old dee

Serious doubt you will get anyone who is good for 32 however I might be wrong

I was shocked I had not seen him for a while and I guess it should not be a surprise. But he looked terrible last night. You would wonder how long he can go on! Words fail me

Just do not see him as a pack crasher but happy to be wrong.

Oh please "Jaded" I don't think I could bare it! Then again if he kicks 4 in the opening game next year I will probably endure it.

Agree with you Rhino, I think we have the better one of the two. It would want to be a very good deal for the MFC ! This is the sort of deal we would have done in the bad old days. No for mine.

Sorry to be so negative "Jayceebee31" but the "very little consideration" would be about 1 second for me. NO

I am the bald one! Agree with you Whispering Jack and the answer is YES it is Ridiculous and Yes it is Crazy!

" poeple who live in glass houses should not throw stones"

Me neither

And not afraid to admit it! But this thread was not about Watts! He is not the type Bailey is after. I agree with your thoughts seem spot to me.

I am praying ( not something I do alot ) you are correct.

I think you are correct! I am one of the doubting Thomas' However I will give him another season or two to prove me wrong ( no choice as he is signed up for three more and I do want him to be very good). He did finish the season poorly however he had a few mates among the young brigade. 22 games is a long time to be up if you are in your first couple of seasons and he did not have much of a pre season.

I am not interested! we have three Ruckman / Forward types who seem to me to be in the same stage of development as Him. Bailey seemed to me to be suggesting someone 24 - 26 years old who has a proven record of some substance.

E25 I could not agree more. I am a Watts doubter however if his to make it then it will be as tall fast roaming Forward as you suggest. IMO Watts is not the type Bailey is looking for!

The point of starting this tread was that Bailey believes we need a big body stay at home forward in the next year or two. It would seem that if he shares your thoughts on Max Gawn ( Plus Mckenzie ) he must believe that he/ they are some years off filling this role to be considering drafting a player of this type in the next year or two! I think it is interesting that DB has signalled that the MFC might use a draft pick to go after an older player when all we have heard for three years is youth,youth and youth.

I understand "Bonkers" I was just making an observation on Hawkins.

"Bonkers" this is going off the thread but I think Hawkins is ordinary! I have watched him now for three seasons, I have never see him do much that puts him above useful. At Geelong he plays in a forward line that get a lot of well delivered entries. He gets the 3 - 4 best defender and IMO does very little. Not impressed, he was taken under the Father and Son rule but would have been a high draft pick. If he had been taken by a lower club I suspect the press would be after his blood by now.

I am only telling what Dean Bailey said. He is the head coach and one would assume he knows what the team needs. If he does not know we are in a lot of trouble. I do not believe he is fool! He said we have a lot of "lead up forwards" and he included Watts in that group. If he thinks Watts is a "lead up forward" who am I to argue. Until events prove other wise Watts is a "lead up forward".

I think he is contracted and read the Eagles List Assessment earlier today. I'd say they is no chance they would trade. He was one of the few bright spots on their list.

I wish "Jungle Dee" there is no chance IMO the hawks would let him go even if his kicking is poor. Improve his kicking and the Hawks would be playing this weekend and fortunately they know it.

Heard Dean Bailey on SEN this afternoon Among other things he said that we need a big key position forward to play deep in the forward line ( not a surprise ) who can also play a secondary role as a ruckman. Gave the suggestion that we might use a draft pick for an established player. If not this year than next year Said we have plenty of "lead up forwards" but we need someone to play deep in attack. Did any one else hear his interview? Perhaps I am reading too much into this! but I think we might surprise by trading an early pick this year for this type of player.

We are far too politically correct now. While I do miss some of those grounds I do not miss windy hill and people pissing in bottles because you could not leave your spot. Everyone complains about visits to Collingwood I think Windy hill was the pits, easily the worst ground and supporters!

Probably but at least we are not discussing JW. Oh god why did I say that.

I cannot remember but how many times did we wear it this year? I think the only games I went to were Carlton at the "G" and the Brisbane game. There were obviously others I just do not remember them. Probably indicates that I have got used to it and the AFL has seduced one!

Don't feel sorry for me I have had my share of good days and expect to have a lot more even if they are in a white jumper ( sorry could not help myself )