Spin-it-to-Goodwin-it

Anyone else able to lip-read Murray when Sam got selected ? When Roosy handed Sam his Guernsey, it looked to me like Murray said it's not Black & White or something to that effect.

Maybe Worsfold did but he isn't the Recruiter is he? I noticed a lot of tension in that camp, with Worsfold and Dodoro having a disagreement over a later selection.

They had an air of disappointment about them when it came their turn to pick Parish.

You get the sense that Oliver was passed on for a gig with Vic Country and Bendigo Pioneers because he was carrying weight earlier in his junior years, but he is looking sharp now. In no way were those rejections a reflection on his talent.

Who else thinks he sounds like Trenners when he speaks? Draft trumps: Sam Weideman

I'd recommend watching the AIS Academy match Vs Weribee Sue, it's the footage that sold me on Parish....just the first quarter was enough. Pretty sure it's the second link down on WJ's Pumping for Parish post.

Well if turns out we take 2 talls with pick 3 & 7 - then this tells me that Hogan's headed back to WA and won't re-sign.

And he tackles like a Demon worthy of an exorcism from the Pope.

Have you checked the complete game footage I posted on the Pick 3 & 7 thread? (AIS Acedemy Vs Weribee) That should answer any questions you have about him because it did for me.

Take this with a grain of salt, but I can't help wondering if there is a battle being played out for positioning in the draft, and the Dons and us might be jostling for the same player in the draft via the draft table. By offering up pick 25 we kind of have the upper hand over them with any other deals that they/we have brewing (ie. the Carslile - StKilda 2 for one pick 5 downgrade trade) and this might be contributing to the delay with the Melksham deal being confirmed. Why give up our hand so early in the piece if there are still other fishies still on the table? Not saying the Melksham deal won't get done, just that we are milking our position (pun kind of intended) for everything that we can get.

I suppose this trade need to be taken in context with the club's stated desire to bring some competitors/ toughness into the side - So its a trade that's relavent to what the team needs most come finals time. I lost count how certain un-named players failed to keep their head over the ball this year, so from this point of view we have just improved the list.

I suppose the trouble is not all clubs would have the exact same opinion on the draft depth.

Hope so.

It was never a late twist. Please don't get brainwashed by these idiots. This outcome was known some time ago and was in fact the reason why all of a sudden we became more comfortable keeping pick 2 & 3 back during the trade period, when we found out who the Saints were going to take (6 weeks ago). If you need proof, I called it in my posts on October 18 (6 weeks ago)

Well the Dees would be fools if they gave up anything close to want they are asking. Collingwood are on the search for a club foolish enough to give up high draft picks to help them build a talented list and have the done the same thing the last few years to improve there draft position. They're giving up players who might be at the top of there game right now and are excellent bait to hang on the line but these players are more than likely going to trend downwards over the next few years in performance and Collingwood can see that coming. I'd be way more interested to go and watch a talented youngster drafted at 23 develop than watch Beams. Doesn't get me excited at all and more than anything I reckon he's the wrong fit for our club.