John Dee

Calling a spade a shovell is only proper if indeed it is a shovell A shovell is different from a spade in that if its plate is held level it will hold water, if it does not, it is a spade. Thus one should only declare a supposed spade to be a shovell only if indeed it is a shovell.

6. Pederson 5. Dunn 4. M Jones 3. N Jones 2. McDonald 1. Cross

6. N Jones 5. Viney 4. Cross 3. Dawes 2. M Jones 1. Frawley

6. N Jones 5. Frawley 4. McDonald 3. Cross 2. Spencer 1. Bail

6. McDonald 5. Tyson 4. Howe 3. Georgiou 2. Dunn 1. Pederson

6. Dunn 5. N Jones 4. Terlich 3. Tyson 2. Vince 1. Frawley

6. N Jones 5. Watts 4. Georgiou 3. Dunn 2. Vince 1. M Jones

The elephant in the room when considering a team in Tasmania is the north-south divide. Until you have been down there and experienced it, you really can't describe it!

I agree that moving into Sydney's west was a no-brainer. There are ample people there to create a substantial AFL presence; it will just take time. Tasmania will always be marginalized because of its small population and the lack of people to convert to AFL, Although I would give them a team tomorrow, they may be waiting a long time. To reach the next step, GWS will need to grow up as a club and get themselves out of the need to spend large parts of their salary cap on a few individuals. The absurd money that they were prepared to pay to Buddy and the money they do pay Scully is cancerous and must stop.

Interesting. With very little to go on other than gut feel - Improvers - Toumpas, over the effects of his hip surgeries and with a season and a full pre-season under his belt. Viney; already good, will just get better. Howe, down last year but will rebound. MacDonald, already good, will become elite Sliders - McKenzie. It gives me no pleasure to say this. Bail; disposal is a serious issue. Byrnes; not up to it. M Jones, dunno why.

Mythbusters showed that this old saying is indeed a myth; they did polish a turd!

Robert Asprin says hi!

I'll have another go. Terlich, Frawley, Garland Clisby, McDonald, Grimes Watts, Cross, Trengove Howe, Dawes, Vince Hogan, Clark, Byrnes Gawn, N Jones, Viney M Jones, Fitzpatrick, Toumpas, Tyson

Anything by David Brin. "Kill'n Time" is recommended.

Russell Robertson

Patella tendonitis is a bastard; I had it several years ago. You have to go until it hurts, then stop. Repeat each day until it doesn't hurt any more. You can strap the knee to take the pressure off the tendon, but, sooner or later, you have to do without that too. The thing that really bums you out is the time it takes to revert back to normal, and the fact that when it starts throbbing, you can't do anything about it..

The problem here is that ambiguity in the question. I voted for Scharenberg as the one I would pick if they were all available at pick 9. I would have voted for Freeman as the one I expect we will pick at 9.

We are only bound to two draft picks; Clisby's upgrade counts as one of the three mandatory selections.

Loved big Neita!! Does this mean that I will have to wait with baited breath watching Hogan's first shot at goal, knowing that it controls his destiny for the rest of the day?

Opposite the Tennis Centre, next to AAMI Park. Old Swan Street, now Olympic Boulevard??

He has kicked on. I didn't express myself particulary well, what I meant to say is that he has not become the world beater that everybody thought he would. I would have him in my club in a heartbeat.

It will be interesting to see how Wines goes this year. Will he be another Daniel Rich? Rich came in with an already developed body that stood up well to the rigours of AFL football, got the Rising Star and the pundits were in raptures over him. Now, a couple of years on, he hasn't kicked on. He is still the same player as he was when he first arrived. Wines is like him in a lot of ways. I am not saying that Wines will nescessarily turn out the same way, but I wouldn't be surprised if he did.

Gawn >> Spencer >> Jamar

The delisted free agent period is not until next week, or there abouts. Cross' signing will not be announced until then.

MELBOURNE B: Garland Frawley Terlich HB: Grimes McDonald Cross C: Vince N.Jones Watts HF: M.Jones Dawes Howe F: Hogan Clark Kent R: Gawn Trengrove Tyson I/C: Viney, Toumpas, Fitzpatrick, Blease