Moonshadow

Ah yes, Robert Walls, that highly esteemed journalist. Believe what he says if you like, but I won't. As I said, I don't think much of Brock, but I don't bother getting all emotional about him and overplaying some fictional vendetta he supposedly has against us. In fact, i quite enjoyed watching his second half of the season.

Not sure if he was involved in bruise free football comments, Demonstrative. Didn't Robinson and Armfield say those comments? Please link us to a direct quote from him on this, if you can. Being on the Blues list at the time is not the same as being involved in those comments (which incidentally, Garry Lyon agreed with at the time on Footy Classified). Apart from the stupid tanking comments in that interview, where else has he taken "many opportunities to undermine the club" since he left? I hardly think a joke tweet about Silvia is 'undermining', lol! Also, McLean sought out the trade to Carltank, as opposed to being put up for trade. He initiated it. Most on here agree that he saw the writing on the wall at the Dees and looked for greener pastures. Doesn't mean he has a gripe. While I certainly do not like McLean as a character and think his comments about tanking were plain stupid and foolish, I cannot understand why some here are so hating and emotional towards him. As I said earlier, he is not smart enough to have an intentional agenda to undermine the MFC. I think he is a dumb, loose cannon, but the AFLs tanking investigation will make him look the fool in due course.

Errr..... didn't he donate a large whack of soldi to the debt demolition? In fact, didn't he donate twice? $20k and then $10k, or the like (someone can correct me on this). But I don't think he's that p!ssed off with MFC. This is not stabbing us in the back, its meant as a prank on Col. I don't think he has the intelligence to have an agenda, and i honestly think his tanking comments were a matter of his mouth working before his brain engaged. He'd probably take the words back if he could, cause he knows how silly they make him look. His tweet is a dumb joke. He's a s*** stirrer without much brains. Read it as that and let it go.

Unfortunately for Brock, his cheek has regularly proven to be somewhere between dumb and offensive.

If we pick up Byrnes and Knights as FAs, that would probably cancel out losing Riv and Beamer as FAs. ie. no second round picks for Riv and Beamer. That's roughly the way the AFLs FA points system works. I can't help but wonder why Port are considering trading Butcher. He was seen as the future of their forward line less than 12 mths ago. I'm thinking perhaps his body is shot somehow. No doubt, our medicos will do their due diligence and test him out first. We don't have a great track record with managing chronically injured players. If not, Hogan sounds like a good option. Other than that, I really like your thinking DrD.

With Rivers, MacIntosh and perhaps Caddy, they look pretty formidable to me.

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/cats-set-to-pounce-on-demon-roo-20120927-26o4g.html

Hope he's good a ducking under flying headsets, telephones, pens and the odd punch directed at the plaster wall. All events that happen in coaching boxes. Perhaps he'd like a job as the midfield coach.........

No deal. Not attractive enuf. ABLETT and H Bennell would clinch the deal.

I feel comfortable with Neeld's call on this guy. He would know him backwards, having worked closely with him at the Pies. I'd also like to think that he's chasing Wellingham hard.

OP not comparing apples with apples. Simple as that. We are what we are, that is a struggling list, poorly developed with limited FD resources (until this year). It will take more than just half a season to turn around the good ship MFC.

If he does give us a few tips under the table, then he not the sort of person we would want put in charge of our recruitment. That would be incredibly unprofessional and a breach of his current contract. Would you trust him not to do the same to us in due course? No, Taylor is better than that and will join us when his contract expires or before if released from the Pies earlier.

Really, I would never have cottoned on! Who is the bloke again?

She looks like a short Allison Janney (CJ in The West Wing)

You will be OD when WYL chucks you in one of the Werribee ponds!

Awwwwww........ what about Beamer last year? 19 Chas votes? What could have been if he slimmed down and bought in as Neeld demanded, eh?....... (awaiting a barrage of abusive posts....) Sam Mitchell over Thompson and Cotchin for mine.

Interesting that the AFL have talked about drug and alcohol testing coaches and staff in light of the Crossica admission. Wonder if this might make the Duck change his mind?

Did like hearing Darcy calling Shoenmaker "so dumb!" for reversing the free to Hawthorn.

Any relation to Paul? It'll be a long hot summer for the Dees...

Interesting that in one week's time, the city of Sydney could have the top side and the bottom side in the comp.

Of course, it would help if he did a bit of research to back up his claims. Otherwise, he looks equally as foolish as Mifsud. You would think if you heard what he did from Mifsud that he'd make a few phone calls (particularly to the Melbourne indigenous players) before reporting the story. That should not be rare.

Fierce AFL critic Grant Thomas to walk away from footy Thomas wants to focus on business interests, the story claims. Also mentions the clash between he and Mifsud when GT reported that Neeld treated indigenous players differently. Mifsud supposedly told him the (false) information in confidence.

So he's done sweet FA in his two years at GC except cause a lot of stress? Only kiddin'

Port have had quite a few major issues and events that could also see it put in the too hard basket, which many in the media industry (FWIW) have put us in. While not parallel, there are current similarities with Port to MFC of the last 12-18 mths. Low on cash Low membership No coach and assistants on thin ice Struggling to keep star players (but Boak re-signed) Death of someone within the club Low on ladder Add the AFL taking over their licence from the SA State comp. Port have not yet had the type of scrutiny that Neeld received this year, or events out of the blue, such as LJs court case or the Energy Watch debacle. However, my point is that these things add up to destabalise a club significantly and high quality coaches, players and administrators may be very reluctant to join up.

I think good assistants who see themselves as 'career' coaches are far more discerning nowadays. They know that no matter how good they think they are, that an awful 2-3 years at a struggling, poor club can effectively kill your career.