finally start their total rebuild, then another 3-4 years for them to build their list and let their kids reach maturity (at which point Prestia will be past his prime).

    Add 10 years before they realise what they're actually doing.

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    1 minute ago, Luther said:

    Add 10 years before they realise what they're actually doing.

    Let's be realistic here, 20 years...

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    22 minutes ago, SaberFang said:

    He certainly has no regard for joining a team with sensible list management. But hey, he'll retire a rich man without any career success! -_-

    I had a similar experience with Shaun Grigg when I taught him. Good footballer but poor decision-making in the rest of his endeavours. Strange that he ended up at Richmond as well.

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    3 hours ago, jeck wartz said:

    Would we consider going hard for one of Fyfe, Martin or Josh Kelly next year given we'll be in a strong position to offer them an attractive deal/club to come to. 

    I'd be going hard for Kelly. He's the player we need.

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    ^^

    Other than the fact that he is listed as 197cm and 98kgm can anyone enlighten me in any way regarding Harry Dear's credentials?

    IF ANB does indeed have a big gohomefactor, and if Harry is in any way a "potential" ruck forward, and if we can get pick 13 then I am sure our star recruiting team would have a look. 

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    2 minutes ago, monoccular said:

    ^^

    Other than the fact that he is listed as 197cm and 98kgm can anyone enlighten me in any way regarding Harry Dear's credentials?

    IF ANB does indeed have a big gohomefactor, and if Harry is in any way a "potential" ruck forward, and if we can get pick 13 then I am sure our star recruiting team would have a look. 

    That must be a joke - Pick 13 is earmarked for Gibbs.  And, how could a club even consider #13 for ANB, a player with potential but can't break into the playing 22 on a regular basis.

    Our best chance of getting Harry Dear is if his Crows contract is not renewed and he becomes a DFA and chooses us. Listening to Mahoney's interview today, Dear isn't the type we are looking for.

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    50 minutes ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

    That must be a joke - Pick 13 is earmarked for Gibbs.  And, how could a club even consider #13 for ANB, a player with potential but can't break into the playing 22 on a regular basis.

    Our best chance of getting Harry Dear is if his Crows contract is not renewed and he becomes a DFA and chooses us. Listening to Mahoney's interview today, Dear isn't the type we are looking for.

    Yeah, I wouldn't be going for Dear either. I'd be looking to layer in more pace and kicking ability across our list. Hibberd and Lewis will certainly help our kicking. I just hope Melksham improves his kicking and decision making. 

    I'd be going hard for Josh Kelly and Andrew Gaff types from now. Lovely kicks of the footy, smooth movers and quick outside ball users. We're at that stage now. Which is terrific. For some reason I've always thought we'll pick someone like this up in FA once we're in our 'window'. 

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    Hawks must be a little restless.

    They traded their reigning B&F winner thinking that:

    - they'd then be bringing in Tom Mitchell AND Jaeger O'Meara; and

    - Jordan Lewis would spend at least one further season at the club.

    Since Sam Mitchell exited the building though, they've not yet landed O'Meara and they've lost Lewis.

    If they don't manage to land O'Meara, they would've brought in only Tom Mitchell and, in doing so, they've lost two super experienced mids (1&2 in the B&F). And they've lost a truckload of leadership and possibly respect within and external to the club.

    On any construction, that'd have to be a pretty bad trade period. A high stakes approach in the circumstances.

     

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    Not sure how the Hawks get the deal done for O'meara from here outside of the Suns just taking whatever they can get

     

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    7 minutes ago, Ron Burgundy said:

    Hawks must be a little restless.

    They traded their reigning B&F winner thinking that:

    - they'd then be bringing in Tom Mitchell AND Jaeger O'Meara; and

    - Jordan Lewis would spend at least one further season at the club.

    Since Sam Mitchell exited the building though, they've not yet landed O'Meara and they've lost Lewis.

    If they don't manage to land O'Meara, they would've brought in only Tom Mitchell and, in doing so, they've lost two super experienced mids (1&2 in the B&F). And they've lost a truckload of leadership and possibly respect within and external to the club.

    On any construction, that'd have to be a pretty bad trade period. A high stakes approach in the circumstances.

     

    Great, isn't it?

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    2 minutes ago, Abe said:

    Not sure how the Hawks get the deal done for O'meara from here outside of the Suns just taking whatever they can get

     

    Might need to put Hodge and Gunston on the table.

     

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    4 minutes ago, Ron Burgundy said:

    Might need to put Hodge and Gunston on the table.

     

    It's weird because pick 14 and pick 10 would have got this deal done

    and they could have found a way to satisfy the Swans rather than the angry Suns.

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    The Suns will blink.

     

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    6 minutes ago, Abe said:

    Not sure how the Hawks get the deal done for O'meara from here outside of the Suns just taking whatever they can get

     

    They totally shot themselves in the foot giving up 14 fot Mitchell first and trading themselves into a corner.

    I would have thought after getting Pick 23 for Hill they would simply off 14 & 23 for O'Meara or on-trade 23 for Lyons plus steak knives with Lyons etc heading to GC with 14.

    They then could have traded next years1st Round Pick for Mitchell as your starting point.

    Where they are now, would Pick 10 to the Crows be enough for them to send 13 & Lyons to Gold Coast? I'm not sure....

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