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Ziebell broke his leg in 2009 (his first year) after earning a RS nomination in round 7. He played the first 10 games and was a staple in the team. He didn't play another match for the year. His fitness is the key. He has time to get it to an acceptable level. I see him playing close to goal in 2016 with the odd stint on the ball.

Right clink on the link and select copy. Then google the link in a new tab. Click first drop down suggestion and the article should open. It has for me.

Sept 1929 http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/29619090?searchTerm=glaciers%20melting&searchLimits=

Yes, he went from 90 skinfolds to 59 quite quickly and then ran 10.45 for the 3km. How quickly can he get down to sub 10 ? It shows up in his third placing in the agility test at DC. He knows how to play to his strengths with that dance/sidestep. He's got strings to his bow, such as good speed and contested marking that are atypical for many inside mids.

I don't wish to seem unkind, but some of us are truly (truely is another one) staggered that so many younger people use "his" instead of "he's". It's embarrassing.

October 1922 http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/63769747?searchTerm=antarctic%20ice%20melting&searchLimits=exactPhrase|||anyWords|||notWords|||l-textSearchScope=*ignore*%7C*ignore*|||fromdd|||frommm|||fromyyyy|||todd|||tomm|||toyyyy=1925|||l-word=*ignore*%7C*ignore*|||sortby

December 1900 http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/71384883?searchTerm=&searchLimits=l-publictag=Glaciers+melting

B&F's in crap teams. Never made the AA squad of 40. Only really got going at the age of 25 and has had just one A-grade year. Pick 12 versus pick 5 (Parish) Clearly it's speculation, but I'll be surprised if Parish doesn't become a better player than Nathan Jones.

Watts won't play 10 games next year. They want a team of "22 competitors" and clearly he isn't.

It's a good point and I agree it's finally getting tough to find a spot in the top 22. You either think he'll make that quick transition to senior company after a solid preseason, or you don't. I do. Players like Ziebell, Martin, Wines, Viney, Selwood and others, players that are competitive beasts at junior level, always transition that same skill level to the AFL. And it transitions quickly. I often read that they "got away with it at juniors, but they won't against the bigger bodies in the AFL". But guess what ? They do. If they're good enough. We wouldn't pick him at 4 (and Essendon were going to take him with their next pick) if we didn't think he was an elite talent to develop. Yes, he'll be far better in 4-5 years, but his skillsets will earn him 15+ games in 2016. I feel like it's groundhog day from 2014.

You really thought I'd forgotten what I said over that 24 hour period ? That's as long as it lasted. 24 hours. Until I thought I better look into this if the reports are true. What a flogworthy post of yours.

July 31, 1906 http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/61454507 The last couple have had links for you.

26 May, 1906 http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/38087689?searchTerm=%22climate%20change%22&searchLimits=

Have you seen Wines TAC stats compared with the unfit Oliver ?

Thanks. I'd forgotten.

The Argus 17 July 1954

No change to Arctic Sea ice in 10 years.

"Scientists project that the Arctic will be ice-free in the summer of 2013." — John Kerry on Monday, August 31st, 2009 in an op-ed published in the Huffington Post

Yeah, he's a walk up start. And the caveat was injury, not "resting". He won't be competing with Melksham (back), Lumumba (whose only hope is back - he's crap in the midfield), Stretch (outside), Kennedy or JKH (smalls). I'd don't see much synergy with Kent either. Oliver is a clearance king. Guess where we're crap ? Of course he has his L plates on and won't be rushed, but players like (Wines, Martin, Brayshaw, Selwood, Bontempelli, and I could go on) are staples in their teams right from the beginning. Oliver sits well with that company and won't be any different.

I remember last year saying that Brayshaw would play round one and all and sundry said he'd spend at least a month at Casey. Naturally, he played round one and went on to play 20 games. Oliver and Petracca will play 20 games too, subject to the obvious.

Wanna wager ? If fit, Oliver will be a staple from the get go, irrespective of my early reactionary views.

Yep, I'll be surprised if Parish doesn't become a better footballer than Jones.