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No offence to Valenti but he's currently only scraping in to a poor midfield. As our midfield stocks rise I just can't see how he's going to make it. Look at it this way. If you had the following to pick from would Valenti get in? Mclean Jones Moloney Davey Morton Grimes Bartram McDonald(probably retired at year's end) Not to mention Scully(fingers crossed) Bennell Blease Strauss

It's not a fallacy. I am not ignorant of his talents, I just watched his early games and saw a player who didn't like the hard ball. I am not beating up on Green. I mearly used his ability to become a far more willing competitor to suggest that Dunn too can add this to his game. To say that because Dunn currently shirks contests he always will and it won't change is completely wrong, as Brad Green has proved,

Green played one good quarter in the 2000 finals, hardly domination. It's also incorrect to say that a forward doesn't need to impose himself physically. The fact is he developed his game, firstly by developing his body and then by commiting himself to the ball and the contest. This is not how he played in his early years. Dunn will be given every chance to develop this desire for the contest, which is possibly why he was made a tagger last year. I don't disagree that, as yet, he doesn't commit to the contest. I do however disagree that this desire for the contest can't be learned by a player. Dunn may well surprise you yet.

We move 1 game and the club stands to make (or not lose) between $100,00 and $150,000. Not only this it gives Port more chance (albeit slighty) to win the game thus helping us to secure you know who. This is one of those occasions where the club should make a little noise about shifting from home and then take the money and the draft picks and roll on to 2010!

He needs to give Valenti a good run to allow him the opportunity to prove himself. Bell still needs more match fitness if the Coolburg game was anything to go by.(he's going to have to rely on injuries or play the house down to force his way back in) McNamara is the one I want to see. I've only heard good things and with his height and dash he could be a very handy addition. Whelan deserves another game because when fit he's comfortably in our best 22. Cheney is an interesting one. With our back stocks so strong I don't really see a spot for him long term. I'd be very happy for him to prove me wrong.

We don't need to tank against the Bulldogs. With the injuries we're carrying I can already see Tom Scully on the team sheet!

Saying Green has always been brave in marking contests is simply false. He heard footsteps. We can argue about who was "more brave' but it doesn't change the fact that, as Brad green has proved, this can change.

Green regularly left me with the same feeling Dunn does now. Green was a classic frontrunner, contests were not his thing, nor did he have the body to really impart a physical presence, to his credit he turned this around. I'm backing Dunn to do the same.

Frawley's having a good year, no doubt. Only last year people were calling for his head. Let's hope Dunn can show the same development over the next 12 - 18 months.

As was Brad Green in his early days. This trait can be learnt and with the size he now has he will hopefully add it to his game. He's young and I haven't written him off just yet.

Of course not, it was said tongue in cheek regarding "what tangibles he can deliver"

Draft picks 1 and 2

At 25 I'd say cale will be quite able to handle a few bumps from less talented footballers.

"help groom and mould are young forwards" It is you Steamin who is "Fu**ing MAD"

If the club wants to come up with the 6 or 7 spots it'll probably need to keep turning over the list Russell will have to play some pretty impressive footy to get another contract. I have doubts about him fitting into Bailey's medium to long term plan for the team. Yes he offers us some excitement and a few goals each week but is that enough anymore, I'm not so sure.

Well jeez that hurts, I didn't realise we were fighting. Have you anything useful to add or is this your best shot.

Goodvibes indeed

Impressive

The question was choose 1 of the 2. Against which club did Don Cordner play his first game?

Fair call but the question was who to choose?

Martin can play forward to add some size, strength, pace, skill and smarts to our forward line which may also boast Watts, Jurrah and Butcher. Unstoppable!

Bennell or a slow back pocket. Didn't take long to make up my mind.

1. We don't want him pentioned off, just to retire at the end of the year rather than play 1 year too many like a previous captain and champion of the club. 2. Wheatley is no proven elder statesmen and Whelan's body is more unreliable than a Renault Fuego. I also think you'll find that the "masses" are quite happy with the position of the list.

McNamara won't get cut this year. He's a good size, very young and has shown positive signs at Casey.