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It's amazing isn't it.

Are you dead set? A contract has been on the table for months, he has known the terms. He is the one who has been sussing out other offers, and we have offered him what we feel is our best offer. How were we to know he would up and leave for nothing? If he wanted to leave, most reasonable person would request a trade. Im glad we stuck to our guns! You bend the rules once, you bend them every time. The culture we are creating is one which is ruthless, one in which if you do not want to play at the greatest football club in the world, you can head your own direction. Of course Nathan Jones is going to say that, most of the boys are mates. They spend countless hours together during every week. But ya see, Jonesy is a professional footballer. He will get over it, they can still be mates, they can still sip lattes. It was Bruces decision to not line up with one of his best mates next year. So be it. The club were loyal, we offered him a contract. He didn't like the terms, or he didnt like the fact he isnt guaranteed of being best 22 and left. You tell me who the loyal one is? It will cost us wins will it? I doubt it. He hasn't won us a game for a very long time.

Key dates suggest otherwise.... Gotta love a conspiracy theory!

+1 Colin Sylvia. Get him in the list!

If we leave it retired for a year it would have got as many hard balls than if he was wearing it and playing.

To me, this is great news. Sure, he would probably be best 22, but I'm all for going with the kids. Bruce leaving gives us a chance to blood some more youngsters - Blease, Tapscott etc, maybe even Strauss can grab hold of his chance as our designated kicker off half back. I wont miss him, thats for sure. No more hospital handpasses to Scully, nearly putting the poor kid on a stretcher. The funny thing is, if he does go to the Hawks, they only offer 1 year deals to players over 30 also, and I would be very surprised they would change this for a player like Bruce. Crawf couldn't get one, why would Bruce. Theres a long way to go yet, I am sure that there are more people in his ear. With Nixon as his manager he will be sucking as many dollars as he can off the poor club who takes him in off the street. Dont let the door hit your backside on the way out Cam.

It was always known that he was injury prone, and if memory serves me correctly I think he actually re-injured himself when training with us which ended any chance he had. Good to see he got through a full season in the VFL.

Pretty sure Geelong should be in that list

E25 was quite clear in saying that it was rubbish because there was no justification why he put players where he put them. 1 or 2 spots in a top 25 is actually quite a difference, and it has been justified by E25, instead of just naming names with no info. Was a very good effort by E25.

I'm a fan of the new training gear

Wow

But isn't that the same feeling that right footers have when they first try to kick on their left? I guess at local level there are plenty of right footers who cant kick on their left also. For left footers, would it be also about the fact they get away with it so much as a junior? Everybody expects you to go onto your right (not knowing your a left footer) so you can step around on your left time and time again.

Can you shed some light on this eth38? Why is it that left footers have no idea how to use the right side of their body? From personal experience I have played with I think only 1 left footer who was clean on his right also, and in the AFL Pendlebury would be the stand out. Nah he is a natural right, but he is a freak on both.

Add to that list Bate...I dont think there are anymore

Hahahaha

White was only a shrinking ruckman due to the shrinking centre circle. That rule ruined his advantage over taller ruckman, being his massive leap. That and the complications with his shin.

I wasn't sure if I was being serious or not either

Bloody wish he didn't! Do as you're told Brian.

It definitely worked when it was first created because I voted on it using the same browser I'm using now. But when logged in now it wont load, I dont get the error, just doesnt load at all (Using Firefox) Also wont load using Safari on the mobile

He moved himself forward that night. It wasn't a move by Eade, which Nasher alluded to.

I really think we should give Jurrah a shot in the back pocket - Darryl White style. He can play on talls or smalls, and his run and disposal out of the back line would be outstanding, something we really lack at the moment.

Paterson is Subi, new name.

Then he did it again only moments later, absolute joy up watch when in full flight. Bloody shame that it wasn't more often.

We wouldn't even need to be talking about this if Bate had the vision that Bail did only moments earlier and spotted Ricky twenty metres free instead of 'not [censored] around with it' and bombing it aimlessly towards goals.

Tries to have a shot on his right with pressure coming from that side, is smothered or sprays it because he is off balance. Then what is your reaction?