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Headland is in nobody's best anything. 3rd in line receiver mid at the Lions, he hasn't changed at Freo. Makes you wonder about Harvey - I never rated him at all; wonder if the wheels will fall off with the Barlow injury? Wouldn't surprise. Telstra run the web site - say no more. Garbage company with garbage client service.

Hardwick instead of Bailey.

I don't reckon Williams got 'boned' at all. I think he engineered his own downfall with those extraordinary comments about not expecting to be around the end of 2011 if he hadn't won a flag. They started last week, out of nowhere. I reckon he's been approached, or has something else in the offing. Wait for an announcement soon.

Diabolical that Bail is not an in. He may get a guersey as a last minute change, but it shouldn't have come to that. Very, very p*ssed off.

Harvey has had a 2 yr extension - to end of 2012 me thinks.

Newton?

No

6.Trengove 5.Frawley 4.Moloney 3.Green 2.Jamar 1.........

For heavens sake, Newton is a rookie. He CANNOT be picked unless there is a long term injury and he is ELEVATED to the main list. It aint that hard.

Looks about right to me. Bail is a must; Bennell is lucky. Ed: just removed some vacant lines.

Ah... that would be 2011.

28 ... 22

28 .. 21

Not nice, cheap. Goddard got a 50 metre penalty, a nice pass to Gardner and a goal to Stanley.

2012 mids Reckon the core mid group will be (in no particular order): Scully, Trengove, Gysberts, Moloney, Bail, Sylvia, McKenzie, Grimes Blease & Tapscott haven't played yet so I can't really include them, but if they both don't get up, Jones might stay.

What game where you watching? His ball use when he had time was timid. I can remember plenty of times short passes did not have enough weight; a handball to a running player with space was behind the player. At this stage, Watts doesn't hit a marking contest with any purpose or confidence. His saving grace to me is that in medium traffic, his instinctive hands are quick and precise. Instinctive is the important word here - he does not play instinctively. The 2008 draft will be a good talking point in time: 1. Watts has turned into a project player 2. Nataunui is also a project player - reminds me of an NRL player trying to learn the game 3. Rich may well have played his best year in his first year 4. The best players from it are currently a couple of very lightly framed mids

6 - Bate 5 - Frawley 4 - Bruce 3 - Scully 2 - Trengove 1 - Green

Maybe if Hardwick was/is in charge.

I am happy to start this thread. A thread about Hardwick was always going to start. The Tiges won an interstate game tonight; something the MFC haven't for ?years (forget Darwin). I was a big critic of Bailey 2 years ago, but have pulled my head in since. But I am still not sold. The Tiges have made "steady improvement" after a very!! poor start. I for one am happy to say (have said?) that Hardwick was a better choice than Bailey. I reckon that the MFC and the Dons will both be looking to "what might have been". If the MFC get beat by Adelaide next week, watch out! (And just a hunch: Bailey will be gone by years end. ) Edited: this bit unecessary

And what role would that be? Running around while Swan/whoever gets a million touches. Jones will find it had to keep his spot going forward IMO.

Depends where he is at contract wise. If he's had 2 x 2yr contracts, he's out of contract at the end of 2010. Gold Coast could well be interested as well.

This Age article would suggest these numbers are meaningless.

Good enough for me. If fit, Bail is an in.

Why? Were you at the game? To me he looked like a bogan running around. Read Kepler Bradley. Don't forget, we were playing the eagles; most other teams would have flogged us by 20 goals. BUT, it his his 4th game. Give him 4+yrs he might be a josh kennedy; give him 6+yrs, he might be a Rewoldt. Fingers crossed. (And for what is worth, except when Bruce was giving Natanui jumping/marking practice, I thought Natanui very ordinary. But what do I know? )

Ridiculous.