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good post

What has Frawley actually said? What has he actually done that is disingenuous?

So we don't play Frawley all year? That would make sense. Why stop at one year? Why not someone with 2 yrs to run? Or 3y? OK I get you guys are passionate about our club. We all are. But players have been taught over many years that clubs discard them at will. You stop that and you might het some layalty back. Bt it won't happen. And players have their rights to do it. You are blinkered if you can't see that. As for the 'club needs to know ' line. Bulldust. Read my post above. They make plans all the time for contingencies

No it wouldn't be pathetic. Its perfectly normal. If you resigned your job to go to a competitor what would your employer do? Its the way of the world get used to it. As for planning, the club has been planning for both contingencies for two years at least. Thats what list managers do. They plan the salary cap, they plan players improving, falling out of favour getting injured etc. They have back ups and alternatives. They game different scenarios all the time. What else do you think they do?? Chip is absolutely doing what he should. Its a business. Don't confuse your loyalty to the club colors with player loyalty. Players get dumped by clubs all the time. Clubs don't show loyalty, why should players?? Junior showed loyalty, what happened? Really you need to take a more mature perspective on this,.,

A number of clubs have had replicas made. I guess we should too....

The umpiring dept is stuffed. I mean thye tell the umps to stand in a certain part of the ground rather than follow the players around. Then they miss things, or worse, guess. What idiot tells the goal umpire to stand with his back agains the goal post when a ball is coming in from the pocket? And guess what it hots the umps leg because he standing next to the flipping thing. Stupidity of the highest order. They should be made to sit 1000 hours of exams and watch game after game after game til they get calls right. They have killed my enjoyment of the game,

Loyalty? Ron get yourself back to the 70s. PLayers don't have the loyalty that supporters do. Yes there are a few exceptions. Players get one shot at a big contract. Simple. He is gonna take it. He's gone. Good luck to him. Focus on what we are going to get. He's not that good.

Everyone seems to be missing the point. He got to the ball first. That is the name of the game. The subsequent feather touch to WIngard is almost irrelevent in those circumstances. Let me put it another way. If Vickery last night hit the ball first and subsequently hit Cox after it would be play on. No difference here.

No I'm not. Why would you suggest that? I am saying that he didn't need to pinpoint Bail (I think it was) 1cm from the boundary. Dumb decision. Poor execution. Could have easily kicked the ball 10-15m inside the boundary. Is there something about that you don't quite understand? Its Saturday morning and I have a bit of time on my hands. Happily give you further explanation of footy basics.

Welcome to the nuthouse!

Keep smiling Sue

If you think he missed that kick by a cm then you clearly didn't see the 25m the player had on the inside that was vacant.

On the basis of your natural pessimism or the fact we beat Adealide at Adelaide oval or the fact we led Port in Darwin in the last quarter? Just sayin.....

Disagree

Umpire didn't see it and guessed or he saw it and made an incorrect call. The only possible answers.

When are you signing on for another year?

I don't like your choice of comparison.. North have beaten the top 4 teams - its just they also have been beaten by teams below them. They have head problems.

Fair enough assessment but where were they all in the second quarter? I don't want players who play a quarter and a half. Give me 22 daniel cross types who go 120 mins.

If you add up all the stadium redevelopment deals its a big number. Plus there would be a heap of other stuff where the Govts chip in..

Strauss has to play. Was recruited for kicking. Its exactly what we need. Has been on the list too long for little return. Now or never.

Id be happy to swap Grimes for Strauss for the last few weeks.

Thats not what the free was paid for. It was paid for front on contact. As it occurred after he hot the ball its play on. Apalling decision. Either the ump didn't see it and guessed. or he applied the rule incorrectly.

Wish I had said that.....

OKeefe is out of contract and cant get a game, 25 or so games ago was a norm smith medallist,,,,

Let me know when he does his usual out on the full... Like This ''I'm not saying let's go kill all the stupid people … I'm just saying let's remove all the warning labels and let the problem sort itself out." Hey I just got back after being out all afternoon. Did Grimes get his usual quota of OOF's