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Indeed - and he has one of the highest fitness bases at the club. Not a reason to keep him around indefinitely, but a reason to keep him around while everyone else plays catchup.

Came on a 1 year contract I believe.

If he could mark he'd be a good player. As it is he's a less athletic Stefan Martin that wins less of the ball.

I laughed at my Dad's funeral - multiple times, and occasionally quite hard. Why? Cos funny stories were told and funny things happened. I also happened to be more sad than I've ever been in my life. I know, I know, what a dreadful, awful, horrible person I am. I should've sat in stony faced silence the whole time.

I guess we'll find out if it's worked or not when the ball starts getting down there occasionally.

Tom, you did what any of us would do in the face of that much money - you took it. Anyone who says they wouldn't have is either stupid or dishonest. You'd have been utterly stupid if you hadn't. You're still a [your expletive here] for lying to us though and making those of us who took you at your word look stupid. Phil Davis didn't feel the need for the smoke and mirrors; so that says plenty about your sense of integrity. Anyway, everyone knows why you're there so there's no need to sell us more bull. I reckon you should now just be quiet and make hay while the sun is shining - you're a good player but you don't look like a multi-million dollar player yet.

That seems far fetched to me. Definitely had another pants game no doubt and should struggle to hold his spot, but we've seen enough in the past to know there's something to work with. If we delisted every player who hasn't been up to standard this year we'd end up with 8 players on the list at years end. You seem to have your grumpy pants on this year Rhino!

He may be eligible to play for the Casey reserves, assuming they play. Not sure how that works though.

I've been saying for weeks that I'd preferred Petterd over Dunn. My apologies everyone. Then again, it's somewhat akin to choosing between a turd sandwich and a turd salad at the moment.

I think you need to adjust your tongueincheekometer there old dee.

No kidding. Sheedy's job is to spend breakfast time devising the latest ways of stirring the pot through the media, then spends the rest of the day sitting back while Chocko coaches the side.

Agreed. By the time we're a developed side and are playing finals footy, it'll be the Melbourne game plan. I don't think we know what the game plan looks like yet. Neeld is trying to instil a philosophy that works for any game plan - one about hard bodies applying pressure and winning hard ball. Those elements are common to every side that has won a flag in the whole time I've been watching football.

Who will take the second ruck? I don't want it to be Clark. I think it's sad reality that one of Fitz, Sellar or Martin needs to be in. It'd be nice if one of those guys could actually do something in the side. And I wouldn't make Jurrah the sub. If he's not fit enough to play 4/4 then make him the designated sub-off, rather than the sub-on. Of course then there's the risk that someone gets injured and needs to be subbed off instead (which is still a risk if he's the sub and someone does a knee in the first minute) - but that's a risk I'd take to have Jurrah on for most of the match.

I only saw the first quarter, but the main thing that made an impression on me was when Jurrah touched the ball three times in the same passage of play. I don't think I've seen one of our players do that once in the "big" side this year. He's class - surely he must come straight in if he's got the miles in the legs. I bet Green and Bruce never talked about playing against each other in the VFL when they carpooled to training in the 00s. Glad to see Brucey's finally come to terms with his balding and has an appropriate "do" for a man of his hairline.

Amazed at all the fuss about this. Nothing's changed since last night; it's not as if being temporarily 18th on the ladder has made things any worse. We're no more crud now than we were by siren's end last night, so I'm not sure what all the additional wailing is about.

Sack the coach after 7 matches! Sounds like a definite fool proof plan for success. What could possibly go wrong?

Another battler in the reading comprehension stakes.

In the second quarter?!

That's exactly what I thought too. I'm not sure you read what he said.

Laughing is strictly illegal when the team is losing. I, for one, have never laughed, cracked a smile or even had a mildly amused twinkle in my eye when we're getting smashed.

6. Clark 5. Magner Stuck.

No probs. See you next week.

I'm someone who likes the posts I read to make sense. I don't ask for English professor grammar, I just ask for your posts to be readable.

Pretty much what I thought too.

punctuation is your friend