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Not a guideline, but a suggestion you may well have now worked out for yourself. Don't choose a name that's linked to a current player. I'm still quite surprised that DeeSpencer hasn't changed his name given he was quick to do so after his previous nom de plumes were made redundant by the departures of Matthew Bate and Alexis Georgiou. Perhaps I should give him the benefit of the doubt and accept that DeeSpencer was a name derived from Stuart, not Jake.

Minor point, but the career and 2022 totals are back to front.

As a matter of interest, do we know how many players (and who) have had post-season surgery? Similarly, who is going to have an enforced delayed start as they recover?

Could have done with the Red Bull sponsorship a few years back before we got Langdon. (Happy to explain my obtuse thinking if required, although I doubt it will be necessary.)

Just in case the Australian Taxation Office is monitoring Demonland, clearly Petracca was not on a holiday at all. His travel costs were entirely directed toward high performance training with this photo the proof.

So, one option being suggested is that the "concussion sub" be replaced with someone called a "tactical sub". Apart from the change of name, how would a tactical sub be any different from the red vest/green vest sub used a few years ago which essentially everyone didn't like? I suspect the 5 man interchange will be the decision because it's what the coaches have always wanted. What matters more, though, is whether there is an increase in the total number of interchanges allowed (is it 75 at the moment?) If the AFL keeps the number of rotations at whatever the number is now (or even reduces that number), I don't really see much harm in replacing the sub with a fifth interchange. Having said that, though, I'm still in favour of massive reductions in rotations overall. Something like 20 per game would be better. It should open up the game and leave the best players on the ground longer. It should also provide forwards with better chances (because there will be less likelihood of onballers be able to defend space as effectively in front of the forwards). We might even see the return of the 100 goal a year key forward.

That's how I see it. It's actually quite a skill to be able to delay delivery of the ball until another player is in a position to receive it. It means that the player with the ball has to have placed himself in open space or have good evasive skills. Pendlebury is as good a player as I've seen at this particular skill. Spargo isn't bad at it either, but just doesn't get the ball often enough.

Nice work. I still reckon my answer was correct, though. Just not what you were looking for! For those who care, my answer was that every person named had as either their first or last name a word otherwise used in English as a noun, adjective, etc. I struggled with Neitz until I realised he's also called "Neater".

If Hunter gets the wing position, I would have Jordon ahead of Sparrow as part of the midfield rotations.

In my DM to Timothy R&B, I gave my answer but indicated that I couldn't work out how David Neitz fitted in. Having now belatedly realised he was also called "Neater" by some, I'm satisfied that my answer is correct, irrespective of Timothy's opinion. I'm feeling quite Trumpian today!

I think Mario Lanza fans are more likely to be the hip op generation rather than hip hop.

Not sure we could afford the six million dollar contract.

Just to divert this thread even more, I miss the old album covers. The artwork in particular (although I also looked forward to detailed information such as who produced which tracks, who played which instruments and especially, when they were provided, the song lyrics). In my memory two of the three most iconic are Beatles' album covers (Sgt Peppers and Abbey Road), with the third being Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon. The Beatles also score bonus points for With the Beatles, their second LP, because it was really the first "artistic" album cover for a rock/pop band, even if it was just head shots of the Fab Four.

That's quite possible. Musical tastes change and what seemed cutting edge at its time now might seem passe. But the experience of living through The Beatles era was extraordinary. And they were prolific. Thirteen albums were released between 1963 and 1970 and every one of them from 1964 onwards was an event which shifted music forward.

I've always felt disappointed, even sad, for anybody too young to see Robbie Flower play. Having read this thread, I now have a second reason to feel disappointed. Anyone too young for Robbie Flower is also too young to know The Beatles in their prime. I've tried to explain the influence on contemporary music and the seven glorious years of Beatlemania to my children and they just don't understand. All the discussion comparing metal bands in this thread is rather like discussing the merits of Neitz versus Schwarz when Robbie Flower towers over them majestically.

Not really. They're both now non-existent.

My mind works differently to yours (thank goodness). I immediately thought of David Zaharakis.

I always thought Jaded was a person whose name was Jade D. I know she got married recently, so I just assumed she took Mr No More's name as hers. She's actually one of my favourite posters with a nice mix of logic and passive aggressive (and sometimes downright aggressive, but never abusive) posts.

My concern at raising the draft age is whether the sport might lose individuals who choose a different career (sport or otherwise). Most 18 year olds finish their year 12 education just before they are drafted. If they have to wait a year, or more, before being eligible to be drafted they will have to choose to do something else for that year (or more) and may be lost to AFL altogether.

Yes, they are. That's why we got some draft picks in return for him. Like any asset, players are tradeable commodities whose worth rise and fall based on subjective assessments as to value.

Mind you, it would take some bold (and lateral) thinking not to trade a player on the basis that you lose future father-son rights as well as the player himself.

As a matter of interest, did Geelong have to trade anything to get Gary Ablett Sr from Hawthorn or was he "delisted" (in today's language) and available to anyone? It may not have been a disaster for Hawthorn, but it's certainly been a great success for Geelong.

What did St Kilda give up to get Andrew Lovett? Also, going back a long time, but surely John Pitura to Richmond in return for Graeme Teasdale, Whale Roberts and Francis Jackson (did I get that right?) has to be right up there.

Which one? Oh, wait. My mistake. I thought you said Shtisel.

Tim Lamb is now being quoted as confirming that Hunt will go to WCE. So, while it's not yet (publicly) official, it's the next best thing given it's coming from an official club source.