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IN: Jetta, Viney

OUT: M. Jones (conc), Bail

As simple as that.

Haha. I know. I like finding the worst pics for a bit of fun.

6 - vandenBerg

5 - Vince

4 - Pedersen

3 - Spencer

2 - NJones

1 - Fitzpatrick

I saw him talking to Grimes at one stage on the bench.

Not sure about that.

Was it the 2012 or 2013 pre season when Ess supporters were gloating about how huge their players had gotten in a big hurry?

I don't recall that situation for any other club ever.

I don't doubt that (most) clubs have dabbled with "borderline" supplements. Example: we were daft enough to get into bed with Dank, albeit unofficially and without approval, even after it was widely known that Dank was discredited.

But nothing any club has done was on the scale of Ess/Hird/Dank/Charters and co.

I still distinctly remember them when they first come out and thought they were huge. Even remember BT (ugh) praising "The weapon" for his work on the team.

How did Watts go??

24 Posessions, a goal and missed a goal.

And lol at everyone suddenly calling for him to come back after kicking him to the dirt.

SYL i think this is the case. Ive always thought he would have to have a set/copy of what he was doing. He would want to know....he is after all a Scientist ( lol )

He has publicly said he has records of the program.

I'm going to enjoy AFL360 tonight.

This is the list of the free agents at seasons end. If we are chasing a gun midfielder, there isn't alot on offer from that list. Well that haven't signed already. I would have said Jack Steven but he resigned earlier this year.

Patrick Dangerfield ADEL Restricted

Richard Douglas ADEL Unrestricted

Brodie Martin ADEL Unrestricted

Andy Otten ADEL Unrestricted

Brent Reilly ADEL Unrestricted

Scott Thompson ADEL Unrestricted

Taylor Walker ADEL Re-signed

Jed Adcock BL Unrestricted

Matthew Leuenberger BL Restricted

Dennis Armfield CARL Unrestricted

Andrew Carrazzo CARL Unrestricted

David Ellard CARL Unrestricted

Chris Judd CARL Restricted

Matthew Kreuzer CARL Restricted

Brent Macaffer COLL Unrestricted

Tom Bellchambers ESS Restricted

Courtenay Dempsey ESS Unrestricted

Dustin Fletcher ESS Unrestricted

Tayte Pears ESS Unrestricted

Brent Stanton ESS Unrestricted

Jason Winderlich ESS Unrestricted

Ryan Crowley FRE Unrestricted

Paul Duffield FRE Unrestricted

Michael Johnson FRE Unrestricted

Luke McPharlin FRE Unrestricted

Matthew Pavlich FRE Unrestricted

Aaron Sandilands FRE Unrestricted

Jimmy Bartel GEEL Unrestricted

Corey Enright GEEL Unrestricted

Tom Hawkins GEEL Restricted

Steve Johnson GEEL Unrestricted

James Kelly GEEL Unrestricted

Andrew Mackie GEEL Unrestricted

Dawson Simpson GEEL Unrestricted

Mathew Stokes GEEL Unrestricted

Luke Hodge HAW Re-signed

Sam Mitchell HAW Re-signed

Matthew Suckling HAW Unrestricted

Brendan Whitecross HAW Unrestricted

Colin Garland MELB Restricted

Mark Jamar MELB Unrestricted

Nathan Jones MELB Re-signed

Michael Firrito NM Unrestricted

Nathan Grima NM Unrestricted

Brent Harvey NM Unrestricted

Scott McMahon NM Unrestricted

Drew Petrie NM Unrestricted

Andrew Swallow NM Re-signed

Robbie Tarrant NM Unrestricted

Kane Cornes PORT Unrestricted

Robbie Gray PORT Re-signed

Matthew Lobbe PORT Re-signed

Tom Logan (rookie) PORT Unrestricted

Trent Cotchin RICH Re-signed

Nathan Foley RICH Unrestricted

Newman RICH Unrestricted

Alex Rance RICH Unrestricted

Sean Dempster STK Restricted

Sam Fisher STK Unrestricted

Sam Gilbert STK Restricted

Adam Schneider (rookie) STK Unrestricted

Jack Steven STK Re-signed

Adam Goodes SYD Unrestricted

Heath Grundy SYD Unrestricted

Ted Richards SYD Unrestricted

Sam Butler WCE Unrestricted

Patrick McGinnity WCE Unrestricted

Scott Selwood WCE Restricted

Beau Waters WCE Retired

Matthew Boyd WB Unrestricted

Jarrad Grant WB Unrestricted

Dale Morris WB Unrestricted

Robert Murphy WB Unrestricted

Easton Wood WB Re-signed

I'd make a few little changes to yours Tall Defence.

