Nasher

I love that Jack "Worst Disposal In The History Of The Game According To Demonland Experts" Grimes is ranked 4th for effective disposals. Further proof that people just see what they want to see.

Too ugly to coach. That is definitely a new one.

Agreed. Has always been a player I've wanted to make it because of the way he goes about it.

Of course I do. That's because Geelong aren't trying to grow a team from scratch.

You might as well have said "Todd Viney was probably completely unprofessional". I think if you're going to sling accusations like that around, you ought to have something to base it on.

Me, and just about everyone else I know would be a start.

If you say so. If it is written, I doubt it's to protect a footballer keeping his broken rib from 20 years ago private. I understand that the rule is black and white and I understand why, but I reckon in this case Webber's "disclosure" is a pretty soft target.

I really, really doubt that AC would be bothered by his physio talking about a foot injury he suffered 20 years ago.

I don't understand who would barrack for a Tasmanian team. I wouldn't. Most people I know are so entrenched in their support of their sides that they're not going to change teams. Even if they did, it's not really achieving anything in terms of growth of the game, it's just diluting the support for existing clubs. The time for creating a Tassie team was in the mid 90s, before mass televisation had set in which solidified people's allegiences to the AFL teams. Prior to that, local footy had massive support; you only had to see the attendences to the TFL grand finals and State of Origin matches. I think that ship has well and truly sailed now. Having Norf and Hawthorn play a stack of games down here every year is probably the best outcome.

I know. The concept that a high profile trade could be a win for both parties is one lost on the halfwits that comment on our game.

Not surprising though, the guy is an absolute ball magnet. The first of many tags, I'd expect. Still can't believe he landed on our laps.

Um. You saw the the post I quoted, right? Ricky Muir says hi right back.

I think the AFL should disband all the Victorian teams. You lot voted in that motoring enthusiast bogan.

He's a physio, if my memory serves ;-)

Great to hear that he sees it the same way as many of us have, a sense of "thank god, an answer". If we thought we were frustrated with how he moved, it wouldn't hold a candle to how frustrated Jack must be. Now that the dust has settled, I'm excited at the thought of seeing a reinvigorated Trengove in 2015.

Spotlight goes off for the rest of the year. I know it's probably inappropriate as it would not reflect how Jack feels, but I too feel relieved in a way. Best of luck with the recovery Jack.

What ever happened to Dappa Dan? His last login was a couple of days after his last post, in October 2012. Always seems alarming to me when regular posters go idle like that very suddenly. He used to post a lot (in both post count and word count) - but was always a good read.

And he is better than three of them.

Thanks, beat me to it.

Who rucks then when Spencer rests?

Someone also made a good point in one of the other threads (may have been "the master"??) as well in regards to time on field, in that having Daniel Cross on your list playing 94% time on ground gives you the luxury of having Jack Viney on the field for only 66% of the game. I haven't analysed this at any level, but I wonder how much time on ground the likes of a young Morton or Trengove spent relative to other players their age. You would think that can't be good for their bodies or their confidence.

Agreed. I even said something similar during the week on facebook. It was along the lines of "Please MFC, if you give me a win over Carlton this week, I promise not to ask for anything else".

Where's the fun in that? Half the fun in being a forum member is being able to pretend we're all experts and put forth our ideas.

Exactly. And the fact that he had such a big impact without actually having a huge game personally backs this up. He came in, did what he said he would, which was what we needed of him. I suppose the key difference is though that he's basically the only player we have capable of playing his role. So he is a role player, but a crucial and irreplaceable one at present.

Probably his most important attribute is that he takes ownership of the problems. The insisting on being selected, then kicking those big goals at critical times in the game when he probably had every right to pass it off. This is what true leadership is to me.