"Nowadays he does nothing but sit mournfully in a little corner of his room waving his red and black jacket over his head. It's pathetic really!"
I assume you are actually refering to Sheeds himself here?
Sheedy was brilliant for the Bombers but has passed his used by date. He has taken on the GWS gig knowing in full reality its a foolish endeavour but he also knows no other job will ever be offered to him.
no argument that what he has shown to date has been very little. He has however performed the role over the last few weeks that was expected of Brad Miller i.e, big body, presenting himself up forward. He is 22 years old and on his last chance. Lets hope he proves us all wrong. Colin Sylvia took a long time to arrive.
missing the point is the fact that it is a boring event but those who actually want to watch it choose to do so, to actually see the draft read out in the order of picks and see who their club select. With the odd interview of players and coaches thrown in between rounds. What Fox did was quite embarassing for all involved. The reverse order top 10 was a lame and uinsipid attempt to make the event seem exciting and suspenseful.
The pre-season comp is basically an opportunity for the AFL to play some matches in developing regions to give the game some more exposure when nobody in the heartland is really that interested in the comp at that time of year. Drawing us against the reigning premiers two years in a row is not great but in reality there probably isnt a better time to play them, and we should have beaten the HAwks last year if we hadn't gone defensive in the last quarter in Tassie