John Dee

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

As I remember, that only applies to interstate rookies.

Kolodjashnij! Where's Rex Hunt when you need him!!!

Clisby can stay on the rookie list for another year. I believe that we are able to nominate a rookie before the start of the season that can play; last year it was Magner, this year it will be Clisby. I am happy to promote Magner if the club sees fit. If the rumours about Cross are accurate then we have eight off and five on. This leaves us with three live picks, which is the requirement. One of Magner, Nicholson or Dunn will have to be jettisoned.

I think the question is moot; we will draft more than three players no matter what we do in trade time. What is clear that the AFL, as per their normal procedure, did not clarify whether or not the former-17YO's counted towards the minimum three layers you must bring in. As Hogan and Martin are the last of these for the forseeable future, they will just keep us all wondering ...

Nothing will really happen until all of the Free Agent compensations are announced. Until then the clubs are not totally sure what picks they have to trade.

With you there. The Sylvia compo would be what I would give them; it will be interesting to see where it falls.

Jeremy Howe?

Very happy with how Gawny is going. Big blokes, particularly ruckmen, take time to develop. Given his two knee reconstructions, he is still a couple of years from his peak.

Graham Gaunt Mk 42

That was Mitch.

I would classify it as Science Fantasy(I have a signed copy of it). If you want Science Fiction try anything by David Brin

You are obviously not a fan of Mythbusters. They had a show where the challenge was to polish a turd, and they were successfull!

I think that the wing is Watts' best position. He has sublime skill and ball delivery. Does he have the tank to play there? No! He will never be a key forward, and while he was recruited to be one, I'm not particularly fussed that he hasn't become one. Roos will have to show him the fitness required of a true winger and demand that he get up to speed.

Ah... the man in the polyester suit!!! That brings back memories!

Really? I think that he was the first Father/Son; the rule was invented for him.

The only one that gives me a slight pause for thought on that list is Tynan.

NFW

Best available; Boyd, no argument.

I heard Garnham on morning show on SEN. He admitted that he is a paid consultant for Essendon. When asked a direct question about whether he had anything in writing about AOD9604 not being banned, he attempted to dissemble but could not say yes. When the subject of the 'mexico' drug was bought up, he said that he had an idea what it might have been. After the interview was over, Maher and company mused over the question that they did not ask him - If he was a party to the Switkowski report, why was the supposed ASADA advice not in it? It wasn't in it because they have nothing in writing. They are in trouble for their shocking governence; why can the Essendon apologists not see this is a real mystery. A doctor employed by the club cannot tell the players what drugs they were injected with. He just has an idea what they might have been ...

Yeah, I got one.

Out : Strauss, Bleese, Byrnes In : Taggert, Jetta, Frawley

6. Viney 5. McKenzie 4. Kent 3. Sylvia 2. Garland 1. McDonald

1 N.Jones - plenty of touches but just wish he'd stop running around the back for easy handball. He gets the ball first; do you want him to stop that too?

www.melbournematters.com.au I have had a look at it; ambivalent.