mo64

There's a vast difference between acquiring a player like Derksen with pick 999, and spending a top 10 pick on a KPF. We may perceive Derksen as playing the role that we thought Fullarton would play. Our inability to acquire him should have no bearing on our draft plans. A new KPF isn't going to make an impact for 2-3 years, whereas Derksen should be physically capable.

I don't rate the 2024 versions of Jack Macrae and Caleb Daniel. Just like I didn't rate the 2022 version of Lachie Hunter, and was totally against trading for him. Being premiership players from a bygone era is irrelevant. Clubs need to move on from past deeds. Sadly we have been slow in that area.

Gimme a break. He was playing at Casey in 2023.

I'm not a Luke Beveridge fan but the only player of note they have lost was Bayley Smith, and he's been a problem child at the club. The rest were playing VFL footy at some stage. Goody may have a good rapport with the players but that may cloud his judgement. Some of the player extensions have been questionable. And I won't go into our club culture issues, because I'm sure you'll defend it to the hilt.

When you look at the Premiership teams of recent years, the best key forward in each team was recruited from another club: Daniher, Cameron, Ben Brown, Lynch. In the case of Collingwood, Mihocek was a mature age recruit whilst McStay was out injured. And GWS were a contender this year with Hogan also fitting the criteria. Harry Armstrong doesn't strike me as a Jeremy Cameron or Buddy Franklin level talent. Get a mid in who can make an impact next year, and if JVR, Petty, Turner or Jeffo aren't up to it, then target a key forward from another club when the need arises.

You are doing it again. Unless you are prepared to look at the injury lists of every club, you can't use it as an excuse. And including Oliver is ridiculous, because playing with injury is part of football. If he wasn't performing then don't play him.

I'm not in the sack Goody camp, but I get more irritated with this post than any Goody critics, because you totally ignore the facts. We haven't had multiple top 4 finishes. The season doesn't end after the home and away, though Goody probably wished it did post 2021. And our injury record post 2021 has been no worse than most clubs. Our inability to cover injuries has been due to our pathetic recruiting and list management of late. I'm surprised you didn't include "loading" as a factor, because every year the sycophants bring it up. If the review of the Football Department doesn't bring about wholesale changes, and results don't go our way early in 2025, then Goodwin deserves to be in the hot seat.

If you don't believe that JVR or Jeffo are the answer, then why would you put your faith in Jason Taylor's assessment of Armstrong? If you add Weideman to the mix, his track record should be poor in your mind.

Our recent track record of trading in KPPs has been vastly superior to trading in mids. And when is the last time we've attracted a decent free agent?

Correct. Fritsch is essentially a key forward. Using a 1st round pick in 3 out of 4 drafts to select a key forward is ludicrous, especially when our midfield stocks are depleted. The only logic would be if Jefferson has been written off as a bust, and even then I wouldn't do it.

Hard to get excited.

I'd rather have that 3rd round pick this year than Billings. I don't see him as depth, as I imagine our 1st round picks will be getting a game ahead of him. Hopefully he was only given a 2 year deal.

A mate of mine is a life member of West Perth, so I follow them closely. They had a poor year this year, but generally are contenders for a flag. Their primary mids Aaron Black and Connor West have played AFL footy for the WCE, but they're slow and average users. I suspect that they want to regenerate their midfield, hence they targetted Roan Steele. In my view, the decline of Casey over the past couple of years has been due to the influx of ageing rejects from other clubs, and whether they are motivated to play at Casey. These players are sold a role in the AFL starting 23, but once they are dropped to Casey, they revert back to the players they were at their former club. Many Demonlanders seem to think that these players are fine because they were cheap acquisitions, but imho they are having a negative affect on the younger Dees players at Casey, and the Casey affiliated players. It was pathetic watching a Casey team with 8-10 AFL listed players who were over 27 getting towelled up. It's not surprising to see a mass exodus of Casey players. Hopefully the review of the Football Department includes the Casey affiliation.

Sport at the highest level is all about bouncing back from adversity. Many a player has made a mistake which has cost a team a win. If that moment defined Sam's career, then he obviously wasn't cut out for high level sport. You can't blame the media for broadcasting a player's emotions.

Well @bluey is my chief recruiting scout, so with pick no. 9 in the AFL draft, the MFC choose Sam Weideman.

I've said it many times that I didn't want to give up early picks for Houston, but let's not bury our collective heads in the sand and blame Trac. The club needs to address Trac's management concerns, because if we don't, this may be an ongoing occurrence. I've always thought that Connors Management were always very reasonable, and never try to screw clubs.

I'm really disappointed. It's one less thing I can ****can my Bombers mates about.

These ratings are purely for media clickbait and Talk Radio discussion. We probably got an A+ when we picked up Grundy and Hunter on the cheap. Both were busts, and has sent our list backwards. I am more than happy for us to sit on our hands and target the draft. Just hope that through some pick swaps, we can go deeper into the draft, rather than just 2 top enders.

The biggest issue is that we haven't replaced Jackson. Fullarton was supposed to be the guy, but so far hasn't shown enough at VFL level. If we can alleviate JVR of 2nd ruck duties, I'm more than happy with he, Petty, Turner and a developing Jefferson. We've used 2 1st round picks on key forwards in 2 of the last 3 drafts. We need to top up on quality mids. So unless a quality key forward fell to us via free agency, I wouldn't blow our draft capital on a key forward.

My laptop is my telly. And antiques roadshow would have been more enjoyable.

Out of all the players that changed clubs, the only one I'm spewing we didn't get was Peatling, especially at the price.

I blame Australia Post. The official request got lost in the mail.

The Crows got Peatling for a bargain. Peatling + F3 + F4 for F2.

The AFL is misguided if they think that extending the cut-off time to 7.30 is great tv. Watching officials sitting around is not gripping viewing.

We'll agree to disagree.