DubDee

Dig up, not down! ;-) c'mon man youre losing all credibility now. Brayshaw was third in the rising start in 2015 from memory, had a cracking year. he'll be back

It's still not as funny as taking Martin over hogan

hard to think of a modern day rival but for the past 20 years Id go with the Bombers. Maybe its just coz I hate them so much but I find there is a bit extra bite to the clashes usually.

By Essendon I meant the former essendon fools My money is on Hirdy. unless Dank was hiding under the table!

the funny thing is Essendon leaked this audio and will leak more - but it only hurts them (and the AFL) and drags this thing out more. they STILL somehow wont acknowledge they endangered the lives of 34 players. I hope they win the wooden spoon. pack of [censored] wankers

He didn't give a rats clacker

We might want to wait until the league actually begins. Its hard to be excited by something that hasn't even started. I am keen to see Daisy strut her stuff, she very highly rated by her peers

Ive heard his name pronounced 'Hibbaard', I would have assumed the phonetic Hibberd would be correct? tackling the big issues now.

pick 29 and a pick upgrade is a good result IMO.

thought that was the Hawks list manager during the Lewis trade for a second

Love it. if someone is in doubt of coming to the club, have a beer with Bernie and the choice is easy

agree, he is progressing very well. When he came on the scene last year with that frame I thought no games in first year then maybe a handful in year two but he has done very well. He is so professional with training and preparation and is a great addition to the team will never be the Star player but will hopefully be very important with some much needed run and spread and tidy skills.

Fyfe would be good depth for our midfield. im not agianst it

is it correct that our ave games round 10 was 30 and last week it was 64. big jump? or maybe im wrong

does anyone think Viney will get off? the first two punches I reckon were insifficient force for a suspension but the third is low impact id think. hard to see him avoid a week.

He was the main positive out of today. 9 contested possessions, showed he can take a mark and most importantly looks so comfortable at afl level on the ball or smashing someone is a tackle. If he stays fit he will play 15 games plus. Wont be long til he has the best handball in the team

what a joke. Oliver didnt pin his arms. the bloke went to kick the ball like an overhead kick type motion, so he was moving that way and off balance. hope the senior players pay the fine for him. he would barely have gotten a pay cheque yet!

All we can do is hope Toumpas turns it around and becomes the better player

im wondering if it more the trend of inside, strongly built mids being a safer bet with a high pick. Guys like Toump, O'rourke, Aish that are elite users of the ball and that killed it in the juniors just dont seem to have as good as strike rate as the more inside bigger guys - Brayshaw, Wines etc. not saying it is that cut and dry but it may be a trend. all about risk and reward I guess. we would have argued in 2012 that Wines will have a impact straight away but his ceiling is not very high. but these days you dont need too many elites users of the ball - once you can kick well, its all about the stoppages

The under18 Talent dude was on SEN this morning - he is also affiliated with the geelong falcons. sorry didnt hear his name or title properly as my 2 yo was yelling nonsense (takes after his old man) he was a massive wrap for Parish. paraphrasing: most complete midfielder, will go in top 5. likened him to Joel Selwood! and this is not a he might turn out like selwood - he said that at the same age they are very similar. Andy M asked about the knocks on him not being as super competative as Selwood and he said Parish is a country boy and is hard at it and driven to succeed. he mentioned, curnow and mathison as well and was positive but not nearly as glowing as for Parish by the end of it I was pretty keen on parish!

of course not. I just take her opinion into account

i have to admit it is concerning that EQ think Parish is the 14th best talent (best available) in this draft and we may take him with 3. I have no clue about how good these kids are but the one thing I have noticed is that Parish is not often referred to as hard/tough or massively competitive like a lot of the others in the top 14. also his slight frame has been highlighted. I know we cant have a team of Vineys but these outisde players seem riskier than the Brayshaws of the world. tough choice! it would be fascinating to know if the Dees already knew who we would take at 3 when we traded for it or the plan was just to have 2 top picks

A big off season? They are 3 average players. They may improve our depth but we won't be seeing finals.

I'm over being angry at this coz I don't have the energy. Welcome milkshake. May you prove goody a genius.

The MilkShake has officially put in a trade request. Essendon are "extremely dissapointed" with his decision i.e. they want a good draft pick for him