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You forgot that we wouldn’t have Grundy if LJ had stayed.

I can’t believe that. I didn’t notice it. It must have been just a few nuffies. As you know I have openly admitted booing one ex player but that was because of his behaviour not just his leaving. We all have to accept that in professional sport, players occasionally move teams. That is not a reason for booing them. I would be very upset to lose Kozzie, but I would never boo him, if he left. It is actually very childish. I know you understand that it was a perfect storm with LJ, where he had family issues, was offered a massive contract to return home and play for the team he supported and it was just too good to knock back. I don’t blame him for that. As it appears to be turning out, it may be the very reason for the Dockers poor start to the season and hopefully dreadful year, while maybe handing us a player or two, who will turn out better than LJ and have long careers with the Dees. We already have Jefferson and Grundy as a result of LJ leaving with more to come. I hope Freo are having nightmares over a 7 year, nearly million dollars a year contract and that they even possibly win the spoon. Imagine we get say pick 3 and we want someone who will go outside of the first 3, we could be offered even more high picks, while still getting the boy we want.

Once the Dockers reach the out of finals contention position, they might actually get even worse, with the players not caring at all. We can hope for that.

Very Collingwood. They boo anyone who leaves and adore those that join them.

And who would have believed we would ever see that written on DL?

Taberner out for the year possibly.

No it’s not. He was offered a ridiculous contract by idiots. He could also go home and play for the team he supported and help his family with some issues. Its not LJ’s fault, it’s totally the fault of the idiots in charge of their footy department. I hope they make more mistakes and collect the spoon.

They are booing a guy who came to them from another club, for a few years and then left, while at the same time, they are paying a young bloke they pinched from another club, a million a year, for atm very little return, in a move that has probably destabilised the club. Well done Dockers and your fans.

New rule for Anzac weekend, if a player takes a mark, you can attack his full forward, or other team mate, without fear of 50m, even if right in front of 4 umpires. Bizarre!

Well done. Did you catch any chips?

Hope they weren’t piranha.

Who? Don’t recall JHF lying about leaving and bucketing teammates.

I don’t think it was the state with him, it was he was at a club that he saw no future at.

Yep. I think Grundy is going to need a freshen at some stage, so that could be interesting. I think Schache could turn out to be a useful swing man for us.

We apparently have his brother in our Academy squad. Expecting a new rule that bans any brother of a player who was in MFC Academy and is playing at another club, from going to the MFC.

Exactly. IMO he is more a keeper than Sparrow. ANB is getting older and Melk is on his last legs. We need to play him and keep him. He won’t be replaced for what we get for him.

Too many sips from the wine cask I fear. After a knee injury you build up the knee strength not thrash it. 2 games in 5 days, imo as a non doctor of course, would be ridiculous.

5 days later coming off a knee injury?

He has.

I would swap Sparrow and JJ.

He and Schache in for Max and Tom against Roos 5 days later.

I think they will play Schache against North. I can’t see Max playing again in 5 days after an injury recovery.

With BBB and Tom in their last season or two and with only JVR and the unproven Jefferson, we clearly need another key forward. I think we will identify another in the next draft or trade period.

Why have blokes fielding where they slip? Is this a game for pirates, given I’ve seen a Captain Hook? If you bowl an off break ball, do you then use another ball? If a fielder is in the covers, is he hidden? Is the game played on a throw and that’s why it’s called a pitch? What sort of tea do they drink at tea break? Do the batsmen wear very big pants to fit a box in them? If you bowl a leg break, does the batsmen retire hurt?

They will not let him leave. Just goes to show that these older guys are out there, you just have to find them.