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As I said after that line - I would prefer the informed appraisals of players be extended to AFL players. Some on here were posting like confused sheep dogs wondering why Byrnes was getting a game - a quick review of his game would identify why he is getting a game and may quieten the hordes wishing for his blood. It shouldn't just be for the 'underperforming Casey side' that 3 and 4 but for the 22 MFC players who are 3 and 6. And Lincoln said that about fooling people. Yes, when it comes to Jones, Dawes, Viney, Watts (too much for this guy), and every other 'banner' player we have - the public feedback is attainable through the traditional media. Even Burgan will be able to coax out a couple more appraisals. But that is hardly the systematic going over of the all MFC players from a member of the coaching staff released by the club on the website. Just do it for every player, or do it for none.

Ethan loves the private message. I am sure it was as lovely as the one I got. Demonland PSA #45: The PM service is not there so you can privately attack everyone who has 'slighted' you in the general forums.

What's it like in the house?

Keeping it in house is preferable to what it is now. I am fine with the comments I read about the fringe players - they have work to do. Great. Knew that. What is so hard about having some similar vague sentences about those 22 lucky enough to play AFL? Maybe it will help fans understand why players lose their spot, or how a few continue to keep their spot despite the desire for Land to see them dropped. Being critiqued in the paper is not the same as the head of development critiquing you and we all know that. To equate the two is disingenuous. My basic principle - if it good enough for a fringe player, it's good enough for every player.

Seriously? Those appraisals are simply comments on the workrate and decision making of the players - nothing to do with the tactics used. I think you are looking for reasons why we can't have an honest AFL equivalent reviews of players. Maybe the AFLPA forbid it? I don't know but I would love to know because it is an interesting vehicle to entrench the various standards we have for certain players; if you are good enough you escape a public appraisal of your performance from the coaching staff. If you happen to find yourself in the reserves - no such luck.

Are we going to go through this every time a player is injured for more than a couple of months? Depression isn't contagious. I think it is your 4th line - he's a kid who wants to play footy. He has a sore back. The rest is what we read into it.

No, he is not *taking* a spot on the primary or even the rookie list.

Fans can't see Brett Allison's honest assessment of the AFL players. That's what we are talking about here. And there is no 'maybe' about it - it would be insightful to read the coaches feedback - but unless they are going to release the honest feedback for all listed players it is unfair to publicly harangue fringe players in isolation.

There is a time limit on that scenario - it will run out in December (the last Delisted FA period), if he comes back next calendar year - he is going through the draft.

He will be a delisted FA for the few DFA periods before next season. After that he will be back in the draft. S if he decides to come out of retirement next year, he will have to go through the ND and the PSD.

Yeah, coz Dees fans don't eat their own do they? And DA was pointing out that h_h has a tendency, no, a penchant for saying something definitively and then walking away from what he just said at the flick of the electro-therapists switch.

The disconnect here is that this type of feedback is only for the fringe players that find themselves in the VFL. If they are going to continue to be as honest with these as the one I just read - they should do them for the AFL as well. It doesn't sit comfortably with me that we are publicly appraising fringe players and not senior players.

I'm just gonna go and take it back from there.

Well, that's nonsense. Foresight was on here from people like Grand New Flag who were telling you all was not right last year - and not only did you spurn him and others - you attacked them in the very way you see yourself being 'attacked' right now. This was about the time you were talking about 'training form' and all that and trying to convince Land that all was right when it plainly wasn't. Then you shift gears like The Stig when Neeld was given the boot. Have some self-reflection.

Trades like this are always going to be debated - there is nothing wrong with comparing what we gave up for what we got. The problem that most of us has is with the finality of which Barrett and a couple others called it a failure. Don't know yet, but I am very comfortable with the decision.

Do you really want me to search for what people said around the time he infamously ducked his head in his first game for us? You were posting around that time. Do you feel lucky?

Maybe you should google 'hindsight.'

No, he is playing better than you thought he could. Come to that realisation and then you realise that nothing is ever as bad, or as good, as you think it is.

I don't think Roos is the type of person to leave something after 2 or 3 years. I just don't think he wants the grind of coach for longer than that. He may change his mind but I think he will be coach until the end of 2016 and then take a Director of Coaching role (or something similar) from then on. I am not worried that as soon as October 2016 rolls around Roos will be off in the sunset.

He will be told.

People get paid what they are worth. We have money and cap space - Fyfe would be a fantastic get. Beaten only by Dangerfield.

Love the adjectives... Don't we get carried away with descriptors in football... Not helpful in the slightest when we colour it up with words like that.

So the MFC listed players are whinging to Welsh about why they are not getting a game? Because that is what he said. And there is something wrong with airing that out.

So you think that everyone here thinks I know nothing? Other than your best bud Ben Hur, I don't think you would find a sane individual on here to agree with you. If you have a problem, PM me. Or just suck it up and keep it to yourself.

Tropic Thunder fan! Keeping with the theme - Jones has been putting tiger balm on this competitions' nuts for a while now - about time people noticed...