Redleg

I was sitting very close to the Simmonds/Long incident and completely lost it. I was frothing at the mouth and was furious that no one bar the Ox came in to do anything. Ox as he will admit was pretty hopeless at squaring up. I was screaming for someone to knock Long out and of course nothing happened. I know I lost it but it was just a disgraceful incident by Long and I have never looked at him in the same way since. Oh how I wish Big Carl was on the field for us that day. Long would have been carried off like Simmonds. Thank God Simmonds was ok, he was unbelievably lucky.

Lawrence and Spencer still unproved. So glad you mentioned Troy Broadbridge. We should all not forget him as sometimes happens with busy lives. He was a lovely bloke and taken much too early. He was also a pretty handy footballer and popular clubman and no doubt would have played a lot more footy for us. He is sadly missed by all his family and friends and Dees supporters.

I will give you the answers to your questions the club will give, "we are looking forward not backward".

Yes it has. Yes also to Jordie. He did win an award and knocked back the Crows.

Couldn't agree more on Jordie. A top kid and one of my favourites. goes hard and never stops. Met him with you at a function and ever since, even after training he will come over and say hi.

Great effort to analyze it to that degree.

10 days very soon. More names being thrown up and some training with us. Waylen, Marlen, Aaron, Freddie, Fletcher, Jai and let's not forget Tom. It really is an interesting draft.

Have already had that discussion with marketing person and will be sponsoring the Coach with my brother in law in 2012.

Who is that?

Bock wasn't there this year and Davis was mainly injured.

11 days. I think I have finally got you know who out of my mind. Just another ex MFC player, but unlike the others, with no redeeming features or part of our history. I "will" move on.

No, it's the number of protein shakes I will have before the rookie draft.

She was very attractive in her youth, when on Cheers.

No point you being subtle on here, why don't you tell us how you really feel.

12.

Trying to lose some weight (again) and on the protein shakes, they don't make for a happy camper, except for when I have a banana one. Read in the paper today that many of the celebrities that got paid for doing Jenny Craig, like Magda here and Kirstie Alley in the US, have put all their weight back on and are ducking the papparazi.

Did your question need a new thread? Talk about Clutterbucking this site.

As I have said previously LJ can play up the ground and can crumb as well. This kid is also taller so I am not sure it is LJ's spot or nowhere. The other perhaps more important factor is that he might not be up to AFL standard. However if he can play as his results seem to indicate and he can adapt to melbourne life he might be a steal as a rookie.

A better player than others already on the list.

Doesn't your alphabet have a "J" in it?

Even more likely.

This is probably impossible to do, but I would be interested to know the percentage of rookies taken by clubs of boys training with them and others who don't. It seems to me that clubs are quite open with some boys letting the world know and yet hide others away. Maybe it is just that it is too expensive to bring too many over to train, or that they know they will take a certain player, so they leave him at home and look at others in the training environment. I must ask BBBP when I get to speak to him at a club function. If anyone can shed any light on this feel free.

That's more likely.

Disagree that his only spot is LJ's. LJ can also crumb and play a bit further up the ground as well. There is always room for talent in a side. Whether he is good enough is another matter.

He still sounds exciting and I would take the chance as a rookie if we felt he could cope down here. Freakish talents don't grow on trees. A talent can learn to do hard work but a hard worker can't always get new talent. I sound like a philosopher. Anyway as a rookie if he developed and adapted to melbourne life he could become a star for us, at worst he was a rookie pick. Use the other picks for your needs or whatever. Just by the way Hall's you tube has also won me over and he could also be a good pick up. I think Couch as I have said before is a certainty for us, if available.