FireOath

Not sure about that. It's like having a Get Out of Jail Free card for your first couple of years. Everything that goes wrong can be blamed on WADA and, in effect, the previous regime.

Hell, it's worked for Roosy.

I don't see W.A. doing the same.

Sounds like Robbo has been drinking since lunchtime.

Wouldn't be surprised to see him take a swing at Paul Little on the way out.

360 will be excellent tonight. Slobbo's salty tears will be fantastic.

Surely this (after BB's 'success' with Voss) will be the last golden boy who is rushed into coaching without some sort of apprenticeship.

I actually didn't think Voss was that bad and was doing okay.

You Sir, are a legend. +1 internets for you.

A new play, I like it.

Anyone have a clip when hogan was in the middle, curious to watch it again.

I’ve been critical of Harry’s output for a while now, yet still don’t want him out of the team. His harry is good but tackling and disposal are poor and the run-on is pure chaos. But it’s those negative attributes that I think could be turned into positives with a shift up forward to find some touch. His specific position can be Dawes’ feet.

Time to look to the immediate future (trade-week) and let those on the unknown fringes (obviously subjective) play out the season. Happy for White to have a taste at some stage as well.

Jetta/Tyson cotton-wooled with VdB’s in Bali. We’re playing for 13^th. Tell the incomers they’re a lock for the last three barring injuries (and the Russian’s farewell) while managing the kids (Gus/Harmes/ANB/Stretch can swap in and out whenever) Sweeping changes not for the sake of punishment but for ‘team management’.

I still believe this a competitive team (with hopefully some extra incentive) and we don’t have a great deal of midfield depth to bolster the center anyway.

In: Newton, JKH, Salem, Toump, Fitz, Riley

Out: M. Jones, Bail, Brayshaw, Jetta, Grimes, Garland.

FF Garlett Hogan JKH

HF Newton Dawes Lamumba

RR Viney Gawn Vince

C Watts Jones Harmes

HB Salem McDonald Howe

FB Toumpas Dunn Fitzpatrick

Int. Cross Michie Riley

S) ANB

Good god no. I do not want Toumpas making his mistakes anywhere near the opposition goals.

Everyone has their own opinions on players. Although there are some that we agree on.

The ones I'd like to see go are;

Terlich

McKenzie

Hunt

Riley

Michie

Cross - Sorry mate, I like you but the last couple of games it is painfully clear you are losing your speed

Jamar - Trade bait

Toumpas - Trade bait

I would actually like to keep some that are others suggesting. These include;

Bail - Is a gut runner and we know what we get from him even though it isn't flash

MJones - See Bail

Spencer - Need a backup ruck

Fitzpatrick - Need a backup tall, can play back or forward

Pedersen - See Fitzy + pinch hit

Dawes - Can play forward and pinch hit

Definitely a highlight for me, tried to give us something different with the Torps and mix it up a bit.

It would be good if we could set up a play and use this like White with Port but use Garlett out the back. No one will catch him.

Gotta say though, how was Dunn's massive couple of torps!?

Really thought we were past these days, but no...

I want to get ND5, 25, 45, 65, 85 Upgrade Vanders, and Upgrade Harmes. That is 6 players to delist. If we trade then we will use a pick or get a player so we will still need to remove 6 from the PL.

Jamar, McKenzie, Hunt, Bail, Riley, Michie, and Fitzpatrick are the 7 in the frame as they are all OOC. If you want to remove all of them - that will open ND85. If you wish to save one or two then Terlich and Matt Jones should be paid out of their final year. Terlich should be paid out - he has not been near selection for a bloke halfway through his career. It's logical list management.

If it were up to rpfc:

IN: ND5, 25, 45, 65, 85, Upgrade Vanders, Upgrade Harmes

OUT: Jamar, McKenzie, Hunt, Bail, Fitzpatrick, Terlich, M Jones

TRADE: Howe (Player or 'ND20 or better'), Grimes (Player or 'ND40 or better')

RE-SIGN (1yr): Cross, Michie, Garland, Pedersen, Riley

RE-SIGN (2yrs): Toumpas

None of those re-signings are 'musts' but I don't want to be taking the chaff in the ND - we will back here in two years time if we do that as all 'first draftees' get an automatic 2-yr deal.

I'd be happy with that except switch Toumpas for Grimes as trade bait and give Fitz the contract and send Riley out the door.

Mark Robinson ‏@Robbo_heraldsun Aug 11Sydney, New South Wales

@jamesmag23 that's a pretty good reply, James. But to my question, did you get injections in the stomach? Can you answer that?

jamesmagner ‏@jamesmag23 Aug 11

@Robbo_heraldsun no

Mark Robinson ‏@Robbo_heraldsun Aug 12Sydney, New South Wales

@jamesmag23 thanks

If you ever needed an example of why Mark Robinson is not a quality journalist, read the above exchange carefully. By asking two questions in his first of the above tweets, he has no way of knowing what James Magner's simple, but clever, reply of "No" actually means. Which question did Magner actually answer? Robinson may have followed up seeking clarification, but if he was doing his job properly in the first place, he wouldn't have to.

You sound like Robbo trying to make a story out of nothing.

6. McDonald (Dominant, back to his best despite some errors)

5. Viney (This kid is a jet, always in awe when I watch him)

4. Watts (Played well despite errors)

3. NJones (Down on form at times but still in the top)

2. Hogan (Did well, even at the centre bounce, except for THAT handball)

1. Michie (I don't even like him and hope hes delisted but he did play well today)

Out: Michie, Bail, Lumumba, M. Jones, Harmes
In: Salem, Tyson, Stretch, Newton, Fitzpatrick

Please don't make Grimes the sub again. He deserves to be on the field.

I think it might be the last roll of the dice for Viv. I think he needs to show something really positive to say that he deserves to be on the list. Myself? I'm not so sure he can do that.

Totally irrelevant but Id like to know how many games weve actually won there since its inception.....

I wouldn't.

Stef Martin rates his influence on his development highly.

Apparently has requested a trade back to Vic also...

#fearthebeard

wish roosy wouldn't start every reply to a question with "yeah...."

Good one. Now you have actually ruined it for me. I never noticed it until you said it, now that is all I can picture him saying.

Gah!

mmm thats strange .....doesnt say the stat for number of crys per game....... Riewolt 9.2 Hogan 0.0

I lolled.

One of the better games I've seen Viv play, but this is spot on.

Out - Michie

In - Bail

No. Just no.

He was absolutely rooted. When Goldstein had the ball and went on a run Gawn really struggled. To his credit he never gave up and still got involved in some marks and some one-twos when he was buggered. He needed a big rest, Goldstein is easily the best ruckman in the comp and would be giving the Brownlow a real shake up I'd say.

Out - Harmes, Michie
In - Newton, Salem (vandenBerg doesn't seem ready)

Jones, Vince, Viney and Tyson are our 4 best mids. I have no problem with any of them - and the latter two particularly are still definitely in the development phase.

Brayshaw could be anything, he may well be one of our best in a couple of years.

Kent, Salem, ANB have all shown plenty. Stretch has shown a bit.

We still need more but I don't agree that we need 4 new players to come in and take up he mantle of 'best mids'.

This.