The Emblem

Right with you Razzle Dazzle, the excitement of the NAB cup is finding out what's [who's] new on the scene for your club. Looking forward to seeing the youngsters in action, roll on 2008

They don't have to be mutually exclusive! But for the sake of arguement, than develop...let the new kids see just how quick and hard the game is...and who knows, like Bartram's first year, they may just be up to it already B)

Chin Up, Dean wasn't allowed to coach that day!

CJ is great when running off the half-back flank and delivering a bullet-like pass up forward. So if a Miller type is leading up the centre wing, handballing to a running CJ and CJ spears the pass in to a leading forward then CJ & the MFC looks a million bucks. The big question is if Dean "Vince Lombardi Incarnate" Bailey can develop CJ's man-on-man and other defensive skills. The good news is that competition for this wingman / running half back flank type is pretty intense at the MFC this year...so complaceny shouldn't be an issue. Roll on the season

Very tongue-in-cheek of you Mr.Rumpole...it seems apparent that "she who must be obeyed" has passed on the gossip that Hawthorn has replaced West Coast as the AFL's "Little Columbia". So too big a risk for TAC...maybe they could be sponsored by the Air Traffic Controllers Union?

Thanks for that...HBK

Pardon my ignorance, but have all the new players been allocated numbers yet? [i take it from previous posts the Kyle Guantanamo Cheney is #25] P.S. I just made Guantanamo nickname up there and then...I guess less lateral [more sensible] people will just call him Dick

This time last year a Hawthorn supporter [and therefore forever lost in the 80's] was telling me that Melbourne had the best list in the AFL. Since then I think our list if anything has got stronger. The Outs: Doggie Brown was a great little battler, but Byron was grieving [no criticism, just observation],Travis was 100% ability but 50% commitment. Ward & Godfrey had their good points however turned the ball over too often. The Ins: The new players drafted all have promise...although we may not see that much of them in 2008. I expect our really big In's will be the more seasoned players returning from an injury riddled 2007, Rivers, Bartram, Whelan, McLean, Moloney,Davey, [Robbo and Nieta also played half-fit]. Couple that with the development of the likes of Jones, Frawley, Newton, Bell, Pettard, Bate and Dunn and I think we can bounce back and surprise in 2008, maybe even push for the 8. More food for thought, currently reading a book about Vince Lombardi [written by his son]...immediately struck by the similar persona, background and attributes and no-nonsense attitude of Dean Bailey...anyone know if Dean is a Lombardi disciple?