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Are we there yet (page 100)....

No wonder the doggies were interested in him....

At the moment we are all speculating about speculation. As I understand it, there are no deals done outside of the trade period. We have not even spoken to Adelaide. Reporters can ask players a question "Would you like Lever at the Dees"? And report the answer (creating news) . So far, I have not seen an unsolicited statement from anyone. We should not even be talking to him now as he prepares for the finals matches in front of him. We may have spoken to his agent, but the rest is either 'pre-negotiation signalling' or speculation. All the flogs in the media who suggest picks and players know NUTHINK. I am pleased that the Dees play things close to their chests, and dont leak these days, only signal. We are not the only ones in the running for Lever. When he comes out in the media and selects us as his preferred destination - then GAME ON!

They want two first round picks - sounds like they get their bargaining strategies from Demonland. They low balled him at $300k, they knocked back a good offer for Gibbs. I think we need to approach this with clear air - We should pay fair, but not overs to Adelaide for the trade. He wants to come, so let him! Offer a pack of burger rings and a used toothbrush, and lowball them for starters...

No surprises here. Now we upgrade, trade and draft our way to a stronger list.

The question is not if he is any good, but is he what we need? I imagine we have a clear idea of what we need, and outside midfielders might be it for this trade and draft season. If medium forward is not on that list he will go elsewhere, or on our rookie list at best. Looks good, though.

So how does it actually play out? retirements announced as the clubs and players finish (none from the seniors, unlikely any from Casey finals players.) post season reviews happened or happening relative to VFL commitments. (So about 14 still to do as they are playing for Casey?) list review. Hard decisions made. Probably happening now. I expect players will know where they stand (required, trade possibility, likely delist if can't find another club). players make their own decisions (Spencer as a free agent, Lever begging to be traded to us), inform the club. trade period delistings prior to list lodgement. Does this sound about right? So realistically we will have little news- maybe just some good rumours- between now and trade period. I hope we are 'surgical' in our approach this year (no scattergun!) and can Leverage the type of talent we need to round the team out for finals in 18.

Lever will say nothing until the Crows finish their season. Quite rightly, his focus should be on winning a flag this year... before he nominates us and works at winning another next year... as for your missus...can she take a decent intercept mark?

Yep, that one...

If Lever nominates us to come home, then we may do Frost for Lever as a swap? Seem to remember we let them have Armstrong for a steal because he wanted to go home. Normally if the player nominates a club, they get it done. Sam Frost would be valuable enough for a like-for-like, with the pressure of losing him for nothing. (*Perhaps I'm dreaming...)

Wasn't this a Lever thread? Some of you panty sniffers should start a man-hate thread so you can dump on your favourites. We drift from a trade suggestion of player X to a slanging match that has nothing to do with the topic.

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We are consistently outmarked. If I was coaching against us, I would seek to keep possession through marking, and have an outlet mark just outside 50, and a High HF marking CHF option. The Dees fail against these targets by not killing the contest way too often. We have focused on improving our ground ball game, and I believe we have taken huge steps here. The next thing we need to tackle is the contested marking at the key posts. Afte that, we then need to clean up forward 50 entry. A lot of our defensive issues come down to structure. When we have time to set up behind the ball, we do OK. WHen we are too cute for our own good further up the field (another glaring problem), our structures are caught out, and Nev has to defend whatever he can, even if it is sideshow bob, Franklin or Hawkins. It is just the structure. When we can move the ball more assuredly (without being overly cute) we can avoid the damaging turnovers that mean that Oscar and his defensive mates have little or no chance of even making a contest, let alone having the body shape or capability to win/halve it to advantage,

I did a really bad fart that smelled better than this mob. Why waste a moment thinking about them? It is galling that they (the club, not the players) used every tactic to avoid responsibility. Its even more galling that the AFL has never properly sanctioned the club because they are too pissweak and beholden to their favourites. I hope they have the Jab Watson curse that lasts 100 years.

MFC knew what they were getting. Was almost the steal of the draft. Three years but doubt he is expected to play in the firsts for more than 1 1/2. Worth that to secure him. Week to week, like most players, his performance will vary. However, I am happy we got him, and watching him direct and structure on the field, hop in and distribute, and still put his body into contests, think we are getting value. compare what he brings compared to H.....

