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Thats a pretty good summary by Guthrie 4....yeah...about right

gawd....you want everything !!!! lol

quite frankly I reckon Gawny's got Jamar covered now.. Mark ...expert at tapping to feet.. Gawny..strangely taps to a player....just saying

got me buggered !!

i dont really want to trust some of the decisions...I have to trust them...as some are....odd...alas...what is ...is

somehow its simply everyone/anyone's else's fault other than ........Essendon the're the victims you understand !!

Youre a credit to yourself , your family and the game may we be blessed with more "lemons" like you Daniel.

well Bugger Thanks Crossy You earned the respect and admiration of us ( Im sure ) good luck

That's bent

how do we really know whats about to happen at the trade merrygo round ? Theres always a surprise or two as to might end up with us. I see no reason that trend wont continue. We just need able bodied players...who can role fill. Might not be supermarket top shlelf names...just good week in week outers etc. I think Roos might still have some clout in attractiing players....I fervently hope so.

I dont really care if he is , or isnt good enough /better even at another club. My caveat was 'Maybe" and thats for the new club to decide. I dont see him adding much to us. or we can wait another 2 years and then think...hmmm...that was another 2 years of "potential" etc A mistake we're making as a club is hanging on to far TOO many for too long. We need brutality here and now. Need to sum up players as to to top 22 or not... We have far too many nqrs.. if we aspire to mediocrity...then by all means keep them....if we actually want to get somewhere.....time to trade up. Toumps might only be a deposit on a better player but thats what you need to do.

I agree...its not do or die finals is it. Weve stuffed up the exits of many in the past..what harm giving the Russian a send off.. even if as a sub ?

If you dont mind me saying you /and many have missed entirely the essence of the question. Is he UP TO IT ?? Of course he bloody is. Will he get every pick right? wtf knows ..Only time will evaluate that. Its not Taylors fault some havent come on ( just yet ). Seldom does a recruiter get them ALL right Taylors influence to date would have to be firmly as a positive. hencve my answering is he up to it? a resounding yes

Yes...a much better foil for the Jesseman. Had hopes for Dawes but am over it.

Toumps value is wholly ( imho ) as trade. He isnt going to be much chop with us as an outside player and isnt built to be an insider. Maybe he can play a different style elsewhere We need more Bernies...less Dimitris

In all seriousness though...who is that bloke and what has he done with Barret ?? lol I actually agree with him ( need to shower now) The chopping block needs to be resolute and the knife sharp !

just having a lend of us surely

You can trade if all agreeable

try a truckload Red the buck stops with the club...its not us...its them !!

Cross will be kept because he tries..and has abilities as well as impact. Hes still a useful stop gap Hopefully at some point next season he ceases to be an auto top 22 pick. His work with us will have been done on the field. Hope he sticks around though .

Ill make this succinct the threads question is..is Taylor up to it ? The answer is YES ( resoundingly ) now we can all move on

We were a laughing stock ? Yep We aren't now ? We're pretty embarrassing as a footy team. Thats the reality. Roos keeps on about players not listening /doing. Take aside my thoughts that hes just not one of the better game day strategists going around (but undoubtedly a very good holistic mentor ) then it surely goes to the notion there are still far too many players who dont/cant buy into the new ways. Signal more overhauling.. (wholesale) of list. There is very very little about our performance this season thats acceptable. Inability to invariably play 4 qtrs of footy on any given day. Incapable of stringing two wins. There were games to be won but we just seemed not bothered. We continually give massive starts to the opposition before apparently going into 'drive'. If you applued the idea that some games last season were almost wins...then our success this year isnt that much different. But weve got more games into legs...another preseason and yet I can still hear 'ive got you babe' on the alarm clock. some see much commentary as negative. Id suggest its just reality. This isnt really a game of minute measures. Its not like say athletics whete improvement of 1/10 of a sec can mean medal/no medal. Its not about PBs even. Its just two teams on any given day. One wins..one loses (draws aside) Its about wins. So much other referencibg this or that is for losers trying to justify relevancy. The Hawthorns and Freos just win. Thats their barometer. And the real one is flags. 64 is a hell of a long time ago. Not looking like adding to it

I wonder how much of this also stems from a FD who's idea of aspirations is a meagre increase of but a handful ( and a small one ) of wins over last season. When you set the bar that low its only a matter of time before you trip over it..And we did. The subliminal message to players is...your krap !! and its got through !

Hes a keeper

its got to that for sure Ive fallen out of love with the MFC Theyve hurt me for far too long Quite frankly the club is just full of bullshlt artists and spin junkies posing as coaches. We're now going nowhere at lightning speed...a big improvement from lurching from catastrophe to bungle !! Not getting my money next year until im convinced they are fair dinkum. Had enough