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  1. nutbean
    I don't know enough about him but my few Essendon friends are none to complimentary. I will watch with interest.
  2. nutbean
    trying to lift the same weights as Petracca would give me the shits...and a ruptured spleen and a crumpled spine.
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    Methinks you are overthinking this. I think Roos gives you the chance to play football his way - if you don't and he doesn't see the value in you, you are gone. I think Roos played him because he was ok and there was no one knocking the door down for his spot.
  4. nutbean
    As soon as he said that he was in no hurry to sign a new contract, wanted to concentrate on his football, see where the club was going and would address it at the end of the season , I knew we had a player.
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    I think the main area is versatility. Vanders is primarily an inside mid - but we saw him taking some solid marks forward and he had 17 shots on goal in his 14 games - if he could have kicked straight (5G12B) it would have been a very handy return. Magner was very one dimensional.
  6. nutbean
    What I never understood was where we played him - he was a one position player - that is at the bottom of the pack in the centre square. He was always an inside mid feeding the ball out - nothing more. He had a few early games when he did quite well as an inside mid and then we tried to turn him into a defensive forward ? WTF ?
  7. nutbean
    A better fitness base meaning less fatigue and a year of AFL experience under his belt will hopefully see the skills improve. I find it interesting to watch younger ( new) players adapting to the pace of the AFL. Salem is a good case study - he has silky skills. He hardly wasted a possession last season. In his first season however, he did turn the football over a bit purely because he occasionally rushed his disposal thinking he had less time than he actually did. This is not a criticism of Salem but an acknowledgement that new players to the AFL can take a little time to adapt to the pace - in the early days some rush their disposal whilst others get caught a bit - I thought the Vanders did rush his disposal last season.
  8. nutbean
    Moloney certainly cracked the sads in the last year of his contract. Scully had an injury for a long stretch of his last year ...hmmmm Unfair on Howe - he was patchy for most of his career and last year was no exception.
  9. nutbean
    I bowed out of this debate mid last year - my fragile ego couldn't handle continually getting my head kicked in...
  10. nutbean
    I don't understand this. We all knew of his "unique" style. Why not just take note of the stuff that was of interest ( and yes there was some interesting titbits in his reports regarding some training and some debuts that were imminent) and ignore the stuff you didn't like. What I found unfair is that many did not debate with him on contentious football/player issues - I thought he was demeaned mainly because of his "fanboy" style. Whilst I was not a big the fluffy stuff I just ignored those parts and took interest in things I found relevant. No...a bloke who went regularly to training and took the time to post was hounded off this site.
  11. nutbean
    It is Saty !
  12. nutbean
    You're right. Let me rephrase "I am concentrating on my footy and have nothing to say" - end of story. Better still - say nothing.
  13. nutbean
    Partly yes and lowballed on his new contract
  14. nutbean
    Buddy Franklin may think differently. At said earlier - it is much easy to be loyal when you know you are going to play finals.
  15. nutbean
    I have no problem with Scully leaving for money - I have massive problems with the outright lies he told. He should have followed Gazza's lead and said nothing the whole year before going to the Suns. All Scully needed to say was - "I am concentrating on my footy and will make my decision at years end" - end of story
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    For the record - Rivers was offered a tad over base payments to stay at the club. He was offered significantly more by a club who doesn't pay their mid tier players all that well. There is a small pocket of loyalty that still exists in some footballers. Albeit that is easier to be loyal when you play for the Hawks and you keep winning flags. But as I have said before - we, the supporters, actually pay to watch football - not only are we loyal, we pay for the privilege of being loyal. Footballers are paid professionals with limited lifespan in the game. I expect loyalty from them on the field and expect them to play as hard as they can for the dollars I spend to watch them. I am under no illusion though that these same footballers ( in the main ) will make career decisions based around money and/or chasing finals success. I don't like it but I have come to accept it.
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    I understand as supporters we demand unwavering loyalty but in nearly all cases footballers absolutely understand why teammates move from club to club and in most cases still maintain the friendships. I work with Jared River's wife and he still keeps in contact with last remaining Demons from his time at the club. (he is now a backline coach at Collingwood)
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    I don't mind Turnbull either. I understand that policy substance is important but with Turnbull as least I don't have to hold my breath, followed by severe bouts of cringing as I did every time Abbott opened his mouth. Turnbull's biggest problem is I believe he is a lot more progressive in his outlook than his predecessor but he has the right wing of his party that he had to "deal" with to get the top gig. It will be interesting to see how he navigates through those issues. It didn't take long for the right of his party to make their feelings known regarding any accommodation to changes to climate policy post Paris.
  19. nutbean
    I do like this quote from Tony's farewell speech... "My pledge today is to make this change as easy as I can. "There will be no wrecking, no undermining, and no sniping. I've never leaked or backgrounded against anyone. And I certainly won't start now." I would like to ask - how's that working for you Mr Abbott ? (before the replies come back - I acknowledge that Tony Abbott is not the first ex PM to be chipping away at his "assassin" from the back blocks and he won't be the last)
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    Brayshaw in his first year was simply - get the ball and make things happen.
  21. nutbean
    Yup - I have always been in the "poor development" rather than "poor drafting" camp ( with the disclaimer that we have just got some plain wrong). Throw young untapped talent into the cesspool that was our club and you are guaranteed to get the same result time after time. I am very bullish that now we not only have talent but we have the necessary "schooling" in place to get the best out of them. There is absolutely a theme running through each and every one of our draftees - guys who love the contest. We have had some hard nuts in the past but the difference now is we have a regime that demands that these guys live up to that promise. So yes - I am bullish as I have ever been about our future - but I still won't suggest we have one of the best midfields in the comp !
  22. nutbean
    you had me at me grumpy old bugger...
  23. nutbean
    Haven't we played this record a few times before ? I believe we have never been better placed with the coaches and structures we have to maximise all the ability in these youngsters however potential means nothing if you don't do anything with it and at this stage we have an abundance of potential.
  24. nutbean
    There is a large leap from "some confidence" to "one of the best in the league".
  25. nutbean
    After reading a lot of the goings on here - can I also make an appointment ? (my brain hurts)
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