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It was surely, in effect, Salam plus Tyson over Kelly, just to put it into true perspective. Do you honestly think that Kelly, in our side, would be burning them up this year?

Q: What colour will the sky be on Sunday afternoon? A: Who cares, we won't see it playing at Doglands.

How come we are stuck with this underscheiving blue sky that will never get us anywhere, when we should obviously have taken that fantastic teal sky that is exciting all those lucky Port Adelaide fans. What a shocking choice.

IIRC we lost one last September - final game of the season.

Fabulous post But Mr Roos, aided by Mr Jackson, and maybe a few players, will inevitably bring us all unprecedented joy and success within twelve months. Without a shadow of doubt.

Are you implying that you wouldn't take Dawes, Salem....or Judd, Ball, Goddard, Richards, Rioli (though not the stereotype), the Scotts, Hawkins etc ???

"A solid source inside the recruiting office?"

provided his name doesn't start with $. :-)

Certainly looks as if we have snagged a couple of absolute rippers this time. Congrats to the recruiting team.

What a great article. I haven't read many or maybe any of Murphy's articles before but I will now. Well written. Does anyone know if it is all his own work or is it ghosted.

and only one season since our last flag....how many would have dreamed in their worst nightmares that we would be still waiting? Hard to believe that our last winning GF tickets cost probably about 8 shillings and sixpence !!

Yeah. I look forward to either one striving to be better than the other, not in a one upmanship sense but I think they will push each other to greater and greater heights. . I couldn't help noticing JKH and to a slightly lesser extent Salem doing this too, especially early in the Crows game. Very poised. Both look to have what Alan Jeans once (was reputed to have) said when asked what attribute he looks for most in a young player - balance !!

We only have one Tapscott and one Fitzpatrick, so how can we trade a Tapscott or a Fitzpatrick?

These Kennedys are more prolific than the USA Royals.

If he don't want us,we don't want him. Simple. Conscript armies rarely outfight professionals.

I had thought that a veteran had to play 10 years at the one club - no doubt Vlad will have given the franchises special exemptions as he has for most things.

I would certainly like an up to date prognosis on Clark's recovery before I would consider this though.And interesting that you see Fitz > Martin as a forward considering he has had ? 2 games. I am disappointed that we haven't seen more of Fitz especially when we have been so short of tall timber up forward since Clark's injury; after all it is an experimental season.

Hi az_tec - if you look carefully at your keyboard, at each end of the bottom line is a key usually labelled either "SHIFT" or marked with an up arrow. This enables small letters to become big ones, like This! It tends to makes sentences easier to read, especially when there are a lot of names aka "proper nouns".

or Mt Martha Primary School -- oh hang on, they can't even play bruise-free footy there any more.

you must have missed the "silky skills".

Trouble is, turnovers cost, and his one consistency is that he does regular turnovers. Can he / Neeld turn it around? 5 years on the list (?4) and hasn't progressed in this vital KPI.

Surely must be b well ahead of (a). What have you against banana fritters? Did one burn your mouth? Should be eaten with liberal doses of ice cream

Brilliant stuff, Whisperer. I am confused, though, as to who could the dark, swarthy individual of heavy build possibly be?

Was he picked up anywhere? Pity - the name alone would draw crowds ;-)

And a few (hopefully celebratory) wines, bubblys or beers will do the same, but then again, unfortunately for those of us blokes old enough to remebmer "the glory days" the ageing prostate can do the same on it's own accord unaided!