mo64

I suggest you do some research to see what Sharp, Hollands and Bowes cost their new clubs. It was less than what we gave up for the likes of Grundy, Billings and Hunter. And we lost young talent in Jordon and Bedford due to lack of opportunity. And we still haven't got a genuine 2nd ruckman on our list. If you think that our list management has been fine then you've got your head buried in the sand.

So our solution for the past 2 years has been to trade for 27yo discards from other clubs coming off 1-3 years of poor form. And to say that Sharp did nothing at the Suns shows that you don't watch other teams. The Suns had heaps of young talent vying for spots. Sharp and Elijah Hollands were on the outer. Both players have excelled once given the opportunity.

Jordon's playing time was cut because we got Hunter. Regardless of what money Sydney were offering, he was never going to stay. Same goes for Bedford leaving due to lack of opportunies. Rather than drafting and developing the youth coming through, we've topped up with discards from other clubs. And yes, I was totally against getting both Hunter and Billings at the time. And I disagree with your final statement. When you add those blunders with Schache, Hore, Fullarton and McAdam, it is a huge reason as why we are where we are now.

You forget to include Marty Hore, and that we gave up a heap of draft capital to move up 2 spots to get Tholstrup. I've called out Lamb over our trade weeks for the past 2 years, but the sycophants on here won't accept any criticism of our officials.

We are in no position to consider anyone as lowly opposition after the Eagles pulled our pants down. I wish our supporters would stop this arrogance.

At least with his size he looks like a legit forward/ruck. Good luck to the kid.

Please!!!! The Eagles were missing their best player this year in Yeo, and their captain and best player Oscar Allen. Stop using injuries as an excuse. Our core of guns are NOT paying well.

JJ and Bedford have been better for their respective sides than Billings and Hunter have been for us. Fact!!!! JJ has been used as a tagger to great effect at Sydney. Our mids are getting decimated, and Goodwin is clueless to do anything about it.

Yes, blame it on training loads. [censored].

Lamb said the same garbage about Grundy and Hunter. And then we re-sign Schache. Our list management has been pathetic since we won the flag. Rehashing rejects from other clubs, and lose Bedford and JJ due to lack of game time. And when you look at Casey, there's virtually no depth.

100% agree. Gets plenty of possessions but is so slow to move the ball on. And his disposal isn't great either. Fullarton, McAdam and Hore are the only ones pressing for selection. Thanks BBB for the memories of the 2021 flag, but you are not physically capable at VFL level, let alone AFL.

Wrong Brown. That's Kynan Brown. BBB 2 kicks and that's it.

We should have traded Goody after the 2021 flag. Very short sighted of the board. Just kidding.

Finally a voice of reason. Playing Max and Grundy wouldn't have fixed our scoring woes. So unless we paid Grundy his full contract to sit out of football for 5 years, he was always going to come up against Max at some stage this year. We have bigger issues than Max.

Spot on in regards to Billings. He was good in both lead-up games, and gets the vest. Spargo walks straight in after missing both games, and does what he usually does which is SFA. Two of our better players were unheralded draftees in Howes and McVee. We decide to give up our draft capital to GC to move up a couple of places to get Tholstrup. No issue with Tholstrup, but instead of drafting some more kids, we've used list spots on Hore and Billings. Goodwin clearly doesn't rate either. Our list management has been pathetic since we won the flag.

I don't live near Caulfield, but I couldn't care less how inconvenient Caulfield is for some supporters. Players will never outwardly complain about driving 1-2 hours to Casey to train, but inwardly most would hate it. By choice, I've spent the past 20 years working within a 30 minute walk from home. And I've prepared to sacrifice money to do so. Having a home base within a short distance of the CBD will be a great selling point when trying to attract players, or even player retention. Get it done.

Gold Coast and GWS don't have access to Father/Son picks like every other club. Given the number of players that these clubs seem to lose due to the "go home" factor, I have no issue with the academy picks.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but we traded out pick 42 which was a live pick. Maybe someone is getting upgraded from our rookie list.

It would be hard to compare with so many AFL affiliated clubs in the VFL, and only 2 in the WAFL. The AFL affiliated clubs in the WAFL don't dominate, and the Eagles 2s didn't win a game this year. At VFL level, non-affiliated clubs like Werribee and Williamstown performed well this year.

The same thing was said about Grundy. Every list spot is valuable, and we already have a bunch of experienced players who'll struggle to be best 22. Billings hasn't played well for 2 years. What makes you think he'll return to his best?

Thought exactly the same thing. Both hold the ball well in front of them when handballing with their left. And both seem to glide across the ground.

McAdam is a legitimate goal kicker with X factor. Billings recruitment is a headscratcher. Both are 28yo, so we still need to look to the future.

Got an opinion from a mate involved with West Perth coaching dept. Said he's a very good player and compares him to Daniel Rich.

Jack Steele was a GWS academy pick.

Didn't make the trip to Melbourne for the draft because he wanted to spend it with his family. Flight risk. 😁