Redleg

Do you see a 188cm player playing on the same opponents as a 198cm player?

No we are too honest for that. That would be a Collingwood tactic. He won't be training for now with stress fractures.

Reported on another thread he has stress fractures in his foot. Wouldn't be using 34.

That should have him available at 50.

Patrick at 185cms is hardly a tall.

I don't know much about him I must confess, but I will accept our 2nd J.Mac for free in the PSD if that is the way we go. I am concerned though that if we want Thorp we may be out bid in the ND. If he is OK, fitting in and injury free, he gives us another key tall option and I would hope that we don't lose him to an earlier bid. Our earlier picks may end up being compromised if we are thinking we will get him at 50. Anyway we will know soon enough.

Whichever way it goes, we will be able to have a pick of at least one of Black, Butcher or Talia. That will give us a talented tall. At 18 their will still be a lot of talent left and maybe another talented tall or a talented mid has slipped down. We really have the chance to get 4-5 quality players in one hit and set the club up when combined with the existing list. More specifically we have spoken of "sliders" on this board but Black seems to be a "riser."

I feel like an astronaut counting down the minutes. What will my life be like after the ( launch ) draft? Only one PSD pick to think about and that now seems a lock. Could there be a dramatic development and Juice or Meesen are taken in the rookie draft ahead of our picks giving us a rookie selection, unlikely. Oh well I will have to concentrate on training and looking forward to the pre season hoping that no one gets injured. It will be tough without all of the draft discussions. Life will become quite mundane.

Don't want to get picky, but in Victoria at 7.00PM Thursday 19th November the Clock was showing 7 days and 30 minutes to go. Is daylight saving throwing it out?

Yes if they want someone else in the PSD and believe that they still could take him at 50 with their last pick, or alternatively don't want him at all. If he keeps training with us this next week that could be an indication.

Forget the PSD he won't get there. Someone will take him in the ND. Maybe us, maybe not. Some clubs have some very late picks in the ND.

Does this mean we have decided not to take him or do we want to take him late in the ND and take someone else in the PSD? Could McPhee or MacDonald be in the Dees sights?

Just curious but how do you pound a "lifeless" corpse as opposed to another type, into "further" submission. I am just bored and must admit 6.30 pm next thursday can't come soon enough for me.

If he was there at 18 he would be in red and blue next year.

Then he will be in red and blue.

It is.

Must say I have a chuckle each time I see your name.

Would be happy.

On Saintsational a story is on the Board about Lovett being found drunk and locked up for the night. Story was on page 2 of the Herald Sun. Just joined his new club. Hands up all those who wanted him.

We have already said it and the Herald Sun article is linked in another thread.

It is actually not draft tampering to say which clubs you would and would not prefer to play for. It may well be draft tampering to declare you will not play for a club if chosen by them. The penalty for refusing to play with the club that selects you is 2 years ban from AFL. I don't think he will cop that. He will play for whoever selects him. Hopefully it is not us.

Hope so.

Not that I want him, but I thought that if a player refused to play for the club that chose him he would be banned for 2 years. If that is in fact the case, I hope someone calls his bluff, like Port or Sydney.

Condolences to his family he was a loyal Demon servant.

Great read. To those in the AFL administration and elsewhere who said we don't stand for anything, you will eat your words.