Ron Burgundy

I knew a lot of posters (including astute ones) would hate this post, but I just reckon we should try to get him back. There’s a lot of discussion about getting other clubs’ off cuts - so why not put Watts into the mix. He’s better than most of them. I expect he’d be pretty cheap - and I’ve always thought he’d be more valuable to us than any other club. As an aside, I know many here disagree with this and I respect that.

All of that hard work ethos took us to 17th. IMO an effective group requires a broad range of skill sets and personality types - some hard working, some gifted. One thing I’ve always observed is that poor managers always simplistically reward try-hardedness and diligence over effectiveness and talent. It’s the very reason why Mark Neeld drove a Mack truck through our list - he loved the untalented C graders who tried their guts out over those with class.

He was unreal against us in round one - he’s a great distributor. Then he did his knee. I’d like to see him as the player responsible for delivering it into our forward 50. We lost a stack of games this year even though our forward 50 entry count was higher that the oppositions.

Got some interesting feedback on Goodwin too. He’s a super discliplined and hard-nosed man. He may in fact be an android. In this context, I agree that there’s no way he’d reverse his decision to trade Watts. And this is perhaps also why we finished 17th. It’s possible he only has one gear.

I’m not intending to stir the pot here, but I reckon we could use this guy’s skills and he’d still absolutely be in our best 22. Watts is simply an elite user of the ball, he has great skills, and he is fundamentally an MFC man - something which I think is relevant to this club right now. In short, there are tangible and intangible reasons to get him back to the club. 2019 was a simply pathetic season, and it was characterised by many poor decisions. Getting Watts back could demonstrate that we know we’ve made some mistakes, and that we’re above our own ego. I reckon it’d also improve our list. As an aside, I was at the Swans B&F last night as a guest of a former Port Adelaide player who knows him. He confirmed that: (a) he’s a ripper bloke; (b) he has extreme skills; and (c) he’s much harder at the contest than a lot of spectators appreciate. Completely unsolicited, he then told me that every club had him as the number 1 in his draft year. I know this is probably accurate because Gubby Allen also confirmed this to me a few years ago. We just developed him completely poorly. Let’s bring this guy back to the club. We really need some more class. PS. I rate our number 31 - I’d just like to see him and Watts operate in tandem for the red and blue.

And that certain posters here would make absolutely elite AFL standard recruitment and list managers. Certainly much better than anyone we presently (and relatively recently) have had in da haus.

Yep, feels like overs. By about 350%.

We’ve got a few vacancies - let’s get both of them.

Nope.

Yeah, I reckon you’re probably right.

I’ve not posted this all year, but my mate has a text from Paul Roos (when asked who’d win the flag this year prior to the commencement of the season proper) which says: “Richmond v Demons Grand Final - toss of a coin, but I really hope it’s the Dees.” A lot of people were caught by surprise by how ordinary we’ve been this year. I expect the pre-season and the lack of continuity has had a lot to do with it. We’ll be back.

It’d be super exciting to land him - but I agree, it just seems highly unlikely. Hope the Pies get pumped in the prelim - might make the decision easier.

I also recall Paul Roos being on the record numerous times as rating him highly. And we desperately need a player with his skill set. It’s an absolute no brainer.

I reckon Todd Viney is a legend, and I absolutely appreciate his involvement with, and effectively his life-long commitment, to this club. We need more of his type, not less. Strong clubs love these types. In this context, I can’t believe some of the comments and criticisms of him here - they’re genuinely pathetic. I hope Todd gets to enjoy a beer on the farm each weekend next year watching this club return to finals action, purely as a supporter without the pressures of his (now) former role.

This has got to be bull.s.

That Hawthorn, and now apparently North Melbourne (where Jade Rawlings is headed), are competing for Frost’s signature has to say something.

It will be yet another disappointing facet to this season if Frost now leaves the club. He single-handedly won us one match this year, and generally provided some much needed spark to the team throughout the year. A much improved player with apparent upside as he becomes more experienced.

Interesting how things are reported. If I was Peter Hill, I’d be more annoyed about the Dees circling a contracted (and important) Freo player all year rather than any trade from last year. The Hogan / May (pick 5) deal seemed fair for both teams at the time, and this season has proved this.

Hopefully he'll be thinking with his heart, not his head. As an aside, is your Freo contact saying that Yze's leaving the Hawks and that Freo are into him, or confirming that we are into him?

Possibly would’ve been a really good senior coach for us this year.

Not an elite post.

Tantamount to criminal negligence by the club.

Season 2019 was simply out of the box. Possibly worse than 1997, 2003 and 2007-2013.

This is a bit disappointing.

Absolute no brainer for the right price.