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whatwhat say what

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  1. i always saw melksham as more a mid than a half-back flanker, but i know he's been earmarked as a half-back flanker. with melksham having been earmarked for the half-back flank role, does this create a greater opportunity for either grimes or lumumba to cement their spot in that defensive 6? grimes would be my preference as first cab off the rank for the role, as i'm not a huge fan of harry.
  2. Yes, for all the praise heaped upon Caro, she seems to have merely taken the significant work done by fairfax's investigative team and added commentary to it. The whole thing is a sorry state of affairs and I am glad it's now officially concluded.
  3. Lots of bomber fans running with the 'wada code not set up for teams' line. Wada they talking about, honestly... Trying to equate it to knowing what's in a flu shot is shocking too; if a gp gave me an std rather than a flu shot I'd sue the living pants off them - which is what you'd expect will happen to the bombers shortly.
  4. it's not the one year ban that makes a difference as to whether or not he's a drug cheat - it's the 'guilty' finding.
  5. and it's certainly not the squad that he thought he was going to have at his disposal. my query would be about the top-up players; what happens if the bombers unearth a star? do they get to keep him when the 12 come back in 2017, or do they go back into the pool of available players?
  6. it really is a comedy show. robbo just...talks, without really saying anything.
  7. some reporting saying hird will be interviewed by tracy holmes on abc on sunday night?
  8. how about sorry for players, support them where possible, welcome them back to training in september etc.? obvious but required platitudes.
  9. dees and dogs only clubs involved not to make a statement thus far.
  10. he's not getting good money. he won't be paid in 2016.
  11. Huge result. what a waste of a second round pick.
  12. Essendon myopia is still strong - right from the top, they see it as an absolute witch hunt of their club and a vilification of their golden boy. They believe that they're the only ones who are being targeted and that a number of clubs were engaged in similar practices - at board level, they constantly equate it to our tanking / not tanking fiasco, and believe they did the right thing by fighting whereas we were gutless. Like everyone, they just want it over and done with - I've argued with senior parties at windy hill all along that the best result was for it to get to cas as soon as possible as the final arbitrator in judgement, and that their legal fights (and here I believe Hird was something of a stool pigeon) were as much about protecting the AFL brand and one of the biggest clubs in the competition as much as anything noble or altruistic in terms of defending their integrity. The result is still completely relevant as it sets a precedent going forward for how cases will be handled. I tend to think they might get off. But we shall see.
  13. if i recall correctly, watts came in on qb after some outstanding vfl form. it probably shouldn't have happened, but his selection was not unwarranted.
  14. on the presumption he can get back on the park, that is...
  15. The only players who performed consistently in the midfield last year were Vince and Jones. Everyone else was either hit and miss or hampered by injury. Even Viney who no one can doubt is already in our best mid combo has had injury concerns each year. So much improvement will come down to luck and good injury management. The concern is we are already hearing about injury concerns to the likes of Tyson and Brayshaw - two players we will need to go to the next level in order to be able to compete fully with mid-level midfields, let alone the cream of the crop.
  16. one thing is noticeable is the relative lack of muscle development through the core, in the thighs, and across the shoulders and in the biceps. he has thickened out somewhat, but he was a super skinny kid when he came in, and he's a pretty skinny man now. he's long and lean. perhaps he should've been a swimmer.
  17. I rate us bottom third. depth is still the biggest issue.
  18. 9 games in 2016, rising star nomination, one finals game, 2017 rising star win, also a 2017 grand final performance in a premiership winning side... that'll do...
  19. fantasy scores are boosted by high possession counts, more or less. we play a contested brand of football - it's not geared around that sort of points allocation.
  20. We also don't play a game that suits fantasy scores either, perhaps Vince excepted.
  21. About the only thing I disagree with air conditioning's excellent post is this: MID KPD THIRD MAN UP MID KPD MID MID MID MID MID KPF MED FWD/MID MID KPF SMALL FWD RUCK MID MID MID MID MID RUCK/FWD i still think the first player named every week is your lock down small defender - someone who negates the dangerous small forward of the opposition. Because of the nature of the position I think of it as the 'first player picked' every week. In my time following the club our best have been Yeats, Steve Febey, Whelan and Jetta. Bartram could've been a ripper but his body let him down, plus we have previously had Hopgood and the godawful Kowal as well. So one position Grimes could have is that role, but I personally don't think he's good enough defensively or offensively - I remember Rockliff tearing him to shreds in Neeld's first year. I agree that he and Watts are skating on thin ice in terms of their careers - I certainly don't expect them to be at Melbourne in 2017 as they're both free agents at the end of next year...and the likelihood is I would let them walk too. 2016: SMALL DEF (Jetta) KPD (Dunn) THIRD MAN UP (Garland) MID (Salem) KPD (T. McDonald) MID (Melksham) MID (Tyson) MID (N. Jones) MID (Bugg) MID (Brayshaw) KPF (Dawes) MED FWD/MID (Kennedy) MID (Kent) KPF (Hogan) SMALL FWD (Garlett) RUCK (Gawn) MID (Vince) MID (Viney) MID (Petracca) MID (Oliver) MID (vandenBerg) RUCK/FWD-DEF (Frost)
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