Redleg

Might be a good idea to stop bagging player Agents, as they are needed to assist in various deals we may want to do.

Personally I don't mind if we improve. We seem to be looking only at mids and we may be giving away our first pick in a deal for one, I wonder where that leaves us in a search for another forward to help out Jesse and a back up ruckman. Will we snaffle a delisted player or two, to fill the gaps, or are there players we have identified out there, to trade for, to fill the holes. Back onto the mids, we appear to be into Prestia and Jaeger is rumoured to want to come to Victoria next year or in 2017. I know they are both injured, but if we are convinced they are not long term injuries, I wonder if Howe is prepared to go to GC, if we could do a super deal and take care of our midfield in one season, by getting both and then also adding Melksham, Bugg and Kennedy. It would allow us to concentrate our drafting this year on finding another forward and maybe that backup ruck. It will be an interesting fortnight.

Since we have not been involved in September, over the last 10 years or so, this has become a favourite time of the year for me, with all the speculating, not to mention fighting, going on here on Demonland.

The Colt 45 was a hand gun, popular in the wild west. A colt, this time a horse, owned by friends of mine, won its Group 1 last start and runs in the Toorak handicap today, another group 1. Its name is Stratum Star.

I posted at the time that we considered Salem a top 3-4 pick and with Tyson, it was a bonanza and also that my mate, who had a son playing with Salem, rated him as good as Kelly.

I think that has been earmarked already.

Interesting if the rumoured trades for us eventuate. Roos has declared he likes the big bodied mid like Vandenberg, yet we could be adding Prestia and Kennedy to Viney and Jones, who are all small and Melksham and Bugg who are not tall either. Salem is also being spoken about as a mid and when you throw in Kent, ANB and Stretch, we would have the smallest midfield in the AFL. Have we changed direction or is it just a big coincidence?

Saturday 45

That is more than the Cats will give for Danger. I would think if true and given the injuries, I would want to give a bit more and get both, or if only Prestia, get their 19 or 22 back to use on someone else. Howe after all has played 100 games with hardly a miss and pick 6 is pick 6.

Would you accept a Banana Republic shop card?

And GC Footy Manager believes Howe will be with them next season.

Heard it said that Martin told the Tigers they shouldn't take him, enough said.

Friday 46

So you are looking to trade in 2 seriously injured footballers.

47 Oh the excitement.

I heard from a Carlton fan that a swap of Bell and Aish is being attempted.

Thanks for reminding me and here it is: 48

Can we get the pick they get for Henderson, or Yarran or even Bell.

Listed at 186 on MFC site and I reckon that is generous.

And one of them has a fairly serious injury, that has stopped him playing for most of the year.

Have we started the lets get Brian Lake thread yet?

You just have to try and one up me don't you?

Started the day on the right note with a Banana and Mango juice.

Scenario 4 : A team that needs a forward like the Bombers or Dockers might seek him. In the Bombers case we are looking at one of their players already. With Fletcher and Carlisle gone, they need Hurley and Hooker down back and that leaves only Joe as a key forward.

Yes this is a part of the season we can be involved in, the off season, as we don't ever seem to be involved in that part that has the finals.