Whispering_Jack

You're not suggesting another father/son's on the way at the Bulldogs are you?

Yes, it was reported as a slight tweak of the hammy which was enough to put him into cotton wool for the rest of the year.

Yes. Dawes did not qualify. JKH qualified (he did not player any AFL games in 2016 so the handful of games played for Casey and its DL team was sufficient) but he must have been put into cotton wool because of his injury history this year.

I watched that kid Papley play a few times last year as 23rd man for Casey and he was always smart and dynamic as a small forward who could be relied upon to kick a few goals. Where were our recruiters?

I'm tipping the Swans in this one.

I wouldn't think Fremantle would be a likely preferred destination for Hogan if he's concerned with getting better as a key forward as his career unfolds. With Lyon as coach and master of defensive football, I can see Hogan getting frustrated with that style of play. If his body language is poor now, just imagine.

I have stuck with the Sandringham Dragons through thick and thin, still believe they will produce the most top 20 recruits of all clubs in the draft and will be there at Etihad to support my boys home to the TAC Cup Premiership. TAC Cup Grand Final preview TAC CUP GRAND FINAL MURRAY BUSHRANGERS v SANDRINGHAM DRAGONS Sunday 25th September, 2016 Etihad Stadium at 11:05 AM MURRAY BUSHRANGERS B 31. D Hemphill 32. H Boyd 21. D Langlands HB 8. J Page 3. N Nihill 25. R Garthwaite C 11. L Pinnuck 33. J Cousins 22. H Morrison HF 29. N Richards 20. Z Sproule 6. C Spargo F 15. I Wallace 40. T Marshall 13. L Tiziani FOLL 35. M Lynch 7. W Brodie 5. F Carroll I/C (from) 10. D Sharrock 24. T Williamson 9. B Paton 18. T McMullan 19. W Donaghey 26. M Marr 1. E Ratugolea 23P 28. J Lane SANDRINGHAM DRAGONS B 18. C Larkin 2. D James 14. L Murphy HB 10. J Scrimshaw 20. A Sakeson 9. R Hayward C 7. C Lyons 13. O Florent 16. H Burt HF 8. T Taranto 61. H McLean 6. G Lok F 1. A Krakauer 59. I Morrisby 25. T Maloney FOLL 28. L Filipovic 11. H Brayshaw 5. A McGrath I/C (from) 70. E Casey 32. M Williams 23. K Beveridge 40. Q Montanaro 21. K Nissenbaum 3. J Trew 39. L Harris 42. C Constable 23P 41. A Brayshaw

And here's Justin Plapp's VFL Grand Final preview

He just keeps on coming up for discussion - AFL: Brisbane Lions captain Tom Rockliff's road ahead unclear

Heard Christopher from Camberwell on SEN this morning. He called in after KB and Dr Turf were discussing the possible damage (or otherwise) to the MFC in the event of Jesse Hogan deciding to leave the club and go home to WA. Not sure where he was going with his call but they awarded him free tickets to some Thai lady boy show which he graciously declined.

Joel Smith excluded on the score of VFL experience.

I found these results from 2011 which, among other things, really brings home to me that our list at the time was quite ordinary, and how things have progressed since then. I hope that a further look back in five year's time doesn't reflect the same disappointment that I have in how things pan out:- 2011 Melbourne best and fairest results 1 - Brent Moloney (252 votes) 2 - Jared Rivers (221) 3 - James Frawley (193) 4 - Nathan Jones (186) 5 - Jack Trengove (184) 6 - Colin Garland (171) 7 - Mark Jamar (158) 8 - Stefan Martin (153) 9 - Jordie McKenzie Jack Watts (145) 11 - Colin Sylvia (143) 12 - Brad Green (132) 13 - Liam Jurrah (121) 14 - Clint Bartram (119) 15 - Jordan Gysberts (103) 16 - Ricky Petterd (102) 17 - Jamie Bennell (91) 18 - Jeremy Howe (85) 19 - Rohan Bail (76) 20 - Tom Scully (66) 21 - Joel Macdonald (63) 22 - Jack Grimes (53) 23 - Austin Wonaeamirri (46) 24 - Lynden Dunn (45) 25 - James Strauss (44) 26 - Aaron Davey (43) 27 - Luke Tapscott (40) 28 - Neville Jetta (39) 29 - Matthew Warnock (34) Sam Blease (34) 31 - Addam Maric (32) 32 - Daniel Nicholson (31) 33 - Matthew Bate (28) 34 - Cale Morton (26) 35 - Tom McDonald (18) 36 - Michael Evans (16) 37 - Max Gawn (5) 38 - Michael Newton (4) 39 - Jack Fitzpatrick (0) Tom McNamara (0) Did not play in 2011: Robert Campbell, Lucas Cook, Troy Davis, Cameron Johnston, Kelvin Lawrence, Jake Spencer

Grand Final eve date for father-son prospects

I don't think we're going to have the answers on Joel Smith or Corey Maynard for a while yet. They need at least a full pre season if not more to get themselves into shape for the rigors of the AFL. Smith has shown that he has the basic skills and he's probably still not as advanced as say, Jayden Hunt was at this time last year. That said, Hunt had a very good pre season.

