Ron Burgundy

BH, I regard you as one of the best posters on this site. It's possible, however, that your assessment of Watts is not entirely on the money. Surely you should reassess your view on Watts given Roos assessment of him, particularly given that you clearly rate Roos.

I'd like to see a term incorporated into Watts' new MFC contract that he be obliged to sack Connors as player agent and retain the services of someone with a brain. I will be very, very happy to see Watts and Sylvia re-commit to this club. Fingers crossed.

It's turnovers that have been absolutely KILLING us. We need more draftees like Jimmy Toumpas, not less. Like everyone here, I really like Wines - but he has the likes of Boak and Hartlett running alongside him. Big difference.

I'm not worried about Toumpas. At all. We've certainly made some astonishingly bad draft decisions in recent years, but Toumpas isn't one of them.

I'm not worried about Toumpas. He'll be a classy long term player for this club.

I have absolutely no doubts about this kid. Great character too. Quite frankly, I can't believe we got him at pick 4. I'd love Ollie Wines as well. But it's not really about Toumpas v Wines IMO - they are different players, and, in any event, we picked the more highly rated one of the two.

Nearly broke the plasma when he got caught on 98. I think even the Poms were disappointed he didn't make the tonne.

Toumpas will be a gun. I have absolutely no doubt about that. Wines is already a gun. I'd say most clubs in the competition would want both of them, particularly because they have different, albeit complimentary, offerings. Port and the MFC will seek to lock in each player for a very long time.

Toumpas was a no brainer at pick 4. Astonishing that he was still available in fact.

I had thought we let Rivers go because Watts was going to perform his role. Seems as though we're a bit all over the shop here. Also, I don't see Gawn as a player aggrieved with Neeld - it's the older players who seem to have an issue with him. PS. I get that Rivers was a free agent and 'decided' to leave.

Bloody hell. If this is true, I am absolutely in the camp of retaining Frawley, Watts and Sylvia over Neeld. These signatures are a litmus test for Neeld IMO.

Hope we implement and then strictly enforce the Swans' no d1ckhead policy. It works.

North could be the smokey here. I think they have pick 14.

Having read this thread, it is clear to me that a lot of people have very strong views on the issue of drug regulation (as does most of the community). Unfortunately it also seems to me that many of those views appear not to be based on any detailed knowledge/understanding of the underlying facts/evidence in relation to the issue. The whole issue is neatly summarised by this week's Rear Vision. The attached podcast is not related to Ben Cousins, but I recommend that anyone who is interested in this issue should listen to this podcast: http://www.abc.net.a...l-drugs/3894358 The program does not express a view in itself, rather it interrogates the issues from different perspectives and covers the various approaches to the issue adopted by different countries, to varying degrees of success. As an aside, for those of you who are not aware of Rear Vision, it is essentially a history program that is produced by ABC's Radio National each week. It is one of the most intelligent radio programs that this country produces. And that's saying something, given that the overall quality of Australian media is simply astonishingly bad.

Neeld + Misson + Craig = massive credibility. None of the senior players will be able to complain or patronise or whinge or about a negative message being delivered to them by this coaching panel. If any of these guys make a negative comment about a player's performance, it has massive weight underlying it. And the players know that. Exciting stuff. Sylvia could win the Brownlow in 2012 - even though I think suspending him sends completely the correct message, I also wish he could get the three votes in round 1. I think he will absolutely flourish under Neeld (as will many others). Some could struggle though.

I had tears watching him win the yellow jacket and then speaking after the time trial - he is just a total legend.

Most reports I've heard have Taylor Walker at GWS next year. Jessie White could be a possibility. Even though he has all the hallmarks of a top forward, it just doesn't appear to be working for him at the Swans. Both parties may be open to a change of scenery (for the right deal).