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Ross Brewer. Probably belongs in the coodabeens thread as well. Glenn McLean left Melbourne as a ruckman on the rise but promptly disappeared up his own arse.

Yep, the more the merrier. Knowing that they're there would be good. Knowing who they are doesn't worry me. Bring on the anonymous benefactors.

Point well made. If Scully turns out to be the player we recruited him to be, then we have been bent over. In return we will get something like a Ziebell or a Cunnington. Good players but not stars. We need a star to make a difference to our midfield & that's what Scully was recruited to be. He was considered the best player of his year. Now if the rules had been along the lines of ok, you lost your #1 pick, here is John Patton in a Melbourne jumper, I'd feel we'd been given like for like. Best player of his year for our best player of his year. What we lose then is invested development. I can cop that.

If, fitness, salary etc are worked out then Absolutely The OP's hypothetical was that in six years $cully was one of the ten best players in the comp Who would think their team or club would benefit by knocking back one of them

Interesting. Prefer to keep Howe forward but would be happy to see Ricky P in the mids. Ricky slacks off too much as a forward. Sure, 13 inside 50 tackles one week but jack the next. Seems to easily get on very good terms with himself. THE harder Ricky has to work, the better he plays. Understand your reasoning though, Howe does look to be one of our better distributors of the footy. McKenzie needs a big year. While we all admire his effort & defensive pressure, he doesn't do much with the footy. And has a few like mates. God we need class in there. Morton, for the entire summer when he's not lifting weights, devouring steaks & protein shakes should be studying video of Daisy Thomas who works his arse off running end to end. Reckon Morton could be damaging in that role, particularly if he's allowed to deliver the ball long & deep into the forward 50. If he gets bored with Daisy he can dust off an old VHS of Matty Febey as he patrolled the members wing. Just worked up & down the ground all day.

If the AFL are keen to put the new franchise up on show first, I like the idea of GC v GWS. Would be nice to see Gold Coast on top of the ladder after Round 1. Good for the game & all that & GC get their moment in the sun (pardon the pun)

I also see Gawn as Jamar's replacement & suspect he will be drip fed senior games along the way. He needs a solid year in the VFL as Casey's #1 ruck - a position he hasn't made his own yet given his late start to the season. I also reckon that Martin would make a CHB to be reckoned with. Will be fascinating to see how Neeld sets them up next year.

As I recall the three of them were bottom age recruits, prior to the minimum age being lifted. I think Bate was marginally underage & had to apply to the AFL for permission to enter the draft. Newton was always a speculative pick.

29....... please

If the GC go at this then we'll have done well. I would love to get this kid. Some are saying he's a Beamer type - I tend to think of him more as a James Kelly type who's good both in clearances and also on the edge, receiving & creating. We need more quality mids.

Wasn't having a sling. The writer has put his slant on a 12 minute interview & picked out quotes to suit. He did say he preferred the Crows to Port because of the resources they had available.

Same here. The 3AW interview is worth a listen though

In his defence that's often because he's being given nothing to kick to. Warnock is a serviceable AFL standard full-back. Very much a one position player. He's just unlucky that he plays a position where the club is well stocked. I hope he finds another club & does well. Think he'd be great at GC helping out Bock until some of the younger Suns defenders mature.

Not a bad effort given he lost Merrett for nearly all of the season & Adcock for a fair chunk of it.

Not convinced our playing group has a great record in selecting leaders. I'm old school on this. The coach picks his captain. That ensures your leaders are on the same page.

Howe. Has current form. Gets points with one percenters even when he's not getting heaps of footy Darling's tapered off over the past month or more. I've benched him & am thinking of trading him Tappy had dropped off a bit when he got hurt. The sub risk you mentioned is a factor as well

Suspected ACL. To have an MRI tomorrow. If it's a re-co I think it's his second in addition to numerous shoulder issues. Poor bugger can't take a trick

I'd rather he played & flopped

I thought the same of Maric - in fact he was close to the first bloke I'd have cut from the list. Reckon he's shown a bit at stages though. He's tried to back himself - hasn't always worked but if he managed to somehow gain a bit of confidence & trust his first option, just reckon there might be something as a half forward rotating with Sylvia through midfield. His vision is not bad - just needs to go with his first instinct. His kicking is sometimes shabby but sometimes superb. Be interested to know what message he received this week - why he is being sent to Casey & what he has to work on. Agree on Warnock - he is a limited player who will give good service if he plays within his limitations. Running & bouncing the ball are outside those parameters. Also agree on Ricky. He is a downhill skier of the worst kind. Classic half forward flanker. Kick a bag one week & then won't get a sniff for a month. Should be wearing Andy Moir's number 29 as homage to the way HFF's traditionally play.

OK - so send out that team every week for the full season & where would you expect them to finish ?

Was hardly a cleanskin when he played. I guess with age has come enlightenment

Have a look at the team sheet for tonight's game. If you think that lineup is anything OTHER than a bottom four side you are delusional.

You might be better off starting a "who is an AFL member" thread here, on Demonology & on the Melbourne board at Bigfooty. Then pitch your idea to them. It might be enough to get you a small start-up group. Maybe contact the club, show them your idea & if they are cool with it, they may have a way of publicising it for you. While I detest the whole "AFL members" concept, it's a reality and concentrating the Demon support in there is a good idea. Especially as you lot are opposite the TV cameras. The more red & blue on display there, the better. Good luck with your project I too have fond memories of the red seats on the half forward flank. Demon territory, opposition supporters enter at own risk.

Huge call that. I rate Cotchin very highly. The Tiggers are jumping up & down about Dusty Martin (& rightfully so) but I think Cotchin will be the better player. To suggest Morton has the potential to surpass Cotchin, while I hope you're right, seems overly optimistic.

Good point, among a couple of others you make that I cbf addressing. Terry Wallace anyone ?