demoniac

Can't blame Frawley if he departs to a better resourced club that plays finals regularly and even wins flags. I hope he stays at the right price which is obviously not $800,000 a year. "Don't it always seem to go That you don't know what you've got Till it's gone" Quality key defenders are both hard to find and essential to sustained success which is borne out by the teams reportedly pursuing Frawley which seem to include Hawthorn, Geelong, Sydney and Collingwood who between them have won 8 of the past 9 flags. To me that says something.

Don't need to get Allan Pease in to decipher Buckley's body language. Obvious Pies are into Frawley.

Watched R Taggert play for Sturt against West Adelaide on Saturday arvo. Did not have much impact at all as lowly Wests upset the favoured Sturt. Generally found himself where the ball was not. Juice Newton and Jace Bode started well for Norwood against South Adelaide on Friday night under lights at the Parade. Juice fell away but Bode battled on as Norwood almost lost a game they had been dominating.

They did have to reduce the size of their list. But they also have a deliberate strategy to trade out selected first round picks for first rounders to spread the age of their list over time. Their is not much quality in the players you list as leaving apart from Tyson and possibly Adams.

One issue for the players in terms of mitigation has to be that they did not to my knowledge seek counsel of either the AFLPA or their individual player managers about a supplement regime that they obviously had concerns about given they sought formal written assurance from the club that it was WADA compliant.

In 2014 if you are getting smashed in the midfield it is going to be a struggle. Peter Jackson and the recruiting staff can't just click their fingers and improve the list overnight. Generally the last 2 draft/trade periods have been an obvious improvement on what went on before that. Can't see that Todd Viney and Jason Taylor have done too much wrong.

We just don't have enough natural midfielders. Players who can find the ball, win it, and use it. Riley looms as one. We need about 7 or 8 more, enough to play some on the flanks like the better teams do.

Impressed today. He is a natural midfielder. Can find his own ball and has the footwork to buy himself time in a contested situation. Given we are about 5 ballwinning mids short it was at least one positive on an otherwise forgettable day.

to suit Roos' game plan to a tee he'd have to dramatically increase his endurance.

I would be concerned if you thought we would win another game this year. Would disrupt Demonland's equilibrium!

Who thought that? No me...

I think that policy started when Prendergast left and Todd Viney took over recruiting for the 2012 Draft and Jason Taylor has done the same.

Roos and assistants like Stone and Allison have implanted on the Swans a game style and team first ethos that has stood the test of time and premierships and has had an obvious influence on Ross Lyon at St Kilda and Fremantle. We need more talent. For example we are at least a rotation of mids short. They may come from draft picks, trades or development of currently listed players. Our recruiting has undoubtedly improved since Prendergast departed. That has to continue. Combine that talent with a coaching panel we and the players can finally place their trust in and we should improve.

Tony Shaw has as much clue about free agency as Gerard -what'll the Blues get for Waite in a trade - Healy.

Tony Shaw has as much clue about free agency as Gerard -what'll the Blues get for Waite in a trade - Healy.

The clever mid size forward should be Kent/Salem. Kennedy Harris the small.

The clever mid size forward should be Kent/Salem. Kennedy Harris the small.

Roos has repeatedly said its mastering defence first then learning the transition to attack. Do commentators research?

50 points from turnovers. An obvious room for improvement.

Bring on another draft period and pre season.

Bring on another draft period and pre season.

Geez Dermie..what team does not need a brilliant forward?

what did you expect him to do in one pre season and one season?

what did you expect him to do in one pre season and one season?

Watts has to kick that..