Nasher

We've taken a few over the last 10 years and they turned out to be complete flops. Nicholas Walsh and Kevin Devine spring to mind.

Anyone can shine in a intra club match. Look at Andre Gianfanga last year - he too kicked 3 goals on Brad Green and now look at him.. I'm not saying that will happen but I wouldn't give a stuff if he kicked 10 goals in the intra club match the point if he still needs to prove himself in AFL level. I'm pretty happy with our list atm and I'd rather hype on about our young kids then anyone elses.

Best post of your career dazzler. Spot on.

Lean and Mean

When I read that, my brain wanted to turn both words in to McLean. Odd.

IOU one apology.

:D

Yeah, the new version isn't compatible with the old version of the blog, which in turn has broken the PM system. I'll have to get in touch with the authors of the software to figure out how to fix that.

Hi all,

As you've probably noticed by now, I've done an upgrade on the forum software we use.

There's a lot of enhancements to stuff like creating new posts, you'll come across the new features as you use the new software. You should find that the majority of things are still the same.

I did have a problem with the old skin (ie, the dark blue theme), so for now we've had to revert to the IPB default, which is what you're looking at (with all the light blue..). I intend to fix that shortly.

In the mean time, enjoy! Let me know if you have any problems doing anything.

My brother met your namesake only a couple of weeks ago in Richmond. He's a builder in Tasmania.

Ah, that guy has an ad on TV where he's standing on a giant pitchfork ("Clennett's Mitre 10 Kingston/Huonville"). I've seen him heaps, but I had never made the connection until just now. He's pretty well known down here.

Err, BrownlowBruce, you've missed the point big time there. Sheahan's Top 50 is just a way of providing a concrete example of rating players. You could replace Sheahan's Top 50 with any methodology of player ratings and Franky's point would be exactly the same.

Dunno, do you think Brisbane players took kindly to being coached by a guy they didn't know when Leigh Matthews arrived?

A captain needs to have earned the respect of the players of the club if he wants to be an effective captain, and that respect needs to be as both a person and a player. I can't see how an import could possibly fill that role, even if he is one of the game's greats. The players won't have been around the guy for long enough to respect him in the way that is necessary for him to be captain. If anything, they'd probably resent the fact that he waltzed in and took over.

It's completely different for a coach. Coaches don't have the luxury of being able to blend in with the scenery for a while before really earning their respect. They need to demand it instantly. You're comparing apples and oranges there.

since when has andrew walker become an aboriginal?

Since birth is my guess.

He was probably just reading what everyone was saying out of his own personal interest. If he wants to comment on the selection then I'm sure he will. Try not to pester the bloke, otherwise he'll feel less compelled to come on and share his thoughts than he already does.

On the assumption that Moloney out of contract and he has another poor year, I imagine he'd be given a one year contract at the end of 2007. He's a good enough player and has enough runs on the board to be allowed some leeway when it comes to injury and poor form.

If anyone has seen him play would he be a chance of becoming an afl player?

Nah, he's no chance dazzler. The club just likes wasting money on paying talentless kids to stock up the Sandy 2's.

Joel Campbell and Mark Berts were both rookie listed, if I remember correctly, so they were a very low risk investment that didn't pay off. I imagine if Craig and his team didn't think he was a fair chance to make it, they would've used our rookie list spot on him.

Welcome to 2005 Wrath. If Jamar spent on average any less than 50% time on the ground I'd be surprised.

Jamar is probably the one who complements White better. An athletic, mobile ruckman and the lumbering giant who can take a grab.

I think your wife needs to get her eyes checked, ML. I can't see the resemblance at all.

Pretty youthful looking squad there. Our best is yet to come from the looks of it!

Yep, have had this conversation with just about everyone I know who follows both sports.

Jack, I reckon Ali Schneider can bowl better than Harmison.

It's because they are too good to be hanging out with average footballers

Seriously though, I don't think you're right. I've seen Brock hanging around some of the younger crowd that live in my area.

*shrug*

You'd know better than I would.

Interesting that Brock and Rivers seem to spend more time hanging out with the older blokes like Neitz and Robbo rather than with the "younger" crowd. Wonder why that is.

I'm pretty sure Hannabal doesn't waste his time reading threads he knows will be rubbish. Wish I had the same strength of mind.

Everyone should be able to change their name once every 30 days now.

Anyway I've changed your name to Jane Doe. Yes, your login will still be Farmer Brown.

I don't think we're rebuilding anymore at all. The recruitment of Pickett sent a pretty clear message that we thought we were close IMO.

Woah. That'd be why. Sorry about that. Interesting that the software told me it was an illegal name, rather than telling me the name was taken.

Hey Dreamin Demon (sans the apostrophe), maybe you could consider a different name?