Bring-Back-Powell

An AFL match being a curtain raiser for a VFL game Thats a first!

It was. We turned a 6 goal deficit at 3 qtr time into a 5 point lead...only to blow it once again.

Rather than start another Yze bashing thread (although I know it will turn into one ), I'd like to know where people think his best position is? It's fairly evident that Yze is part of Bailey's best 22, due to his elevation to the leadership group. Despite what most people have said, I actually thought Yze had a good season last year - when he actually stepped onto the park. Had hauls of 30+ possessions and still kicked some clutch goals. So where would you like him to play in 2008? Half back - setting up the plays Wing/On ball Forward pocket specialist. I think Bailey should seriously consider playing him on the wing. Apparently his fit and firing and he still possesses a lethal left foot - (after watching the Port and Bulldogs games on foxtel this weekend) so his service to Neitz, Robbo, bate etc will be silver! Too often the delivery to our forwards last year was total rubbish and too disorganised. I think Yze will have a solid year in 2008.

Great game of footy that one! Sylvia, Davey and some bloke that wore no 16 for us were awesome. Loved some of Davey's work in the defensive 50, but also jagged 30 touches, 3 goals and 3 brownlow votes. That game was the most guttering of all 4 thrilling games. By the Essendon -Danhiher farewell game it was a given that we'd end up losing from any position. Hopefully this year, we learn to win the close ones!

Huh

Put me in the 98% please.

Sensational report and photos! So I guess Davey, Whelan and Bartram are the only blokes that will certainly miss the NAB CUP early weeks.

I stopped reading when he suggested Sylvia should be in the leadership group.

One of the most painful and drawn out topics of the pre-season re - Neitz captaincy. Yze and Miller back into the leadership group I take it Bailey and Co don't read this forum. Hopefully Yze relishes this role and puts in a solid 22 game season.

I think the fact that Whitnall kicked 3 or 4 behinds in the first quarter of that rd 22 match was evidence enough that they were tanking. Too only win by 6 goals was a poor effort from us. We should've smashed them by 100 points, considering we had the first 7 goals on the board. Mind you Jamar held his own in the tanking department by kicking the ball the wrong way.

This might surprise you Rhino but Neitz played in at least 3 of the 4 pre-season games last year (not sure about the game in Mt Gambier V Adelaide). I can recall him kicking 3 goals V Hawthorn in the NAB Cup, 4 against Richmond at Princes Park and 1 or 2 V Geelong at Skilled. Interesting to see how they'll use him this pre-season. I'd personally give him 1 intra club game and a practice match on the last weekend.

Chris Johnson is what I call the "Pre-season specialist". He'll tease the fans with seller NAB Cup performances, only to be back in Zebra colours by round 4. Looks like a good player on paper, but hardly ever delivers.

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Warnock, is he still on the list? I'd actually rather Ferguson than Warnock. I doubt he features in anyone's plans around here for 2008.

Simon Godfrey's number should have been retired for 1 year as a mark of respect.

Agree. I actually enjoy going to the footy when we win frequently ala 2006.

Does anyone know the latest on this kid. Is he training? Will he ever play again? I understand his injury was a shocker.

Fantastic post. It gives me hope that with a better injury run, we won't be the laughing stock we were last year. It's not a coincedence that out two best performances of the year (V Coll and Adelaide) contained our shortest injury list of the season. A better injury run combined with 13 games at the MCG and only 5 interstate trips will surely see us double our win tally for next year. N.B - Round 19 v Bulldogs Win 129 v 87: Frawley, Sylvia, Yze, Dunn, Petterd, Trav, Bartram, Robbo, Rivers, Bruce, Whelan The blokes in bold played in that win. I can remember Dunn kicking a pearler of a goal from inside the centre, Robbo kicked 3, Sylvia got about 6 free kicks against McMahon, Trav controlled the wing while Frawley copped a season ending injury.

This Roos V Melb will always be a fox game regardless of venue.

Yeah me too.

This is awesome news. One more game in Melbourne 5 interstate trips now which is the lowest for us in many years A better chance of beating North as we're useless in QLD while they have got a good record up there. I heard a rumour on Bigfooty that our Melb V Carlton game (rd 5) may be switched there as a make-up game, but I wouldn't read too much into that yet.

Oh really. I didn't know that. You'd imagine the MFC would not have offered him another contract anyway, with the likes of Godfrey and Ward also being shown the door.

Damn shame that Brown retired. He had 1 solid year of AFL left, and he was in career best form towards the end of 2007. I'm tipping the MFC were not going to offer him another contract, hence he retired.

Yep Charles was great on his day. Remember the 94 finals series. I think constant injuries ruined his motivation. I'm referring to the Martin situation. He'll be dedicated but will he be good enough to crack games? Meanwhile with Sampi you'll know he'll play games of AFL...and damn good ones at that. And if it didn't work out you delist him...no loss as he'll be on minimum wage. I'm sure Sampi would not have gone about his training and preparation half arsed. He was the one begging clubs to give him a life-line on minimum wage. And wasn't he spending time in rehab overcoming injury...(a report I read in one of the papers) But now that he didn't get picked up, I don't see the point in debating any further.

With regards to the final pick on the list, maybe. It must just be me, but I'd rather a less dedicated bloke with all the x-factor in the world who on his day can turn a match on his head, rather than a hard-working citizen who gets rewarded with 22 games in the VFL, because unfortunetly he isn't quite good enough to crack an AFL game...but god love him the boy had dedication.