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I'll remember this when WC offer Van Rooyen a grandfather deal at the end of next year...

Not it does'nt, I said nothing about Victorians in the thread, i said we should stop drafting kids from WA

I dont agree, he was never a physical beast, can jump though

Solid two picks Freo had at 7 & 8 in the same draft: Young and Serong, Problem for us was our Defense and Midfield were stacked, so we were happy to go the slightly askew pick with upside, It happens, nothing can be done now

Taj fine, F/S, McVee rookie, fine, I''ll extrapolate, no one in the top 10 -15 at least.

Agreed, had little influence on all the games I watched this year

I know its all been on your minds because you are all deep thinking MFC tragics like myself, Fremantle saw the writing on the wall after Cerra left the year before, All four picks they had in the 2021 national draft where Western Australian's Van Rooyen must be the last selection we make from WA ever We have a storied history with famous Demons players from WA, but times have changed, WA may as well be another country Time to start drafting our own I think most clubs are now catching on

Couldnt forsee Covid, think that was the catalyst

His manager just said on trade radio: 'If Melbourne was a footy club in Perth then he would have stayed'. Also was asked if there is an issue with retention manager said: 'Covid was an issue, borders closed, couldnt go back much, he didnt get a huge grounding in Melbourne as they were away for all of 2020 and part of 21'

Becasue I still think we want to somehow get into the top 7/8 picks this year

JVR's form warrants it, doesnt matter when it is

I was a few seats behind the bench, noticed a few players looked really flat, Neal-Bullen, Brown looked zonked every time he came off, I wonder if others had been touched by a bit of illness, no excuses, some just seemed to be not their effervescent selves, And it mirrored in the crowd I think, I came back into the gate at the start of the second MCC side, heard a muted roar, thought Sydney had kicked a goal, but no Kozzie did, was really surprised such was the noise level. One more observation, from ground level, Sydney's spread from the stoppage was unbelievable, it literally looked like a haze of red and white when they got going.

This could be a total in joke His brother is no doubt still mates with a lot of the Collingwood boys, so I'm sure their paths might cross a bit more than usual outside of football

JVR has to play in the ones next week

How's the weather been there?

Indeed, Turner, Taj, Van Rooyen, Laurie when he settles on a position, very promising crop coming through

Also looks like a left footer too, very handy

Wherever he wants, one of the highest IQ footballers I've seen

Which property have you taken out a second on BBO?

How good was that footage of Josh Kennedy going of his rocker next to Longmire, apple doesn't fall far, just like his grandfather. I reckon we could do worse than entice him to the club after he retires

While Smith wasn't a creator last week he went really hard at the contest and played his role as asked, hence his inclusion.

He has to look after himself number one and his family/partner If he signs a long term ill be over the moon, but completely understand if he gets a far greater offer from somewhere else. To all the parents out there, what would you advise your kid to do (rose coloured glasses off)?

There's probably an awareness that Jackson and Oliver are priorities Perhaps it's a question of what remains after that? I'd be staggered if there was no collateral from our success. And how long are players like Laurie and Rosman going to wait in the wings for?

Was indeed. Personally I loved going to praccy games at old grounds like Arden St, Princes Park etc, going for a beer at the local before hand, really good stuff.