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I genuinely think I could have done more than Watts today. 3 touches in 120 minutes of football is pathetic whether you're young or old, experienced or inexperienced, wet or dry. Casey for the rest of the year, we don't want to showcase him on Queens birthday next week that's for sure.

Worst possible withdrawal

obviously we would love Boak or Salopek but it won't happen. You can't compare Morton to Newton. morton has proved himself at AFL level. He did this last season. You can't say no to a player purely because of attitude, work ethic. just look at Fevola and Richardson, they both were criticised for their lack of work ethic. Sometimes you just have to roll the dice on players. Need I remind everyone that I was the one 4 years ago saying we should have a go at Podsiadley from Werribee. how he didn't get picked up is beyond me. He kicked bags and bags of goals on AFL listed players year in year out. All recruiters should be ashamed.. Think outside the square people

He is a very skilful player. I would want him to have a shot instead of over-possess the footy. I have no doubt he will be on our radar

There are strong rumours that Mitch Morton is on the chopping block from Richmond due to being lazy and unaccountable. He is clearly in Richmonds best 18 but isn't getting a game. I for one, think we should go after him. His talents can't be denied after kicking 41 goals last year and 35 the year before in arguably the worst team. I think considering Cale is with us and petterd is most likely heading to the Gold Coast, i'd say we are most likely going to land Morton which would be great. With good coaching, I'd be confident Morton could be moulded into a 55 goal+ forward.

Lebron james: 6'9, built like a tank and can jump higher than Naitanui. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDZcUCObqmQ Sonnie Bill Williams: Tackling/Bumping machine

Yeh some good points in there. I missed Frawley. I'm content with his kicking because he knows his limitations and usually picks the right option. There are many players I haven't included like Jamar (ruckmen with foot skills are hard to find), Blease, Maric, Strauss and Tapscott all haven't really played in the AFL yet so I will reserve judgment although i think Tapscott will be the best kick in our team.

I didn't mention Strauss because he hasn't proven himself at all on the AFL stage and I can't say with any confidence that he will be in the team in our premiership window. Same goes for Maric. Blease is also unproven. Interesting that Gary Ablett also believes Scully could be one of the best kicks in our team. p.s. frawley is 193cm

I take your point but I'd much prefer Frawley to have the ball deep in defence then Grimes. Frawley has grasped the idea of kicking it long when unsure, Grimes hasn't. I've got no particular reason for disliking Grimes, but going short to a 50/50 contest in your defensive 50m is insane and he does is too much at this stage. I just wished we had someone like Hurn kicking in. Also if you look at some of the best kicks in the league: Didak, Hunt, Green, Rich, Hodge, Drummond, Ryan O keefe and Lloyd and Lucas in their days rarely use their opposite feet. That said, I'm willing to concede that left footers are generally more accurate kicks but on the flip side have horrible opposites. Anyway question is; what sort of player do we target during trade week and what sort of player do we pick up at the draft? Are foot skills still a priority?

some good young players that the only reason this list won't take us to a flag will be purely because of a lack of players with good foot skills. I want to make one thing clear however. Poor foot skills includes the actual decision made. Turning it over by foot might not be because they are a bad kick but because they lack decision making or have poor vision etc. I still think we need to try and recruit players with elite foot skills. Strauss, Blease and Maric were those players but you can't bet your house on any of them making it just yet. NOTE: this is just my opinion but in many cases my theory is backed up by draft profiles etc that list their weaknesses. I know there are very mixed opinions on certain players but here we go. Here is a look at a core of the list: A+ Davey- Elite but maybe he will be playing forward pocket during our premiership window. Moloney - Sometimes criticised for being too predictable and always going long but he is an elite kick and breaks up the play with it Sylvia- long and accurate. More accurate when kicking long. Green- Not quite as good a kick as he was 5 years ago but still near elite. Will he be playing in 3-4 years when we are in our absolute prime? A Trengove- Kicking is great for a first year player. Scully- Criticized by a few people for the penetration on his kicks but I still feel very comfortable with ball in his hands. Wonaeamirri - Very accurate kick for goal. Priceless these days. Jurrah - Probably more accurate across his body then a normal drop punt but he doesn't get acknowledged enough for being a good kick B+ Bennell - gets the job done and has kicked some great goals but his ball drop is too uneven to rate him any higher. Lynden Dunn - Unfairly criticized. Personally don't think he should have been dropped after the bulldogs game. Kicked a goal that was overruled as being touched (incorrectly in my opinion) and almost kicked a good banana before that. He is a very accurate kick for goal but is sadly being coached out of his career. Needs to be forward. Petterd - kicks a few wobblers but they generally seem to go straight. Almost certain he is off to the gold coast though. Watts - has a pretty good kick. he doesn't guide the ball enough onto his boot though and there is too much 'airtime' between when he lets go of the ball to when it hits his boot. That said, he can kick on both feet and is a long kick of the ball. James.Mcdonald - won't be there during our premiership window. B Bate: He would be 'A' if he had time and space but he rarely does. He is a beautiful long kick when he has time but he has no right and often has to swing around onto his left and gets caught out. Especially because he has a horrible turning circle. Morton: People would be lying if they said that they weren't expecting more when he first came to the club. Kicks it into the mark alot and kicks off one step unnecessarily too often. That said, he is a good long field kick as well as for goal. N.Jetta- Is playing great footy at the moment but just needs to be given permission to bump more often and become a real sniper. He has campbell brown like timing and its something we haven't really seen yet but I think all teams needs someone to get the blood pumping Jones - ALmost got a B+ as he has improved alot. He is slowly learning that when he can't see an option then just kick it long. He now does this more often. C+ Garland: behind Morton, he also kicks it in the man on the mark a lot. A silly sin that really shows a lack of common sense. Have never been a fan and still aren't. Bruce: Unfairly criticized as a player, I believe he should be in our Best 22 but his kicking has dropped off majorly in the last 3 years. Rivers: Has dropped a few grades in my opinion mostly because he looks a little lazy. That said, I still feel comfortable with the ball in his hands so could be pushing B grade. Grimes: This might cause a bit of a stir up but my heart is in my mouth every time he has it. When in doubt he kicks short to a 50/50 contest and it has cost us goal after goal in match after match. This might be a strange and picky thing also but he seems to kick it unnecessarily hard and has unrealistic expectations of our forwards. That said, his overhead marking and one on one contested football is something he deserves praise over but certainly not his kicking at this stage.

