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I'm a left footer too and it's simply practice. It took me a while to get good on my right and can see how some might get discouraged from using it simply by how weird it feels. It takes quite a long time to get that "throwing a lump of meat at a ball" feeling to go away. I have the advantage that I'm pretty short, so my drop has less time to go wrong. I can imagine that the taller you get, the harder it would become to kick reliably.

Haven't you heard? The new Demonland slogan is "where Jayceebee fans come to worship."

Sorry to double post, but if you had a designated sub, match-fitness would not be such a priority. I think the biggest hurdle to overcome if you were a coach going down the path of a "designated sub" situation, would be cultural. Just as benching a player used to be seen as a punishment, having someone as a sub week after week because you viewed that as the best way to use them, might result in disenfranchising that player a little bit. After all, most footy players want to play footy, not watch it.

Even if we had such a person, I would imagine that would make him good enough to fit into the starting 21. Also, say Jamar goes down injured and we have Bennell as our substitute, we're obviously not obligated to play him in the ruck. We would most likely switch things up so that Newton/Spencer/Martin goes into the ruck semi full-time, causing some others to change their roles, which would likely put Bennell into the position he would have normally played anyway. Frawley injured: Frawley subbed off, Garland switched to Frawley's spot, Rivers switched to Garland's spot, Bennell subbed on and put into Bruce's spot, etc. Thus, versatility is not necessarily the key to being a good substitute, although versatility within the team is still important.

That blue is fantastic. It's, for want of a better term, "Carlton blue." Considering that's their only colour, they ought to know a bit about it.

Same here. One of the things I really regret about my parents splitting up when I was little is that I don't get to go to the footy with my dad.

Not working for me neither.

"I don't think they're be a club every who has done what we did." English fail. That's all good news, though.

You can only raise your chances by posting in this thread.

Watching James Frawley is like watching sex on the football field. He just oozes power and confidence. It really is a strange feeling to have a defender wearing a Melbourne jumper who actually doesn't cause you to crap your dacks every time he goes near the ball.

If we can call our country's leaders idiots, then surely we can criticise a few past players, especially when they're a little too in awe of themselves. Having said that, there's a fine line between criticism and going overboard, and unfortunately, where that line is placed differs from person to person Calling someone selfish because they claim they're biggest disappointment was not winning MotY is as valid as that claim itself. I like Robbo for his entertainment value, but I certainly like him less now than I once did, and that's a shame.

For anyone whinging about our draw, or for anyone who wants a more in-depth analysis, take your bigfooty allergy medication and head over to http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=772740

Other potential draftees from that year were Kel Varnson and Martin van Nostrand. Unfortunate tragedy befell the trio however on a pre-season trip to France. Their small private jet ("I bet Chris Judd flies in a bigger one" Vandelay was heard to remark) was grounded in a country town, and the trio, along with Varnson's ex-girlfriend, were embroiled in a legal mix-up. Unsurprisingly, renowned close-talker and Muck-Raker No. 1, Craig "Stinker" Huchison, was there to witness it all. A tell-all account is reportedly in the works, with the rights to the book already sold to Pendant Publishing.

Aaron Davey. Changed the way football would be played forever. Not many people have done that.

Maturity isn't about how hairy your armpits are.

1. James Frawley 2. Liam Jurrah 3. Mark Jamar 4. Jack Grimes 5. Colin Sylvia

I would rather have big weeping sores all over my body than Brown, so what's your point?

. . . newscasters start throwing around the word "we" in their sports reports.

True, but 2008 is an example of what he does do when he plays closer to goal.

That caveat was first raised by me, when I said he would do well in the midfield, if only to change the game's flow. MrReims then agreed with me and the rest of you went and bit his head off for it. James Frawley is a defender, and will always be one, but a guy that size who can run down Lewis Jetta and break tackles the way he can could wreak havoc in the middle for a ten minute burst. If you don't agree with that, then you underrate Frawley as a footballer.

James Frawley would absolutely destroy the mid-field and if we ever get the opportunity to do it, I'd stick him in there, if only just to change a game's flow.

At the start of the year, when I was looking at all the rucks I could put in my Dream Team, Jamar was by far the best value, and so I knew he'd do okay this year. If only the rest of my team were as good . . .

He did it in round 22 against the Kangas, but that was more due to the fact that there was no-one else available for that bounce. He won the tap, collected it and kicked it into the forward-line. Unfortunately, Liam Jurrah was nowhere to be found at the end of the kick. I wonder where he could have been.

That was awesome. I actually found myself laughing out loud, and not that watered-down internet version either.