Mach5

On Oliver... I just can't shake the feeling that he's a lot like, of all people... Fyfe. Maybe not as aerially dominant though.

About 1 min in actually

I thought the same - Trengove is the only one that came close in my mind. But even he had a different sort of impact. It was clear he was comfortably an AFL player, but I'm not sure he had the positive influence on our overall performance that Oliver has had.

Not quite - actually 1min 14secs into the final quarter.

About 4 mins in, final quarter.

"Look out! Here comes Clarry! Choo Choo!"

Who exactly has Matt Jones impressed..?

Kennedy was not pick 10.

I did consider that after the post.

Have to be someone who's forgotten about Petracca too...

I'm also in the MCC, but I expect to hear a few renditions of "well done Bater!" and "wow, Blease has bulked up a bit!"

It wasn't mythical; it's simply logical. If GWS were to bid on Viney & we were forced to take him, we wouldn't have had the draft free to on-trade to them later in the pre-arranged deal to get Hogan. Why would they proactively attempt to scupper the trade they wanted?

I'd be inclined to ignore the words and judge him by his actions on the training track. I think this method stands up when you look at the Cook case.

Not sure that would make much of a difference for Hogan, considering the coin he'll be on...

He's past it, and we've already recruited Bugg to fill his role. We'd also then be short a runner, and a development/rehab coach. Do we really need to replace Melksham on the list? Upgrading White or Wagner will do just fine.

I think Mitch White, Trengove and Clayton Oliver will be major beneficiaries of Melksham's absence. Grimes just makes too many blatant mistakes and will be given a chance, but push his way out of the side.

Shockingly most people open up a thread to read about the subject topic and don't check threads 18 times a day to monitor every slight movement away from the topic at hand.

I think we saw exactly what Selwood would have been like in a crappy team last season - he regularly lost his rag and was soundly beaten multiple times, notably by Viney in our win down there He has been great, but has had a significant advantage on others of similar quality.

He was a strong candidate for a mini-draft pick prior to the leg break.

I think that was wholly down to uncertainty as to how he would recover from an horrific broken leg.

Is it? I don't wish for him to be forever known as a drugcheat (although it'll happen regardless) but I think it's highly likely he wouldn't have won that brownlow without the drugs.

We essentially traded a 2015 2nd round pick for Melksham to come onto our list on a 3 year deal for 2017 season onwards, with the possibility of him coming across for an early bonus year in 2016. Doesn't sound like a horrible deal, especially remembering that you need to pay overs to bring in established talent from opposing clubs, and we sorely needed to increase our quality depth. Focusing on the opportunity, rather than what has been potentially lost.

Hahaha how on earth could he not be?

Yes, that much is obvious. But it is still what we'd be hoping for. To attempt to draw that parallel with Roos is futile, because he certainly won't be around long enough.

Surely Goodwin would want to be drawing parallels with Smith, not Roos. lf we are to be dragged out of the mire and toward glory, he will be the one to do it. His appointment will determine our fate more than most. And I'm very happy that for the first year in many, I do not hope or expect our draftees to come in & play any significant role in 2016.