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Fun fact: if he gets a game, he'll be the first person in the history of the club to play a game with the name 'Dion'.

Am I right in saying our next pick, 65, is our last live pick (with promotion of Wagner to come)?

Reddit?!

Reddit?!

Hey, I forgot this was on. Logged on for a cursory 5 minute look and saw the WELCOME TO... thread. Pretty different to the previous years of anticipation!

Personally I think Bernie should not be commenting on issues that have not finished playing out yet, regarding a player who is at present still his team mate.

That was the same thing I thought DOF. I've thought for quite some years that I've read literally every possible permutation of opinion on this site already know, and everything from now forward is just a repeat. This topic is probably the finest example - EVERY year it's "oh, it's the worst white guernsey ever, even worse than last year. Here are all these great examples that aren't white - let's just pretend it's not a requirement that our clash jumper be white..."

Getting excited about talent is all part of the fun I thought. Stuff tempering expectations - I go all in. I know I might end up bitterly disappointed again, but one of these days I'm bound to be right and it'll be worth it, surely?

He'd have been accused of making it all about him in the throws of the season if he'd done that. If not that, someone would have found some other way to pan him over it. There's no pleasing people with the timing of things like this. I read his statement and to me it was as good as I'd hope for in the context of being a player who received a ban for drugs. It doesn't mean it was absolutely good, or that he's a hero, or that I admire him, it's just that I thought it was appropriate under the circumstances. I don't think it would kill people just to give him that nod.

Hah. I was just about to say it's great to see Daisy moving to create (more of) her own history.

Thread purged and (light) sanctions issues. A reminder to everyone not only to avoid derailing threads, but if someone else does it, report the post rather than contributing to it by replying. Cheers.

It was refreshing to hear Goodwin say that they'd have the footies out straight away, and it sounds like it's been true. Gone are the days of no footies before Christmas. I feel so impatient waiting for this coming season. I can't remember the last time I was so looking forward to one. Love the training reports guys. Thanks, the effort is much appreciated, regardless of whether you're writing full reports or the odd one liner.

Probably because they don't feel like the death threats, rape threats, being told they should just be grateful the men let them play their game etc.

You were spot on! ...probably, if only I had any recollection at all about what this significant moment was

Hah. I sat with my back to the floor of people standing around the TV watching. I'm sure at least half the 'crowd' don't give a stuff about it and were just watching as a socially accepted way of slacking off for a few minutes.

The trade-off is pick 84 for our last rookie draft pick. Wagner is already on our list and would be available to play.

I'm surprised; I didn't see the hurry as I see his position as one in very tight competition next year. Congratulations to him though. It's a good reward for a promising debut season, and the club obviously rate him.

It's hard to go past Enyaw's compelling argument of "he's a ruckman so he must be better than Spencer and he comes from the same country as Majak Daw" though, you must admit.

I was just confused. To me it was Paul Johnson all over again - I didn't think there was a chance in heck he would get a game. He got 3 and did okay, and got the opportunity to play in 2 AFL finals, albeit losing ones, and had 7 years in the AFL system. I reckon I'd be looking back and counting myself very lucky to have gotten that far. Most don't. Good on him and good luck.

Woo, can't wait!

Far out.

Like with the Essendon thing, the BS and denial is almost more offensive to me than the actual act. At least the Bombers could blame rogue Dank, these peanuts blaming the girlfriend is nothing short of pathetic.

Doesn't change my point much faulty. Round 1 is as good a time as any. The only reason I mentioned the fans is because I highly doubt the team is afraid of this meeting as people in this thread seem to be.

I started very young if you're my son, Clint.

Jeez I wish we'd move on from this need for players to wear Barrasi's number. Let players make their own history rather than constantly trying to relive something that happened 50 years ago. It's embarrassing. Give 31 to a random new player and stop trying to morph all our senior players in to a great of the past.