Jacks kicking is not a highlight. He cost us 2 goals directly from his mistakes against the roos and another 2 goals (should have been 3 if murphy didn't drop a sitter) on Friday night. All players need to be instructed to kick the ball long when in doubt especially in the wet but grimesy hasn't grasped this yet. Thankfully they got frawley to do the kickins after grimes' mistakes but the damage had been done. I think jack is a good player but when in doubt kick it long!

All I want to know is what will we get for Him when he goes (almost certaiy is going from what I've been told from gold coast sources). Do we get nothing for him or do we get a draft pick. If we get a pick, what do you think that would be?

14 touches is hardly 'tearing the game apart'. He had a service-able game.

guys, can you please assist me. Where can i catch the game on tv?..I dont have foxtel though so i'm looking to see it at a bar somewhere. I don't live close to richmond or anything, more south east suburbs. Anyone?

Guys, Feedback on my team would be great. I know my rucks are a little sh!t but its because I don't trust Cox and who knows with the others. Here it is: Backs Goddard Grimes Mackie Harbrow Ladson Schoenmakers Hurley Centres Gibbs J.Selwood C.Morton Beams Palmer Scully/Trengove Rucks Tippett Naitnui Forwards Riewoldt Higgins Didak Franklin Medhurst Wonaeamirri Tom lynch/T

Found one in Brad Miller yet?

Why does this not surprise me? As soon as a player is out the door, everyone starts talking about how they weren't really that much. If Davey left, everyone would say 'oh we have Jetta and Bennell now so we can afford to miss him'. If Sylvia left, people would say 'that's okay, we don't need people that are in his mental state', if morton left you would say 'he was soft anyway'. You guys turn on players so quickly. You can't keep letting go of quality players. Mclean will fit right into the quartet of Gibbs, murphy and judd and this is the sole reason why Judd will be playing more up forward next season. just like I predicted. P.S Mclean was a heaps better kick than Luke ball and besides Davey was so safe with the footy.

Brock Mclean is like losing scott thompson. It will hurt and Mclean will end up one of the superstars of the comp. A future captain and sublime footskills. Something that is often rare from an inside midfielder.

don't get me started on brad miller

lol, that's awesome. Nah, I didn't write that..I haven't even read it until now. I guess, i'm not alone on this one. If we didn't pick Tapscott I would be totally [censored] off but we got him at 18 which was great.

The below team is the team that is most likely the one to line up, given that I think players like Garland and Wonaeamirri will be out with an injury etc.. FB: Grimes Frawley Rivers HB: Davey Martin Bruce C: Green Moloney Morton HF: Jurrah Miller Sylvia FF: Trengove Bate Petterd Foll: Jamar, McDonald, Jones Int: P.Johnson, Watts, Scully, J.Macdonald

this is by no means a 'how long is a piece of string' question. Bruce and Green etc could play horribly all season and most likely still not face delisting. All of the new draftees are the same as they have time on their side. So therefore there are some people in between that due risk delisting, UNLIKE others, if they put in a poor season.

With the new draftees coming in who do you think has to have a good season? Name 3 1. Maric: With tapscott being picked up as well as wonaeamirri hopefully coming back from injury he must consolidate a place in this team. 2. Garland: Dramatically losing value. Appeared to be very good but Frawley has over taken him, martin will keep his spot and warnock and rivers will always play competitive footy. Garland must stay fit. 3. Dunn: Will get delisted unless they put him forward and he shows his worth.

the reason we got an A was purely because we picked up Gysberts. THe grading system is based on who you got with what pick. We could have picked up anyone at 11 but used it on Gysberts who was rated a 20-ish pick. His skills don't seem to be that good but has a good handball. His height for a midfielder is good too. I'm a little unsure about his kicking though. I'm surprised we didn't pick up Tapscott at 11. One thing, I'll never understand is why recruiters think that versatility is a good thing. A player can only play one position at a time!!! Why do recruiters think that a 'jack of all trades, MASTER OF NONE' player is helpful. Whilst most players can rest up forward, the best players are those that SPECIALISE in 1 position. Selwood, Lenny Hayes, Dal Santo, Sam Mitchell, Bartel, Judd etc are all pure midfielders. As soon as you start trying to aim for versatility you end up getting an average player on every aspect of the ground. Scarlett, Rutten, Glass, Fletcher etc all offer no versatility. The only player in the comp that offers versatiliy is pavlich and Bradshaw.

joel macdonald is 25..but don't let that get in the way of ur enthusiasm. i'll be [censored] if we pick up ball with a first round draft pick. he cant kick over 45metres and he doesn't want to play for us. WE WILL NOT PICK HIM UP.