Everything posted by Redleg
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Brownlow Medal 2019
Well it's actually not hindsight, if they declare their choices before the draft. As an example most on DL thought we would take Daniel Talia if he was there at our pick. He was and we took Jordan Gysberts. It was a shock to most DL's. It got much more shocking as the years rolled on. That is but one of many examples. I know drafting is an inexact science, but we have had far too many misses. I won't mention wasted early picks in Toumpas, Cook and Morton as that would only upset people. Experts working on drafting for a year or two with a group of players, should be able to nail top 10 picks most of the time. Not always, but most of the time. If they can't, they are no good at their job. As we know, drafting and trading are the ways to build a good list. Stuff that up and success becomes nearly impossible.
- The No T$ No B$ Thread
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List changes who do we cut, trade or go after.
Are we sure about this punching thing, I thought he was p-ssed and made advances to one of the females employed by the club and went a bit far.
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Jamie Elliott
How did he cost them a flag?
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Splitting Draft Pick 3
Good point. That said, we could probably get a lot for next years first round pick.
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WELCOME TO DEMONLAND - ADAM TOMLINSON
Agree with you except for Petty, who I think is going to be a very good player in a couple of years. If you mean now, well I wouldn't lose Petty for Tomlinson now either, if that clarifies. I still think BTW, that OMac can improve and give us value.
- The No T$ No B$ Thread
- The No T$ No B$ Thread
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List changes who do we cut, trade or go after.
Can we get this weekend out of the way, so that we can concentrate on the important stuff, trading and drafting.
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WELCOME TO DEMONLAND - ADAM TOMLINSON
Agree. Most sides have 2-3 ruckman on the list. We have 2 and a developing 3rd. By the time Bradtke is ready, if he gets there, Max will be in his 30's. Tomlinson is not a ruckman, he is a swingman.
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Splitting Draft Pick 3
It seems many already know.
- The No T$ No B$ Thread
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Finals Week 3
They are hard to get. Pies have won 2 flags in the last 60 years and 1 in the last 28. We of course have none in the last 55 years.
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The calumny of the AFL's priority pick policy
Chris Judd said on Footy Classified a few weeks ago that he thought GC would get about pick 10 as a PP. Everyone seems to think pick 2 is a given. I think Judd has heard this from someone he trusts. We will see,
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WELCOME TO DEMONLAND - ADAM TOMLINSON
Pies thought that, until they did.
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WELCOME TO DEMONLAND - ADAM TOMLINSON
I know there are some, I said not many do.
- The No T$ No B$ Thread
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WELCOME TO DEMONLAND - ADAM TOMLINSON
Not many blokes leave after playing in a GF. Wonder if Giants will resign him now.
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WELCOME TO THE MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB - HARLEY BENNELL
I would have laughed at the suggestion a few weeks ago, but now he has had a doctor operate and say he should be ok, a new partner and kids reason to forge an AFL career and what seems to be a major attitude change to life. He is low risk and high reward and is a free throw. He is exactly what we wouldn't do and look where we are. The Tigers win a flag and pick up Stack and Marlion Pickett, I think his name is, after taking a bloke we avoided, who is their best player.
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WELCOME TO DEMONLAND - ADAM TOMLINSON
Beat me to it.
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List changes who do we cut, trade or go after.
This might be why you would consider it: "I've made some wrong decisions in my time and that's put me in some s--- positions but I've learned from those," Bennell said. "I just think I've still got a lot more in the tank. I've come this far and I'm not going to give up, just because of my latest injury. I'm not a person who will just chuck the towel in and give up. "I love training and I love football. Without football, who knows where I'll be? "Getting a third opportunity at the highest level would be life-changing for myself and my partner and my family – it would be the luckiest thing. It would mean a lot to me and my family."
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Finals Week 3
Hope you are right.
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Finals Week 3
You wonder how so called “football experts “ can’t see the quality in a player playing for them over several seasons.
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List changes who do we cut, trade or go after.
Very important next season for Spargo. Another poor one will put his AFL career in jeopardy. Poor second seasons are not uncommon, but consecutive poor seasons, aren’t looked at favourably from average players, by List Management.
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Farewell Sam Frost
The real point is why did we not see what he could do and keep him. He left because we lowballed him. He didn't get bucketloads from the Pies. We showed him he wasn't wanted. We wanted Ben Kennedy, another master stroke.