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Just once, I'd like it if things went our way.

Pretty damning.

Rubbish we'd trade it for a 30 year old! I was surprised anyone would sign up without knowing who'll be in charge for the next few years. Gawn is totally in my good books!

News Ltd employee gets facts wrong. More news @ 9.

Yeah he was outstanding.

The club has gone back to too many people who are red and blue. We have to find people who know how to build environment and culture of a Geelong a Sydney etc

Connolly and he don't really know each other. Structure of footy club has nothing to do with personal things. Between the lines, cuddles is gone.

Not much to sell but hope. Needs an experienced coach. Understands untried can come in and perform, but thinks we need someone who has done it before.

He speaks brilliantly, btw!

15-30 names put forward or recommended for he board.

Works for the board. Reports to them, keeps AFL informed.

Disavowed comments that he is an administrator.

Spoken to many people, including Walsh. Will catch up with him in the coming weeks. No arrangement in place. Mentioned Hawks too.

Has contract in his pocket for Eade. Until its over its not over!

Roos says players accept it. Jackson didn't disagree, where almost is good enough. We are light years away from where Sydney are at in terms of culture. Development poor, lack of leadership in the locker room. Grimes and Trengove in those positions because that offer that.

Result was awful, but not surprising. Highly emotional roller coaster has taken its toll. The let down came, and it is symbolic of the club - we are a footy club, but not professional.

Looks splendiferous in his Dees tie.

pj on after these messages from our sponsors.

spot on. his highlighting of richmond's lack of effort to run to support defensively is damning.

That seems the most likely scenario. The other one is its a true priority pick at the front of the draft, which would scupper GWS plans to trade it as the 'rights' for Boyd.

In an ideal world: - golden boy banned from football - board sacked en masse - bombers stripped of all premiership points in 2013 - banned from finals footy this year - Jobe stripped of 2012 Brownlow - withheld from first two rounds of 2013 draft - fined in the region of $1-2m Further measures could see them banned from 2014 draft, stripped of any points in 2014. If the players are banned from the competition for 6-24 months, the bombers may be withheld from the competition for 2014/15 and weekly byes re instituted, but that would be extreme to say the least.

It's not JUST that we deserve one; we require one. The word 'uncompetitive' comes to mind, and has for seven long seasons.

That's funny, I've been saying we are the new Richmond for a while too. Thoroughly depressing.

No other club will want the likes of Jamar, JMc2.0, Nicholson, etc. Adams wants to return to Victoria, from all reports, but like Caddy last year he will want to go to a contender not the likes of us. Tigers are reportedly super-keen. Because we are at rock-bottom in terms of our appeal to free agents, players wanting to 'come home', etc., I don't see how we have any choice but to build through the draft. Which means using pick #2 (plus hopefully a priority pick straight after it) on two mids from this year's draft. The only way I could see this changing was if we were handed the #1 ahead of GWS, and then the effective rights to Boyd would be up for grabs. Adelaide, Brisbane, Carlton, Collingwood, Fremantle, Port, Richmond, Saints, and especially Footscray would all be super-keen you would think as all need a young key forward that they can mould then build around to various degrees. Who knows, if we got the pick it may be a super-complicated deal where we trade to GWS who on-trade to a third club. But there's a lot of water to go under the bridge before then; judging by yesterday's respective performances, there's every chance GWS may snag a couple of cheeky wins and move past us on the ladder on the run home. A lot will depend upon the AFL Commission and their decision regarding a priority pick otherwise.

It's more a question of what would clubs offer? They certainly wouldn't offer up the players we'd want. I'm not sure we'd get quality players offered in return.