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The role might still exist, but just not for Oliver.

With North trading out Finbar Maley and trading Spargo in, they've gone from having a player who could get the ball but couldn't kick it, to one who can kick it, but can't get it.

Genuine question: What leadership skills or experience does Mihocek have? I've always liked him as a player, but am not aware of his leadership experience. Was he part of Collingwood's leadership group?

Someone in the media (Tom Morris, maybe) suggested that Steele and Lyon may not have been seeing eye to eye. That's hardly surprising - Lyon is known to be polarising with some players loving him and others struggling to fit in with his approach. If that was the case, Steele's performance in the past couple of years may have waned because of that souring of the relationship.

Advantageous in a ball sport. PS: What, exactly, is meant by the above? Tentacles, maybe?

How often do you see teams use fourth round picks? Hardly an issue.

Majak Daw says hi.

Once again, stunning work by afl.com.au. Apparently, Florent has become a...Swan. Er, what?

What's the counterfactual though? If we assume Petracca and Oliver leave and CJ comes in, if don't get Steele, what's the alternative? In other words, if we leave that spot vacant and go to the draft with it, what pick (roughly) would it be and would that be better value than Steele?

When did Demonland change from being a bulletin board to a dating app?

I see it as a smart move. Buckley has been out of coaching for a few years now. Some time as an assistant at a well-run and perennially successful club seems like a good move before returning to senior coaching ranks.

Get back to me when you've watched Netanyahu and Trump speak in the Israeli parliament. Will make AFL trade radio seem focussed and interesting.

Or Omar Sharif

Sigh! One is from the AFL and the other from an employee of the AFL. I prefer the one without the split infinitive. It reads better.

Or on top of their heads. (Although Oliver's hairstyles continue to be questionable.)

Should I be reading "kinder" rhyming with "minder" or "hinder"?

Not sure this is correct:

Given the number of times commentators in the media still refer to Trent Rivers as Jared Rivers, I can't work out if this appointment is going to make things better or worse.

Disingenuity alert: Craig Cameron says about Bailey Humphrey, "it's the way of the world that guys think they can get out when contracted and the grass may be greener, but it's not going to happen" at the same time as they are pursuing Christian Petracca who is still contracted to Melbourne.

You might be right. But it's also possible that Spargo and Billings are telling a story they wish to believe about themselves because that's easier than confronting the truth which was that neither was quite good enough.

Hold the front page!!! When did Jaded No More become Very Jaded? And why? Is there some hidden message in the change? We need a thorough explanation...maybe even a Royal Commission.

I know this draft is meant to be highly compromised, but we're going to have to rethink everything if the first round extends to at least pick 53! This is what the AFL Trade Tracker currently states:

I wonder whether the club thought at the time that giving Oliver a 7-year contract would help him cope with his off-field issues by removing the stress which comes with a player having to keep thinking about his future when on a shorter contract?

I look forward to ongoing confusion on Demonland as posters refer to "Taylor" without making clear whether it's Jason Taylor or Taylor Whitford they mean. Should lead to some sensational misunderstandings.

I'm sure it's an oversight, but you seem to have missed out all the players he retained on the list.