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Sorry about abandoning this thread for so long, I will fix it up when I can.

Jeez, thanks for the searching party thread... I got promoted earlier in the year at work and then I stupidly agreed to coach a reserves team up here in the AFL Canberra so my free time was minus hours... Getting back in the habit now with trade week looming...

If he is on $800k for the next 3 years as reported - we are paying well below market for him... 3 years is a lifetime for him to do some onfield damage with his mates.

Play your role - there is your minimum standard. Moving the goalposts on this bloke so you don't lose an argument is petty - he either plays his role as a high HFF/third tall and keeps his spot or he doesn't.

Ok, changes made.

Oh, can we go another dizzying trip in semantics about how he has been a 'dud of a pick' up until he wasn't? Joy.

Source? If it is decent second hand source, I will take it.

What a special time for a young girl who wants to test themselves and see where it might lead. To those condescending half the population - they are also half of the AFL's audience and contribute to your club and to your game.

We didn't want to keep him. And now you see why. Read between the lines.

I would give them credit if it took a week and a half to figure out. It took half a season...

Salem should be on a wing from next year hopefully.

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Nah, mate, they need to be kept in check.

I did not spend 15 minutes looking for that...

No, why don't you stop warging about and leave earlier?! Fn Starks. The only Stark I trust is Tony. Just sign the Accords, Steve... (That's a lot of pop culture right there...)

It means I am not certain of their contracts - I am guesstimating.

There are not too many strong clubs in that list, rjay. But I guess that is common with high picks. My point, however poorly worded, is that we have had to ask more of Salem than what stronger clubs ask of their kids. We put him on the HBF as our primary ball user, we even get him to take the kick outs most of the time. His third year has been down, but I reiterate - Salem has not been a disappointment.

Salem to date has been disappointing? His equivalents at stronger clubs would not have had to play him so much in his early couple of years. The beginning to his career has been solid and the fact that he has been dropped has less to do with his drop in form and more to do with the team's increase in form, and talent, and standards, and expectations. Salem, has had a disappointing 2 months, that's it.

The inference is that we did this to juxtapose what Hogan isn't doing... We can't extend a promising young player's contract? Can it be about him and not another promising kid?

You have never been sold on Kent but some of his games have been superb for a small forward/HFF role. In the games where he was given enough opportunity by the midfield - he got the footy and did a quite a bit with it. 2016 has seen Garlett, Kennedy, and Kent play some excellent footy in our forward half.

You don't think he will be around the 22 in 2019? AFL asks clubs to invest in players, teenagers, with a maximum 2 year deal. We have essentially turned Oliver's into a 4 year deal. It is so smart. Why bother waiting and pay more in a year's time?

Well, if you follow my logic then if we make 6 changes - he would make way. We are extrapolating here about how the season will end and I like what Dawes brings with the way he plays as opposed to Pedersen. Frankly, this is arguing over chaff really, which I get bored of easily. Both Pedersen and Dawes are near the end of their careers. The small decision I would make is Dawes over Pedersen if he can get back to playing AFL football in 2016. The sooner Hulett or Weideman are ready the better - but that may be a few years. Having a stop gap is handy.

We have ND30, ND 50, ND 68 and ND82 (all approx. obviously) right now so removing more than that will rely on upgrades and FA acquisitions. Let's say that we use the first 3 picks, Wagner is upgraded (although he hasn't yet done enough for me to upgrade him on evidence so far...), and we get Prestia. That is 5 changes. Dawes, Trengove, Terlich, Newton, M Jones, and Grimes are OOC and not playing - not a good pairing traditionally... Pedersen also has to maintain (regather) his form. Unless Jetta or Watts leaves the 4 or 5 to make way will be from the aforementioned group. Working backwards I would keep Trengove, then Dawes, then Pedersen. At this stage, I think we should delist Terlich, Newton, M Jones, and Grimes form the PL. So I don't think more 5 changes at this stage.

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