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I think it has already past it Redleg. The only thing on TV more boring Than the brownlow count is the draft of GWS players. Gee I wonder which 13 of the first 15 picks will GWS take!

May well be dreaming "DeeoldFart" but as I constantly tell Mrs OD if you take away my dreams what do I have left? Unfortunately my hopes have been dashed too many times I am firmly in the "wait and See " mood. But it is only 7th December and the memories of the 2011 season have not yet faded. By early Jan I will probably catch your mood. Until then GO DEEES

I think you have a lot better chance with Fitzpatrick than Evans. Did not think Evans showed much last year, but I have been seriously wrong on a number of occasions.

Speaking of the Bombers, I see they have nowhere to train at present. I am really sad about this problem. Think I will ring them and suggest the Junction is available!

The battle has begun! my 11 month old grand daughter now has a red and blue teddy with a dees emblem on the front. Soft red and blue footy is also in action. quite likes it so far. Now to ward off Nana and father ( pies ) and mother (bombers ) and I am home. Need the team to start winning and playing finals regularly over the next 5 years to have a chance.

DC you are pulling my leg right????????????????

Too many bananas!

Ahh those were the days WJ. You have covered it beautifully.

Best dirty water you will ever drink Redleg

Almost Deeoldfart, I did not know anything about them till this morning. Was in Sydney getting Rained on all week. Quite tired when I got home last night so it was this morning before I discovered not a skinny choir boy amongst them. Good news that is for sure. I have a single malt beside me as I type will that do?

Hell of a drop From Champagne to River water!

RD this is supposed to be the TS free zone. please go somewhere else

Oh be still my beating heart!

WJ there are so many different drafts now and so many conditions about who goes in what order and how many GWS get that my brain glazes over at the mention of a Draft. Some time early in the new year can you tell me what wonderful players we have drafted. they will be very good and we were surprised they did not get picked earlier. No doubt they will be development types that will need to put on weight and they will be ready around 2016. oh sorry I fell asleep typing!

Low but true. Until we get as financial as the Pies ( probably never ) then we will always have to grovel to the AFL. They say jump and we say how high. We should never forget that we need the AFL far more than they need the MFC. If the dees folded tomorrow the AFL would go on with hardly a blink. In fact they could transfer the players to GWS just like Fitzroy and Brisbane. That is the world we live in. IMO Eddie is right we can be raped and only Dees supporters are hurt. No one else gives a stuff.

You are very observant "mollydee" did not notice. Glad i have won something this week. i seem to be fighting a losing battle with Computers and software. I am about to throw the whole thing off the westgate. That is if I can get high enough to clear the new fence

My statts read fairly similar Redleg but i am a bit older. Ya goda luv em!

Very good point Deeoldfart!

You are 100% correct Redleg. Right now there is nothing better than the smile I get whatever team she ends up supporting. Of course the iceing on the cake would be "carn the Dees"

As long as they are not skinny 17 year olds that cannot play till 2015 I will be happy.

Congratulations Deeoldfart. Looks like you might have better luck than me. I am working on it but Mother is a Bombers fan, father and grandmother Pies. Unless we start winning the majority of games I have no hope. Kids go for winners that 's why her mother left the Dees for the Bombers.

Just had the most enjoyable 24 hours for some time. Babysitting my 10 month old grand daughter. What a treat right now she is running a long way in front of the MFC. But tomorrow is another day

There were other candidates, I guess hind sight is a wonderful thing

Agree Was DB "what we needed at any stage in our development"?

Hi MrMoose Not sure you can have it both ways, either DB was good or he was not. If you accept what Neeld says our team was no where near fit enough for AFL level. It might explain all those last quarters where we had multiple goals kicked against us. IMO that means DB had a poor understanding of the requirements of AFL. So do you still really like DB as a coach?