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He's like a poor man's Dunn. - too slow for smaller match-ups - too short for key position match-ups - not skilled enough - not strong enough - has a big kick on him - regularly fails to hit targets Echoing what everyone else is saying on here, but three years was a disgrace.

I think our only must-holds are: N Jones Watts (by dint of the fact that we signed him to a new deal) Dawes Viney Frawley Clark Garland McDonald (although that would change if Chip signed an extension to his current deal) Gawn Unfortunately, they are more likely than not the players with the greatest currency on our list.

McDonald's defensive actions are superb, and with Chip an RFA next year there's no way that they'd look at trading him I don't think. We'd be left with Garland and Dunn as our only talls in the backline. On Howe, I envisage he and Watts alternating from half-forward to wing, where one will always push defensively. He definitely needs to work harder on his game when not in possession, but he seems to have the application and desire to do so. Our biggest issue at the moment for this trading period is that we don't have a lot of currency to work with.

Sadly true Django.

Please, Strauss wouldn't ave any currency. He's 5 years into the system and can't get a game for one of the worst teams in the competition.

One of the big advantages of Adams and 10 for 2 is that it allows GWS to effectively swap two players for one. They need to start pruning their list back to normal levels, as we've seen with GC17, and still being able to being in top-end talent could play a big part that.

dew has played under first john cahill, then mark williams and alistair clarkson as coach, been an assistant to the latter (i think), and longmire as well. not a bad cv. scott burns credentials are solid - norwood boy, under macintosh as a skipper leading the way, then malthouse as a coach, followed by being an assistant to woosha, yes? who's simpson been under?

i'm really pleased he's signed, we can't lose what little talent we have, and there's no doubt he has talent. i really hope he can prove me wrong and become the player that we NEED him to be - a star. i have my doubts. i'm not sure how he'll go as a mid. my biggest complaint against him is that he's lazy; both to work hard enough to be in a position to influence a contest, and also defensively. those one-armed tackles are nothing short of pathetic. but it's great he's signed. as gerard whately said mid-year during the season and reiterated on 360 tonight - it's YOU jack, it's YOU.

adl's story rings a bell - whether i've read it here or elsewhere i am unsure.

it's a no. oh well. let's nail pick #2 either as a trade or a pick, and start winning some games of footy!

Yeah, nice theory, not gonna happen. We are being conditioned by afl leaks to the media that we aren't going to get one. As I said to a hawthorn-supporting mate last night, it's not a question of 'deserves' it's a question of 'qualifies for' and 'requires'. If Melbourne don't qualify after 7 years of abject failure, who does? Essentially, i don't believe anyone should ever get one again if Melbourne doesn't.

he'd be very big for a midfielder in the afl - what's his pace like? can he run all day?

very small though, yes?

i've been waiting for a report from someone who was there, so thanks. given it was such a demolition job, was jones moved into the midfield or did he play mostly across half-back? i see cavarra had 30 including 5 i50s and 8 i50s, was he as good as that sounds on paper?

He'd want to play in VFL next year then if he can show that sort of form he might get picked up. TFL just isn't good enough - as you say Robbo and Laycock are playing.

i personally doubt they ever watched.

anyone know why the u18s grand final, which is about to kick off at etihad, isn't on the telly? i remember back in the day it used to be broadcast every year.

Long lead time extrapolation moon shadow You can get Adams into the Scully thing if you think of him as a 'free' acquisition pushed out of GWS via their salary cap / homesickness factor.

We should be angling for him to head to the psd. The filth will be trying to land him too, but in a trade. If they keep Daisy they'll have less $$ to offer Adams. I want Adams for free. Adams, Hogan, Barry for $cully? Yes please.

Commission doesn't even sit to evaluate until Monday. FWIW, I don't think we'll get one. I thought we would, but the afl media management strategy has been to indicate that we ain't getting one.

I don't see how he can stay at the Tigers.

We desperately need this kid to be a star.

of those ones you've made up, i'd guess at: no one will go near ellis i don't think - he can't get on the park consistently savage is worth more than 4th round, more like a mid 2nd, lower 2nd round i'd reckon can't see dogs giving up a f/s selection like cordy, who was so highly rated as a junior (but definitely hasn't come on as expected just yet) hampson one kinda sorta makes sense and krak is going to swan districts in wa, his days of playing in the afl are over (again) would love to get savage though.

gut-running inside mid with good skills who gets heaps of the ball.

I was a massive fan of Gysberts. Very disappointing to see him fail at two clubs.