mo64

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.

Here we go again. Just because deals were impossible to get done, doesn't mean that negotiations didn't take place. So the media picked a random Geelong player (Rhys Stanley) to create a fictional story that Oliver met with Geelong players on a farm. Did the media go to the titles office to see which Geelong players own a farm? Your comment is what turned this place into a [censored] show, not the media.

It's a no for me. Has Jack Billings written all over. Went from being a permanent fixture in Cats side to being on the outer for past 2 seasons. Cats preferred Jye Clark over him, even though Clark seemed to struggle. Parfitt's a premiership player at the Cats. Like Hunter, what's his motivation to toil away at Casey as a depth player? And I don't care how cheap they are. If we have a spare list spot, just get a kid into the system, who has his whole career ahead of him.

Contrary to Tomlinson, Fullarton and Jefferson have virtually no exposed form at AFL level. And neither Turner nor Hore can't pay the May role. At the very least. I'd keep him ahead of Hore, who missed a lot of games through injury.

If we got pick 26 for Spargo next year, then Tim Lamb is a genius. A DFA is more likely.

Tomlinson was probably the only legitimate depth player we had this year. Did an adequate job when selected, but was a whipping boy of the match committee. If we intend playing Petty/Turner up forward, then we have no key back depth. I've given up understanding our list management.

That would make the trade deal with the Bombers look ridiculous for us. We could have kept all those picks for what is essentially our F1 & P28 for 13 and 24. We could have bundled all those later picks and got another 2nd rounder from a club needing points.

The acquisition and playing of Hunter in 2023 was a fail by the club. He was playing in the VFL for the Dogs in 2022 for a reason. And in 2024 he was a list clogger for us. I see more of a future with Harry Sharp.

Not a bad idea, but I think the Tiges will target pick 2 from North.

If he fills Hunter's spot, that's a fail. Hunter was disinterested this year. I think he has more upside than ANB, who was inconsistent from year to year.

Just watched the highlights package of Hamish Davis in the WAFL final, where he had 21 Disposals and kicked 4 goals. He's certainly not a polished footballer. There's nothing classy about him, and his kicking style reminds me of Warren Dean. But he obviously knows how to find the footy. Hard to compare him to any current AFL player.

After 3 years of recruiting ageing rejects from other clubs, we finally get a young player with upside. Sharp will hopefully be getting a game ahead of the likes of Billings and Spargo. Welcome Harry!!!!

Gut feel is that GWS will relent once Stringer deal goes through. Derksen's trade value should be no more than a late pick swap. A pick in the 60's should suffice. Not sure who his agent is, but if he's desperate to leave for family reasons, the agent would be putting pressure on GWS with threats of future dealings with the club.

Tiges wouldn't do that. They want as many 1st round picks as possible.

Disagree. There's no guarantee that pick 3 ends up being better than 12, and Baker and Owies are good acquisitions.