layzie

At least reel it back within 4 goals

Just turned it on, this bites

See you all there

You definitely can recruit for durability with medical history, injury history, general make up and then all the sport science things like BMI, muscle mass and plenty of the tests done at the combine to determine bodies that would hold up well to the rigours of AFL footy. The 2014 draft is a great example of this, why did St Kilda pick Mccartin no.1 with his previous health issues over Petracca? It's something they do in the NFL a lot and without knowing too much about the Eagles situation it wouldn't be beyond the realms of possibility for a team like Melbourne to build their list with priority on strong bodied midfielders who can hold up to the physical side of the game week in week out while another team focuses on the finesse and flash but looks past the fact that they sat out half their Under 17 or 18 year with a knee injury or number of soft tissue injuries. There has to be a reason why so many top 15 picks each year seem to fall to the 2nd and 3rd round where the Eagles pounce. There' no right or wrong way to go about it and they won a flag doing so but I doubt that every club approaches the draft in the same way. The thing is it's never just the older players, every year West Coast's injury list is always perfectly balanced between the old, the mid range and the young. The number of under 24 y.o's they have there with less than 50 games experience is quite alarming. What evidence that they value flashy talent? You don't think the likes of Ryan, Petruccelle, Jetta, Rioli in their flag year were flashy? Trading the farm for Tim Kelly? Choosing the flashier Natinui over Watts? Mcgovern, getting Petrevski-Seton in etc There's plenty of evidence that they like the flashy players Sydney_Demon and it's one of the reasons they were always good to watch. It's a little naive to put these things totally down to bad luck and bad management especially when we have next to no idea how they work internally but it's never just 1 or 2 things. I think their recruiting should be closely examined as well. I'm not sure who you're responding to in regards to the Eagles tanking, I didn't say anything about that.

It's also about poking fun at a pig-headed club and list manager.

The bad white men call him the devil The Yavapai call him "Eyes Like the Sky"

It's party time

It's also possibly poor recruiting. West Coast tend to value flashy talent but don't prioritise durability. Can only have so many in the side made of glass.

Throw Hunt forward

9 intercepts. Darn good

Hopefully West Coast can come back

Hunty might be the only reason I'm watching this game right now.

In the words of one of the bevy of great commentators we have right now. "It's probably the last time these two great combatants of the game will play against each other!"

No, I will now. Double chance happiness is always good!

We could have a new frontier!

Yes, the Leigh Matthews theory Richo. Any more re-hashed lines?

Thank you, good info

What was the genius idea behind simultaneous games on Fri night again?

Bring back Harry Taylor

Geelong having an off night at the races

Quick review, how we like it

Struggling without Rover Dangerfield

Dynabolted

This game is a joke

Yeah and that's the thing. I was open to it last year because it made sense with his height but if we weren't willing to try it then in our hour of need then why would we try now? At this stage it's probably more likely Brayshaw will play key forward than Tommo.