Wiseblood

If the tribunal is consistent, then the penalty has to be more than what Bugg received. Mills didn't play out the game, but did play the following week. Buggy got 6 weeks for that. Brayshaw is done for the season. Gaff should get something in the realm of 7-8 weeks for it, but I'd be surprised if the tribunal went that hard. Not because I don't think he deserves it, but more so because I just can't see them having the guts to do it.

To be fair, that's almost 50 years ago. Times change. I can't see Freo supporters going round to his house about this incident. I think his reaction to it and his immediate apology after the game will be enough to calm down even the most over the top supporter. He isn't Barry Hall after all.

Correct. I loved it when we signed Lewis and he hasn't exactly got a perfect reputation for on field behaviour. What Gaff did was terrible, but it doesn't change the fact that I think he would be a very handy addition to our side. Gawn to Oliver, handpass out to Gaff who runs 10 metres and hits Hogan on the chest. Rinse and repeat. The bloke will do his time for the punch and then he can move on from it and do all in his power to rebuild his reputation in the game. Melbourne can help him do it.

He did play a couple of senior games earlier in the season LH, but your point is still valid - since the incident he hasn't been the same player, nor has he been held in the same regard by the coaching staff. Prior to punching Mills he was in good form and he's not really gotten close to reaching it again, apart from the 4 goals he kicked against Norf.

You don't want reigning premiers??

Gaff just played his last game in yellow and blue. He'll be in red and blue come 2019, running around with a bunch of reigning premiers.

He linked an article that not only doesn't mention us at all, but the first sentence says that the bloke is cooked. Not sure what he tried to achieve by posting it.

At least he had the guts to own up to his mistake.

Hopefully this information is slightly better than the Brayshaw info you spruiked on here, which turned out to be absolute rubbish.

He looks to be playing sore and is out of form. Still, I'm backing him in to find that form over the last 4 rounds of the season. Nobody goes through their career playing in sparkling form. Players struggle with it from time to time, and Jesse is having one of those periods. He is more than good enough to work his way out of it.

And those three, while not on big coin, would still be on good enough money that their eventual retirements will free up some further cap room for the club to re-sign our own players and lure a big time free agent from others.

To be fair, Viney said he had discomfort in his foot prior to the Darwin game. So it's Stretch and Hibberd. I think it's a long bow to draw in terms of Darwin having that affect, considering how we ran out last weekends game without any issue. Don't get me wrong, I'd rather not play there, but blaming it for a couple of injuries is a stretch a best, pun intended.

He would be terrific, but I reckon clubs closer to the bottom of the ladder (Carlton, St. Kilda, Essendon) might throw him a lengthier and more expensive contract than we might be willing to offer.

Pretend you're deaf as he's the last person we need at the club. We have enough in and under players.

Why are we so obsessed with speed? Just because someone has pace doesn't mean we need to instantly recruit them. Aaron Hall is a prime example - alright, the bloke has pace, but he is the softest, flakiest and one of the most inconsistent footballers in the AFL. He wouldn't make us a better side.

Go home Boomer, you're drunk.

The bottom line is that he'll sign. Doesn't matter if it's late August, early August or tomorrow morning. I couldn't be more confident that it will get done. I'm going with a 3 year deal.

Every time I see a post in this thread I'm hoping it's a link to the article about him re-signing with the club. I don't reckon it will be too far away.

Yep. It will be Giro or even Matt Guelfi. The one thing that will keep Spargo from a Rising Star Nom is that he isn't flashy and he doesn't get a huge amount of the ball. He just works his backside off, hits the scoreboard and does it all with minimal fuss. Love what he brings to the side.

Don't want the chap. Just an accumulator, goes missing when the going gets tough, and my next door neighbour claims he should never have won a best and fairest, even though I'm pretty sure he's never won one. Pass.

We are going to change your name to 'Opinionhome' soon. You fall back on the 'opinion' argument every time, but in the bolded part above, you show how good you are at not answering the question at hand and, instead, just falling back on your tried and true method of using opinions as something to hide behind. My query was - how could you be happy with the club if we recruit someone you don't rate? If, in your opinion, you think he is nothing but an accumulator, why will that change if the club recruits him? Why will you just accept it? I think back to the recruitment of Melksham and how many people were reticent at the time. Many didn't just go 'I don't rate the bloke, but now the club has recruited him so now I do' - it took some consistently good play from Melksham to win those people around, not just the fact he now wore red and blue. I have no doubt you would support him, but I can't see how your opinion on him could change so quickly that you be happy getting someone you don't rate.

Exactly. I still think, in it's simplistic form, a team still needs to have the right mix of players in terms of height, position and inside and outside ability. You can build all sorts of game plans and stay on top of trends much easier that way. Trading away one type for more of another, just to suit what is in vogue, is no way to manage your list.

I fail to see how it could be, considering you've made it clear you don't rate him and are now using childish, 12 year old names (Golden Balls) when discussing him. That all goes out the window instantly the moment we sign him? That doesn't make sense to me.

That doesn't mean that model for a forward line will last forever. Things change constantly. In two years time sides might be screaming out for 2 key forwards as one team wins the flag on the back of it. No need to trade out someone as talented as Hogan to suit another clubs style of football.