beelzebub

and they mightOr might not...but please.. away with the ridiculous pomposity. Who knows othet than they what is causal. I for one don't really give a monkeys

cut out the middle men!!

and 'take whatever"

Congrats to both Hogan as winner and Brayshaw for placing. Bodes well

I fail to understand any legitimacy to any Lion priority pick. If we couldnt get one NO ONE now has a better argument for one Yes..the AFL make it all up on the fly....but they should be called out as cheats if this washes

I have no concerns if Watts can replicate all year what his purple patch produced this year. I just get the impression he was playing ot of his skin so to speak. Happy to be wrong. Im always wary of comments about this player or that being this good or that because they finished 'somewhere' in the b'n'f. This often goes more to our problems than showcasing our brilliance. I dont care much about the bnf..though players might.. I care about winning and premierships

Nasher...im sure there out looking for them. Ive a feeling we might land a surprise or two but wont be from the pool everyone ( or near ) suspects. Im reserving any real optimism til i see who is cleared out...and the ilk of those coming in. Id also like Goodie to have more influence game day but eeffectivly a separate issue.

Actually Id agree. Irrespective of what many like to think both What and Howe ( so tempted to fall into a Max Smart soliloquy..lol ) ...anyhow... are what I consider "Veneer" players. They can often look the goods and from the right place of observation really look something but when you dissect them they really arent the real thing. Ive really wanted Jack to step up and do it solidly. There was a patch this year he kinda got there but it just seems a bridge too far for him to maintain it. It was like he was trying to play like someone else and that it wasnt his natural self. We need players for who the effort and effect IS natural not a faux fabrication that evaporates at the first sign of exhaustion. I dont wish JW any ill but just want players who are REAL players at MFC. I think Jacks best recourse is to...re-course...towards another club. He can reboot there. Howe. is for mine and always has been a bit of a 1-1/2 trick pony. He takes speccies...wow...big whooped de doo. What does that count other than spectacle if you cant follow it up with meaning possessions and ADD to the effort .Instead he often fluffs up the next thing. Looking at the caliber of players that have come in over the past two intakes neither of these chaps ( Watts and Howe ) I feel would have been a preference for our NOW Football Brains. Both players are currently there, simply because they WERE there. Id be surprised if the FD hasnt marked their cards cards as "Replace if possible"....and not like for like. We unearthed some gems recently...Id be disappointed if the prospecting has stopped.. So for Watts and Howe its a case of When .....we know the Why !!!

its not to be taken seriously...just Awful Propaganda means nada !!

that would be hilarious

or the glare of a million spotlights !!!

tbh...i'll only really evaluate whether weve improved come the end of the trade/draft. This will tell me whether we've truly learnt how to be a successful and competitive club. So far on the field its all over the place . Some very strange games with performances ranging from ambivalent to very good....and much in between. There were hints from Macca in his video that more will be revealed shortly as to the where and how of our journey forwards. Currently we sit as top of the bottom 6, better than second last I suppose but really at that end of things its only the difference of a death by a 1000 cuts or 1200...isnt it. The major issues of players not coming to play etc can and will only be answered in the coming season. So I suppose that's when Roos gets to provide the answers. I look forward to them.

must be just me....am full of indifference

Well put CJ My view is we simply have more upside and hopefully next season start garnering the consistency that the Aints already have. My view also goes to our list having more potential. Our raw stock ought to be coming online at least a year, maybe 2 before StKildas replacements do.

would have thought any more discussion somewhat moot.

I'll actually be quite disappointed if next season we dont put a bit of daylight between us and the Aints Dad's Army v NKOTB Weve pretty well seen what they can and cant do. Weve still got Petracca in the wings...to say nothing of regaining Frost and Kent Find a little icing from somewhere and we should be able to get rid of that niggling slow start and fades StKilda's well isnt as deep...much pain yet still to come for them

something to this.Looking at the players that have come in in last couple of years. ..they all have a red hot go. They are less soufflé and more meat and 3 veg. You can have all the 'talent' and 'ability ' in the world but if you can't do that assigned role properly you in effect hurt your team by over stressing the other players . They in turn either try to over-compensate or come undone because player 'X's efforts aren't creating whatever it is he's supposed to. This goes to team balance and cohesion. Maybe. ..just maybe it's better without Jack (w) We'll know soon enough i guess.

might want to get a better handle on the inner sanctum of the mfc...just saying

ok...one and a half !! damn fine turnoverer of the ball to boot as well !! is that another trick ?

definitely...or part of some merry go round of players etc

Howe good is that

nor I. Roos apparently favours this sort of idea ( trading a year out from FA ) .We've announced we're going to be very active ( not just active folks !! ) in the up and coming circus. Well, you have to give to get.

Quite obviously part of the contingent of Serfs required to feed the Phil....Here they wait for an order to be filled before delivering it upstairs !!

can just feel the "positivity"

You sense eh PD that the actuality of change is about to catch up with intent. With what Roos espoused , combined with the outlook of Macca that things are about to ramp up a tad In short....all you nqr's line up over there...take a number, your cab will be long shortly