Redleg

A few observations from my position in front of the TV set. While Daniel Bell got a bit of the ball most of his disposals went to Casey players or the boundary. I don't know if he is just having a bad year or that is him. Meesen I am afraid to say looks hopeless. Maybe he could be tried at full back at Sandy in the hopwe of getting some confidence and learning a new position. He made Rix look like Dean Cox. I think this is turning out to be a dreadful trade. Carroll looked like an unhappy man with little interest in the game. Buckley still has disposal problems and needs to do more at this level. Jamar is a good VFL player. PS: Petterd and Newton would be positives having had a game in the reserves. Valenti should be played in the Melbourne side for the rest of the year. He has earned his spot and we need to know if he will become a regular, or will continue to be overlooked because of preset opinions of his ability, due to his size and supposed lack of pace. Also the Casey President said there was a long way to go before his club would align with the Dees. He put it at 50/50 at best.

The clear advantage of a two team state.

What about the Medhurst punch to Moloneys ribs shown on the replay?

Me too.

Looks that way from outside the fence.

I had two morons sitting behind me who didn't stop screaming insults all day and gave me a migraine. Seems to be so typical of so many Pies supporters.

Has now had the benefit four times that I can recall and at least two this year. Moloney was suspended for missing Bartel but being reckless in that he could have hit him. Never heard that one before, go figure.

Redleg and Mrs Redleg together with Scoop junior and his sister Melissa did the walk and enjoyed it.

Not a stupid suggestion.

Spot on.

Sorry to have mentioned the umpires, but if you read the last line of my post you will understand how I felt at the time and to an extent, even now.

It was actually Tony Campbell, number 40. He blazed away from 50 when Robbie was alone in the goal square calling for the pass. Incorrect goal called against us. Not one free paid to us in the 25 minutes of the last quarter that they showed on Footy Flashbacks to about 8 for the Hawks. One or two blatant ones missed as called by Bobby Skilton and his co-commentator. Newport had his head ripped off and Kennedy stopped and started to put his hands up on the mark for the free kick. It was not paid and while the Melbourne crowd booed the Hawks went down and kicked the goal to put them 3 points down. Eishold marks the ball in the goalsquare, one metre out and is dragged away by his opponent after taking the mark and the umpire puts him towards the boundary line where he was dragged to. It was a certain goal from where he marked it. The Stynes 15 metre penalty happened some time after the siren had started blowing but the umpire didn't acknowledge it. If he had, the penalty would not have occurred as everybody would have gone to the goalsquare to stop the kick. I disliked umpires for the next 10-15 years as a result of this game. It was my worst day at the football.

Saw the side on vision and it was clearly a goal.

How would sponsors react to a wave of preseason publicity due to Melbourne drafting the most exciting talent in years, Natanui. Then forcing a couple of trades through use of the number 1 PSD pick and ultimately taking a player with it and then adding a raft of young players taken in the draft at 17, 18 and later picks plus Rookies. Jack Grimes declaring his fitness and Rivers, Newton, Morton and Dunn announcing their gain of 5-8 K's of muscle. Throw in Board changes, a new summer training base at Casey Fields and the new stadium getting closer to completion. I think we would all be on cloud nine with anticipation.

Just imagine how much better you will feel at Xmas time if we have added ruckman Natanui, another key ruckman and maybe a forward from another club plus 2 more draft players at picks 17 and 18 and a lot more drafted players including rookies. Our whole makeup will have changed over one summer. The preseason would then be full of anticipation and excitement. Carlton went nuts over Judd and Kreuzer. Natanui is far more hyped than Kreuzer ever was and a raft of new players would be better than Judd.

The bench looks great for rotation of the midfielders. Presume Moloney and Morton at least will start on the bench.

He asked "where" not "what" Barry.

Ditto.

It appears to give some credit to the free agency discussion that the Players Association has been raising. Therefore if a player is not signed up by the deadline he can nominate and be drafted in the National Draft ahead of the Pre Season Draft.

I know you weren't having a dig, I just wanted to let everyone know of WJ's talent.

You were right, its three with a guilty plea.

Don't worry about my resume, one of our own is responsible for the career of probably the greatest finals player to have played the game, with respect to Ablett and Dermie. Whispering Jack saw something in Wayne Johnston while with Prahran, after he had been sacked by the Blues twice before ever playing a senior game. An attempt to get him to Melbourne, which through a chain of circumstances, saw the Blues reluctantly give him another chance and the rest as they say is history.

Is Neita not a long term injury?

I have had this argument over Valenti with people for a year now. I pushed for his drafting as I did with Martin. I remember pushing a delisted Freo midget several years ago and an indiginous player at Port Melbourne a few years ago. All I got was that there was something wrong with them. The Freo player was Bell and the Port Melbourne lad was Aaron Davey. For the last year I have been told that Valenti is too small, to slow too whatever. All I see is him playing well each week. He may not be any good at senior level but he has earned a go to find out. I am sick of the negatives. Try him and in a few games we will know if he is up to it or not. Unlike many others in the seniors he can pass a ball by hand and foot.

Oh dear!