FB: Garland, Dunn, Jetta

HB: Grimes, McDonald, Lumumba

C: Cross, Vince, Tyson

HF: Vandenberg, Hogan, Watts

FF: Newton, Dawes/Pedersen, Garlett

FOLL: Spencer, Cross, N. Jones

INT: Brayshaw, Salem, Howe

SUB: Toumpas/Stretch

EMERG: Gawn, Stretch/Toumpas, Pedersen/Dawes

IN: Grimes, Jetta, Viney

OUT: Pedersen/Dawes, Stretch/Toumpas, JKH

Grimes to come in for their dangerous forwards and can also create along the back line. Jetta also for another dangerous forward. Viney picks himself.

Newton to the forward line. Obviously can have stints in the middle when needed but provides that unpredictable dangerous forward around goals.

Sub to either Toump or Billy. Both will have alot of energy waiting to burst by the end of the 3rd quarter. I'd be happy for either to have that spot.

Can't decide on Pedersen or Dawes for the forward line. Pedersen took some nice grabs on the weekend. I know that Roos would lean toward Dawes though.

The outs are unlucky but that is the way it crumbles sometimes.

From the way they're talking Jetta is likely to miss another.

I'd also like to say that because a player has a down game isn't warrant enough to have them sit out the next round. Players are always going to have down games, Jones, Tyson, Lumumba all will at some point, would you drop them?

Its all about having a balance within our team while matching/predicting the opposing team. Not just based on their game of the previous week.

6 McDonald

5 Salem

4 Cross

3 Garlett

2 Tyson

1 Hogan

Interesting, now all that's down there are a heap of slags...

Well, hello Vic Park.

Didn't he get dropped a couple of years back? What was his numbers like when he returned?

I think the team is better with him in it regardless.

Collingwood play this Friday as well, 2 in a row.

That'd be fine with me. Then we can sit behind a screen and criticise them for dropping a mark or missing a target.

I have a Tom McDonald away one from last season signed by the whole team and also have Dom Tysons Indigenous round guernsey (Still trying to get him to sign this one. Its hard being in WA).

Neither came with any authenticity, they can range from $220-500 or whatever the highest bid goes for.

They are washed before you receive them and it is not mounted at all, although that all may change with this new lot, but thats how I received mine.

Oh and the sizes are very tight. Tysons medium is almost a small, McDonalds is a Large and almost a medium.

Who else would be wasted talent?

Lol.

Hard to tell who to bring in for Tyson if he doesn't come up.. Freo are a very hard and a very good spreading team. Pig dog has the hardness, but he doesn't have the spread/endurance from what little i have seen of him. I think we are really scraping the bottom of the barrel at the moment, the true AFL depth isn't there - what is has bits and peices of an AFL player, but none have the true complete package.

Whats Michie's endurance like (hope he goes well again, do a world of good for his confidence)?

I still like the idea of stretch as the sub, from the sounds of it he has the endurance and spread as well as more polish than most in the VFL (looks angrily at recruiters from past).

Go dees

I'd be quite happy with Lumumba taking Tysons place and having Grimes come in and take Lumubas place in the back line if that was the case. Then I'd probably run with Terlich in Jettas spot and Toumpas coming in as the sub for Kent which allows Brayshaw/Michie a full game.

Out: Kent, Jetta.

In: Grimes, Toumpas for sub. (Brayshaw, Michie on field)

You can add Daniel Ricciardo to the West Coast Eagles and is also the current #1 ticket holder.

Hopefully we throw the kitchen sink at Treloar. I hope he has a quiet year. I expect both he and Shiel will have elite years.

I think Treloar is the safer pick though, his game is more rounded, he is somewhat dual sided, hard at it, great inside and out - and can find the pill.

As good as Shiel is, he is drifts in and out. From a MFC point of view, we've seen too many of those players. Don't get me wrong, I still want Shiel, but I think Treloar should be our priority - as I believe he is a safer pick, and the money we'd need to throw at him, we need to limit our risk of failure. We don't have the best track record of splurging dollars and maximising output in terms of investment.

This.

Overreacting a little much over one mark. People drop sitters all of the time. If he had taken the mark we all wouldn't even be talking about this. Calling for his head to be dropped to the VFL is just stupid.

Michie doesn't seem as up to speed as the rest of the guys. If any mids were to come in it would be one of Grimes/Jones/Bail as they are next in line.

One change only: Pederson for Frost.

Leuenberger on his good days is an excellent ruck but there is alot of those lesser days and is always injured. A no from me.

I actually think Jamar can go at least another season if not 2 if the body holds up. Seems to be enjoying his footy too.