This kid is just amazing. His vision and speed of hand out of a contest is sublime. It is a different skill to something like a Dangerfield or a Fyfe, but it is so valuable. He has a high hand pass to kick ratio, and given the places he finds himself, I think that is OK. I love the fact he plays for the Dees.

I saw that article, and for a team with such a poor win loss record, that is now improving, the stats are meaningless. For a team like the Hawks that won more than it lost over previous seasons, perhaps you could run a correlation over in/out vs wins, however I imagine the correlation would be weak at best. for a team like ours, it is a completely worthless stat. Ask it after our third premiership.

Quite acceptable to wear your red and blue, I would think. If you want to wear yellow and brown, wait for incontinence to hit after you move into the nursing home....

As for the report, he hit the kid pretty hard, when he was unprotected and late. Be interesting how the MRP review it.

Listening to KB read his scripted tosh is embarrassing. He tries to create the story, and I bet he smells of urine and old farts. He may want Trac's biatch at Richmond, but it's not,going to happen. Sainters would be looking at 2018 and beyond for this kid, and the rest is a bonus.

This whole thing is such a joke: it is not a 'supplements saga'. It is a systematic doping saga. there are so many complicit, guilty fools trying to spin the story for their own benefit, it is painful If there is 'truth' here, someone release the evidence that supports it. Otherwise sit down, shut up and hang the sign with 'drug cheat' around your neck and suck it up. I can't wait for these idiots to descend into a bun fight to protect their individual legacies where the truth will actually come out. stupid, club, stupid people. The current 'returning heroes' rhetoric sticks in my craw.

Type 1 diabetes relates to a failure of the pancreas to produce insulin, as opposed to type 2 diabetes which is more about the insulin resistance of cells. You can forget that half-science bs above about Mcmuffin. If he has type 1 diabetes, it is corrected with matching the insulin injected to the carbs consumed and burned, totally manageable in a performance athelete. an AFL footballer with type 2 diabetes would be a major concern. This would require a Plugger Lockett style diet and lack of exercise. young forwards take longer to develop. Judge this contest at the end of their career. He is really a passenger until Roo retires, then he has big boots to fill. happy with Trac, he served massive needs for us.

The Australian article is worth the read. Not an apologist's arse wipe, like the other drivel about this case. When Hird took full responsibility he was on the right path. His advisers swooped in an whispered in his ear. He has not won a single appeal. He looks like a sullen schoolboy, now playing the victim. All of these idiots should have given him better counsel, rather than trying to turn him into a martyr on his death bed (or ICU bed).

This whole EFC thing is a joke. The Board is ultimately responsible from an organizational point of view for setting the culture and allowing stuff to happen with poor oversight. The CEO carries the can as responsible executive. As an analogy, poor Jimmy Hird is just the confused 'sales manager' promoted above his capability. He was a great sales rep, but a crap sales manager. He had no idea that everyone else was doing all sorts of stuff. He is, however, accountable for his actions and those of his direct reports. At a minimum his lack of awareness and ability to ask simple questions of what was occurring is astounding. He had a lovely trip to INSEAD to do a management course whilst everyone else copped the heat. Even there he failed to learn about responsibility and governance. Little Jimmy sales manager was happy to take credit for the results, but had no clue about anything else. Speaks of over-promotion and under preparation of JAH. The whole EFC needed a revolutionary clean out (Bellamys is having the same thing happen now). However, the lack of ownership and accountability of all involved (even the GIll-fish and Vlad) is most galling. Blame everyone else and take no responsibility. Play the victim. Defend the victim. Enough. They should have been put out of business, not have turned over half their list by the time sanctions rolled around, got first prize in the beauty contest (draft pick #1) and be ready to move into the 8 already. The AFL have a lot to answer for, letting the EFC get away with the equivalent of trading (morally) insolvent. The destruction of records is a willful, criminal act. The 'heads up' given to EFC by the AFL is complicit.

Now Casey are done, do we expect season exit interviews today or tomorrow, and potential list announcements thereafter?