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Will lift the whole playing group, not just the kids. Watch Jones go up a notch.

Hibberd and Lewis both very, very, very good gets, without having to give up too much. (presumably ...) Jason Taylor will have to earn his $$$ at the draft though, with only lowish picks.

He's basically been banned from all sport.

Send to club ... (!)

Great, but who's going to replace Tammy as Meditation and Wellness coordinator?

Three Imams walk into a bar ...

Hopefully that's something he comes to realise. But for some people/kids, it does work the other way round - just not for athletes and sports people.

Never thought it would have been possible, but Swans forwards were nowhere near it today.

No, it's only a rumour.

Congrats to the Jones's. Just hope he doesn't walk away.

We have 3 tall defenders, not sure I follow the reasoning behind this one.

My understanding is that we were looking for an experienced senior assistant to take over Goodwin's role, as well as be there for him in support. It was in regard to Sanderson (this from the HUN): "MELBOURNE has joined the race to secure Brenton Sanderson as an assistant coach. The Demons are hunting another respected football strategist to support new senior coach Simon Goodwin ahead of his first season in charge next year." Perhaps that's now McCarthy's role, but my reading of it is that we're still one coach down.

Goodwin was, technically, senior assistant.

http://www.aflplayerratings.com.au/Ratings/Player/113171/Steven-MOTLOP

Only real surprise out of today's announcement is that Dawes wasn't included. Would have thought that he'd be one of the first cabs off the rank. A couple of others as well ... Newton for example, hard to see how he has a future, so why delay the inevitable? Of course, I could be wrong on both counts!

Motlop: Plenty to like, a few concerns, especially this season. Needs a change? 2016 Season 1 Haw Made mistakes at times. One goal but efficiency well down overall. 3 2 GWS Started well but effort petered out. Fumbled at times and didn’t hit the scoreboard. 3 3 Bris Best game for year netted 10 inside-50s, two goals and five clearances. Handy return to form. 7 4 Ess Two goals and buzzed around. Four inside-50s but failed to lay tackle. 5 5 Port Even performance. One goal and set up a couple of others. Handy without starring. 6 6 GCS Three goals, great ball use and seven inside-50s a highlight of a solid and steady performance. 7 7 WCE Huge effort. Three goals in second term put a gap on Eagles. Ended with four and six inside-50s. 8 8 Adel Huge again with four goals, four inside-50s and creative ball use. 8 9 Coll One goal from three effective disposals in first half and ended with five for game. Horror day. 1 10 Carl Blues attacked him physically and he couldn’t handle it. Only Cat not to lay a tackle. 1 11 GWS Chipped in for two goal assists but was up and down. No goals or inside-50s. 4 12 NM Celebrated 100th game with a freak soccer goal. Not huge stats but work-rate good. 4 13 WB Scrounged two goals in second term and ended with a heap of possessions. Work-rate strong. 7 14 StK Horrible. Invented new ways to perform clangers. Back to VFL? 1 16 Syd Edging closer to a spell in the VFL after failing to fire for fifth straight match. 3 17 Frem Despite healthy stats impact not enormous but work-rate looked much better. 6 18 Adel Impact not huge but fact he had seven tackles suggested work-rate first class. 6 19 WB Three goals and two goal assists but importantly tackle pressure again good. 7 20 Ess Wasted some ball and was one of two Cats not to lay a tackle. One goal. 5 21 Rich Hammered for three quarters then got on the bandwagon late. Kicked 1.4. 4 22 Bris Career-high five goals and set a few up. Close to Cats’ best along with Menegola. 8 23 Melb Two goals but for most part was pretty well held by Jetta. Seven tackles. 5 QF Haw Quiet first half but lifted in second with two goals. Eight effective disposals. 5 PF Syd When it was his time to go he didn’t. Trade talk to commence. 1 2015 Season 1 Haw One of the Cats better performers because was willing to take the game on. 7 2 Suspended. 3 GCS Returned after club suspension to kick two goals and be a presence around ball. 7 4 NM Five inside-50s and some hard running but didn’t hit the scoreboard. 6 5 Rich Five inside-50s, a goal and some hard running kept him involved. 6 6 Coll Three goals, three inside-50s and some hard running. 7 7 Syd Two first-half goals but faded later. One horrible skill error stood out. 5 8 Carl Tagged out of the game by Armfield. Didn’t hit the scoreboard. 3 9 WCE Has to get better with defensive work, which is non-existent at times. 5 10 Ess Bounced back with a four-goal, four-tackle performance. That is his benchmark. 7 11 Port Well held but got off the chain to kick two goals from limited chances. 5 12 Melb Cats’ best. Two goals, seven inside-50s and five clearances. 8 15 NM Could not get into the game at all. Three kicks not enough. 1 16 WB Returned to form with three goals and seven tackles. Easily among best. 8 17 GWS Best afield performance. Looked dangerous every time he went near it. 8 18 Bris Good form continued with eight inside-50s, a goal and two goal assists. 8 19 Syd Run and creativity again helped side to victory. Five-inside-50s, one goal. 7 20 Haw Not a great night. Didn’t kick a goal and rarely a factor forward of centre. 3 21 StK Among best with 14 CPs, eight inside-50s and seven clearances. 8 22 Coll Three kicks in first half. A cold performance in his hot and cold season. 3 23 Adel On day contract signing was made public didn’t have best game. 4

You're right - and might like to look into Exercise Induced Asthma (EIA), also referred to as exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB). Well-known, and for a long time, long before steroids etc. were available.

"Conclusions: Compared to the general population, an increased risk of asthma diagnosis and treatment was shown for athletes involved in endurance sports. This might be due to a better medical surveillance and treatment of these athletes. ..... Taking socio-demographic differences and smoking habits between top athletes and the general population into account, our study suggest that medical surveillance and treatment in Germany especially in top athletes involved in endurance sports is better than in the general population." https://aacijournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1710-1492-6-31

This is just rhetorical BS. Information on who does what and under whose imprimatur is readily available.

You're presenting yourself as the expert on all things WADA and CAS, but you don't know how the TUE system works?

Wiggins having injections under the TUE system as administered by his sport (UCI) have/had nothing to do with WADA or CAS, so not sure why you bring it up.

Demonland logic.

The fact that he had operations in both ankles at the end of 2015 would suggest that he was dealing with some kind of injury issue throughout 2015. Thought he had a couple of really solid games after he came back in - before the concussions etc. etc.

He has minimised this sort of debacle.

Also McCartney, from his one season at Essendon.