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FA, pick 88 (Morton), Gysberts.

This put me off http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/2013-draft-discussion.1000946/page-90#post-30767854

are you Caro's Arrow by any chance?

Saints supporter on BF: "Geez, how many dwarves are we gonna burn this off-season?"

Milne!

Bluey's got Tim's password.

I just don't get MFC's obsession with drafting "good boys' only. I'd take him even anyway - pure inside mid.

He's Art Vandelay's cousin. Art was AA U16 quite a few years back but just didn't kick on as many hoped and expected.

I wasn't being sarcastic. For better or worse I've come to accept that Morton and Gysberts were failed selections, it would have been doubly galling if in fact that wasn't the case and they went on to good careers elsewhere after we let them go. I realise this doesn't prove that there have been no problems with our development over the years too - just maybe not in these 2 cases.

Right now they're not a happy team at Seaford: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/laidley-latest-to-join-exodus-from-saints-20131031-2wjah.html I think Pelchen is on the right track with their list and their midfield is still better than ours. But there's clearly problems with Watters situation which elevate our chances. They've got us and the GIANTS both at home in the 1st 2 rounds. Anything other than 2-0 and Watters will be in big trouble.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-10-20/ben-cavarra

True. And there's more footage there now than when I last watched too. Kicks: Target = 13, Goals = 4 Contest/turnover = 9 Inconclusive video = 3 Handballs Target = 6 He looked a lot better than I first thought and the extended footage just confirmed his electrifying breakaway pace.

While many here are using the Morton and Gysberts delistings to rail on yet again for the one millionth time about our poor drafting - I'm past that and I'm breathing a bit of a sigh of relief that North and West Coast didn't turn them into good players and it all come down to poor development after all.

3 minutes of selective footage is hardly conclusive but Freeman hits about 1 target in that whole set so there is a concern there I reckon. On the plus side a few of those disposals he has to get it on the boot under great pressure and he's very quick to do so.

What gives with the team names in that fixture? No mascot name: Carlton, St.Kilda, Port Adelaide, Essendon, Richmond, Collingwood, North Melbourne, Melbourne, Fremantle, Hawthorn Mascot name: Geelong Cats, Sydney Swans, West Coast Eagles, Adelaide Crows, Brisbane Lions Mascot name in CAPS: Gold Coast SUNS, GWS GIANTS Mascot name is their name: Western Bulldogs

There is - look at R18 it's over 2 weeks - so an effective bye weekend for eveyone

How about an MCG home game against Hawthorn, Richmond, Essendon or Carlton?

I agree, I'm reluctant to add more midfield soldiers at 40 and 57 - I think we've got enough. Definitely not enough class (pick 9) but enough soldiers. Hence some interest in Garlett but he's not doing himself any favours. I think a KPD prospect and X factor small fwd mid are more desirable at these picks

Agree Dal Santo and Sylvia - similar motivations - success.

I'm tempted because we lack X-factor. So I went to BF to have read up. It refers to his facebook page which is open to the public and the content is not the material of a person doing everything he can to resurrect his reputation and get drafted. He's a young peanut. http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/dayle-garlett.938906/page-13#post-30485276

Sources say mid 13s beep and 3.20s for 20m - nothing flash.

The PSD is over-rated these days with delisted FA and the ability to nominate a contract price in the ND. Unless we can convince an uncontracted listed required player that he wants to come to MFC that pick is useless - pick 57 way more useful. There's very few players with that status now - look at our candidates for example - Jetta and Nicholson.

Or 20% gone within a day ...

Clisby for Taggert and Magner had to be either upgraded or delisted. Open: 4 3 senior list slots once Cross is added 4 rookie slots (0 rookies left)

5-Fifty - time for a drink somewhere.