Moonshadow

Not a chance WCE would let go of Nic Nat. And I think Watts will develop significantly in time. He is still very young... 21yo, I think. Neeld,, Craig and Miss will put more meat on him and he will harden up in the next couple of years.

Lucky I'll be riding a bike to the ground! http://thedailymaggot.com/?p=2082

Brent Moloney says hi...

If you look at that article thinking of us instead of the Dorks, it's a very similar story. With a few exceptions, of course (partic the Battle of Britain bit at the end...), but much is familiar.

We are supposed to have no debt and a little money put aside, so either get them both or get Rendell till the end of this draft and then Jason Taylor after that. Why would Eddie want a guy sticking around for the super draft who will be employed elsewhere the following season? is he trying to screw us or partially screw himself, so to speak. Help me out here...

Some Rendell background... 2007 AFL draft T Walker, pick 75 (NSW scholarship) A Otten, pick 27 P Dangerfield, pick 10 (over local fav Ebert, taken elsewhere at 13) 2008 R Sloane, pick 44 2009 D Talia, pick 13 J Gunston, pick 29 Before Rendell arrived at Adelaide they picked one J Sellar at 14 in 2006 and in 2005 their first 2 picks were R Douglas and D Pfeiffer at 16 & 17. (Oh, and Tippett at 32 in 2006 and Vince at 32 in 2005)

Just think how much better these guys (well, maybe not all of them) would be with 100 games under their belt. Free of major injury setbacks, playing together consistently, learning what's required to play at the top level.... I've read interviews with many of the Cats stars wjho say that playing together for quite a few years was a major key to their success.

Noticed in the papers that he's being sought by a couple of Vic clubs. A second chance, so Vlad says. Gee, the Adelaide list has been picked well, given how few top draft picks they've had over the last few years. Thoughts? Edit... carp spelling.

I did notice a severe lack of punctuation.

Personally, I've had a gutfull of high draft picks that struggle to develop. Give me consistant, real effort and a handful of wins any day over ensuring another 'bumper' crop of draft picks. It is incredibly sad when the highlight of our year is draft week, year after year...

Not a chance. You cannot be serious.

Someone here mentioned a couple of other Grimes brothers younger than Dylan. Anyone know if they are any good? Also, I believe there is another Viney a couple of years behind Jack. Do we have any current players with siblings that are worth a look? (and yes, I know we'd all like a good look at Jess Trengove...)

When Vlad said the MFC stood for nothing, I wonder if CC and CS thought they could fix that with all this romantic heritage sh!t (blazers, collar on jumper, traditional style logo, etc). Being the oldest club that wrote the rules doesn't mean JS to most supporters outside of our club. Winning games consistently and finishing up the pointy end of the ladder will show we stand for something.

Should we have drafted Jess Trengove instead???

When we start to get some wins under Neeld's coaching (and that will come), I'm sure we'll be gushing about how confident the team looks and how it's all starting to work, like many did after that match in 2010. Things can change pretty quickly. Rather than lynching Neeld after a handful of games, lets show restraint and support him for at least 18 mths. Otherwise no one with half a brain would want to take on a coaching role at MFC in the future. Restraint.

Over to you Etta James... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1uunRdQ61M&feature=youtube_gdata_player

GWS win.

And now GWS have hit the front in the last qtr against GC, so we may soon be stone cold last... Edit... Just pipped me HG

It was amazing to see how strong and quick the hawks players were compared to ours. Really was boys against men. Most of our so-called seasoned players (eg Moloney, Sylvia, Bate) look really slow and struggle to get the pill and the rest just get bounced off the likes of Lewis, Mitchell, Sewell, Birchall. It's sad that it takes new guys such as Clark and Magner to illustrate to most of the rest that they lack effort and hardness. Thought Fitz showed a few good signs. Why was he brought in only to be subbed off?

He kinda reminds me of a slinky descending down some steps.... Lots of movement, but no real speed. But I digress...

Didn't realise that I was calling Beamer a legend. My apologies wyl.

I don't think anyone here is happy with where we are, but throwing the baby out with the bath water is not the answer. There is no answer as simple as that. Yes, as the current most senior mid we would like to see him show more. However, i believe he's worth more to us than the trade we would get for him at years end, partic if it was us offering him up. The reality is we don't have an A grade midfielder, far from it, but Beamer shouldn't be the scapegoat for poor midfield recruitment and development.

Sounds like its all Beamer's fault. Sheesh!

I'd be pretty certain there will be more than one person working with JV next year. In amongst a group of quality mids, Beamer will be a very good contributor. In a team with few mids, he's targeted by opponents as one of the only that can have an impact. Few outside of here would say the game was really alive in Q3, that is unless you are comparing it to 186.

I'm talkin. So you'd quickly get rid of one of our only hard bodied, experienced mids, passionate about the club, recent Bluey winner? We need him. In what is a very poor midfield, he's perhaps amongst our most important players. May not be performing ATM, granted, but not good enough reason to crucify him. We would have few left on the park at years end if that was the measuring stick. Amazing how quickly we kick a player when he's out of form. Talk about short memory. Ridiculous.