Chelly

Chelly's Mock Draft 1. David Swallow 2. Harley Bennell 3. Sam Day 4. Ben Jacobs That way if E25's inside information about Jacobs is right then we can say the Dees got an absolute bargain.

Would also make a perfect replacement for Cam Bruce who also played his junior football with the same club - Beaumaris!

Bad breath?

... unless we do what at least one club is going to do very soon and that is, draft a 31 year old who wasn't sure he would get a regular run for his old team.

Didn't hear them but my guess is that the boys back at training are all in good shape and most of the list are flying. Expects Cam Bruce back when the senior guys return on Monday and he should be among the fittest and ready to take on a one year contract being the consummate professional that he is.

The Hun confirms today that we play Sydney in Round 1 but that the game's in Sydney. Collingwood takes on Port Adelaide at the G and the paper says the Pies play more games there than any other club. What a surprise? It's comforting to know that by round 1 we will probably have played away to more interstate teams than Collingwood does all year round.

Please say it isn't so Vossy - Trapper on Outer. This man is a legend. Please let him play on!

I have a feeling the FD would be comfortable about retaining Newton one more year on the rookie list if that's at all possible. Other than that, two players would need to go in order to allow us to use 49 & 52, the last of which we might optional at the ND and could be left for the PSD. How many are still out of contract. They're the problematic ones at this point in time.

Bit of a worry with him riding bikes with Crackers though.

Sounds like a good move for Sanderson too after 11 years at one club. A new environment and new perspectives can only be helpful to his career. He won't go anywhere at Geelong working under Scott.

... the official website of the Melbourne Football Club carries a lead story entitled: "Raffle winner thrilled"!

I'm sure there's a connection between the pixellated forest and the TV series "Lost". I reckon Liam Jurrah might be one of the "others".

In days of yore when there was no salary cap, no limit to the size of your list and you fielded seniors, reserves and under 19s you simply would not hold onto a player like Newton for more than 3 or 4 years let alone the 6 he's reached at this point in time. But it's 2011 and if he is kept on as a second year rookie the relative cost is minimal. It will be a case of rookie pick 89 or even less if Cam Bruce doesn't come to the party i.e. it's neither here nor there - the 46th player on a list of 46. The odds are against him and I remain skeptical but historically, there have been cases of players coming out of their shells when given different roles. I'd give him a chance to develop in the new role of back up ruckman cum forward. There are about five weeks during the pre season NAB Cup/NAB Challenge/practice matches when clubs can experiment. He can be tried in that role or he can be given a run in defence. Stranger things have happened.

joeboy's been Shanghaied

Is that supposed to be a rhetorical question?

I'm well aware of the difference and my post responded directly to your questioning of Demon Hill about whether Daffey produced a top 25 and it proved you were wrong. He didn't produce only a top 10. Your statement asking if I'm familiar with the meaning of rhetorical questions reminds me of Homer Simpson in the following scenario: Grandma Simpson and Lisa are singing Bob Dylan's "Blowin' in the Wind" ("How many roads must a man walk down/Before you call him a man?"). Homer overhears and says, "Eight!" Lisa: "That was a rhetorical question!" Homer: "Oh. Then, seven!" Lisa: "Do you even know what 'rhetorical' means?" Homer: "Do I know what 'rhetorical' means?"

suit, shmoot, looks like a 25 to me - Top 25 draft prospects

According to Twitter, player/manager Alex McDonald says Demon Kyle Cheney could be traded by the club. I would suggest some form of low key trade might transpire because he would only be worth a mid to late draft pick.

Norwood fall short 9.11.65 to 10.11.71. That first goal to Centrals against the wind in the final quarter did us in.

Goal to Norwood 8 points

Won't be easy from here despite the wind advantage.

The fat lady hasn't even started to clear her throat yet. The Bulldogs are a hard team to beat and their supporters are every bit as strange as Collingwood's.

Deep into the first quarter:- Norwood 1.0.6 Central District 3.0.18 Centrals have played in the last ten grand finals and won eight flags!!!

President Steve Harris ... the clown who was CEO at the MFC is now a club President???

And yet when we played them this year they struggled to get on top of us. Go figure?