Rodney (Balls) Grinter

Yeah, I guess there was no way Collingwood are trading Michael Christian though I guess. Eddy said he is totally off the table.

James Frawley played 100 games and won a flag with Hawthorn.

We've probably also told him that if he bides his time, there will be a big or bigger money offer deal comming from us too.

Agree. Max Gawn spent his juniors as a fwd/ruck from what I recall and turned out a pretty decient ruck. Granted Tom doesn't quite have as big a frame at this point and they are big boots to fill, but I'm more interested in Tom's potential to be a short term backup ruck and medium term full time ruck than a forward. With Gawn's age compared to that of big O and Joey, I think he's got more chance of that happening than at Brisbane, which I'm guessing is why he asked to be traded.

So does Joel Smith

If that's their only pitch to build it up, it seems pretty unfair on all parties really. Gee wiz. We've got a good rivalry with Sydney, but I don't see it as a huge one. Don't know why the AFL are obsessed with needing to pitch these epic rematches in Rd 1. Everyone is craving for any AFL action at all. I'd actually rather play someone other than the Bulldogs in Rd 1 for a change, but asides from that, I don't really care who or where, so long as it isn't Geelong at Cat park - surely we can have a season we don't travel there away?

Jack Billings? https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/department-of-trade/afl-trade-news-rumours-whispers-2023-jack-billings-collingwood-st-kilda-contract-western-bulldogs-little-interest-in-player/news-story/cceb745d9702de954b4dfa0e8496cad2

Getting rather sick of Adelaide, Port (mainly via Corns) and Freo white anting at our stars from their states. What is the list of all the best Victorian players from those clubs that can be prominently bandied about in the main stream media to destabilise those clubs? Uncontracted or contracted, doesn't matter - can someone please make this happen?

Considering North got pick 3 for Ben McKay. The other reference point which Adelaide should be familiar with is Jake Lever. Also had an injury history, but worth two first round picks. I'd contest that Petty is different, but every bit as good as Lever. Lever was also uncontracted, Petty is not. Tell them they're dreaming.

The young folk call it a 'mullet' Goffy. Kind of like a skinny Luke Jackson look alike.

Yeah and has 69 battery power - don't know if that's saying something. Sorry I'm such a juvenile.

Or does Port actually want a ruck more? Or for that kind of unders, maybe we'd just prefer to have a quality VFL ruck and insurance for Max.

I think the game high 8 marks, with many of those contested that also really stamped him on the game.

Pretty much. I'd put it at that 2015 Vs Geelong at Kadinia Park win, where he dominated that he really started to stamp himself on the comp, which probably didn't really consistently get going until the following years 2016 / 2017 so that puts him precisely 23 - 25 Agree that it's probably a good age range to recruit a ready made ruck that still has some years ahead of them. Probably also allows our 19/20yo developing rucks some time to develop their bodies and as players without being thrown in out of their depth.

I turned the TV off the moment the siren went for that very reason

Add to that other list Christian Patracca, who would have gone pick 1 if St Kilda didn't hace a masive recruiting brain fade. Matt Rowell also looks like being a pretty decient footballer.

I think the other lesson that should be learned out of this by the MFC is that delisting and relisting players as rookies etc may not be such a smart move if we think they might be decient players in the future.

Yes right now JJ was only depth, but in a few years he may not have been. I'm beginning to think that we need to do more to keep players in his age demographic to sustain the team in the years we will be comming to soon when the Viney, Tracs and Brayshaw, Langdon, Hunter etc cohort start to fall away. Similarly players like Bedford. And great teams need good depth. I partially understand Jordan's reason to move, but when he's going to a club where the midfield will be similarly strong to ours, that becomes a little less understandable. I'd actually be inclined to boo him and Bedford in the future.

Will fit in well with "Milkshake" when he gets back

Surely if he knocks up the ton, his daughter would qualify for our AFLW team?

Really glad for Joel that he got the oppertunity and produced this season. Was a really bright spark up forward to look to for the future. Thought he had some great games down back pinch hitting as the sub - that Brisbane game in particular. Provided really strong contest, marking, defensive tackling, but then some good run off half back as well. A bit hit and miss as a forward, but more often than not, provided a really good aerial contest that others failed to give. His marking on a lead and goal kicking look pretty rock so solid too. Love seeing him in the 29. Would be great to see him pull down some massive hangers like his old man - I reckon he's got it in him.

I agree in part Neil. Maynard was something of an unwitting, careless pawn in the affair. I do believe there was sincerity in his visit to Guss in the following days. But I simply can't forget or move on from the way their supporters started the "Collingwood" chant as Guss still lay their motionless on the ground or the way Eddie McGuire carried on "justice has been served" style when he got off at the tribunal. Tasteless, brain dead (pardon the pun) and uncaring response from all of those aforementioned. This thread needs to stay alive throughout the whole of next season at the minimum.

And we also hate Collingwood and the AFL and Eddy Mc Guire - probably more than even before if that was possible. For the next umpteen times we play them, we should really be expecting our side to serve their own version of justice on those a-holes. Makes duck dinners look like kiddies talk.

Is that like a variation on the Sydney "No Richard craniums" policy?

Isn't that an even better reason to shed the Nick name? Is he now going to be a Mini Goodie?