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Thanks mate again for the great site! I haven't forgotten about becoming a paid up member either, will do that soon.

Really excited about Mark looking forward to 2012

Yeah would like to watch/meet people anyway so will likely come anyway but 50/50

on playing

Will e-mail you soon. Dislocated my knee last night (ongoing problem) but still want to have a run. How serious is the game taken in terms of physicality? Might have to opt to help out in another way.

I'm happy with it, malthouse won't be coaching next year me thinks so Neeld was best of the bunch and with do many clubs looking for coaches, a good get

I like it

I am actually keen. Like I said, been a while since I have played a proper game but sure I can be useful for something. I am about 6'1 (whatever 186cm is) and 90 KGs so might be able to fulfil some role.

Might have to get injury insurance!

I Trust in gazza

Greed is absolutely taking over the game from all courts...AFL, AFLPA, Scully...

If we don't have a coach announced by the Grand Final, consider MM in the bag I reckon. If MM is a 100% no officially, then we will appoint someone else soon.

For some reason, I am warming to the idea of Burns/Craig due, though Malthouse would be fantastic!

Is there any actual confirmation that Ross has signed with StKilda?

How do these matches work? I haven't played a proper game for some time but would been keen.

I'm all for signing Cale and giving him more time

I just bumped into Sheedy at Sydney airport and apart from wanting to give him a few choice words, I asked him about the compensation for $cully.

He said quote, "You will get 1st and 2nd round picks and you should consider that as lucky".

Is that tier 1? I thought tier 1 was two first round picks?

I hate Sheedy, has a massive chip on his shoulder since we didn't hire him.

Over 2 million in the first year, not 3 million.

Schwab did sound extremely [censored] off, but composed himself.

A nice thought - the deal was done last year.

GWS would like to get out of it now they know the kid has a crook knee, but can't because a committment - note, not a contract - was settled during GWS' approach window in 2010.

And yes, that would make TS a consummate liar.

GWS upped the ante with an extra year, so not sure that this is accurate.

Is there live feed of this link somewhere?

Just said on SEN that Ox will be talking to Scully after 4pm and they suggested Ox will put it to him that he decided a long time ago.

we should tank the [censored] out of next season, say finish 3rd last, get picks 3,4,9 and just go bang from then

I want to see some success at the club. Breeding a culture of losing and tanking is not the way to go.

That was hilarious

Yes Range Rover, you were right. Most of us knew it was coming, some held out hope that he would stay. No need to go on and on about it.

This is a painful day, and it will be more painful in a few years time when Tom is tearing it apart. He will be a great player, but unfortunately, not outs. We have a great young list anyway, with players that are loyal and love the club. 2012 is our year to make a statement.

They just said on SEN that the big reason aprt from money was that Scully was very unimpressed with the professionalism at the club.

Bailey said on the weekend that Scully came to him on a number of occassions concerned about the actions of certain players??

On the China trip he came home early because he was digusted with the antics of players on that trip.

What was it??? Drinking, drugs, who knows im sure it will come out soon enough.

Yeah, and a bunch of 18/19/20 year olds living together with way too much money is going to be better.

Gutted. It's a stake to the heart and I am glad that the club informed us as soon as they knew - there was no subterfuge.

I will boo the kid - that is what sport is about. Booing is fine, anything more than that is not.

But outside of the two games we play them - we have to move on.

We are not going to get better as a club by dwelling on why we lost the kid.

So let's get the recriminations out of the way and then go into our most important trade week in its short history.

We need to get a hardened midfielder to replace Scully. And if we can get some older heads aswell then that is great.

I don't know what is available but if we don't get that midfielder with the comp picks we will have pushed back our window a year, it is just the way it is.

I don't say this a lot, but...

Go the Fracking Dees.

Well said my friend. You have stuck by Tom this year too, and have defended him countless times, so I can understand your hurt at this point.

We have to become stronger and more resilient after this. I am going to put MORE money into the club next year as we move towards success in the coming years.