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Messy and unfortunate. Not helping himself, even if he is frustrated with how things have turned out.

Replace your "wasn't auto-triggered" by "now can't be auto-triggered". Hard to see what case he has. But if you thought you were right to play, and the club was stopping you, and you were left watching the possibility of another year and another $x00 000 disappear, I don't know that you'd be too happy (even if the club were right).

If there's movement on the retirement front, no matter the circumstances, then given the upcoming draft etc., better sooner than later. Clearly though, there's something going on, either physically with lingering symptoms, or in terms of his motivation to put himself out there again after what he's been through (serious concussion).

Spent much time in Belgium? It's the national dish. And deservedly so. Many's the night I've stood in a queue in the freezing cold for "frites mayo". Goes very well with a Belgian beer (just to pull the post back on topic, cough cough ...)

One artist I regret that I never saw live. My loss. One of the last of the bards, not too many around like him any more - at least for the moment.

Go for it.

Not sure about Gawn, but agree that last year's run with injury can't be repeated. On the other hand, it did play havoc with the seasons of Brayshaw and Salem, not to mention The Prince, and on a developmental note, JKH, so were weren't entirely spared. But yes, I'm sure someone will go down early in the season with something. Fingers crossed.

Makes sense now ... but WTF. Journalism school isn't what it was. My apologies for starting a junk thread ... mods, trash?

Not sure if anyone noticed this, or has any more info: "Assistant coach Luke Power will move to Melbourne to join the club's list management and recruiting team. He has also been linked heavily to the AFL Academy position vacated by Brenton Sanderson."

My fault, I should have been less ambiguous ... what I meant was that our next year's second pick would become less appealing as a trade in the Hibberd/Essendon transaction if we were more likely to move up the ladder ... which is the case with Lewis onboard. Wouldn't give Lewis back for anything ...

I'm not sure why the Brownlow question is even being asked. In any sport, if you're found guilty of a doping infringement, you lose all victories, awards and prize money for the period when you were found to be doping.

Difficult to choose, especially the last 3 or 4, but I think Stretch will be there. He ran out of steam late in the season (wasn't Robinson Crusoe), but across the middle of the year he was very good, especially given his youth. I don't disagree with some of the teams leaving him out, but I'd be surprised if all those players are available every round.

The one disappointment amongst that is Max King. For a moment there he looked like he could come on, but wasn't to be. Puts us a back at square one a bit in the developing rucks department.

You've got to have picks or players you can trade. But with any/all our older/tradeable players with any currency gone (e.g. Frawley), and only one pick in the first 2 rounds, there was never much of a chance of doing anything this year. We've been massive players the last few seasons, but that can't continue indefinitely, and these things need to be looked at in the longer term.

Getting in Lewis hasn't helped the next year scenario. We suddenly look like a decent side, and if we get into the finals, that second-round pick is going to be even further back than where it is now.

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.