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Traditionally he's a player who takes a long time to get into the game, but that was when he was not playing in the midfield. I don't think it suits Bate to be a sub.

I only hate Hawthorn when they play us. The rest of the time I only envy and respect them.

I want all of the above, as well as for Mitch Clark not to kill any of our players. I worry that he'll do a little of that this year.

You want the journo's to notice us, but you want us to do it for ourselves. Maybe you don't want to stick it right up 'em, but you do want their attention.

While I agree with your sentements, I find it funny that you go "Do it for yourselves," then immediately after that you say "Stick it up the journos". I don't think those two ideas mesh.

What kind of horriffic toe injury could cause anyone (even Grimesy) to be out for EIGHTEEN rounds?

Aaron Davey, showing off those mad Demons kicking skillz!

I seriously don't get the obsession with "pace." Apart from the ability to apply defensive pressure in the form of being right up your opponent's clacker, "pace" comes from fast ball movement, not runs and curry. With the number of times we'll be winning contested ball then immediately slamming it on the boot (for better or for worse), I don't think pace will be all that relevant. Nice to have, but not as essential as the ability to kick the ball well (which we can't do either).

Not to mention our pick #3 from however long ago in Sylvia. I don't think it should matter what they were picked at, though.

I have to say I'm not disappointed to see Jamie Bennell out of the side. He just doesn't hurt enough offensively to warrant his complete disrespect for his opponent.

A couple of cheap defenders from Richmond are making their debuts tonight. Brandon Ellis and Stephen Morris. I don't know too much about them, but Morris is older (23), which means he might get a few games because of his more seasoned body.

Your Sydney and GWS players are already locked in, you need your Carlton and Richmond players locked in by tonight, and you need to lock everyone else in by tomorrow night.

Then we'll only be three goals behind.

Needs moar Jurrah.

I firmly believe in the Footy Show curse, wherein anyone on the program inevitably plays poorly that weekend. Unfortunately Jack Trengove is the only player who will suffer from this curse this week.

It's about as interesting as watching toast burn - which I see they've moved on to doing.

Stynes, Snr is still alive. From the coverage I saw today, he seems pretty healthy.

This isn't a football match, guys - it's a funeral. No need for united fronts or anything.

If he plays well after a year off, that doesn't mean he would have played well last year. With time to get over his injuries, he's probably healthier than he's been in a good while. I'm just wondering if this might be an opportunity for clubs to take in the future. Delist a senior player but keep him on as a coach, then bring him back for one more year after his body has recovered. It's just an idea, but depending on how Junior goes, it could work.

Well to be fair, Jack Watts did play in last night's match.

The thing about Watts that I am worried about is his inability to take lots of marks on the lead. He's reputedly one of the fastest players ever over twenty metres, so why isn't this attribute being used? He never leads like a madman, and when he does lead at all, he is ignored by his team-mates. I'm happy for Jack to develop into whatever fits his unique strengths and weaknesses (everyone has those), but his speed is one of his biggest positive attributes. Why isn't it utilised?

I've said before that we should ask Jack where he'd be most comfortable playing. Perhaps he doesn't know himself, but if Neeld is smart, he'll be able to find out. Only then can we get the best out of everyone's favourite underperforming number one draft pick.

No. Your only reward is my everlasting wrath for guessing better than me.

I assume everyone tipped Sydney. Did anyone tip the margin correctly? I was 2 points off (actual margin 63), so I'm wondering if anyone did better.

You are an educated poster who consistently provides rational arguments, yet still you come off as colossally disrespectful. Amazing. It really is difficult to read your posts, simply because you're so rude to other people. It's really pretty intolerable.