Timothy Reddan-A'Blew

I "Rate our Trade Period" - as opposed to what it's outcome might be in due course (though I'm optimistic there, too) - as a definite 'A' for the engagement, suspense and entertainment it has provided me following it's twists, turns and progress on here!

As an aggro type (apparently), anyone in the current playing group he's rubbed up the wrong way?

As a matter of interest, who else does his agent represent? Does his agent have 'form'?

Interesting interview with Christian on the club website includes this regarding the Hawthorn game where he sustained his first hammy: “From a workload point of view, I played on Brad Hill, Cyril Rioli and Paul Puopolo in that first quarter. That quarter is when I did it and they were coming on fresh each time [off the interchange] and just blew me up...Looking at the GPS numbers a couple of days after the game...I did more long distance sprints in that first quarter than a normal game average for me, which is ridiculous.” It's certainly impressive, from Christian's point of view in terms of his effort, but possibly also an indictment on game-day management that the young fellow played apparently unchanged (relatively?) on those 3, vastly more experienced and playing fresh. Views on the latter?

(Re)interrupting this thread to apologise to Faulty and Ethan, and any others, for my cryptic, punctuationless post (24 Sept). Yes, Aberlour is a 'Highlands' single malt, from Aberlour on the River Spey, due north of Edinburgh / due east of Inverness and, yes, I (generally!) reserve it for wins. Hence "lookout 2016!" (positive, positive, positive...) Resume normal transmission.

Me Aberlour (wins only - look out 2016...)

So we have to find ways to stop them getting into our heads? Sorry...

Say what!? ...and you forgot AN-B

Grimley, Lovett or Hawthorn? (I think I know though! - rjay's response noted )

Christian: 10 games for 113 = 260 = 6th this year Maxy: 13 games for 134 = 237 = 8th this year (with CS at 6th)

Great work reporters - thanks!. Couldn't get there this year so this thread was fun to read after I dragged myself away from the teev, from a pleasant night of watching the Hawks succumb and, in the ad breaks, seeing the Storm get up and the Aussies knock it around the park against the Poms. Well done Bernie (my vote along with the majority of DLanders) and the other 300-ers, Jack, Tom, Jesse and Nathan, and also the '200 club' (nice to see Jeffy G there).

Was Brett Lovett (refer separate thread) the last player we had out of the Hawthorn system? I like the idea of getting someone from there! (separate question whether he could be the one but sounds OK as described by AAC)

Roos said yes to that question - the sub part - in (I think) a recent presser.

Loved the tap work, and the powerful presence he could be in the air generally when 'on', per his highlights on the Club site (tried not to look at the scorelines tho!). Fare well, Mark.

Games Jack selected for (particularly at end of season) vs games Mark selected for - somewhat of a difference, methinks, Your Honour. Anyway, back to Jeremy...

Ahh, 1987 - my collective favourite football memory! The squad that embarked on 1987 (those with career 50-plus-Firsts-games): From 1986, Bret Bailey, Adrian Battiston, Tony Campbell, Chris Connolly, David Cordner, Simon Eishold, Rod Grinter, Greg Healy, Danny Hughes, Steven Icke, Ricky Jackson, Alan Jarrott, Alan Johnson, Brett Lovett, Garry Lyon, Peter Moore, Stephen Newport, Russell Richards, Steven Stretch, Sean Wight, David Williams, Brian Wilson and Graeme Yeats, joined for 1987 by Glenn Lovett, Steven O'Dwyer, Earl Spalding, Jim Stynes, Todd Viney and - with a little licence (32 games) - Warren Dean. 1987-to-2016 individual comparisons anyone? R. Flower (d'oh!), Peter Giles (the only 1970s debs still around in '87)

Sorry if this has been asked before, but is there a limit on years as a rookie? I think Max K has had 2 years already?

Don't think anyone else has mentioned it: It seemed that each time Daniel C had a hand in the play the scoreboard flashed "Thanks Crossy"? Nice.

After today I think we can be fairly selective about the 'experienced' players we get in (if any). By which I mean NO...

Norf in Round 1, please! MCG, too (though nothing to fear at Colonial any more)

I hope the question "What would Crossy do / be doing?" can have some impact on the players for some time to come, in their training, their preparation and (to some extent) their play. I was impressed by Roosy's reference to this aspect of Daniel in his words after Daniel's.

Kardinia Park (my age), Round ? 2016: Bernie does a Round 3 2015 on him and MFC does a Round 12 2015 in them. Sweet!

(Quite) a bit off topic, but wondering about Brendan McCartney, mentioned a bit on this thread. Does anyone know how 'well' he fits into the club? Seeing him at Casey games, he seems somewhat of a loner: parked on the other side of the ground at the 'Fields and, on Sunday at Sandy, buying a coffee and cake at the kiosk and parking himself at the fence rather than being with the coaching group, wherever they were.

Is this a record? John Ralph's tipped margin in the Hun is 136 points (and he can only find it in himself to go 88 for Tiges over Dons and 77 Hawks over Lions). Does anyone ever go triple figures in tipping?? Cummon Dees, rub his nose in it. p.s. Bearing in mind the coaches recent comments, is JR perhaps a Melbourne supporter? sorry: 134. I does him a disservice

Yep