Neil Crompton

are you allowed 4 picks in the draft?

I remember Blair when he played cricket with Prahran CC. Not only a great and rather unique talent, a wonderfully friendly man, but also a pied piper. Wherever he went, there were always kids following him. Great memories. my condolences to the Campbell family.

Really it was Hogan + baggage = 55, just for reference.

Do you think it may just be possible that Phillips didn’t want to come to the MFC? That it may not have been our decision to make? Why are we always so keen to blame the Club in circumstances like this?

Or do you think that by now they may be somewhat wary of ex MFC key position forwards with foot injuries?

Personally I think dividing the GM role is a very good thing the way it’s been defined, irrespective of the $3m budget cuts.

You can now relax Luci.

What excites me? After too many disappointing decades of watching the D’s play, only sex with my lovely wife still excites me.

I have a gut feel that the next club to get Hogan will get a bargain.

Luv your work Dr E. (Im assuming your prediction track record has improved greatly since your very first prediction back in 2014?)

I really don’t believe that’s true one_demon, is it. One only needs to look back at your original posts and any responses to know the real truth. There were no “nasty comments” at all that I saw. Since I have been on here, I generally only find out about a new poster by the welcome they usually receive from others for their first post. I’m sorry if that didn’t happen for you.

Thanks for that SWYL. Has got to be the greatest Plan B performance by any coach, ever. Barassi was a genius. i wonder what Goodwin would have done at half time if he were in Barassi’s shoes?

This is where I’d be hopeless as a list manager. I know from what he showed this year that he is at or near the end, but he is such a quality person, and such a great influence and role model to our players, that I couldn’t let him go. id be offering him a role at the club to keep him. When you have a gem like Nev, you should never part with it.

Haha - you were “ruddy annoyed” - I haven’t heard that saying since I last had tea and scones with the Queen.

Melbourne has the better list. St Kilda has the better coach - which makes all the difference.

Welcome back!

The moment we trade Preuss, Max will do his wonky knee again. Don’t trade him!,,

I think it’s also interesting to note that in the 10 years between 1955 and 1964, where we won 6 premierships, we only had two AA players selected - Barassi and Dixon. The old saying - a champion team, rather than a team of champions - would seem to have applied during our golden years. Which I think is really relevant to us today. We have probably 6 players that are AA quality - or there abouts - yet we are a pretty ordinary team. IMO our list is not the issue - it is the managing and coaching of that list that should be our biggest priority. This is the area that we have failed badly - and where massive changes to our approach is urgently required.

So you are the one that leaked it to McClure!!!

I’ve never heard this and find your statement that Tom said that incredibly hard to believe.

Maybe a coaching role but definitely not a playing role IMO.

Why f ck with the game at all? Perhaps Goody could take Gil with him when he goes.

Predicted “learnings” that will need to be learnt following today’s game: - if we kick straight, we can win, even if we are playing poorly - think the Saints game, and what could have been if we’d kicked straight against the Swans. - we need to be switched on for the first bounce, not just after halftime- and we need to remain switched on for 4 quarters. - we have no idea what our “brand” of football looks like, let alone how to play it yet. - we need to make up our minds, before this season ends, as to whether we want 2 key forwards or one key forward; one ruckman or two - we cannot keep chopping and changing as this might affect how we play the game - see the learning above. - football IQ might be a good criteria to look at when selecting recruits; - a club psychologist might be a good investment for next year - Hogan is still an AFL force - after he kicks 5 against us. - I’ll have a huge bag of learnings that I can draw upon at my next coaching job.

There is so much negativity about our selections this week, that it probably means we will win comfortably!

Agree Earl. I would imagine a number of opposition recruiters also took note of his performance. His value just went up.