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It should be added that for much of the time he was at the club, he was in some form of rehab and was unable to really show his wares. Hope he takes up a place at Casey and works his way up through there.

I was driving southbound down Punt Road this morning at around 10 and there was nobody to be seen on the training track over at Goschs Paddock. Does this mean that the club trained elsewhere today?

It’s always been an advantage for a ruckman to be mobile. Nothing new at all.

I really do like this draft and hope that Melbourne can somehow trade it’s way into a better draft position with its second pick to make it even more interesting for us.

That he’s a damned good footballer who would fit into and improve most AFL midfields. Worth a look for Melbourne but I have no definite information that we’re interested.

Heard a whisper about Claremont’s Bailey Rogers who won the Sandover Medal this year. Aged 24 and very talented. Would make a good fit in our midfield - that’s how good he’s supposed to be!

Reckon that Scully character didn’t leave us on the best of terms. I couldn’t give a rat’s about what he thinks about our premiership glory.

We’re being told that the lockdown’s over but there are restrictions and regulations which will continue to apply for some time.

Charlie Constable is one who really has me stumped. He was an All Australian Under 18, a tall midfielder who had a terrific start in 2019. Played in a big game in Round 1 for Geelong vs Collingwood with a win on the G. For his round 2 performance he had 31 disposals and a goal in the Cats’ 80 point smashing of the Dees at GMHBA Stadium. That effort earned him a nomination for the 2019 AFL Rising Star award. From there, his career went backwards and after a 12 game career at the age of 22, he’s been delisted from a club that’s starving for youth. He’s been outstanding at VFL level with big possession games averaging more than 30 disposals a game and getting more than 40 in consecutive games. What’s wrong with him?

Is it just me or what? When I first saw the heading of this thread, I thought it was going to be about the slave trade.

The experts are suggesting that the number of players to be drafted in the main draft will be somewhere between 50 and 60 (leaving aside rookie elevations). The number last year was 59 and with the continuing pressures on finances and list sizes, it’s likely to be less than last year. On that basis, it’s highly unlikely that Moniz-Wakefield would attract a bid in the draft. More likely that if the club wants to take him, it will list M-Z as a Category B rookie which it can do if he goes undrafted.

Depends on what we want out of the draft. Some clubs need points protection to ensure that they can match bids on players (eg Collingwood with Nick Daicos) while others want specific players or player types and the comfort of knowing they’re likely to be available at a particular point in the draft. I suspect we might be after the latter but I have no idea as to who.

East Fremantle 7.13.55 won its Colts final against West Perth 3.8.26 this afternoon. Taj Woewodin didn’t hit the scoreboard but managed 23 disposals (12k, 11h), 8 marks and 5 tackles. He’s consistent!

Max was outstanding as usual and I hope that people support Jimmy’s Reach Foundation - it’s a pity the opportunity to support this worthy cause has been marred by the lockdown. If we would have had a crowd for the MCG game, it would have helped raise much needed funds. As for Connolly, I’d forgotten about his great sense of humour.

Thanks to Kayo

Spare a thought for those who booked a trip to the Gold Coast to coincide with the game at Metricon Stadium (which replaced a previously trip cancelled because of the lockdown at the end of May)? Little wonder that our travel industry is facing bankruptcy.

Using the mid season draft to advance or back your argument isn’t really helpful. What it means is that a number of clubs have used that draft to satisfy their needs for the type of player who usually takes years to develop because they are loathe to take such players with valuable early national draft picks. It’s only the outstanding young ruck talents who get selected in the first round of the national draft. It remains to be seen whether Mac Andrew falls into that category.

6. Clayton Oliver 5. Christian Petracca 4. Ed Langdon 3. Max Gawn 2. Jake Lever 1. Luke Jackson

A few clubs have byes - they might be able to organise something around one of those clubs but most likely a scratch match and not official game.

Is the announcement of teams happening tonight?

Here he is from 2014. At that stage, I would have picked Naitanui ahead of him.

Alan Jakovich was missing

You’re quite right demonstone. The festival was in July and Dylan was booed by many in the audience when did an electric version of "Maggie's Farm" – the booing got worse when his band played "Like a Rolling Stone", the song he originally recorded in the Columbia Studios in New York on 15 June, 1965 for the Highway 61 Revisited album.

Now that Josh Mahoney’s left the building someone will do something to get us a better deal from the AFL than we have now.

Two Browns and two Smiths would be an interesting combination.