Redleg

Another interesting day.

I sometimes wonder if the peripheral football matters get more media than the actual games.

Mick Malthouse has started already. He is claiming Carlton has a bad draw as they play some good sides early on, however it is rumoured that they will play only 1 final 8 side twice.

Can I tear out the pages?

Could be a big day today. First training session. We might get to see pictures of all our new boys in their Melbourne gear.

Think we can make a good gain, if we can convince someone like Jacobs to come out and say he wants to play with us and that he will nominate for the PSD with that intention.

By mutual agreement you could change a contract. If he agreed to cancel or vary it to say $100.00 for the year, we could pay him out and he would be free to cross to WC. They wouldn't have to give up prized pick 88 and we wouldn't be up for some of his salary. They say they were keen to get him and they would have done a deal where they get him for nothing. They are talking about him making their starting 22 for the first game.

Not really.

Bennell played nearly 15 games a year and but for injury more. Petterd had his moments. Jurrah certainly had AFL talent.

And we say goodbye to 5 more players from the senior list.

In today's Sun it says that Morton's relationship with Neeld was beyond repair and that, of course, WC really rated Morton and that he was a real chance for their starting 22 next year. Now I understand that we were getting rid of players and that those players were not going to get us picks that we would use. Therefore we obviously made the decision to do the deal whatever we were offered. However to trade Morton for the lowest trade pick in the whole period and then be forced to pay part of his salary as well is just plain insulting. At the very least, if we aren't capable of doing a deal with WC, then offer Morton a delist and contract termination and he could have gone to WC in ND or PSD for nothing. That is better for us than paying some of his salary. He would have taken the deal as he was desperate to get away from Neeld. Likewise on the Gys deal we caved and upgraded picks for North as well, instead of for us, which might have got us Ray. Harrington said we were very close on Ray. Perhaps a better deal of an unpgrade for us would have got us Ray. I personally don't understand how Gys is not worth a fair bit more than Pedersen. Who is younger and has more upside and future at this point in time? Until someone shows me why my view is wrong, I believe we are poor at negotiating. From what I have seen we have basically given what was asked of us on every single deal and trade including Hogan. GC got their Martin with pick 2 and we gave 3 & 13 with 20 back for Hogan. I am not upset about how it worked out but am just making the point. I also know that Viney was in there but so what, we wanted Viney at 26 and they wanted 3. Even with Dawes we gave 20 and then downgraded picks which again could have cost us Ray or another player. I don't think that we have demonstrated an ability to do deals to our advantage.

Well its over.

We have had a huge win today. The club will be guaranteed representation on the next few GF editions of the Footy Show, courtesy of our new dancer.

You are probably right.

2 days to go. I think the best way to deal with it tomorrow, is to ignore it and then have a look on Demonland at about 6.00PM.

And plenty of fertilizer to make it grow.

Don't think we are chasing any big bananas, only a couple of grapes.

I might watch some ice melt tomorrow.

3 more days of trading left. Like watching paint dry.

I am sure you can find them on You Tube.

You guys need to relax and listen to my favourite girl group, Bananarama.

We would have to dub her voice as it is an incomprehensible screech.

Next you will suggest we get Brynne Edelsten to do the ads for Sugardaddy.com in her banana colored ferrari.

I am working on a banana flavoured multi vitamin tablet. Should make me millions. BTW I actually had a banana smoothie yesterday and it was a beauty. Bought at "The Spot", Balaclava Road Caulfield, near the Hawthron Road junction.

Expect this week to be more exciting than the last couple. Should be a lot of players changing clubs. This draft, especially after the first 25 picks or so, doesn't appear to be as wanted by the clubs as many thought.