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I don't believe I've seen him. But if he was standing sideways I might have missed him.

Just based on those figures, he will snap in a slight breeze. Needs about 20 kg more.

What about a cheese platter?

Sometimes I think there are people on Demonland who would argue over whether it would be better to trade for a bag of chips or a set of steak knives.

So, Chewy, are you going to stick with the Demons now or are you going to shift your allegiance to Port?

I can't believe that a 20 year old is classified as "mature age". That's a pretty loose use of the word.

Wasn't sure of the right place to post this tweet from Cale Morton. Nice sense of self-deprecating humour: Remembering the ultimate 'mega-trade'

Let's just assume for the moment that he's received more kicks up the backside than we know. What would have been the next step for the club? Now, I don't know that he did, indeed, receive said kicks, but if he had more kicks up the backside than his average kicks per game, then I can understand why the club might have been motivated to move him on.

Just as we're apparently paying part of Jack Watts salary, I wonder whether Balic's father will be paying part of his son's salary.

I'm sorry to see Jack leave, but he's just the latest in a long line of badly treated players (eg, Grimes). Not badly treated by the current management but through those dark days of 2008-2013. That Jones and Jetta not only survived but have appeared to thrive is testament to their inner strength. Jack Watts may never have been the superstar we all pined for, but it's clear that he was given more opportunities than most of the 2008-2013 crop to show his value but for whatever reason couldn't reach whatever standard Goodwin is looking for. Whether that standard is on or off-field, or both, matters nought.

Screwed on the Lewis deal? How so?

Opportunity missed. You should have gone with "steaming down the MCG members wing"

Maybe - but they've picked up three players all with question marks about their attitudes, whether it's do with work ethic or their commitment to the team. Ken Hinkley is going to have to be a superb coach if PA is to get the outcome it's looking for.

Blind bidding might be awesome, but I suspect blind binding would be even better.

I appreciate your point, but one of the AFL's responsibilities is to ensure that as many people as possible can get to see AFL games live. Geelong hosting the more popular clubs at home is likely to result in people wishing to attend being unable to do so. The solution for us, of course, is to become one of those "power" clubs with attendances too big for Kardinia Park. Or, be good enough to beat Geelong anywhere. Or both.

Or maybe there's a screw-up in the paperwork and we somehow end up with Ablett and Watts and Geelong with Motlop.

At the time we brought them in we weren't making AFL players out of good draft picks either. The only question that needs to be asked is this: With whatever pick(s) we have to part to get any player, is there a better option either available to trade for or in the draft for the same value? So, if we trade for Balic with, say, a 3rd round pick, is he a better chance of success than the alternative?

Unrelated. Different spelling of the surname.

I suspect it's buried somewhere in the previous 176 pages, but is it correct that because JW has an ongoing contract the club can only trade him with his agreement? Which could mean, should he choose it, he doesn't have to co-operate and will still be a Demon in 2018. Is that right? Of course, the club doesn't necessarily have to play him in 2018, so it wouldn't be all one-way traffic, but it would give him some significant negotiating room if he really wants to remain.

I would like to think that the club is very strategic about trading and drafting. So, if you really wanted to trade out Jack Watts, why would you come out publicly and criticize him? Wouldn't that diminish his trade value? Conversely, if you wanted Jack to receive a rocket because everything else tried to date has been unsuccessful, isn't this what you'd do? I remain interested in the outcome to see whether the club has played the strategy well or badly.

I dream that there are no takers for Watts and the "near death" experience finally shocks him into becoming the player we all want him to be. Unfortunately, while the first part might come true I remain doubtful about the second.

Given he came something like 21st in the B&F, I would suggest he has scored poorly for not doing on the field what was expected of him. But to be able to do so, he needs to understand why he's not doing it.

I think my meter must be an old analogue one cos I'm not picking up anything.

What does this mean? Given the rest of the post I assume it's stated as a negative...but why?

Did he have a chronic injury like a hip problem during the year? I ask because there were times during some games that he appeared to be wading through mud rather than running on top of the ground.