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I know you're referring to players' height, but imagine if their footy IQ was 194-195.

Great photos! I'm surprised players wear watches during contact training. Getting hit on the head with a stray arm with a watch on it could be very painful.

Arguably the best player we ever drafted was also our worst decision because he never actually agreed to play with us. In the 1986 draft (the first ever draft) we selected Darren Jarman. A star with Hawthorn and Adelaide...but not with us.

I was hoping "learnings" would have left the MFC vernacular when Goodwin left.

Any analysis of the of the draft on its own is senseless. What would make for much better analysis is an holistic analysis of list changes through trades, free agency, drafting (including the rookie draft) and other additions/subtractions. One teams "poor" draft might be as a consequence of having used up draft capital through trading.

The 60s wouldn't have been the same without either of them.

Can someone please advise on the following? How many players with indigenous backgrounds are now on our playing list? It's at least 5 (May, Pickett x2, McAdam, Mentha). Any others? Is 5 (or whatever the current number is) the most we've ever had on our playing list?

And you and Max have played about 250 AFL games between you, too.

Maybe it's because he's taller, but when the cousins stand next to each other Latrelle looks older than Kozzy.

I feel like his nickname should be Julius.

The last line under "IMPROVEMENTS" is "Exposure". What does that mean?

Named after more than one. Taylors College - Wikipedia

Richmond and John Pitura say hi. As do St Kilda and Bill Barrot...and Andrew Lovett.

Are they arriving in reverse alphabetical order? if so, all the Z's to N's should already be there, too.

You're a glutton for punishment! One flag between them (ie, your first and second teams) since 1966!

Do we know how much his role changed, if at all, during this time? Perhaps he was playing a more defensive role which would hardly be a surprise given Ross Lyon's general approach to coaching.

Clearly. But with help from others in the media, such as SEN's Craig Hutchison. I have stated before that the most important job of the AFL Commission is to concern themselves with the long-term health of the game. The job of the TV and radio broadcasters is to maximise value during the short-term (ie, the length of their respective broadcast agreements.) I believe the AFL Commission is failing to do its job properly by allowing the media's short-term interests to over-ride the longer-term decisions.

In fact, two of Alwyn Davey's kids (Alwyn Jr and Jayden) although neither are now on Essendon's list.

Is the blue painted line the 2km time trial line? If so, what's going on with the guys on the white line? Cheating? Warming up? Warming down?

A masterclass in saying nothing. (And I wouldn't have expected anything else.)

Just to help everybody out, here's your guide to what the club's really mean when they say... Comes from a good family = not sure if he can play, but he won't cause any trouble, either Will grow into his body = skinny Project player = skinny, and unskilled Bolter = we can't admit it now, but we called out the wrong name Will fit straight in = mature age recruit Great kick = not great at getting the ball Great accumulator = not great at disposing of the ball Has X-factor = we're not sure what he's good at Fantastic highlights reel = doesn't do a lot for much of the game Ready from day 1 = he'll turn up on time Comes from a basketball background = explains why he might not be very good at football Can't believe he was still available at this pick = I wonder what everyone else knows about him that we've missed Feel free to add your own.

This is why I like Demonland. Come for the gossip, stay for the education.

Hey, BangBnagBang - where would you play Viney? Clearly not as a small forward, but given the comments you've made about him, do you still see him as a midfielder? I would I have thought your views about him might make him more of a liability as a midfielder than a small forward.

At the same time? More seriously, was it clear to the players which side he was on or was it some sort of surprise and the players had to work it out from the way he moved?

The ability to apply pressure, willingness to go hard, and reasonable goal sense. His greatest weakness (whether it's as a small forward or onballer) is that he's a poor kick on his right (ie, wrong!) foot. To his credit, he has improved his wrong-foot kicking in the last couple of years.