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  1. old55 replied to dazzledavey36's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    Thanks Sandra, and now it's over to Livinia for last week's weather ...
  2. old55 replied to BAMF's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    Nice!
  3. old55 replied to BAMF's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    Looks like the Graham FA compensation might push it back 1 more pick if it's band 2 or 3.
  4. old55 replied to Colm's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    With clubs scrambling for 1st rounders I think it's unlikely that Freo will trade all 3 of theirs away. I think we might get access to 10 or 11 at Freo if the Bolton trade fails or get access to it at Richmond if it succeeds.
  5. So combine test results "barely makes that much of a difference" but Langford's good result in the 2km time trial proves his endurance? OK! My controversial view is that his 2km result is a positive and his 20m result is a negative.
  6. old55 replied to kozzyisalegend's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    If GWS holds Derksen and Tomo gets to Collingwood, St.Kilda or elsewhere then retaining Hore seems likely to me.
  7. Look you clearly love him and any critical observation is apparently worthless ...
  8. I didn't say he won't make it but I did say they do the tests for a reason and Langford had a poor result. If we're not going to look at the results why bother doing them?
  9. Just like a great result is no guarantee of a good AFL career, a poor result is not a guarantee of failure but they do the tests for a reason and coming in the bottom echelon is not a good outcome for a midfielder. He'll really need to excel in other skills to be a worthy top 5 pick.
  10. Bottom half is a bit different from dead last.
  11. Bottom 5, actually equal last, in the 20m sprint at the Draft Combine is not an attractive result. Edit: I misread the results and Langford was equal 4th slowest, not equal slowest as I originally posted above.
  12. old55 replied to old55's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    That's not ideal but endurance is more important for the ruck role, would be interesting to know how he went in the 2km time trial.
  13. old55 replied to Colm's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    I'm sure we'll be able to turn our F1 into a 1st rounder this year, there'll be quite a few on offer from teams with Academy, F/S or a glut of early 2024 picks. Clubs will fancy a Dee deathride in 2025.
  14. old55 replied to BAMF's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    Further "slipping" is BS though because the F/S and Academy players that make that happen aren't freely available to us anyway so our position in the open draft remains the same. Yes the FA compensation for Battle, Perryman and Cumming did legitimately push the pick back 3 spots.
  15. old55 replied to Demonland's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    Agree, that's the reason Petracca's not there next year right there.
  16. old55 replied to Demonland's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    They've got 23, 41 and 49 so probably.
  17. old55 replied to dazzledavey36's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    Yes, even 13 + 29 for F1 and Noble would be a good deal for Collingwood. Did a quick calculation - those 3 picks buy pick 5 with the 20% discount so yes ...
  18. old55 replied to Demonland's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    They want GC's 1st 13. They'll have to include their F1 to get it. They likely offer something like F1 + Noble for 13 + 29 Whether GC bites is another question, they have a lot of options for 13.
  19. old55 replied to Colm's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    What's your thinking on O'Sullivan? I know nothing about it but he sounds good from the reports.
  20. old55 replied to SthSea22's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    It's a bit like if we lost Salem, Rivers, Sparrow and Tomlinson last year and Disco requested a trade.
  21. old55 replied to SthSea22's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    Perryman and Cumming both play medium back for GWS, Derksen can play tall back, Haynes definitely plays tall back. Losing all four gives them less flexibility and options to shuffle back there.
  22. old55 replied to Oxdee's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    Groucho Oliver?
  23. old55 replied to Colm's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    I watched the Smith highlights, someone compared him to Zach Merrett and that's who I saw too.
  24. old55 replied to Colm's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    That Deemania, they write in the language and style of a 19th century novelist
  25. old55 replied to SthSea22's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    I don't think it's posturing. GWS has lost the battle (pun intended) on all of Perryman, Cumming and Peatling, and had already given up on Haynes. They're in the window, that’s a lot of support talent to lose in one year and they don't appear to have gained anyone. I suspect they genuinely want to hold Derksen.