KingDingAling

We just have to whether the ump bias for a bit.

That is the second week Jetta has stopped playing, waiting for a free.

All this without Nathan Jones in sight.

I love how Roo is trying to play us down saying this can happen if you sleep on Melbourne. Roo is overrating Adelaide massively, they've hardly been consistent - or dominant, they are in the bottom tier. Hope we embarrass them now.

Pedo is very courageous,

Salem = Classy on the outside/hard as nails on the inside.

JKH can do whatever he wants in my books. The kid has something I haven't seen at the MFC in a long time, probably ever. He has a great temperament.

Dear Jack Watts. That is all we want, desperation. No one expects anymore than effort.

JPOD kicking like dingaling back in the 40's.

Awesome. We need him accuracy going inside.

Chris Dawes is still improving as a footballer. Just the tip of the iceberg.

Who is our sub?

Kelly is already better than Scully. Big difference in those two.

There isn't a law against smiling yet. I say 'yet'.. No doubt it is on the way.

I think Mitch will play for us again.

In fairness to Jesse Hogan, he hasn't even played a game for the club, so it is bit hard for him. But experienced players like Frawley I'd be expecting more from them at present. Thankfully we'll be well compensated.

New posters need to push through the barriers - the barriers sometimes being a boys club. This site has always been very tolerant in regards to free speech, that is what I've found anyway. So there is no excuse for anyone not to voice their opinion. Posters might hit a lot of resistance, but they need to push through that.

I wasn't overly impressed with Durdin last night. Be interesting to see Goddard, I have not seen him play yet. If a KP doesn't establish himself by the end of the year, IMO we might look to off load the pick.

Leigh was right.

Vince played most his career at Adelaide. No doubt Vince wanted to stay there, but smart trading by the Crows. If I was a Crows supporter, I'd be happy the club moved on Vince and got a 15 year player in Crouch.

The talk in this draft is Beam at 29, Hanners at 30 and Sloane at 44. Sloane is the one that got away, apparently we'd promised him we'd take him - then picked Bennell. I remember I was at work at the time, my cousin rang me and said you guys taken Bennell - I said, was Sloane gone? He said no, he went to Adel at 44. I hung up on him when he said we also overlooked Shuey. I would've taken Watts at no 1 though. It was Rich Vs Watts for mine, Rich was the safe pick, I was in WA that year, he was killing WAFL. But, I'd of still risked and taken Watts, it was a risk, it hasn't paid off, but I am not mad at the club for that pick. It is the later picks that have killed us, it is overlooking leaders.. Leaders like Shuey, Parker and Sloane, that have killed us. Strauss was an outside bit player when drafted, taken far too early... Blease was a speculative X factor type - taken ahead of a Vic Metro captain in Shuey, even a great ball user then. It is not development that has killed Melbourne, it is the fact we drafted unproven, speculative players. Gysberts, Cook, they weren't proven. They were ordinary picks and we have payed the price. Back on the 2008 draft, I agree NO ONE in the top 10 has really killed it, but that isn't what has killed us either. Watts isn't what has killed us, it overlooking our needs that have killed us. We needed leaders and ball getters - and we taken speculative stick figures.

If Frawley leaves, I'd welcome Shiel with open arms. Last year Shiel looked like a player bordering on elite. He'd be a great pick up, another leftie and a bit of pace. I'd gladly give up our first rounder, I don't think GWS would do it. They are going to need clean ball users to deliver forward, Scully, Ward and Palmer aren't great ball users.

Watts has great football skills. Maybe his game lacks maturity, there are simple things Watts doesn't do. Jack Watts must be wishing he didn't test so well over the 20m during draft camp. When a guy runs the 20m in 2.73 (I think it was), it is a little wonder fans are so frustrated by Watts lack of intensity. Jack Watts needs to find that motivation, what motivates him? What makes him tick? Does he really want to be an AFL footballer? And how bad does he want it? I think these are very simple questions Watts needs to ask himself. While the players all need to buy into Paul Roos, I think Jack Watts actually needs to buy into AFL football. Port Adelaide as a club, they have the 'Mayweather mindset' going, Nath Jones has it and Jack Watts desperately needs it.

He hinted that Watts could be a female, so there isn't much point going too hard - too early - on him. So Roos is going to just nurture him.

Roos would've seen how Watts responded under Craigy and Neeld. The hard line approach shown by Neeld clearly didn't work. Watts played better footy under Neil Craig. Be interesting what he says on 360, he is up next.