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I don't know who you are talking to and I don't really care. Past players can be insightful, they can an nuisance, and they can be ill informed - ie. they are just like the rest of us. But this one sentence is at odds with everything I have seen so far under Bailey and his lieutenants. Our forward line is functioning better than most on conversions per I50 entry and we have multiple avenues to goal despite having kids surrounding a forward-cum-winger-cum-forward. Our backline has been superb for two years now. Consistently dealing with more I50 entries than their repsective defenders down the other end of the ground. It remains the midfield where we fall down. We are still being beaten in the clearances, and we still have problems running defensively. Frankly, there are those jump on Mahoney very easily but find it difficult to criticise West. His line is the only one underperforming in my opinion. If we are to be as good as I think we can be in 2011 - two things will have to happen - our midfield will catch up with the rest of the team and we will have few injuries.

My sarcasm meter just exploded...

I remember the 'Davey saga' and never thought he was leaving. And what did he sign for? About $100k less a year than what Freo was offering. Contract dealings are contract dealings but Cameron has got to see that this isn't 5 years ago - he isn't an emeging superstar (thanks Brent...). He is ageing runner who will soon be a periphery player - he should sign for the money he is offered or leave to win a flag with a team who will probably offer less money than us.

I agree with Robbie F. This poster has one of the worst cases of MFCSS that I have seen. For any situation or happenstance - he/she inherently goes to the negative.

He should realise, or his manager should, that he was favoured by circumstances with his last contract and he was paid way above market. He should take a year on market or less than market and hope to snag a flag in his last year - 2012. Otherwise, I am in full favour of doing a Junior backflip, if it is within the rules.

Sure is! lol

Some classic illustrations of MFCSS in this thread.

Who can also ruck. Otherwise we will be sacrificing some run. I don't know if Thorp has the size for what we want.

You're getting us off-topic DC... And, I'm above emoticons... Supporters will think the jumper looks uneven but I think it will work.

As an aside - a few of my posts should have, what the kids call 'emoticons,' in them. But I don't use emoticons. I guess I should say something about the thread - I like the emblem on the jumper. It might look a bit strange at first but I'll get use to it.

I know what you meant, DC. If I took it unfairly literally (as many do on here) then yes I would have taking the 'non-bait.' Don't worry. As I said - much too intelligent and handsome.

There is no live PSD pick. Unless they ignore the pick that they upgraded with the Cheney deal. I don't think we will play a part in the PSD.

About as much as I do, WYL.

You are baiting me... Much, much too intelligent. And handsome.

Contrition is admirable. Said that many times. But apologising for not believing a poster on Land concerning players' contracts is not required.

Now, I could take this statement the wrong way couldn't I DC?

I didn't realise you were serious. If Bruce gets to play on in 2012 then he will be played - and not to reach some milestone. We should be pushing the top 4-6 in 2012 and you think there is worth in promoting a rookie in place of Bruce?! There will be 5-10 players on our primary list who won't get a look in before we start to think about playing rookies.

They are just using all the space they are allowed. I'll let De La Rue paint my car pink if he wanted to. He gets what he wants.. Within reason.

I wouldn't worry about it. However, there are still times where people can do things to apologise for without ever meaning to offend anyone. It happens.

I'm hurt. Will you apologise?

Jeez, people. E25 is saying that our games against the interstate teams and the game at ES will lower our average home attendances. It will, he isn't saying that we will have less people supporting us, he is just saying that we had home games this year against high drawing Vic teams and now we have less - therfore our ave. attendance falls. Read between the lines. Or the actual lines.

Well I am silly then. This stays. I don't want the emblem to be changed for decades. Have the Demon logos to sell stuff but this emblem should be above the door at Olympic Park HQ and Casey for decades. The Gardners of the future that want to bring their 'advertising expertise' in to the frame and change the emblem will have no support from me. This stays.

Contrition is a valuable thing to possess and express. I just wonder if Redleg_24 has placed the same expectations upon himself...

Are you a former great, JCB? Do you want to tell everyone, or are you happy with allusions?

Frawley is an AA backman. Let's throw him forward. That isn't the attitude that gets you from 10th to a flag. Let me tell everone here - if we win a flag, Frawley will be FB kicking someone's arse. Not floating forward and trying to snag a few.