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Met John a couple of years ago when I started writing my book and he was fantastic help, despite recovering from a recent health scare. Very sorry to hear this.

Goalkicking accuracy is an overrated measure. Obviously you'd rather convert than miss because it banks an extra five points, but the overall stat is as simplistic as saying 'if they'd kicked 5.0 instead of 1.4' they'd have won. After the first miss of a quarter, all the situations that cause subsequent misses only exist because you missed the first one. Otherwise the ball goes back to the middle and the game is played out differently. You could concede the next nine and be behind 1.0 to 9.0. I'd rather look at a stat that shows how many goals are missed from a position where any player should be expected to kick them, and how many misses lead to easy exits from defence and/or opposition scoring chances.

Going on about umpiring like Essendon fans ignores the fact that we still should have run over the top of them but froze and fell to bits against a side one player down on the bench.

Appropriate 2017/2020 style narrow finals miss after falling over against a lowly side.

Derm is always whinging about people doing perceived filthy things now. He's like an ex-criminal who finds god and tries to lecture all the current crims on what they're doing wrong.

He played the next couple, last game was the debacle against Carlton at Princes Park. Thanks to the massive hangover that stopped me from going to that game. After having get out of the tram on the way for a spew I decided it was sensible to head home and listen on the radio.

Worst thing about 2004 is that if we'd won that Elimination Final I reckon it would have given us a new lease of life. In an even season that could have carried us to a flag.

Will never happen but given that the top two teams are Victorian they'd at least be able to play a Grand Final. That would make it a little less hollow.

Inaccuracy doesn't help, but like inside 50s, hitouts etc... I think this is a stat that needs a second level of analysis. It's one thing to miss from 50 metres out on the boundary or from a speculative snap, and another to miss from 30 out directly in front. I'd like to see many of those points are missed set shots from angle/distance where you'd expect them to go through and how many are aimless long bombs to the square that go through off hands.

If I'd known it was him I wouldn't have bothered fact checking, they have an alternative history on his planet.

Don't know what measurement they're going off, but it's been worse plenty of times. Having said that, a lot of the 1970s-1990 seasons had way higher average scores than now so they had more shots. It hasn't been this bad with scores so low since the early 1960s. Let's get it back to the 38.21% of 1900 and try to win the flag again.

Good day to either keep the opposition to 2.8 or lose after only kicking five goals ourselves.

In Maximum I trust

At this rate, not be there to see it.

And Gawn will take another eight contested marks.

To be honest it was cobbled together pretty quickly so no wonder there's a few fiascos.

I only took post-1980 debuts or it was going to get messy but agree Fowler would rank highly.

Just realised the list doesn't have Pedersen either. Slot him in around the late 20s and once I've sorted out who else is missing I'll reissue.

If the publisher decides an audiobook is worthwhile I want SEN legend Chris from Camberwell to voice it!

Thank you, just realised I didn't have him on my St Kilda list so have added now. @binman - Incorrectly had Icke in my 1970s North list. Can't edit the original post anymore so here's a new version of the list. We're approaching the ton of recycled players. Jeff White Brian Wilson Darren Bennett Brent Moloney Anthony Ingerson Steven May* Clint Bizzell Ed Langdon* Jake Lever* Stephen Icke Peter Moore Shane Zantuck Bernie Vince Michael Hibberd* Marcus Seecamp Peter Rohde Brent Crosswell Shaun Smith Jake Melksham* Jeff Garlett Kelvin Templeton Daniel Cross Jordan Lewis Peter Vardy Ben Holland Dom Tyson Jamie Shanahan Sam Frost Paul Johnson Adam Tomlinson* Jeff Hilton Cameron Clayton Steven Clark Byron Pickett David Flintoff Paul Bryce Chris Heffernan Mitch Clark Phil Read Matthew Collins Chris Dawes Tomas Bugg Heritier Lumumba Dean Irving Craig Ellis Michael Pickering Alastair Clarkson Paul Payne Doug Koop Bill Nettlefold Shannon Byrnes James Sellar Greg Doyle Phil Carman Scott Chisholm Craig Turley Dean Chiron Andy Goodwin Ben Kennedy Ben Newton Rod Owen Phil Pinnell Nigel Kol Rodney Wright Harley Bennell Viv Michie Corey Wagner Robert Pyman Shannon Motlop Braydon Preuss Craig Nettelbeck Xavier Tanner James Cook Vin Catoggio Ross Funcke Mitch Brown* Aidan Riley Michael Young Ben Brown* David Rodan Les Parish Darryl Cox David Grant Adrian Campbell Steven Pitt John Meesen Stuart Cameron Gary Moorcroft Nick Carter Nick Pesch Trevor Spencer Kade Kolodjashnij Martin Heppell Wayne Henwood Peter Kiel Phil Egan Tom Gillies

Didn't play in the 88 GF! Did he club him at some point during the '87 PF? There are a couple of small changes I'd make on second thoughts but he only played 17 games so can't justify having him much higher than mid-table. @whatwhat say what - I was a Collins fan, and thought it was BS that he didn't get another go after leaving us, but he did really only play half a really good season for us.

As promised on the podcast here are my rankings of imported players since 1980. The criteria is plucked from thin air. Hopefully I haven't missed anyone. Probably a bit of recency bias at the top but that's what happens when most of the last 40 years have been a disaster. Jeff White Brian Wilson Darren Bennett Brent Moloney Anthony Ingerson Steven May* Clint Bizzell Ed Langdon* Jake Lever* Peter Moore Shane Zantuck Bernie Vince Michael Hibberd* Marcus Seecamp Peter Rohde Brent Crosswell Shaun Smith Jake Melksham* Jeff Garlett Kelvin Templeton Daniel Cross Jordan Lewis Peter Vardy Ben Holland Dom Tyson Jamie Shanahan Sam Frost Paul Johnson Adam Tomlinson* Jeff Hilton Cameron Clayton Steven Clark Byron Pickett David Flintoff Paul Bryce Chris Heffernan Mitch Clark Phil Read Matthew Collins Chris Dawes Tomas Bugg Heritier Lumumba Dean Irving Craig Ellis Michael Pickering Alastair Clarkson Paul Payne Doug Koop Bill Nettlefold Shannon Byrnes James Sellar Greg Doyle Phil Carman Scott Chisholm Craig Turley Dean Chiron Andy Goodwin Ben Kennedy Ben Newton Rod Owen Phil Pinnell Nigel Kol Rodney Wright Harley Bennell Viv Michie Robert Pyman Shannon Motlop Braydon Preuss Craig Nettelbeck Corey Wagner Xavier Tanner James Cook Vin Catoggio Ross Funcke Mitch Brown* Aidan Riley Michael Young Ben Brown* David Rodan Les Parish Darryl Cox David Grant Adrian Campbell Steven Pitt John Meesen Stuart Cameron Gary Moorcroft Nick Carter Nick Pesch Trevor Spencer Kade Kolodjashnij Wayne Henwood Peter Kiel Phil Egan Tom Gillies

Don't have an image of '88, but here's the unused 2000 poster. More here.

Thank you! For anybody who's keen the audio is here. Nice to be on SEN for the first time not answering a quiz or whinging on the talkback line.

I'm betting heavily on some sort of zones at stoppages. Will be putrid.