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Agreed. Adding Roos + Vince isn't going to turn a 2-win side into a 13-win side. Has any team in the history of the game had such a turn around? IMO is underestimates the growth of teams like North, Port, Suns, Bulldogs, Tigers, Blues. Still way off the mark.

Is Norf paying him $1 mil a year?

He's a Demon. Traded for pick 2.

Well, he hasn't.

Urgh. What an ugly deal for Carlton.

It's a rumour now *calls SEN*

Frawley is a priority but the first true test of this new administration is signing Hogan to a long-term deal. If they can't get that done, then they're no better than the despots that preceded them. Problem is that the "myth" isn't a myth at all: losing experience is okay if you have the experience and/or potential to back it up. Melbourne dumped experienced players from a successful era without anyone to take the reigns. St. Kilda is doing the same thing now and they risk really bottoming out just as Melbourne did. So losing the experience in Melbourne's case was a bad thing. But that said had we not lost them, we may not have players like Hogan, Barry, Viney.

IMO Tapscott and Blease would have decent value. Bail probably not.

Your overreaction to the overreaction is hilarious.

People seem to be avoiding Melbourne like the plague.

Thread title made me die a little inside.

Exactly!

http://beingademonsfan.tumblr.com/post/46924154640/cameron-schwabs-whiteboard-wednesday I used to fall for his jargon inspirational quotes, too. The guy is a revolutionary. Great vision and ambition but ultimately just not a very good business man. Was only reinstated when his mates (I won't name names out of fear of being ostracised by some here) got into power at the club and for whatever reason felt it necessary to bring back those that had already failed to terribly in the past. Schwab's "best of intentions" almost killed the club. I'm sure Hitler also had the "best of intentions". It's all relative, man.

IMO the club appears very desperate. Its act to sell of pick 2 as aggressively as it is...if they have to resort to the draft again, that's not what they want.

Not the end of the world.

*Can't stand up against GWS *Will stand up on GF Day

Pick 2, sign-and-trade with Sylvia, throw in Frawley. Do it. Anywayyyy, Swans have a few players retiring and Mumford looks set to go so could probably afford him. They wouldn't be the only team in the league with two 700k+ players in the team.

Don't underestimate the benefit of having an X-factor in your team. You say Buddy soaked up a defender: would the players they get in if they lose Buddy dictate similarly aggressive defense from the opposition? Yeah, they can win a flag, but they're a better system with him.

You been recruiting for Melbourne for the past decade by any chance?

The Footy Show is still going? I stopped watching in 2003.

Is this a serious post?

It's pathetic, isn't it? If I were a player in that change I'd give either King or someone at the club a pasting. Fancy allowing despots like that into the change rooms. Is King an idiot or what?

Twitter IS SEN's source.

Just cleaner, more confidence, looked more natural. Early in the season he looked like a kid among men. Still did towards the end but certainly improved.

My source is SEN okay?