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Yes, Murray's already on the job! It may well be that this is a pincer play between Bartlett and McGuire (and the new Lord Mayor Sally Capp who's a Collingwood Board member) to get traction on the sensible outcome which would be to cover over the Richmond - Flinders Street rail corridor.

Don't shoot the messenger guys, but as East Melbourne resident that lives a couple of hundred metres from the proposed development, I think this is going to be VERY difficult to get up, most particularly the office component which would place a 6 story barrier between East Melbourne and Yarra Park. The oval may be more doable but even then, the residents have been campaigning for years that Yarra Park is just that....a park. Not a car park, not a sporting field. Furthermore, the civil works required to incorporate a level oval on what is a quite pronounced sloping piece of parkland would completely change the nature of the area. I'll be very surprised if this gets traction.

Two points: 1) I'm not a Pedo lover or hater but I'm a little over Match Committees not understanding that the probability of a player who's been concussed playing a good game the following week is something less than 20%. Set ourselves up for failure right there. 2) Let's not overdo the need for outside pace. Goodwin correctly stated in his presser that the biggest determinant of outside pace is winning the ball on the inside. We failed to do that yesterday. Sure, a classy outside mid would be a good addition. However, the Dees have looked well and truly pacy when we were on the winning streak (and smashing it in terms of contested footy).

Not a bye in the VFL.....

For anyone who saw the footage at the end of the Saints game showing Gus' unbridled joy as he revelled in the accolades from several team mates, it's clear he's not going anywhere. Of course he wants to consolidate his spot and form before getting down to the nitty gritty on the contract. Yawn.....

Not to mention the 12 months we lost on Melksham for what was generally regarded as an overs premium at the time it was concluded. Looks like turning in to a who blinks first exercise. Is there any possibility we have a quality alternative use in this year's trade period for 29 so that we can present Dodo head with a take it or leave it? Or are we determined to go to the draft with a 2nd round pick in hand?

The beauty here is that we get to see if the leg's come good before we play in the space (unlike O'Meara and Prestia). We are now a destination club without doubt IMO and can afford to be choosy going forward. No need to entertain Lumumba type trades where the desperate need for run off half back and line breaking abilities outweighed the existing concerns about H's mental state / robustness.

Saw the Gawn and Garland ones. Which was the 3rd?

What was disappointing for me was the lack of support from his team-mates when he was obviously labouring under a heavy tag. Jones and/or Vince could've done more in my view, along the same lines that Viney himself has flown the flag for team mates several times this year. I think Clarrie will be superb in this arena in due course and hopefully Gus. Doesn't seem to be Tyson's thing, not Vandenberg for that matter.

Well, Wattsy goes at 78.4% (including his set shots), Dunn goes at 90.9. Jones at 70.5, Salem at 75 and Vince at 66.7. Always good to throw out the ABC (assertion based conversation) but to state that Watts is indisputably the best kick in the team doesn't withstand scrutiny of the stats and probably not the subjective aspects either....

I have Wattsy as an elite finisher / set shot but not always an elite field kick under pressure eg Hobart. Lynden and the others are very composed when the heat's on.

Can't believe this is even a thread. We are immeasurably better with Lynden in the side. He is one of four elite kicks in the team (Vince, Jones, Salem). Is there a stat for one on one contests? He'd kill it. I asked Andy Mac if it came out why he was left out from the initial teams but didn't see a response. I hope there was a seriously good reason because we were noticeably poorer without him, particularly against Essendon. Switch footy is such an important facet of the a fast offensive game. Well, he's the best switcher in our back half....can hit a target at 65m consistently. How many others in the AFL can do that?

Can someone please go over to the Freo board on Big Footy and ask them what....exactly....would be the value proposition to Hogan? !!