Elusive Tunbridge

We all know how our past draft picks have worked out. After so many years of mediocracy this time of the year for most of us, is one of hope and genuine excitement.

If you choose to be so negative about it, then that's also your choice.

I think you just coined a new word there - a good one!

It looks as if the FD were ready to give Tappy every chance to come good, but it just hasn't panned out. Could be that with his injuries he hasn't much of a football future at any level. I'm very sorry if that's so, he certainly deserves better than "Looks like T, plays like J".

Oh oh that's it. You have started it . the PC brigade will be out in force. How dare you...

Just hang on till I get my PC uniform on, junior. The corset takes a while.

Drug abuse certainly is a big problem amongst Aboriginal kids, rural, remote and urban. IMO Garlett's behaviour suggests an urge to destroy himself - he wouldn't be the first to commit vehicular suicide, and suicide is well understood to be a major cause of death amongst young Aborigines. It will be terrible if he takes someone with him, I'm sure that's not his intention, but concern about his possible victims from posters who transparently don't give much of a stuff about other people generally, strikes me as ironic (euphemism).

Been on a diet.

I noticed very few women in the crowd. Maybe they were up in the stands. Maybe they weren't there at all.

On reflection: I blame it on the baggy shorts.

I know it's only highlights, but Newton does seem very willing to lay a tackle. Probably an attractive feature from the coach's viewpoint.

Saad was treated quite unjustly, presumably because he had no powerful defenders, and perhaps in order to set an example. A warning shot across the bows for everyone else thinking of using anything stronger than Weeties. Doesn't seem like Essendon were deterred.

He obviously lacks the character and desire that Nev Jetta displayed.

It looks like he had a lot better options available to him than Jetta had. At least, financially speaking.

Tappy reported to be at training again. Put your money on a re-rookie deal.

That's a pretty good lineup. but someone's always out injured/suspended, and once he's in he'll be hard to push out, if that video's anything to go by.

I expect the doctor who has actually treated the injury to have the most informed perspective. But your mate is "entitled to his opinion".

If I prayed, I could remember them in my prayers. Would that make me a supporter, or just a barracker? And do I need to move my lips for it to count? God knows, but I don't think He/She/It is on our side.

If we've effectively dropped Pick 40 to pick up Newton, I'm happy enough with that. Delisting Evans, paying out his contract, in order to reinstate 40 is an option that may be exercised, though I doubt it. Trengove will stay on the list as LTI.

If someone said that about Jim Stynes would you still say that?

poor form

Not about Jim, no, but about a racehorse that was just brought here to raid the Melbourne Cup, wgaf?

2014, you have my attention. Do go on.

I'm signing up for the home games this time, scaling back from home and away. Probably would have done it anyway, but a couple of those last few games this year pushed me over the line.

Bomber has always been an eccentric. Maybe he just doesn't give a stuff about the AFL anymore. That would explain leaving the CA. He's said before he would like to walk away, and he's a wealthy man with significant business interests outside footy. I've been told by an Ess person he doesn't want to pay the fine on principle and he's had enough of Hird. To claim he has mental health issues based upon your post above is drawing a long bow and disrespectful.

Not that I would doubt an Essendon source, but if Bomber is standing on principle, it's surprising that he hasn't let this be more widely known, if only to glean whatever minimal public support may still be out there. Or maybe he's just gone loopy.

You get a free scarf.

Free as in lunch.

Rookie-listing Tappy seems a strong possibility. His delisting has been handled differently from Blease and Strauss.

I'm sorry but if I was an MFC player and Jack Grimes was telling me what to do, I'd have real trouble taking him seriously. Imagine him motivating Bernie Vince and Daniel Cross. Cringe-worthy.

Jack was the captain at an informal training session, doing the job expected. No doubt the players there would also do the job expected. Had they been there, Bernie and Daniel would surely have done the same - take their training seriously. One of the many reasons you're not an MFC player, I guess.

Neeld is a text-book example of the Peter Principle. Within any hierarchy, competent people will tend to rise until they reach their level of incompetence. He's a fine assistant coach.

Daz, the guy was joking. Really.

So the question is, why hasn't Tappy been delisted yet? Beginning to suspect he won't be.

HH, i thought that "We have been lied to" was tongue in cheek. No?

I will have the last laugh when he fails.

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