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Mind you, with these inspiring bios one wonders just how they were al overlooked in the first round!!!! I guess we can always hope that at least one will turn out a gem, hopefully more.

And we also pinched Jurrah from under the Magpies beaks!! Would be great to have Liam and Jeremy combine to cut them up on a few occasions, most of all a close GF! And Aaron was from under the Kangaroos paws as I remember.

.....and Healey and Hughes don't forget.

Good luck to the guy - just didn't quite make it. Cannot question his determination though.

I would expect that any diligent recruiter would 'think about him' - they would be failing on their duty were they not to. IMO though, MFC BP et al would say along the lines of ' maybe a year or few back ' but no way now.

A Robbo type who can mark and kick goals like Robbo - add on ability and willingness to chase and tackle - could be something special. Watch this space. When is the first practice game??????

Words escape me at times like this. We are all behind you, Aussie - the whole Demon family. Be strong.

Tell someone who cares!

Couldn't agree more regarding Nathan Jones as a leader - he leads by example every time. Not the most skilled player in the team, nor the quickest, but amongst the most determined and gutsiest.

IMVHO Stef did well as a defender, and adequately when asked to pinch hit up forward. However he is not likely to make it as a forward alone. He is mobile and, if /when fully fit could become a tall ruck rover.

At very least Q Lynch is a big strong bodied player who does make a contest - maybe not taking too much from the contest himself, but he does contest and breaks some packs. That alone IMVHO makes him >>>>> Newton.

Surely it means far too much to just hand it on to someone hopeful or unproven. Put it on ice for a year or two, or however long it takes for someone, probably a ruckman, to EARN it.

You say ruthless, yet they hang on to Newton who may well be a big body, possibly strong but yet to display any heart at all for a contest nor Footy smartshe has had what. 3 or is it 4 years to show something, anything at all yet other than one mark in a dead rubber, or worse, he has shown zilch!!!! IMVHO McNamara though smaller is 100 times smarter and shows 1000 times more heart and endeavor. I would far prefer Tom to be fighting for my life than MN.

WTH has Maric ever done to suggest that he is underrated? Agree re Bate, who I admit to rating very highly a couple of years ago. Not convinced one way nor the other re an uninjured Martin used as a defender. Still see a possible upside but definitely needsvto stake a claim 2011.

Rhys Who-ley??? Was he a 3 or 4 year rookie, or did it just seem that long?

You have to get the pill before you can kick it!!! Definitely "unproven" in my book.

Tony Campbell

Leigh Newton was going to be THE answer at CHF after his great debut - unfortunately I think it was OP that killed his career and our pleasure. Michael Newton sadly just doesn't have the ticker.

Sure hope that all who saw him at junior level remain excited when he eventually debuts in the mighty R&B. But seriously he must be regarded as a "yet to be assesed" at AFL. Similar to Tappscott.

So he "shone" in a game without any real meaning!? Who would he displace from the tight knit strong hearted defence? Sure some have suggested that a stint in defence may help a struggler gain confidence, but pity help us if he goes into defence for this reason in a "real" match 2011 or beyond, and that includes Wizzard, Ansett or whatever Cup Vlad choses to call it in 2011. He has had plenty of opportunities to establish himself in a developing young side over what, 4 years - he has not grasped those opportunities for whatever reason - skill and natural ability, talent, heart, commitment, G&D, injury - which of those doesn't really matter. I sure as hell hope he does not ever again keep a young progressing player out of our team, nor off our list. I could classify him as "depth" when feeling incredibly charitable and good hearted only.

He has far far more to offer than the four rookied this year - Newton, Meesen ("special reasons" for both) and Hughes and WhoHealy. I would be very disapppointed were he to just drift off into the ether.

Please read the post header. Whatever Danny Hughes is or may be or could be or may hope to be, it is NOT a KPP Forward!!!!!!!!!!!

Have I missed some actual news - is Newton, he who proved time and time again his great great uncle's theory of gravity by falling at every hurdle, still listed? Heaven forbid.

I was going to say then why the hell did Meesen and Newton get rookied this year?? I know part related to contract, but sure as hell neither offered any quality at all.