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he is never going to have great hands and he didnt at the pies when he won a premiership medal his injuries stop him from getting to enough contests, from pressuring, making space from his man on a lead etc

I reckon Dawes should sponsor the Rehab group. Will he ever get his body right? must be so frustrating for him. I think if he was fully fit he would be a decent player but these injuries/niggles get rid of whatever agility he has. He hasn't ever been fully fit since he joined us

thanks for the live updates Wayne

I really think Watts will do very well when we are a good team playing to a predictable structure. i liken him in some ways to Gaff/Sheuy or even Rioli. how good were Gaff and Sheuy when the eagles were doing well a few years ago? the eagles struggle and they struggle and now they look great again. how much would people talk about Rioli if he played the last 7 years with the Dees? Watts is a finisher - he will never be more aggressive then he is now but finishers struggle in bad teams i cant help but hold out hope Watts will become a very important player for us.

man its so strange to think back to Jurrah playing some amazing football and then think about the drunken, machete wielding and women bashing. he doesnt deserve another shot at it. if martin gets banned for 12 months for threatening to chopstick someone then....

watts was dropped/dropped himself as he was playing poorly at the time. lack of intensity and concentration over 4 quarters. he did play some good games though

both go hard but its not that they have average kicking skills. they are both very poor kicking the footy and making decisions. you need to be at least ok in these areas to make it at AFL level so theyll both be delisted at the end of the year. Matt Jones in particular certainly helped out our midfield during possibly our darkest days and I thank him for his efforts put it this way, if these two guys get contracts, who are the 3-4 guys we delist at the end of the season?

Wines. not quick, no burst from packs. kicking is not elite. why would we want this hack?

maybe foxtel are picking one player from each team for the month? so the best player from tigers, either cotchin, delido or martin. from eagles, probably kennedy, priddis (no idea how they picked nic nat) they just called it superstar month as 'Quite good player' month doesnt sound as good fairly pointless arguing on the definition of a superstar as there is no definition. every one has a different idea. same with A grade, star, etc

fair enough if you disagree probably says more about us as a club back then that we couldnt push him onto greater things and when he didnt respond year in/year out, we didnt get rid of him. no way we should have put up with him for 10 years. Having a senior player that coasts through on the list does a lot of damage. Some people think he left the club but I reckon as soon as Roos came he was keen to send him packing. And by god did he show his true colours at Freo.

hopefully next time we announce life memberships they will be 3 one-club players and 3 players that got the most out of themselves Col never put in the effort that is why people arent keen on him getting life membership - not cause he left. him getting one cheapens the honour for the likes of Jones

started an hour ago... anyone there? would be so good to get an update for those fools like me tied to a desk maybe iphones have melted out there??

how essendon reckon changing their black and red jumper to red and black helps much, Ive no idea. and ive no idea how the AFL approve this. The whole idea it to use different colours so we can follow the game and so the players know who is on their team FFS every team should have a clash jumper that is >80% not including any colours from their home jumper. I really like our white one and it works well. But I agree that obviously it should only be worn for the 4-5 actually clashes we have per year

he'll never be the quickest. But I still think he has the talent to be our Bartel

Thanks for the pics I will shed a manly tear when Trenners makes his comeback. Great (and unusual) to see us practice footy at this time of year! usually we just run and run for the first few months the intensity you can see on each face. i have a good feeling about this group

he posted on FB apologising for not reporting recently - due to some family health issues. he then added "not too serious" so im sure the master of prose will be back in action in Jan

would be great to see JT back next year, we'll have to be patient though. he hasnt played a game for 2 years and is coming off a zero base. hopefully he will be right for casey in round one. play a couple of months and not get any soft tissue injuries and be vying for a spot for the Dees by mid year Id be staggered (and elated) to see him in the AFL before round 10

He is a less likable version of Fev. and will follow the same route as he is a fool. id be surprised if he is still playing AFL in 4 years. he does a lot of damage tio the image of the AFL and its support of women in general. the tigers will not suspend him for any more than 2 games just like the Hawks did as he is too important to them. they cannot improve without him. so its a perfect example where the AFL should step in And get a [censored] haircut!

injuries play such a massive part in a 22 game season - eg GC and Brisbane this year but for the risers, id say GC will take a big step. just missed the finals last year and were decimated this year with their entire midfield out. will benefit from Bennell not being there and Eade will get them in shape Apart from them, The Dees will finally rise up the ladder after 9 years in the bottom 6 and finish in the top 10 The pies will also improve - as much as I hate to say that - Treloar is a gun. For the Fall - Adelaide will slide, St kilda will finish just above the Blues (time will catch up with Nick and Joey). And I think the Hawks will finish outside the top 4. coming 5th. better players getting older, hunger is very hard to maintain

what are the changes? Just leach back?

impressive! does he fight crime by night as well?

you're livin in the past man

Not without a chance against port and north either. Anything less than 10 wins is a fail for me. if we get on a run and dont have too many injuries.... who knows!? Cant wait to SMASH St Kilda in round 6. just grind them into the ground, literally.

theres a lot of players that are just over the 10 game mark that would have done well: Heeney, Lever, De Geoy, Cockatoo but I guess you need to draw the line somewhere and 10 games is as good a number as any Id pick Mills to win it next year. Too much to expect Tracka to play 22 games after an ACL - but he is a freak so who knows?!

We finally drafted some key forwards! maybe we wont have to have the likes of Rivers/Garland/Frawley/T Mac playing out of position soon? exciting