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I'm glad CJ got given a difficult task, even more glad that he succeeded (somewhat). Now let's pray for consistency.

How do you expect Warnock to be racking up stats when Freo have a number one ruckman like Sandilands? To compare his stats with Cox's at the same age is a little spurious. Given more opportunity at number one he might be more impressive.

Very good point. Warnock in Sandilands' shadow may well be far different to Warnock the no. 1 ruckman. His age is a huge factor.

I get the feeling Cox will be rested for the remainder of the year. They'll fix his foot up. Not only does this destroy my Dream Team but it reduces significantly their chances of more wins.

I thought Davey was OK. What he did was good. Just not quite enough of it. I'd rate his performance 6/10.

I miss the days where he was feared by the opposition's defence.

No Kosi. No Sherman.

Carroll to Freo for Warnock sounds alright, but I'm not convinced Warnock is anything special given what I saw on Friday night.

Getting rid of Petterd would be folly IMO.

How did Davey go? Didn't hear much of him on the radio.

Sounded like Bate, PJ and Dunn were our best.

I would think that his reprimand should mean he goes for a week. That was comparable to the one on Selwood, so he should be cited.

Thought Dunn was gonna get smashed today but Goodes only had 12 disposals.

i thought an exceptional effort after quarter time...however, that 50m penality killed us

we could have won if it wasnt for that

That was bad but Dunn's miss when the margin was about 16 points was worse I thought. It came just before the 50m; that was a real chance.

Last year at least you had the choice of every player from every team. That way I could put Dale Thomas. I hate him.

Just take a look at the list of players the survey offers under the question 'Who is the player you most love to hate?':

Alan Didak Paul Medhurst Josh Carr Barry Hall

Jason Akermanis Mathew Lloyd Stephen Milne Jeff Farmer

Warren Tredrea Mathew Richardson Anthony Rocca Jeff White

Russell Roberston Kane Pettifer Cain Ackland Brendan Fevola

Jeff White!?! And most fans wouldn't know who Cain Ackland is. I for one didn't know he was still on Carlton's list until he popped up a few weeks back.

And of the offerred players in the 'Who is the AFL's sexiest player?', Aaron Davey and Robbo represent the MFC.

Dal Santo is great when he has the footy

Its when he doesnt is why i dont rate him at all

Dal Santo in a nutshell. We don't need another midfielder who isn't prepared to run back, work hard without the ball and man up.

I'd actually like to see us go into a match with the same team as the previous week. I would however like to see Valenti get another go, probably at the expense of Yze. At least Sydney doesn't have the speediest of midfields, so our leg-speed shouldn't be as much of a concern this week.

Just held a press conference and said that he has 'stepped aside' from the presidency, presumably until his trial is complete or whatever.

I know nothing about Watts (is he related to Fergus?) but if by the end of the year if he is as good as is currently predicted, I would take him as a part of a solution to the forward line. But at the moment, Naitanui does more than play, he might get people into the ground to watch.

In regards to Meesen, when he was drafted, we had pretty much the same ruck scenario as we do now (save for Spencer on the rookie list), so it seems to me as though he was selected knowing that we would, over the next few years, be looking to overhaul the ruck division for the future. So I don't think he will be cut this year. Who knows, until he gets out there and plays, maybe he will take PJ's spot.

I know this would kind of defeat the purpose, but if we do end up with picks 1, 17 and 18, then maybe to get another first round pick we could do, for example, Green + 18 for 12. Although I think by pick 18 there will still be plenty of talent left, if someone would take 'player + 17/18' for a better pick maybe that's how we could it.

Nooooooooooo!

What the hell is our club doing to player groins?!

I tell you what, I'm pretty frustrated. Not that I know of anything we can do about it. I just pray that Maric's groin injury isn't the beginning of a battle with OP.

I do honestly think Bailey has a lot to do with this: whether it's his relationship with the players or just talent or whatever he seems to be getting the best out of players who didn't excite (Miller, Garland etc.).

Brent Prismall played another great game and had 32 disposals.However he held his spot when Selwood came back in and the Cats look to be giving him more game time,he won't be dropped while he's in this form.

He would complement Brock perfectly with his hard,tough game.He'd be perfect for us.

Shannon Byrnes was forced out with injury, so if he'd been fit it would've been Byrnes vs Prismall for the last spot in the team.

Definitely Valenti because he deserves an upgrade from VFL

Also Frawley - I see big upside in him and I think with a bit more strength he'll be good down back

CJ and Buckley I think need to be retained in the seniors instead of one week AFL one week VFL. Both could add some speed to the team but neither have shown that they are long term prospects

They didn't give him Garry Lyon's number for nothing.

It's just good to see Clint on the park things were looking pretty hazy there last year.

You sure it wasn't Bizzell's number? After all, they're both called Clint...

Bell, firing this season? No.

Bell, complete dud with no awareness this season? Yes.

No way in hell does he deserve a call up.

Whelan before Bell everyday of the week.

Well I would say this week Whelan before Bell, but if Whelan doesn't give the team anything I would be tempted to put Bell back in (only if we needed a player like him) because he has shown he has ability and he has the benefit of age over Whelan. But yes, Bell's having a poor season.

I think he is overrated if anything, especially in his first season.

Not a bad player, but nothing overly special.

Especially considering where we got him in the draft (pick 60 or 70 something from memory).

If you were going for a premiership in the next two years and one of the two had to be in the team, you would probably pick Palmer because he looks as though he's already playing his best football and he has no visible upside. If premiership success was a few more years down the road then without question you would take Morton. It's short term vs long term, and considering our position, we definitely made the right choice.

I have thought about this problem of so many ruckman too, and have contemplated that if the WCE don't finish bottom 2, could we consider a possible trade where we could swap our no.1 pick for their 3rd or 4th, and somehow package up deal that would also land us Daniel Kerr?

So Pick 1 to West Coast for Pick 3/4 and Daniel Kerr?

Shouldn't trade pick 1.

Most sides still have the “tall forward”: Brisbane has two, Swans have Hall, Bombers have Lloyd, Blues have Fev etc…Adelaide don’t… It is making the most of the foray’s into the 50 that count.

The Doggies are yet to show that forward structure, which looks fantastic at the minute, will hold up in finals.

Adelaide do have Brett Burton who plays like a tall and a small together, Essendon also has Lucas, so this trend of one tall forward I guess is prevalent across most teams except the Bulldogs.