Redleg

Interesting that the 2 players who improved performance the most this year could be gone, Billy and Frost.

I actually posted that we could get Tomlinson compo pick and keep our future pick, all for pick 3 and taking Tomlinson off their hands as a FA.

Put simply they want Green and another unnamed player. If we keep 3 and nominate Green, they get him and lose the other player. We are in the box seat here. Time to get tough and play hardball. If they are prepared to consider one of O'Halloran/Caldwell, then we don't need to give them our future 2nd rounder and IMO we could also get the Tomlinson compo pick in the deal. It sounds a lot and could be, but not when you look at what they potentially are getting, 2 stars. In other words they get their 2 boys, potential stars and we get 12, 18, one player and say 28. That is very fair.

More chance of me playing for the Dees next year.

Yes it is, but I was making the point that they both had deeper depth than us and could have players not playing in their senior side , that might be better than some of ours who were. In Tomlinson’s case he has continued to play in their senior side.

McIntosh played 21 games in 2018 and 16 this year, so at best, he has been pushed out only in the last quarter of this season. Also, remember Richmond's depth is much greater than ours.

That's not right. You have talent, or you don't, you don't learn it. It can be honed, so as to be used in the best way, but you can't teach talent. If you could, we would grab anyone and teach them how to be an AFL footballer.

How are the Mahjong finals going?

Many of us have banged on for the last few years about drafting pace and skill, but alas, it hasn’t happened and in today’s game style it continues to hamper us.

My mate Finlayson having a shocker, 0 possies.

Agree, but so is the Tiger dominance.

Mumford is a total liability in this game. All starting from him being thrashed.

Razor misses a blatant dropping the ball and Tigers goal on the siren.

Thank heavens for that!

Mahjong championships at Romsey, with BBO hosting in the Bruce McAvaney role.

And after a night at Moonee Valley Races as well.

Yep, far easier to cop a Giants win, than the feral hordes.

More than a decent ask, that would be a mammoth task.

What about what “ I” have to say about us?

Yes but we had a ruined pre season, the worst injury list in the competition, a hard draw and despite all that were in the game at 3/4 time in numerous games, as well as simply throwing away several games with poor kicking or goal. A better injury run, with a softer draw and some new players, coming off a wasted year, which would bite at everyone, gives me optimism for a quick rebound.

And like so many Coaches before him, for example Dimma, Buckley, Thompson and even Clarkson, to name a few, who tasted some success, after calls for their dumping, Cameron has outlasted the doubters and got his side into the GF. Now the "experts" are calling for extending his contract. It's a fickle game.

Wayne Carey has predicted us to make the biggest rise next year and jump back into the 8. With a softer draw and far fewer operations, a better club pre season, a few new players and some young developing players as well and importantly a good injury run and maybe a slightly altered game plan, I am also confident of us bouncing back to play finals next year.

Ok.

Massive gamble on Pickett, who hasn't played with most of the team before. Could be a master stroke or a bust, we will know soon enough. Whatever, they clearly rate him and got him in the mid season draft. Hopefully Dunkley can improve in the next couple of years, as his brother did after a few pre seasons.

No, not cut wages, but replace NQR footballers with traded in or drafted players, who are better, or will be better. What was the rush to give ANB a new contract and of 2 years? Were we scared the other clubs would want him?