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We get pushed off the ball in the middle. Moloney is a big body, Sylvia is rarely in there, and Jones I don't see as a big body. Both Jordies get thrown aound a bit by bigger mids.

No it isn't but if we were to draft a Manson or a carbon-copy of Colin Sylvia we would need 'extra management' to properly handle either property.

I'm with BB. Pick the talent, work out how to deal with the owner of the talent later. Unless they are a nutcase... Yes, I am looking at you Lawrence Angwin... Because you stole things.

I don't know about North, but I can think of one other reason we play GWS twice...

Yoda wouldn't say these things, can he just get his 'Range Rover' moniker back? Mods?

So you have walked back on half a year you previously claimed was disappointing, a half that is now 'ripping' but I am still wrong and somehow 'too easily impressed' after pointing out you misjudged his 2010? Sometimes you should just accept the mea culpa and leave it at that, RR...

Really good thoughts as usual, Bhima. Right there with you on getting Grimes and Morton into the thick of it. And Watts and Jurrah on the wing. I think that they will find themselves all over the ground - moreso with Watts. And a traditional winger did go end-to-end. Howe will find himself iin the middle, no doubt. But I think it will be as a target rather than as another runner. But I agree he could be a shot at it. What I would like to see is some more muscle on Morton (yeah, I know) and Gysberts and for them to be persevered with in the middle. I would also give Bate, if his pre-season form is good enough, the first 6 weeks of the season as a midfielder to see whether he can cut it there. He was obviously not a favourite of the previous match committee but is obviously desired by the new FD judging by the ludicrous demands we had on him at trade week. I wanted to get a bigger body for our midfield during trade week but we didn't so Bate should be given a chance - we get pushed off the ball too easily. Bate's junior years were in the midfield and I know his glacial speed is a worry, but the way the game is today - the only place for him is in the midfield and out of the forward line where defensive pressure is paramount.

Hardly, if Davey averages 19 touches, 4 tackles, finishes 4th in the Bluey and gets 10 Brownlow votes next year - as he did in 2010 - we will all be lauding his renaissance.

Only last season.

You seem to have trouble dealing with criticism of your opinion. You don't think Colin should be made the excuse of our troubles, and in the same post you gave plenty of excuses for Colin's troubles. As for whether he is good enough - maybe he isn't. He certainly is living up to that...

Highly ironic statement to end your post on - you have give Colin plenty of excuses - Daniher, Bailey, injury, the MFC's general crapness, he isn't as good as we think, etc

Is it now? Because Jack would tell you that he is at the club until the end of 2013... And Jack has shown enough in his short injury plagued career to suggest he is best 22 in a very good side. Whether his body will betray his talent is a different question...

With Garland on the other wing?

I hope I haven't opened the flood gates here... I had the joke before I thought to put it into the CSI meme. You gotta get the joke, HT...

Says more about his colleagues and our year than Colin...

Edit... he is a competitive tap ruckman who is lucky enough to have a AA ruckman in his way, Max Gawn at his heals, and a knee requiring reconstruction. He may not stick around beyond 2012 but he isn't.... edit. And you are not living up to your moniker here. Yoda would not say these things...

If you don't understand it, you never will... Or...wait, I think that's jazz...yeah, it's jazz. Schwab apparently bought an $80k desk in his first stint as CEO of the Dees. I haven't been able to get that confirmed, but it's become a bit of a larf around here. We have developed our own meme's and it feels good.

But would have gone in the first few picks, and has the mentality and desire for the hard footy that we wouldn't get at the pick we will use on him.

I don't know when that kid lied, or if he did. But I can tell you that Beamer never [censored] on a bar. Occasionally, SEN callers embellish the truth.

He actually didn't [censored] on any bar. That wasn't true. I have a problem with Colin not because of this minor incident but because of his lack of professionalism for the IR team for which he was keen to play for apparently. His lack of professionalism is what holds him back and that is most definitely our problem.

Whether or not it should - Colin's actions reflect on those around him - that's life. And that doesn't make the incident from many years ago relevant.

Why mention the unrelated incident with a former girlfriend? It has little relevance. And my point was that Colin has such a low bar with some of us that we are genuinely appeased by the fact he had the good sense not to drive.

The will come down with next year hopefully as it will take a high draft pick and we have two extra and other clubs don't. And Viney is a freebie.

We either trade or get to the pointy end of a draft - the best chance to get to the pointy end of a draft is with the mini-draft.