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What, every time a player from the best list at Casey gets promoted on merit as well as fulfilling a positional need, it's a marketing decision?

Not in Darwin if said player is aboriginal apparently ... however, not all is lost as it Is ok to allow players such as Dunn, Bate, Spencer etc to play for their careers in Melbourne.

You have any connection to the St Kilda FC perchance?

Answer... "Yes", indeed you are being cynical, and unnecessarily so in my opinion. Reason? Well, if you look at the pinned thread on last week's Casey game, you will see the following: Spencer is getting a game this week for obvious reasons, Moloney is not getting a game this week for equally obvious reasons (how many opportunities does he need?), Gysberts does not appear in that list of best players and is likely underdone as by all reports he was unable to play out the entire game well, so it is patently obvious that Jetta has earned a call up and has earned the right to prove his worth before the season is done with.

Shouldn't this be rolled into the apathy thread?

WTF!!!!! Oh, "apathy"... I thought it said "antipathy".

Agree... the fact that he has not put his name on the dotted line yet, I suppose leaves it open for the possibility some other club could come along with a better offer, and that the "sources" who claim he is ready to sign, may well be the Collingwood FC themselves, attempting to scare off potential sutors.

Yeah, I realised after I posted but couldn't be bothered changing my post :-)

But when he's in form he's a great player.. hence my condition re keeping his mouth shut.

You mean the John Hopoate "date" rape technique (patent pending)?

Yes... in a $1.1mil deal!! That leaves Ben Reid, Sharrod Wellingham, Harry O'Brien and Tyson Goldsack who haven't yet re-signed. If it were somehow possible, I wouldn't mind the club going for any two of Boak, Cloak and O'Brien (I know, that last one will get a lot of laughs, but I see plenty of upside in Harry if he can keep his mouth shut).

I'm tweeting David Lynch with a recommendation he visit this thread... it may be just what he needs to inspire a recovery from his current stagnation.

I would probably say something along the lines of: "You must have been very glad to have been surrounded by a group of extremely fit team mates." - seriously, as much as we all love and remember the guy fondly, I am finding this "Jimmy" defence very tiresome when it comes to arguing points on this board. The fact of the matter is that without something approaching elite fitness, you will NOT succeed in the modern game of Australian Rules Football... plain and simple. When Jim was playing, the sport was far less professional and there was a lot more latitude when it came to carrying players that were carrying injuries. So, in answer to your question, I would respond with an emphatic "NO"!!... you do not know what you are talking about.

You created this thread/poll, the results conclusively show that almost 4 -1 are against the idea, so why not bow to popular opinion and concede - why put up a poll in the first place if you refuse to accept the result?

Sorry, C&B... hadn't realised I was laughing.

You're the person I hear complaining at the fast food counter because your burger has taken longer than two minutes, yes?

Distopia?

Are you (and others) still insisting that the MFC didn't have any tests/examinations made of Scully's knee? Are you saying he told the club something along the lines of: "Look, I've got a bit of a chronic knee thingy going on here, so you better give me a rest" and the MFC responded, "No problem Tommy boy... you're our #1 pick, so as far as we're concerned, despite all of the conjecture about your staying or going, your word is good enough for us"? Sorry, but for me, that just doesn't add up. Sure, we should be bitter with regards to how and why he left, but to invent scenarios and to suddenly (not necessarily in your case WYL) brand him as an absolute dud, when the same posters would likely be praising his potential if he had remained a Dee, is laughable.

Agree OD... it is not about us having faith, but rather it's about them making the necessary effort. Faith is for those who like to believe everythinjg is determined for them by a higher power, whereas I prefer to believe that we control our own destiny.

I went to buy a life membership, but when I am taken to the PayPal page I am getting the following message: I am very loathe to provide such information; if they wanted to confirm my identity, they could ask other questions rather than my CC number. Is there any way I can do this directly from my PayPal account, using your PayPal ID but not by going through the provided link.. and still have my status updated to Life Member?

Maybe you haven't been watching games too closely either? Clark and Cloak are forwards who often involve themselves in play down the ground (Clark because he often has no choice and Cloak because he chooses to do so). With a little coordination, they could be working for each other with one staying in the forward line and the other sending the ball in... that is assuming that Viney, Jones, Magner, et al aren't performing. I can see us getting some midfield strength from the draft aside from Viney, so I think it is definitely worth chasing Cloak while he is available... next year is not an option as far as he is concerned. Perhaps our midfield is not as bad as we like to think... maybe, just maybe, the ruck work hasn't been up to scratch and as a result we have not been getting first go at the clearances? Oh, and I for one believe that Jurrah will definitely be going around with us next year.

Yep, just got to love Dees supporters. The longer we stay down, the more feral we become.

Nonsense.

I had forgotten all about that comment ... I'm a contrarian :-) Well, I had posted in this thread in support of Spencer, and am glad to say I have been somewhat vindicated by his performance yesterday. If he is given the opportunity and can continue to improve, he will leave a lot of people with egg on their faces. Here's hoping.

The thought going through my mind was that perhaps Couch was elevated as a form of risk management in the event that Magner didn't work out.