Robbie57

Lingers please, my partner and daughter are interested in his haircut (preferably lack thereof) and I am interested if he remains evergreen and swift.

Same travel time?

I adored Hassa Mann as a kid and reading the above I can see that adoration was not misplaced. Fantastic choice for the presentation. I also loved him saying "welcome to my club".

I wonder if the other clubs commented on the tatt when they spoke to him.....

I had the same thought. He will not die wondering. And in lieu of any actual knowledge about his abilities, he looks like he will be a standout selection. I get the feeling JT probably leapt out of his seat when he fell to us.

Exactly the type of player we need to take the pressure of our developing forwards. I love the selection and the clever way the club stole the night.

With good planning you should know what you are getting for Xmas to avoid the present they liked but..... Surely Roy Boy you send Santa a note or a hint! And whilst we are on the Christmas theme I thought it had come early when I saw 7 and 8 will get their jumpers from Hassa Mann! ( brought back some great memories.)

I am old enough to remember the final four and for years now we have had a de facto final four, serious contenders know that's where you have to finish. Sure we have had some gallant exceptions. It would be interesting to see the average points difference between 7th and 10th. The idea we get to 7th by winning 3 more games than 10th but could lose to that team would be a bitter pill. It just seems so unlikely a team will progress from 10th for it to be a real opportunity and more like a reality TV show option. What's next in the drive for ratings, do they bring back a fan favourite team mid finals as a surprise, perhaps through a second chance café like masterchef? Or even an all-stars final series.

Apart from the Swans top 4 this seem pretty right to me. I just don't know about the dogs with their leaky defence an issue. I am convinced we will do better than last year. Also feel the Hawks will struggle but remain in the 8.

How many saints have become demons, a religious question for the experts (quite a few recently) then there was big Carl......

I am completely unsurprised by the May discussion. He may go off the rails at times but is honest with himself. Wants to compete and will do what it takes for the team. I am very glad is remained at the club as I think he will personally connect with King. He knows it gets hard from here but he seems determined to contribute by setting up our new defence.

Well that was refreshing, happy and straightforward.

JVR has to be delighted that we have checkers and the extended bench which will allow us to develop Heath. I remain very optimistic he will flourish.

Don't we want the F1 for Humphry next year.

Grading is pretty dumb until you see the results but how do you give GWS an A for effectively doing nothing? No competition and we were giving him away. As for St Kilda lets rerate it in about round 8 next year.

I am very optimistic about Steele, fits the new coaches philosophy.

Unusually saw Nine news tonight and TM segment, no mention of Petracca deal at all which I thought was strange given it was a round up of the deals that have to be done by close.

So do I. Then i liked Frosty except on gameday when he gave me several heart attacks.

Getting heated is a good sign as is the De Goey inclusion. Suggests GC aren't certain on Trac deal working. Trac probably starting to realise Noosa and GC are culturally very different.

I am not speculating on the prospects of a deal. The walk back is fairly simple, he stresses that for personal reasons he needs to be back in Vic at some stage and they after discussion with him accept its in his and the clubs best interests to facilitate that as long as they "do the best deal for their club"

Ps: I hope he reflects and thanks those at the club who have gone above and beyond for him.

Sad to see him go and have mixed feelings about all of this. GWS may suit him as (and I dont intend to be rude here) its a bit like playing country football. Their ground has that vibe and a small supporter base. AFL is not big out west in sydney, indeed the whole sport scene is very different in Sydney where people have many other priorities. He will be largely anonymous. Collingwood would have been the wrong choice for him.

Very surprising. St Kilda were talking a big game with more money and deals to come but pull the rug on this. I feel for Leek. Its a sobering situation and questions need to be asked of the club. The idea that once you nominate a club then a deal will be done is well and truly under scrutiny now.

Hope Tim has his phone number. I wonder if Clarry told Leek that " I will be playing with you next year"

"Wasn't a direction for him to explore his options...." Seems a few people have got ahead of themselves including GWS expectations of what is required for a deal