bobby1554

Hmmmm.....starting to look like the same old same olds again!!!

Well, AF, Sue and Engorged Onion, we will agree to disagree, and revisit again in 21 days

I don’t think so Sue. He, and Goody, have both said they will not be resting players through this block of games, because they are of the belief that it works in the EPL and other similar leagues. As I said, fraught with danger as they are totally different sports with different demands on the body. We will see in 21 days I suppose

Putting aside the tactical arguments as raised above, the premise that you can draw a conclusion that just because Burgess has experience in soccer physical performance management can relate to AFL, is fundamentally flawed. Soccer is mostly a non-contact sport, and the grounds are a lot smaller. I would defy anyone to argue that soccer is as physically demanding as AFL. I think the idea of not managing players through this next 3 weeks is fraught with danger

And to think there were posters this week saying we should get rid of Jack Viney. Clueless, absolutely clueless

Yep. And so is Joel Selwood and look how he has turned out. Difference is that Selwood has had quality players around him all his career

And what exactly is his position? All very well to say he is a flanker adding a third option to two key forwards, however we do not have two key forwards! One can’t run out of sight on a dark night, and the other would rather be somewhere else. So the coaching group have no choice but to utilise his talents wherever they can, as a key forward focal point. Unfortunately for Bayley that is the position he is in at the moment. Not his fault because he does not have the physical attributes. But please enlighten me what you would do otherwise.

Easy answer, just do the rest of the draw with 16 teams, leaving Brisbane and Gold Coast out. Let them take it up with their Govt

Wasn’t McKenna tested earlier last week and it came up negative, then retested Friday and positive Saturday? If that’s the case and Essendon players are being tested Tuesday how can they possibly play on the weekend??

He is contracted for next year? I know that doesn’t mean much any more as far as trades go, but I would say he is being made to earn his recall

Right at this moment his comment is fact. Whether it remains so is entirely up to Jake. We wait and see.

Cannot see where goals are going to come from. Unless this is a low scoring game we are in trouble

Yep, problem is he has a couple of them

Now that I could believe! Don’t use the knees in the ............position

“Resting Up”....seriously? So out of 38 players he is the only one who has to be “rested” due to training load? I think you will find there is a bit more to the story than that

General soreness from doing what?

Nothing has changed from last year. Turnovers, short kicks to opposition. Unfunctional forward line.

$81 for the 2020 Brownlow was enough for me to part company with $10. A “poor mans Dustin Martin”?, I don’t think so

Cheers

Can someone enlighten me on what the go is with Tomlinson? Is he, or has he been, injured, getting over surgery?

Is it just me, or are others concerned that we have just drafted 3 young men from interstate? We lost Jesse Hogan because of the go home factor, so why would these guys be any different? We have seen Geelong lose Kelly for the same reason, Dangerfield left Adelaide. Probably countless others. Hope I am wrong, but the warning signs are there

We did very well. Addressed the lack of outside speed with Langdon (and don’t forget we have Baker developing into this role), Tomlinson is a bit of a wild card, but we gave up nothing for him. And we have picks 3 and 8 in a quality draft.

So we lose a player and 3 draft picks to get 2 draft picks.....what am I missing here???

Good, would not have been money well spent

If he comes anywhere near HQ (wherever that is!) in the next couple of weeks, kindly escort him to Flinders Street to catch the next train to Moorabbin