Leopold Bloom

From a match report “James Jordon impressed with 26 disposals and a fourth-quarter goal playing on-ball. He could prove an important player in Sydney’s midfield mix if Gulden is forced to miss a chunk of time.”

Has there been any announcement about Shane McAdam’s status on the list?

Followed by the conversion …

Doesn’t really matter because the link is fairly tenuous and there’s no tie unless the player in question is an NGA or in the father/son category or the family comes from Samoa.

First squad members announced and Kozzy is in!

Kanga the clown at the MRC is making himself look stupid with his ill-conceived comments about dog walkers at the racecourse. The vast majority of residents want this redevelopment to happen and happen sooner rather than later.

The pair who trialled at Melbourne and some other clubs in October were Eoin McEvoy (County Derry) and Davy Colbert (County Dublin). Bith tested well at the combines and are elite Gaelic footballers while McEvoy is a top line young rugby player. Both tested well at the draft combine but as yet, have not signed on to play AFL in 2025. You are thinking of two other Irish players. Geelong signed Cillian Burke of Kerry as a Category B rookie in late October while St Kilda similarly signed young Gaelic prodigy Eamonn Armstrong from County Meath last week.

Up and about in Mansfield.

Is there no insurance cover for a situation like Brayshaw’s?

If that’s right then we play our only Thursday night and our only Friday night game for the year against Richmond. This at least is an indicator that we play this year’s (and likely next year’s) wooden spooner twice. One benefit from finishing in the bottom third of the ladder is a notionally easier fixture. If we win games, then the fans will come in the long run and if we stay fit and healthy as a side then we have a much better opening to play finals football which is what it’s all about.

Surprised to pick up the paper this morning and not find an article on the back page blasting the club for the absence of some of our top players from training and speculating that there are open rifts and cultural issues connected to anonymous tip off the writer received from a bloke in the toilets on Oaks Day.

Anyone else sick of Michael Warner’s style of agenda journalism and the way he’s gloating today about so-called arrogance from the MFC. Pot. Kettle. Black.

Rough to get suspended the night we played against Port in the rain in 2023. Was doing well until then and slipped in form after that game.

The first night of the AFL Draft promises to be an exciting one for the club. This is the order of the first round as it stands before the final day of haggling.

While talks for a number of trades continued, the Demons maintained their composure and snaffled a late trade welcoming Harry Sharp to the fold.

With picks 5 and 9 we virtually don’t have to worry about the second night of the draft. Just do your thing in the first hour of the first night JT!

This is the top 30 list from today’s Age 1. Sam Lalor GWV Rebels/Vic Country Midfielder/forward, 187cm, 30/8/2006

 2. Levi Ashcroft Sandringham Dragons/Vic Metro Midfielder, 179cm, 18/12/2006 3. Alix Tauru Gippsland Power/Vic Country Tall defender, 191cm, 16/11/2006
 4. Jagga Smith Oakleigh Chargers/Vic Metro Midfielder, 181cm, 28/1/2006 5. Harvey Langford Dandenong Stingrays/Vic Country Midfielder, 190cm, 15/3/2006 

6. Isaac Kako Calder Cannons/Vic Metro Forward, 175cm, 7/3/2006 7. Finn O’Sullivan Oakleigh Chargers/Vic Metro Midfielder, 182cm, 30/5/2006 8. Josh Smillie Eastern Ranges/Vic Metro Midfielder, 194cm, 17/5/2006 9. Leo Lombard GC Suns Academy/Allies Midfielder, 178cm, 5/10/2006 10. Sid Draper South Adelaide/South Australia Midfielder, 180cm, 5/7/2006 11. Harry Armstrong Sandringham Dragons/Vic Metro Tall forward, 195cm, 14/6/2006 12. Tobie Travaglia Bendigo Pioneers/Vic Country Defender/midfielder, 187cm, 26/10/2006 13. Xavier Lindsay Gippsland Power/Vic Country Midfielder, 183cm, 3/8/2006 14. Luke Trainor Sandringham Dragons/Vic Metro Tall defender, 194cm, 10/4/2006 15. Joe Berry Murray Bushrangers/Vic Country Forward, 180cm, 18/4/2006 16. Taj Hotton Sandringham Dragons Midfielder/forward, 182cm, 17/6/2006 17. Jobe Shanahan Bendigo Pioneers/Allies Tall forward, 194cm, 2/8/2006 18. Murphy Reid Sandringham Dragons/Vic Metro Midfielder/forward, 181cm, 30/7/2006 19. Bo Allan Peel Thunder/Western Australia Defender/midfielder, 191cm, 16/2/2006 20. Ollie Hannaford GWV Rebels/Vic Country Forward, 180cm, 1/9/2006 21. Sam Marshall Sandringham Dragons/Allies/Brisbane Lions Academy Midfielder, 185cm, 19/1/2006 22. Jack Whitlock Murray Bushrangers/Vic Country Tall forward, 200cm, 16/5/2006 23. Jonty Faull GWV Rebels/Vic Country Tall forward, 195cm, 1/2/2006 24. Alex Dodson Sturt/South Australia Ruckman, 203cm, 15/6/2006 25. Jesse Dattoli Northern Knights/Vic Metro Midfielder/forward, 179cm, 7/8/2006 26. Matt Whitlock Murray Bushrangers/Vic Country Tall forward/defender, 199cm, 16/5/2006 27. Cooper Hynes Dandenong Stingrays/Vic Metro Midfielder/forward, 190cm, 28/2/2006 28. Tom Gross Oakleigh Chargers/Vic Metro Midfielder/forward, 181cm, 15/9/2006 29. Harrison Oliver Sandringham Dragons/Vic Metro Defender, 181cm, 15/6/2006 30. Christian Moraes Eastern Ranges/Vic Metro Midfielder, 183cm, 8/11/2006

Unless the club can start the draft with three picks in the top 20, I fear that we won’t be coming out with much more than little things.

… unburdened by what might have become to what has been.

Can’t wait to have Campbell and Fullarton as back up ruckmen forcing Verrall onto the bench at Casey.

The AFL rules about eligibility are classified as top secret. Not even the CEO Andrew Dillon knows the answer to that question.

I suspect that discussions might be taking place with Hunter’s management and, at the end of the day, he might be given the opportunity to look at other options if he wants to play game #200.

His top 40 but not a phantom draft. I doubt that Richmond will pick Draper ahead of the bevy of midfielders at the top of this draft, nor will North Melbourne. I reckon he’ll be picked by Adelaide.

Joe comes across as a complete nuffy when it comes to our coach's performance in 2024. Does he know about us losing Gus and JS for the entire season before the first ball was bounced? Does he know about Clarry's lack of a pre season, his issues during the off season and the injuries he sustained during the year? Does he know about Tracc's season ending injury on KB? Does he know about the injuries to key defenders Steven May and Jake Lever and to Spargo and Bowey? We missed the finals by two games after all that, and also lost to four of this year's finallists by under a goal. On that evidence Joe can't even explain why he believes Goody should get the flick. If he feels anything for the club, why run off to a DH like Robbo to spill the beans?

This is rumour file stuff only but a little bird (and let's face it, a lot of talk in the football world these days comes from little birds) is saying that Josh Daicos wouldn't mind going to Queensland. Make of that what you will.