demoniac

The first 3 are hardly composed or reliable with ball in hand. Keilty is an unknown quantity at AFL level. Lever would be a great acquisition if he were open to a move to the Dees and the deal could be done. Asking price would be steep no doubt.

It would have been a hard decision for the Sainters. Can see the logic in going for McCartin given how hard it is to recruit key forwards. Physically his transformation to an AFL physique is still a work in progress. Against the Eagles his footy talent was pretty obvious. It is the physical transformation required that is his issue. He does have to manage his diabetes but there are enough examples of elite athletes who have done that and performed to a high level. If he can build his physique and endurance he will be quality player.

Indeed. Palmer and Lamb were salary cap dumps. Take them on and you can pay less in draft picks for the players you want.

A Key Defender who can set up the play with their disposal for mine.

If the Pies had their time again surely they punt Hine when we went after his deputy on Neeld's recommendation.

Clarry on up the 8!

Gotta love his passion! Next time I see him on the mean streets of Camberwell or on the tram to the G I'll ask him if he knows how famous he is!

Has first movers advantage, just reads the direction of the ball before other players. Then can buy time in a contest to get out and release or fire off a reflex handball from inside contest to outside. Sublime.

Dare I mention that Jason Taylor was recommended for the recruiting role by the current Essendon Football Club Game Performance Manager!

Waiting for a Wattle Park tram at the Flinders St/Swanston St tramstop. Turned my phone on at about 7pm and wondered why I had so many voicemails and texts!

According to one of his Melbourne team mates he just did not have the work ethic required. Same team mate ask Gysberts to train with him in the offseason and do all the sessions in an effort to lift his endurance and intensity in preparation for pre season. Fair to say Gysberts did not quite commit. Fair enough though. The physical workload and pain and sacrifice life of an AFL player is not for everyone. Just a shame we traded the Maclean pick for him. That remains the only trade deal that I can remember where I was when I heard about it!

Agree re Hibberd. Dunn to Lions would be a salary cap dump so can't see 49 coming our way. Heading into 2017 with both Dunn and Garland on our list and eating up salary cap space will not be an ideal outcome.

A Dees fan as a kid. Came to the Dees after being forced out when the Bombers mucked up their salary cap planning. One of the more insipid recruits ever to pull on the jumper.

Happy to part with a second round pick for Hibberd. Turns 27 in January. Quick, reads the play well, good overhead and a long kick. If you search on youtube for Hibberd and BTV you can get some vision.

Its a tough life being a Dee in Camberwell. Too many bloody Hawks fans. Love his passion. See him on the tram to the G on the odd occasion.

He'll either stay or go. The important fact is that the #farceshambles days appear to be behind us. We have good people making good decisions both in our administration and our footy department. Trading next years first rounder to ensure we could get both Oliver and Weidemann is indicative of that.

It will be interesting to see the impact the rotations cap has on distances covered in a game which may impact young players still building their endurance base. Don't see why Oliver could not rest forward. His attack on the man and the ball combined with his marking and his ability both to fire out an hand ball or snap a goal would cause a few issues for defenders.

Some light amusement from Talking Carlton poster 'buzzaaah' circa 25/11/2015... 'am hearing from a tres reliable source that Oliver is a bit of a gamble. His attitude problems led to him missing representation for the Vic Country squad. He improved somewhat by the end of the year but for a team that can't afford to miss, surprising to pass on Parish' I am not one for big statements but is Oliver the best handball exponent since Diesel?

See him regularly him on the tram to the G from the mean streets of Camberwell. Gotta love his passion for the mighty Dees.

But can they win a granny without a genuine key forward? There are risks involved so it was a gutsy deal for the Bullies but if he lives up to his potential then it will have been worth it. One variable will be the next media rights deal. If there is a substantial increase as per new overseas tv rights then the back end years of the deal may take up a smaller % of the cap than currently anticipated. And back to my first point. A quality key forward helps you win the Granny. Players want to win the Premiership. The Bullies having Boyd gives them a much better story to sell their own players and potential recruits. Loot at the NBA where the destination clubs are now the ones offering players a realistic chance at a title.

From memory he debuted at 17 and thus had to take the field sans Tooheys logo.

Presume the Lions were planning for Beams to extend his Pies contract by a year so it expired at end of 2016 which would coincide with him becoming a restricted free agency. Interesting to see what Lions offer. Pick 4 is the obvious starter but if I were them I'd hold the line and offer only a player outside of their core players. How much will they want to pay for a player who could come to them for nix in 2 seasons as a restricted free agent or for below market value in 1 season as an out of contract player.

Got crunched, got up, got to the player with the ball, layed a tackle which stripped the ball from that player. Salem has obvious talent though like you I am surprised he is not dominating this year!

Yep. It is a sport if its not invented by Americans.

Tubby was doing a Barnes. The talented and tragic Sid Barnes more precisely. Wikipedia.... "It was during the Second Test at Sydney in December 1946, that Barnes made a lasting impression on the world game. Having opened the innings, he made his top Test score of 234 and helped to set a world-record 405 run fifth wicket partnership with Don Bradman, a record that still stands today.[40][41] On a rain-affected pitch Arthur Morris was out at 1/24 and Ian Johnson came out as a nightwatchman He and Barnes angered the crowd by launching into a series of bad light appeals - up to 12 were counted - before the umpires gave way and play was ended with an hour to spare.[42] This ensured that Australia would not have to play on a sticky wicket and allowed Bradman to rest his leg until play resumed on the Monday. After the series Barnes said on radio; We could have played on, but it was a Test match and we just had to win. I realised something drastic had to be done or three wickets might be lost. So I appealed after every second ball. I complained of the people moving about, the light, and, in fact, anything, in an effort to get the appeal upheld. Hammond and Yardley were inspecting the wet pitch. I knew there was a chance of losing valuable wickets so I just kept on appealing until the umpires answered me.[43] Barnes played carefully on the still suspect pitch the following day and late in the afternoon Bradman, lower in the order than usual due to a leg injury, joined Barnes with the score at 4/159.[44] Over six and a half hours later, Bradman was out for 234. Barnes was dismissed just four balls later, also for 234, having batted for over ten hours.[45] In his autobiography, Barnes stated that the coincidence of scores was intended. "Lots of people have asked me whether I deliberately threw my wicket away at 234. The answer is yes."[46] He confirmed to an interviewer many years later that "it wouldn't be right for someone to make more runs than Sir Donald Bradman".[47] E.W. Swanton wrote that this "could well have been so for he was a man of quixotic mood and temperament".[48] However the England bowler, Alec Bedser wrote "It was when I was bowling to Sid at Sydney that I first discovered that I could move the ball to leg by use of my wrist and fingers...I held the ball in the same manner as a leg-break bowler with the fingers across the seam...and on pitching I was surprised to see the ball go away like a leg-break. It also surprised Sid Barnes".[49] This would make Barnes the first batsman to be dismissed by Bedser's "Special Ball" which would claim Bradman for a duck in the Fourth Test at Adelaide.