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Hard to see how a compensation pick one can turn into compensation picsk 10 and 19 two years later - especially when it's of the AFL's doing. Oh, now I see.

Ditto. Was very keen on Pendles and Buddy, plus one quality back to finish off the side - with 310 in the bank. Now I'm 2 quality defenders short.

It sure is, jumping off a junk boat.

That's where I'd go.

Haha I'll be crossing my fingers for you...for McEvoy that is. A loss this weekend and I'm cooked - probably am anyway!

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Depends what you define as find I suppose. Initially I couldn't split them, but T_U's post made me reassess. In terms of find as in hidden skill that was a surprise, it has to go to Martin IMO. Tappy, Trenner's and Watts etc have not really had a chance to show their stuff before this year so I wouldn't say they are finds. Martin becoming a good ruckman/forward is a find. It's been good to be rewarded for defending Watts against maniacs his entire short career.

Does it look a bit like this?

Getting 8 weeks with 8 weeks left of their season - coincidence.

It'd be nice if you got a free trade for Heath Shaw. Pretty rough!

I hate that ground more than I could type into words.

Confirmation bias states that we look for information that supports our existing beliefs. I don't think it's a matter of people on here believing their "source," I think it's a matter of people finding a source that supports what they already believe - a reflection of their values and beliefs.

Interesting you wrote that, I have been thinking the same thing this mornign and was going to post it.

Go to the Rose in Fitzroy.

Given that 99% of the speculation here revolves around "if he signs with MFC post-season he has been telling the truth" and "if he signs with GWS post-season he was lying," I don't see why most people on here can't just say their piece, leave what they think will happen and then wait until post-season to see what happens.

Yet another great move by the club.

So let's analyze what he said - because, you know, we didn't do that at the time... He expects that he will be a one-club player. (which may, or may not, mean playing for two clubs) He didn't say that he "promises that to be the case" because the 19 year old didn't feel comfortable playing out his contract negotiation in the media. Far out, I'm 24 and didn't feel comfortable signing my contract in front of the person who was employing me!

This is funny in a morbid kind of way.

Talia will be a good pick-up late IMO. I've gone for Nicky Dal as capitano.

Very different insinuation from what you wrote above. Tom said he wanted to be a one club player, fanboys took that to mean that he wanted to be a one club player, you took it to mean he wants to be a two-club player. Top logic.

I've seen everything in this debate now - including a player saying he wants to be a one-club player meaning he wants to be a two-club player.

Hannebery?

I'll have a look. Anyone with spare rucks, flick through my team and see if a player grabs your eye - will save me from scouring through 15 teams.

Didn't you not know that you could propose trades until a couple of weeks ago? Surely you'd know that if you were fair dinkum. I realise I should've had a ruck, but at the time I thought it'd be better to grab a half decent mid rather than a 600ish ranked ruck. After a few weeks of that I see that you need a ruck. In fairness, there's also been a bit of a lack of luck. 4 rucks I've had this season haven't been playing or have been traded for ones who stopped playing, now I pick up Gorringe and he's dropped (bah!). I've had to cover Jack, Selwood, Curnow, Dawes and Petterd being out often in the past 10 or so rounds which has been difficult. (Obviously, everyone has their hard luck stories).

Care to explain how a couple of weeks ago would've changed anything?