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I'm a winner - I hate the little [censored]! BTW predisposed to addiction - nature or nurture... sorry don't buy that one at all. It's called free will.

You forgot Michael O'Sullivan.

I had a bit to do with him when he was coaching the Bushies and I was coaching school footy. I rate him highly. Bloody nice bloke. No ego - just get the job done. Top Stuff.

No I think it's game set and match. If the outcome is what I think it will be - he'll be sharing showers with Bubba.

Not me... never felt sorry for him... I can reserve my sorrow for victims of physical and sexual abuse - people that've had their innocence robbed from them and had to fight real demons. What's Cousin's excuse... too much money, the wrong friends... He's an out and out shitbag. He hangs out with criminals, he shits all over people that care about him and who are trying to help him. He was taken away in handcuffs - his car was searched and items seized (well you don't have to be Einstein to realise that it wasn't Eagles memrobilia) He was not wearing a shirt so that he could show off his way-cool gangsta tatt. As a result Police are apparently knocking over his friend/accomplice Daniel-dumb-as-dog-[censored] Chick's house. The Eagles will be holding their breath.... the house built on sand!

I thought his comments were perfectly in line... and if you don't think Cousins is an addict then believe what you want to, but you can take your own brand of sermonising somewhere else, those of us that have had regular contact with addicts don't want to hear it.

Jude Bolton has signed a new two year contract with the Swans, I believe Selwood has re-signed with Brisvegas. I'd also heard whispers Sampi was going to be given one more year as well.

Warnock still has a year to run on his contract. Fergs for mine.

My bad, It was the next player on the Geelong list Max Rooke that was the Rookie draft. Doesn't matter though. I'd have to put in Kirk for him... not a bad replacement. The point being there are a lot of very, very good players available every year in the second and third rounds of the draft, to say that it's a thin draft and we won't get anything good after the first round is just plain stupid. There always is, and as pointed out it comes back to the quality of your recruiting staff. If Anyone's up for the challenge, see if you can't construct your best team of first round draftees compared to second and third round draftees. You'll be pleasantly surprised.

Sorry I missed that one... didn't mean to steal your thunder.... looks like I might've missed some as well Kirk and Kenneally - geez I reckon I'd be able to slot them in. I didn't include Bassett or Michael, because ... well just because.

Sorry Maurie... didn't qualify... We originally used a fourth round pick and my criteria are set in stone. :D

It's got me beat... apparently pick 14 is useless.

We have a winner. The only problem was having to fashion a make shift full forward, but gee I'd kill for that backline.

Close but no banana.

Not a bad team if I do say so.... Backs Sewell (Haw) Rutten (Ad) Morris (WB) H/Backs Maxwell (Coll) O'Brien (Coll) Nicoski (WC) Centre Lockyer (Coll) McDonald (Melb) Mattner (Syd) H/Fwd Pearce (PA) Bock (Ad) Davey (Melb) Fwd Lovett (Ess) Brogan (PA) Lovett-Murray (Ess) Rucks Cox (WC) Foley (Rich) Fletcher (WC) Inter: Sandilands (Freo) Prismall (Geel) Copeland (Bris) O'Halpin (Carl) Emerg. Drummond (Bris) Young (Haw) Carroll (Melb) Graham (WC) Byrnes (Geel) Thornton (Carl) J McDonald (Bris) Stiller (Bris) Griffen (Ad) Osborne (Haw) Any guesses what they all have in common?

White has a year left on his contract as does Schulz I believe. Dyson signed a one year deal with the Dons. Looks like the boundaries are shifting a little and the emphasis is on trading blokes still in contract rather than have them walk for nothing.

Sam Power to the Roos in exchange for Pick 48. Seems everyone's getting in on the act. Someone better tell those no nothing recruiting managers the draft is only 25 deep.

Yes, but if they do use 90 for him, I'm pretty sure they have to use all their previous picks as well. Is that really the deal. Pick 90 for King and Gardiner?.... Cat's making salary cap room.

Hawthorn fans got over trading Croad (remember the vigil at Glenferrie) - the Demon fans will get over Trapper. Footy goes on, it's regenerative at it's best - groundhog day at it's worst.

Well said Old. Footy's a funny game to follow, in part because supporters have such definate opinions about players without ever really knowing who they are. I'll miss them both, but if I had to fight in the trenches I know who I'd want standing beside me.

I think you're spot on. Carlton aren't adverse to creative accountancy.

I was enthralled by that game at the time. I watched it with a big Crows fan at the time. I was quite drunk by the endof the game , but one thing that has stuck with me ever since is the fact that despite TJ's efforts we didn't win. I can name any number of games that Robbie or Garry or Neita or Jimma won off their own boot. Name one that Travis did? He's not a champion. As H has so aptly put it ... he's just a very lazy boy.

Collingwood... closely followed by Carlton... then everyone else.

No part of me understands how trading Trapper equals bottoming out. Crikey we won only five games this year. Travis played in four of those five. The last one that Carlton tanked and he was allowed to pick up 42 uncontested possessions and the other three where he averaged just under 17 possessions a game. Besides rd 22 his highest possession game was 25 (twice). Last year in 22 games he got 20 possessions or less 12 times. Hardly stellar figures from someone that is supposed to be an elite midfielder.

It appears Done. Channel 7 reporting it's been done, nothing on the AFL website yet(that's the only real confirmation IMO) SEN spoke to Kennedy's manager who said he has agreed to contractual terms with the Eagles... I feel sorry for him. Small pawn in a very big game. I think a lot more trades will be finalised once this sordid little story is finished with.