mo64

Better than Casey Fields? Surely not!!!!

Is it only unreadable because the rumours are seen as negative towards the MFC? Are you ok with people posting that we are still actively trying to recruit Wade Derksen, even though Jason McCartney has publicly shut down any move? Whilst the powers that be at the MFC have shut down Oliver being traded, I've no doubt that Oliver's management are still in discussion with the Cats to get a reasonable trade proposal on the table. And I'm sure that's where PF's rumour is coming from. If it doesn't eventuate, it doesn't mean that his rumour was incorrect.

Is there any difference between an NGA and a Cat B? Moniz-Wakefield was an NGA, whilst Ralph is saying that Mentha will be a Cat B.

Dusty Martin achieved great results by doing his off-season training with Dane Swan in the US. 😁

It's no different to when the AFL website poses the question as to whether a player might be in trouble with the Match Review Panel. If it was illegal for a member from AFL Media to pass commentary on an incident before the MRO has made a decision, then surely a club would take it to court and argue that an AFL employee has prejudiced the case.

And if the draft is as deep as advertised, pick 16 may be only marginally better than pick 31 (currently 28). We could potentially be giving up a top 5 pick next year for little gain.

I reckon I can find plenty in this thread alone.

You are seriously not trying to compare the fitness levels of an AFL football with a Premier League goalkeeper?

Improve their professionalism or improve as footballers? McAdam will be 30 next year, so I don't see any marked improvement as a footballer. And maybe Fullarton isn't what we hoped he'd be.

"The media are full of [censored]" could refer to anything. He could be talking about his reported off-field indiscretions, missed appointments, meetings with Geelong officials and players, etc. Why didn't he just come out and say which media reports were incorrect? We all know the reason why he didn't.

Tell that to GWS with Derksen.

If it's true, then his manager would be monitoring any trade discussions between us and the Cats. No point in making his request public until both parties are close to reaching an agreement. It would be embarrassing for Oliver if he declares he wants out, and a trade couldn't be finalised.

But Oliver told a drunken nuffie at the BnF that he loves the club, and would never leave unless shown the door.

Smart move to target him. Right age profile and has upside. I could see Sharp being in our best 23 quite easily. With his endurance, he could be used as a forward tagger to lockdown opposition's most damaging half back. For a pick in the 40's, it's good value.

What are you talking about?

Not if we still have to pay part of his contract and only get token compensation for what he's worth.

Who at the club does he take it up with? The President who has since resigned? The CEO who said that our culture is the best that he's seen in 40 year of football? I think it's a good thing for the club. We can't continue to sweep things under the rug.

Maybe his comments will dispel the myth that all the perceived woes at the club are media driven. And his comments support the decision of Houston to pull out of a trade to us. The club apologists need to get their head out the sand. The quicker the results of the review are published, the better.

Your last sentence is where we've gone wrong over the past couple of years. Acquired players during trade week simply because they were available at a discount, and not because they were the right fit. We missed out on our targeted players in Houston and Peatling, so aside from Derksen, it's time to shut up shop.

Missing out on Houston is a blessing in disguise. He may be a dual AA, but so was Grundy. Neither was/is what we need right now. We need to regenerate our list with quality youth, rather than topping up with a player who doesn't move the needle for us. If it was Butters or Rozee, then you'd do it.

There would have to be a 2nd rd pick going back to Freo, otherwise it's a massive overpay. Tigers will end up with heaps of 1st rd picks, so it would be easy for them to give away a 2nd rder.

It doesn't really shed any light either way.

How do you know that? The club could easily have told Oliver, his management and the Geelong FC that he will be held to his contract, and there is no story. They clearly didn't, otherwise Oliver wouldn't have met with Geelong players. To say it's media driven is nonsense.

100% agree. With that being the case, why are posters on here obsessed with potting the media, as if it's totally fabricated. You've even got a poster writing a complaint to the AFL, when they have no idea of what is accurate and what is not. Supporters should be more upset with how the club have handled this rather than how the media have reported it.

Are you deliberately misspelling half the players you've listed, or you have no idea who they are? Some of these blokes hardly played a game under Daniher, who resigned halfway through 2007, not 2008. Cranky is right. Our 2000 GF midfield of White, Woewodin, Powell and Leoncelli was workmanlike, but hardly comparable to Gawn, Oliver, Petracca and Viney. Daniher and Northey both got the best out of average lists. Can't say the same about Goodwin. I don't think Goodwin should get the sack, but unless he changes his methods, the results will lead to him being replaced at the end of 2025.