Dockett 32

12. Spud Dullard

That's right. I almost forgot.

Not on the Dockett?

Good chance in 10 games, going to have to have to win three tough ones to perform better than this year. Etihad games might tell the story.

Good one Max!

Just missed out.

Kinda changes the team a bit.

JohnsonT, Johnson R, Adams, Barassi, Williams, Mithen, Lord, Roet, Bourke, Dixon, Townsend, Ridley, Case, Tunbridge, Groom. Probably missed a few.

About 3 of them would have made the best team prior to that.

Chewy I understand your family connection, you're 'coming out' so to speak and the admiral job you did of presenting your ( maybe the families) side of the story. Nonetheless I would have to disagree with your suggested level of market interest in Jack. Sadly for us there was not strong or significant demand as far as I was able to detect from the external information available . IMO it supports our FD and maybe the broader AFL clubs valuation. In any event the market spoke and the fact is that it was pick 31. Its not the worst position in the world, but some distance from Weller , Lever or Gibbs like unfortunately for us.

Would any other club desired Lever? Where did he land? We obtained the best player we could have, ahead of all others . Completely naive to suggest Lever did all the work

In a total buyers market there was a real lack of bidders for a no.1 draft choice with 150+ games under his belt. It should have been a feeding frenzy, it wasn't. Well done MFC your decision at this time has been validated.

Incorporating 150 pages advising that we got royally screwed in the trade. But such is life.

Or eventual WA player?

Other clubs will be all over him like a nasty rash. Priority to re sign. If we hear waiting to consider all options at the end of the year, we are in trouble.

Don't know much about this young fella, hope it works out for all , but a couple of bells are ringing. We only need A graders now and we can be a little 'Sandringham Centric ' at times.

Not sure they would work in isolation.

Maybe Taylor needs to have some currency before he spends it.

Picking on him? Please!!

Goodwin and Taylor will do what they think best neither have done much wrong in my eyes. Jack's had plenty of time to put his playing capabilities beyond doubt by now, yet here we are, still arguing about them. At best the picture remains unclear, at worst he hasn't done enough . Frankly more worried about how Connors can demonstrate " no conflict of interest" at Collingwood and in particular contracts for people like Trak coming up. Am surprised ( well maybe I'm not) the AFL haven't commented on this little manoeuvre. I'm also interested in how a player manager with complete, presumed private knowledge of the players he manages wouldn't put this information along with offers made to his clients available to his new employer for their advantage. The issue of possible early disclosure/ insider trading type stuff bothers me.

Of course there is. Those three are pathetic. Where was the moral outrage on Scully multiplied a thousand times for the lies to Jimmy ?

Interesting, quality ready mades preferred to the TAC under 18 lottery. Hawthorn been on to it for years and overlaid the family club salary rubbish as well. Unless the initial kids draft period is extended to 4/5 years could be heaps of fun for those Victorian clubs who truly bottom out. Maybe a boom and bust cycle after a period. Expect pay disparity between top players and lesser light minnows to widen now that the trade thing really opens up.

Always enjoyable to read others two bobs worth. Thanks to those who provide the opportunity.

The difference might also be because Goodwin coached them and had input into recruiting. Semantics

I see that differently and pretty much semantics. Goodwin was the conductor of the Orchestra this year and excluding making the finals met expectations. Where we finished is where we finished. The Coach was Goodwin. As an aside I suspect the not making the finals might burn in this very competitive beasts, guts and may have a little to do with this thread. I don't necessarily have a problem with that either