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i rkn he still gets to the dons. they literally have no tall players on their list... last year mbrown out no replacement, this year daniher, phillips, mckernan, bellcho gone and only wright in. lots of faith in draper at 22yo off an acl and unproven crauford and bryan who are unnatural in the forward half.

someone in another thread i forget who, but someone relatively on the money has said witho has categorically ruled out victoria. he is the heir apparent to shannon hurn over in the west, we're gonna regret not having the conversation. i hope we are in for narkle definitely over nick bloody hind who realistically is lucky to be on a list, i hope his essendon connection is strong enough to pick them. cedric cox requested a trade west and hasnt received any interest i would try and nab him for some speed out of the back half even if we only get 2yrs from him before he requests home again we are really light on here for depth and it could push salo up the ground.

i need my fix?

any draft picks we bring in will be used in a package to shift up the order as much as possible, i fully expect us to have a first round pick this season

absolutely not, the ferret is not the answer

will be Hore, then ur spot on it was probably an old article about Sparrow and Petty there were rumours circulating before they both signed up last month

dogs pick is going to be seriously hot property due to the adelaide bid factor etc but maybe we can get ahead of the game and move for the pies future 1 pending daicos (who is a gun btw kicks well both feet, can crumb as a forward and run and distribute off HB, this was when i played with him 2yrs back in the 1sts at school and he was a year 10 at year 9 age consistently holding his own) and then look to move our future first back into this year somewhere else? or just hold 2 firsts next year in a stronger draft?

is that how quickly his heart beats per second too?

i think for some part its not what narkle has proven he can do and has done to date but its teh potential to mix it up and add something different to the mix than what we've been trying in the forward half for the last two years

this, this should concern absolutely everybody connected to the MFC, we should all be fired up and angry if we go into next year and a player as bang average as ANB is considered unlucky to play 1s in round 1.

i really wish rendell went harder because he was right when he called us swiss cheese we have a gap as a small defender (jury still out on all of nev, lockhart, hore) rebounding defender (hibbo in final years, agree salo underwhelms and who's next in?) wing (BAKER IS NOT THE ANSWER TOM PHILLIPS MIGHT BE) half forward (i refuse to watch another twelve months of hunt, ANB, melky & vanders try to underperform each other, get narkle) small forward (bedford and spargo need opportunity but arent best 22 locks stronger competition doesn't hurt) i really struggle to see how we're being ruthless this year when the only players who are leaving are preuss (contracted requested trade) and hannan (offered 2yrs anyway) bog standard, bang average, middle of the road trade period in the wors and its gonna result in proven players wanting out next year to ur essendons, freo, carlton who are rising and are actively searching for potential upgrades and improvements and not settling for what we've got

if a player voluntarily wants to go to hawthorn rn instead of us then we are in a far more ugly place than i thought.

so he's on the list but becomes 'inactive' like the old long-term injury list which used to mean you could upgrade Cat. A rookies to play senior games but they scratched that idea and made rookies available to be picked form round 1, however category b rookies still require a list spot to be upgraded to play seniors. however if a player is inactive usually due to early retirement, long-term concussion, acl or mental health then u can pick a replacement player who gets a contract for the remainder of the season to plug the whole. im not too sure what the rules are when it comes to that inactive player becoming available again but quite possibly the newest installment of rules is theyre out for the season...

why? i mean i'd take 43 over 53 purely on the basis our last TWO 53s have been TOM AND OSCAR F@#%ING MCDONALD

yes, one of what u said is correct lmao i rang up trade radio earlier to ask the question of josh jenkins, not going to play at geelong and they need list spots, contracted for one more year. obviously a much more natural forward but could lead a pedo style twin ruck with Weid/LJ backing him up or even smith

53 probably enough to get cockatoo up there rather than 43 i suppose

Potential ruck depth once Preussy leaves, not sure why the dons would let him leave they have no depth of their own https://www.afl.com.au/news/523729/unsigned-bomber-could-become-afl-s-latest-four-club-player

wouldn't have to compete with vanders hes already won that h2h yes could play the narrow wing, think high HF rotating with trac for spells in the centre a la shai bolton at richmond

perfectly said... word for word thats why im glad to see hannan go and i would have been ok with jones wrapping up. realistically nibbler, hunt and vanders shouldnt see a single minute of senior footy going forward. spargo, bedford, sparrow, jordon deserve a chance to cement their places. it was so unfair on toby to play 1 game and then get immediately dropped. i thought his pressure on their rebound was good and a run of even 3 games in the 1s we woulda reaped the benefits. petty is our next CHB and should be there from round 1. tomlinson and smith should start at casey

for now it looks like Lever May Hibberd Salem Petty Rivers Langdon Viney Baker Fritsch Weideman Harmes Pickett Brown Jackson Gawn Oliver Petracca Brayshaw Spargo Hore Jones emerg: Lockhart Tomlinson Melksham Bedford

ofc they say these things to up his worth, truth is as a 4th year fringe player they're not too fussed otherwise they would'nt be targetting higgins to play abletts role for the next two years.

almost garauntee he will be an instant delist by the dogs after his 3yrs is up

why would a player not take career security when its available even if no one else wants him and hes stuck in the twos hes got himself a job and income for 4yrs no issues, not his problem. like the treloar situation now.

i don't like it ngl, its swings and round abouts its not always the same side benefitting and i like the sentimental connection that comes into these kind of deals where u sign soneone who you've been working with for a long time. the change i would've made is the eligibility critera. i had two mates at school and at a good school who were NGA prospects one had a mum born in south africa but she was as aussie as ever a part from literally place of birth and the other had mexican heritage but it was still at a stretch and u wouldnt know unless u asked. i think they should have tightened the screws on who is eligible to join academies in the first place because somehow not it will put clubs off investing too much because if they help a prospect become too good they'll lose access to them and that doesn't make sense why would u bother if you aren't even going to benefit from all the years of work you've put into them and the relationship between them and club you've created

he's going to be a 9 year servant after this deal... let that sink in! how many chances does he get, he played 6 games this year ffs and he's been given two more years! give me a spell he's failed to nail down a spot back/forward/wing what are we waiting for. not sure when we plan on beginning to be ruthless but this isn't it. AT ALL