GM11

I know I am developing a huge hatred of the media vultures in this state. Talk about smelling blood in the water. I actually, at this moment, despise them all.

Why? Did we make nasty comments on our facebook page?

The biggest concern with this whole situation is that it is starting to appear as if this story has been bubbling away for months. Surely an organisation such as the AFL should have proactively pursued this before it became public knowledge. How hard would it be to consult with the club & effected parties before it hit the fan. Mifsud is surely now totally conflicted in his role. And AFL HQ has the aroma of a steaming dog pile.

I think I'll stop reading this thread.

Bit of perspective required? We got belted on the weekend. Is he going to come on smiling & chatting about his mate Neeldy? I can imagine the caning he would get then. And it was stupid to ask him if his team mates will be dropped. I'd say his response was more about the stupidity of the question than anything else.

Well, I'm quite happy for us to give Reach the benefit of FOJ for the year regardless. Quite a nice tribute under the circumstances.

Stats say different. He had more kicks marks & hit outs than any ruckman on the ground. I thought he tried his guts out, as distinct from a few others. Problem was, our on ballers were pantsed, too many plodders. Lions onballers ran away from the stoppages unopposed all day.

Good one Jason. You shat in every nest you were ever in. Crawl back under your rock & leave decent people alone.

Because it was well set up to start with. Well done IWAP. I kept picking Melbourne players. Swore I wouldn't.

No problem, as long as there are two definite starters.

Like this. The frees stats weighting in standard form are way too high.

Happy with either date. If pressed I'd prefer Feb 26.

Galahs are in. Thanks IWAP.

Count me in.

Love to step up too Jack.

And Paul Wheatley's wife.

And you are probably right. Maybe they do or it may be media jumping to conclusions. Anyway this is the scenario I was looking at. Whispering Jack's post.

No. They tried to get pick 2 in the mini draft. They don't have to take Crouch with it. They probably will take him, but no one is locked into any particular position.

Interesting the assumption that Adelaide will take Crouch. They probably will, but I'm sure they expressed interest in Kennedy a while back. Would be worth trying to get third spot just on the chance Crouch is still there.

Unless we've conceded O'Meara and are going at Crouch.

All very well to have the picks to trade, but is there likely to be anything of value on offer? Could even be less action if GC & GWS pick the eyes out of club discards.

Trade week. Is that the week where all the clubs try to offload their duds for more than they are worth? Let's face it, there are very few win/win deals done in trade week.

If he is truly gone then I can forgive his two years of no contribution (had injuries after all).... I can forgive him taking the money & going (it's a once in a lifetime chance).... But The way he has gone about it is sickening. Unlike Ward & Davis he has totally disrespected the club & supporters. I don't forgive that....

My point is that the Jim should not be the football director for obvious reasons. It would appear that Jim has taken on this role because things were not functioning without one. That would imply that, since Leoncelli left, there is no one on the board currently who can do it.

After watching Garry Lyon last night, I'm prepared to take him at face value. If he steps into the Football Director role, I hope he has the nads to start kicking a few heads. It has to be obvious now that there are a few ego driven individuals within the club who have their eye off the ball. I keep thinking that if this was Collingwood, Eddie would be smacking heads. Now I don't expect Jim to be doing this, it just isn't his style. This is why we must recruit a former player to the board as Football Director. Someone who is capable of keeping people focused on their roles without fear or favour. But who? Garry Lyon? David Neitz? Greg Healy? Don't know, but someone must take this burden from Jim. And I thought we had got beyond all this crap!