Our skipper that day was 28 years old. This year, he turned 80. It's been a long wait. Too long.

The Stats from the game:- Lynden Dunn 1 goal 24 disposals 22 kicks 2 handballs 12 marks 3 tackles 128 dream team points Colin Garland 13 disposals 7 kicks 6 handballs 2 marks 3 tackles 45 dream team points Matt Jones 1 goals 1 behinds 16 disposals 11 kicks 5 handballs 4 marks 6 tackles 84 dream team points Ben Kennedy 2 behinds 9 disposals 7 kicks 2 handballs 0 marks 2 tackles 33 dream team points Viv Michie 18 disposals 16 kicks 2 handballs 5 marks 13 tackles 120 dream team points Alex Neal-Bullen 30 disposals 18 kicks 12 handballs 3 marks 8 tackles 118 dream team points Ben Newton 16 disposals 12 kicks 4 handballs 3 marks 4 tackles 64 dream team points Clayton Oliver 1 goal 24 disposals 10 kicks 14 handballs 1 mark 17 tackles 5 hit outs 127 dream team points Christian Salem 15 disposals 11 kicks 4 handballs 4 marks 1 tackles 54 dream team points [injured before half time] Joel Smith 20 disposals 11 kicks 9 handballs 7 marks 4 tackles 79 dream team points Jake Spencer 1 behind 9 disposals 8 kicks 1 handball 3 marks 7 tackles 22 hit outs 78 dream team points Jack Trengove 1 behind 15 disposals 7 kicks 8 handballs 5 marks 4 tackles 2 hit outs 72 dream team points Sam Weideman 1 behind 3 disposals 1 kicks 2 handballs 1 mark 11 dream team points Mitch White 13 disposals 9 kicks 4 handballs 5 marks 2 tackles 59 dream team points

51 points lead after Morris goals.

Goal to Oscar!

Points, points, points ...

The final result:- 2016 Melbourne best and fairest results 1. Jack Viney (407 votes) – Keith ‘Bluey’ Truscott Memorial Trophy 2. Nathan Jones (399) – Sid Anderson Memorial Trophy 3. Max Gawn (374) – Ron Barassi Senior Memorial Trophy 4. Dom Tyson (357) – Ivor Warne Smith Memorial Trophy 5. Jack Watts (308) – Dick Taylor Memorial Trophy 6. Tom McDonald (306) 7. Bernie Vince (287) 8. Jesse Hogan (261) 9. Neville Jetta (260) 10. Dean Kent (235) 11. Jayden Hunt (230) 12. Christian Petracca (171) 13. Oscar McDonald (159) 14. Josh Wagner (158) 15. Jeff Garlett (152) 16. Billy Stretch (149) 17. Tomas Bugg (148) 18. Aaron vandenBerg (128) 19. James Harmes (127) Clayton Oliver (127) 21. Ben Kennedy (122) 22. Sam Frost (110) 23. Angus Brayshaw (101) Matt Jones (80) 24. Christian Salem (77) 25. Heritier Lumumba (65) 26. Cam Pedersen (48) 27. Chris Dawes (30) 28. Viv Michie (23) 29. Colin Garland Alex Neal-Bullen (17) 30. Jack Grimes Sam Weideman (12) 31. Ben Newton Mitch White (11) 33. Lynden Dunn (7) 34. Jack Trengove (6) Did not play in 2016: Liam Hulett Jay Kennedy-Harris Max King Mitchell King Joel Smith Jake Spencer Dean Terlich

I haven't suggested we're a destination club. Rather, that the destination is one of a number of factors involved when a player makes a decision to go to another club.

I reckon there might be an element of cash behind the factors persuading O'Meara about his choice of club too.

I would suspect that more than a few Hawthorn players will be on the trade table if they want to get O'Meara, Mitchell and Vickery.

And the Dragons are in the Grand Final - they win by 22 points. 2016 TAC Cup Sandringham Dragons 1.1.7 3.5.23 5.7.37 10.10.70 Geelong Falcons 5.2.32 6.2.38 7.5.47 7.6.48 Goals Sandringham Dragons Taranto 4 Florent 2 Filipovic McLean Maloney Trew Geelong Falcons Dowling Elliot 2 Bennett McLachlan Zdybel Best Sandringham Dragons Taranto Filipovic Florent McLean Lyons Brayshaw Geelong Falcons Blood Elliot Parish Diamond McNamara McCartney TAC Cup Preliminary Finals review

Margin 10 pts at 3qr