Redleg

Recruiting is an opinion based role and not one AFL recruiter gets it right every time. Luck, development, opportunity, injury, game style and a host of other factors come into it and no one can predict all of them ahead of time. Star juniors may not make it and yet others not as good early on do. The good recruiters nail most of their early draft picks and some of the later ones. That is about the best you can hope for. Now to the $64 question, who do we take, I wouldn’t have a clue and only 4 more sleeps until I find out.

I saw someone walking around with a barbecue starter, behind the southern goal posts at Goschs during training, so we are not far away.

I wonder if clubs leak info, to induce other clubs to perhaps change direction slightly and therefore have another option available at their pick. Then again, maybe recruiting has become too sophisticated for that. Would a club take a player just because another club wanted to, probably not. Asked and answered.

Certainly hope so.

"On" would be the operative word, as opposed to standing 20 metres away from him.

Brilliant, is that you? Are you an old muso?

Well done 6 and enjoy the retirement, spent mainly at Dees training. Adams looks taller. XL looks stronger. Would like to see Jeffo put on some more upper body muscle. Culley is a big mid. Rookie Berry nice size.

2027 is 2 years away, but sounds an interesting kid to follow until then. Might have another F/S or two as well that year.

Can’t see that. When he was drafted he was a bit roly poly, but has really trimmed down. This will be his year to make it or not, similar to probably Jeffo, AJ and Henderson .

Chairman Mao’s Little Red Book of the sayings of Confucius., or Willy Wonka and the Chocolate factory.

Panic not ye of little faith.

I don’t know.

I am now led to believe we are discussing the previous site, located on the South Eastern corner of the racecourse, close to where the ovals are hoped to be installed and very close to Glenhuntly Station. That is the area near the corner of Neerim Road and Queens Avenue. I did a very rough map measure, which I am sure is wrong, but I got about 260000 square feet or more, which is plenty of room for what we want. The Club is still working on a couple of issues, which are not insurmountable, so I look forward to the official update. We have all been very patient with this project and hopefully there is some good news soon.

Harris had 2 possies after 1/4 time. Bannan has been ineffective this year. Zanker out could have been the difference. Didn’t help not having Chaplin, Purcell and Goldy as well, against a full strength Lions team.

If we don't want to use 7 or 8 on Pickett, but really want him, we can trade up with GCF1 in a stronger draft next year. There will be plenty of clubs wanting that pick and we also have 37 to use.

I think the Crowd of 3711 would have fit in at Casey. What an absolute disgrace, that the side that finished 2nd, was denied a home ground final, when it had nothing to do with capacity, but rather a broadcaster preferring another ground. That is actually beyond a disgrace, it is amateur hour.

You will always struggle to win this game when you don't have Chaplin, Purcell, Zanker and Goldy and your best mids in Hanks and Fitzsimon don't have great games, Paxy is useless for 3/4 and Bannan has no impact. Then your tackles don't stick, you fumble all game and you kick for goal like the men's team. No surprises in the result.

They are far tougher and cleaner. Top 12 possessions on ground 10 are Lions. We fumble and miskick too much. Losing Zanker and Chaplin and Goldy has killed us. Umpires haven’t helped.

Lost our CHB before the game and FF early in the game and all goals to opposition from free kicks. We are really up against it.

Absolutely. You just wouldn’t do it to him. A lot of media and public speaking involved and they are basically shy, quiet and reserved men.

I would be quite happy for us to win with Lions not kicking a goal. Would be very happy with a boring easy win.

Good to know equality and fairness only apply if a broadcaster agrees.

Need to win this to make GF, as otherwise no rest and have to get past Roos in a PF.

100%

Ignoring all the outrage, but how is he a good fit, when we have Max, TC, Heath and AJ and JVR to pinch hit?