Roost It

I think Jurrah should go back to 48

If Jones leaves what would our compensation be?

I'd any Maric take Davey day over.

Rich clubs have Directors of coaching to 1. Spend money. 2. Sound rich and powerful. 3. Appease rich coterie supporters who don't want snotty nosed ex richmond players as coach. 4. Allow people such as Eddie to hang onto people like Buckley. 5. So they can employ 'club legends' like Hird to coach even though they have no experience and avoid what is now known as the 'Voss Phenomenon'. Where club legend is employed on large salary and then takes less than 2 years to obliterate a list.

Fuel The Fire certainly beats Can you smell what's cooking

"We are going to build the best football club in the AFL again." Join the queue [censored]. You're about 6 years and 18 players behind Melbourne as it stands today. Hird will be long gone when Essendon trouble the scores again.

Ok so Rivers leaves Melbourne and then we trade away Watts for pick 12 and Will Thursfield.

Just make the blue darker.

It's not just the racism inherant in the post it's the utter nonsense that Davey wouldn't be a good captain because Aborigines stick together. Jeez, I've heard some crap on here but that is over the top. The rest of your post is spot on.

Not surprising to find you agreeing with such utter dribble

Possibly the worst ever.

Laidley would be a handy replacement

Essendon had no choice but to employ a favourite son. The club was tearing itself apart. This could end very badly and I for one hope it does.

Davis, Didak, and O'Brien all went seriously missing yesterday. After Hayes, Goddard and Riewoldt that was my highlight.

Let's end this discussion before we all become embarrassed.

Morton's a good footballer with all the attributes to become a great football. Like many it's all between the ears. He needs to put on 6 - 7 kg over the preseason and further strengthen what he's already got. Come match day he needs to hit some contests and realise that the physical pain is far less than the mental pain of not hitting contests. Petterd is not any bigger but he carries only eyes for the ball, Morton needs to take note. Cale has a elite engine, is strong overhead and disposes of the ball cleanly, he can become an immense weapon pushing forward in years to come. Trade talk is ridiculous and 2011 is not the be all and end all. Looking for his best in 2012-2017.

You have to draft best available, if that's a mid then that's a mid. Imagine the uproar around here if we drafted a Brad Miller type and let the next Joel Selwood go. If the player doesn't have the potential to be in our best 22 then it's simple - don't draft him. The argument ..We need a tall.. he's tall... let's draft him just doesn't stack up when a Joel Selwood is waiting in the same line

Let's see how he goes when the heat is really on.

No. He's not big enough, strong enough or good enough to play in our best 22.

2 flags is never underachieving.

Great to see Geelong finished

I would love to see him be our player to GC for a second round pick. No disrespect, he's been a good player for this club. However he's not going to be in our premiership side so lets open up a spot for someone who is.

The people in the know are saying he's becoming a Demon and let's face it, why the Hell wouldn't you want to play for this club these days. His choice is playing for Melbourne at the MCG with 2 of his school mates or playing for GWS in shitsville. And you reckon he's not going to be a Demon. Put the thinking cap on and settle down...Done Deal.

Worth remembering that the clubs left at the business end of the season all have big bodied forwards. WE need another big bodied forward, end of conversation. Otherwise we end up the next WB, who finally got a beauty in Hall but sadly Johnson was gone....oh, so close. Imagine Roughead and Watts surrounded by Petterd, Tapscott, Jurrah and Wonaeamirri being fed by our midfield... Unstoppable.

I doubt very much whether the club is looking at recruiting average players we don't need just because their brother plays for us. With regard to Jetta and Maric. Jetta has shown enough that he could well still play a role and Maric has had 1 injury free year. Both have more upside than Alwyn Davey. It's going to be a long off season around here.