The Emblem

No right or wrong, but different ways of approaching things. At the last Mates of Melbourne Bash the MFC football department spoke about the statistics re the average amount of experience contained within a premiership team and that they had on average 150 games under their belt. Given the hole that we have in the 24-28 years age bracket it is therefore unsurprising that their stated approach will be to get as many games into our developing players as quickly as possible. This is not to say that they we can expect to see them all playing together at once. However from what was said I would expect to see quite a few of our younger players getting some game time towards the end of the season. I can see the logic in this approach given where we are and where we plan to be. Perhaps if we had a more balanced list (experience wise) than an approach more similar to Neil Craig's would be taken.

Not even a North Korean dictator on a bad day would miss that many people. Very unprofessional journalism.

A hungover and frozen brain, and yet still quite insightful Jaded. Strauss delivering to you off a run from the half-back is a leading forwards wet-dream.

If needs must...but right now our needs are in the middle

"Sking"...WTF is that? Judging by that avatar could it be some new colloquialism for dodging possums whilst motoring under the influence?

Dees dak dogs!

On the flip-side I'd like to think they'd be able to absorb sufficient information about each teammates game at training.

Maybe the women didn't like the doggies style?

Predictable Headline: Killer Watts Prefer to see: Collingwood Gets A Bad Case of the Jack

Mousey please check your PM pronto

Had a look for you Mousey but the prices at this late stage are very expensive (and you'd have to fly in and out of the Gold Coast) http://booking.tigerairways.com/skylights/...n/skylights.cgi

Are there any Tiger Air specials from Brisvegas so that the Mouse can be part of the roar?

It's poor form from a Club Director... But at the same time the entertainment value of a Hawk repeatedly dropping the "S-Bomb" on the radio is a pisser

The football department seem to be taking an exemplary approach to the players on-field & off-field development and welfare. I'd expect that if the decision was made for Jack to debut it would be done so with the Watt's family blessing.

Yes, I'm 188 and he's taller than me by at least 3cm.

Fair point HT, most of us here probably couldn't get a kick in a pen of black cattle!

I reckon so...and theTaswegians are now quite progressive and well groomed, so how about we go left field and call them the "Brazilians"?

Thanks for that...as for Butcher, is he fearing that he will drop so far down the draft pecking order that the Cartel Football Club may pick him up?

Hearing nothing but good things about Scully...mixed reports on Butcher, and does anybody know the name of the big (201cm) ruck prospect from Victoria?

Voted Gold Coast...much easier to get a seat! (we beat the Pies in the preliminary final)

I hope they were all ewes...I'd be gutted to find out Chip was gay

yes, but its not a "stat" and if you: a) only look at the newspapers, or B) only watch games via the Tele, or c) go to the games but are too thick to comprehend the contribution a player is making to the pattern of the game Then you fall back on the stats...

Ken oath WYL...the public transport was hopeless.

McNamara... what I've seen of him live is impressive, I'd be more than happy if he's in our squad over the next 2 to 3 years.

What a woman! That's one marriage thats likely to beat the national average.