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Ben is just that much better in his chosen sport....but even Christian wasn't bad when he was at the old alm mater:

We find out tomorrow...hopefully!

I wish Weidemann had put on as much weight/muscle:

So tell us which soft tissue issues we had in 2019? Then compare that with Collingwood for example.

Colvin is a tackling machine, and can kick the ball further than most. Nice pickup.

What makes you think Watson gave the medal back....last time I heard he "couldn't locate it".

Spot on. Who will the Suns play in Darwin? .....Melbourne?? Let's see if one of our home games gets shunted to Docklands, like Collingwood, Richmond and Hawthorn.

Yes. Or we convince someone else to take them for a pick. Rookie list is almost irrelevant now, so matters little if they are on that or the main list.

In 2018 we had Hogan, Weidemann, TMac and Garlett as our key forwards. Today we have Weidemann and TMac.....what is missing?

The interesting thing about Port in 2019, was that they had one of the smallest injury lists for the whole season...and still didn’t make finals. They will need more than a mini rebuild.

Have we not learnt....don't trust Collingwood! If someone is on offer, it is either bluff ( Elliot) or they are just no good.

Nothing asked or said about the role of the Board in all this? Don’t ask the reviewers to ask difficult questions... ... nothing to see here, move on!....

If his assessment is correct....then we should have been given a priority pick!

Tell us the last contracted player that was delisted..... NQR contracted players are tradeable...if someone else will have them. It's not up to the seller.

All credit for this should go to "Cadaver" on Big Footy. He has mapped where all current AFL players played their junior football. Interesting is the lack of players who have originated in Darwin...(we have one in Steven May)....the absence of talent from Alice Springs ( our zone)...and the abundance of talent from S.E. Melbourne. https://maphub.net/kdavva74/afljc

Cameron, Christensen and probably Rayner as well.....why would Brisbane need Elliott?

Why would Sydney want Daniher when they have Buddy for another 3 years at $1M+ per year. I'm smelling something suspicious.

That's the most interesting point from the interview. Who could offer us 2 top 10 picks?

Correct. Hawthorn are moving to Dingley because they know what will be needed in 10 years not 1 or 2. Essendon have set the standard. Aircraft hanger sized indoor facilities. Swimming pools. 2 AFL sized ovals. Other posters have forgotten that a stand alone VFL side needs a ground to PLAY on as well. No point having a VFL side if they have to play at Punt road/Collingwood/Victoria Park, while training at AAMI....simply pointless. The other point made many years ago that is the advantage of Casey/Box Hill type arrangements is the human infrastructure. Trainers, goal attendants, scorers, massagers, time-keepers, property stewards, door-keepers are all essentially volunteers. Run your own show, then you have to pay people to do it.

This is the annual Roy Morgan "survey" of AFL supporters and membership. http://www.roymorgan.com/findings/8088-afl-supporter-ladder-june-2019-201908160718 It still has its basic problem in that it is a survey, e.g If you survey people in NSW about their favourite team they will nominate the Sydney Swans. So to extrapolate that to Australia-wide support of 1.1M supporters is simply ludicrous. That their "supporter" numbers could drop by 6% in one year should tell them their methodology is wrong......however... the best part of the article is the profile of the typical Melbourne Demons supporter: "In 2019 the quintessential supporter of the oldest football club in the land is well-educated, Victorian, and with a diploma or degree under his belt. Yes, he’s more likely to be male than female. He’s a young parent under 35 years old with pre-school aged children and likely following in the footsteps of his Melbourne supporting parents ".....etc Anyhow.....enjoy the read.....

Still no Premierships for FIGJAM as player or coach! Should have stayed at the Bears, when he would have had 3 and probably 4 if he played in their losing GF side.

Rowell absolutely ripping Eastern apart.....

Worthwhile looking at this game again..... All Australian U18's v Casey in April this year. Rowell, Anderson, Pickett, Young, Green, Williams, Serong etc v Casey On the Big footy Melbourne site, post 234: https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/the-melbourne-replay-archive.1144478/page-10

"Insanity is repeating the same mistakes and expecting different results". It's a NO from me

It's called list management, and salary cap. How many others are to be delisted? How much will that save in cap space? How much money do we have for other players who we might be seeking?. How much do we have to pay existing players, as their contracts mature? If you spend all your tickets before trade period, you can't seriously get involved.