Jaded No More

There will be no argument from me on this point!

Hahaha, let's agree that we both hate Carlton and Collingwood with a passion, as we are genetically modified to do.

There is never much logic in passionate hate, but Carlton make my skin crawl. Their supporters, their hierarchy and management, their players, their captain. They just make my blood boil with rage and disgust. I take pleasure in their misery. Collingw&%$ winning is painful, but I'd take a Collingw&%$ victory over a Carlton victory any day.

Great to hear. They could do worse, especially in terms of leadership off the field. All the best to him!!!

I hate Collingw&%$, but I can respect what they have managed to do with their club (I hope we win a flag with a list as mediocre as theirs!). Plus for as long as I have been alive, they haven't interfered with our push for success. Carlton on the other hand, I have no respect for. They are arrogant with no cause, they try to buy success and think they are entitled, despite being the worst team of the past decade. They have also managed to screw us numerous times over the past few seasons. I F'ING HATE THEM with an absolute passion, and no team would be less worthy of experiencing success.

Carlton, the evil cheating scumbags, winning a flag would be a bigger travesty.

Perfectly summed up!

Only if the club starts implementing "punch the assistant coach" round.

Oh no. Please don't let this be true. Anyone in a Carlton jumper instantly becomes scum! Argh just [censored] the hell off Carlton!!!

Very hard to begrudge Ablett when he has given so much to Geelong and was faced with such an enormous amount of money. Plus, unlike some greedy turncoats, at least he was honest about the money being a big factor in his decision making. None of us would turn down that sort of money.

I bloody love these threads. They are like crack to an addict, bad for you, yet so addictive you can't stop reading it. Thanks Nudge.

mwahahahahaha gold B)

LOVE IT!!! Can't wait to wear it B)

Dunn's mo is the missing piece of that banner.

I think the players who play down there have a fair bit to do with the strength of the backline. Obviously we need to find an adequate replacement, but Wellman's departure won't suddenly turn Frawley, Garland, Rivers, MacDonald and so forth into terrible players.

Exactly. What backline coach wouldn't want to work with Jame "the great" Frawley, Garland, Rivers and so on. I'd even give them Grimes if they were looking for a sweetener, although to be perfectly honest they should pretty much pay us for letting them get near our defensive stars On a separate note, you know you're in trouble when the talent of your coaching staff is greater than the talent on your playing list.

Screw you Essendon. Hope your mates rates 2-for-the-price-of-1 deal blows up in your face like everything else you've done recently. Wellman or no Wellman, it won't stop us from outplaying them for the next few years.

MUST.NOT.GET.INJURED. Otherwise, love.

Absolutely, and look how many forward entries on Saturday were the long kick under pressure to a pack! As long as he isn't completely useless at creating a contest when the ball is in the air, he'll provide us with 3-4 extra goals a game just by giving us more crumbing opportunities, even if he only kicks 1 or 2 goals himself.

Good. Nothing ever bloody happens until the last 3 hours of the final day of the week anyway. The shorter it is, the better.

One can mark a footballer, and the other one can't. They are both ordinary, but Brown can afford to be ordinary because he provides enough physical presence up forward. You may as well have kept Miller and taught him to ruck, because he'd be a lot more similar to Brown than PJ is.

Agreed. It also gives Gawn and Fitzpatrick more time to develop, and allows us to rid ourselves of the current crop of secondary ruckmen on our list who we know are never going to make it. There are plenty of ordinary players who play a vital role in a side, even in a premiership side. FFS, Zac Dawson might be a premiership FB next week. At the end of the day we cannot move onto next season with PJ and Spencer as our only backup options, and we certainly can't shorten Jamar's career by burning him out with 22 consecutive games of 100% ground time. It's foolish of supporters to be so narrow minded about these things. We're not about to trade Scully for Hale, and we're not about to miss out on a gun kid because we've given up a draft pick to get him. If he helps us ensure that Jamar is still alive and kicking when we're ready to contend for a flag, while also providing some physical protection for Watts/Jurrah, than what have we got to lose?

And this is why I got out of town on Friday. Was out in Geelong on Saturday night and the place was like a ghost town. Not a single Collingwood supporter in sight, just plenty of "We love Gary Ablett" banners Even the Collingwood bogans at the pub in Oceans Grove weren't as bad as you'd expect. I thought they'd torch the place when the Saints came back, but they just proceeded to get more intoxicated and rant in barely-understandable language.

Love him. The sort of player that players love playing with, coaches love to coach and supporters love to support. Not the fastest, smartest and most talented, but has the heart and hardness to make up for it. Although I must say his skills are surprisingly good. He's not a spectacular kick, but he is very reliable with his disposal. I'd say marking should be one of his focus areas in this pre season, just to give him an added dimension to his game.

Caught the last bit only. Rodan is a great dancer, whereas Shane Crawford is just out there to get nude. Any Melbourne boys disgracing themselves early on? I'd bloody pay to see LJ up there one year putting on a show. Dunno why but I have a feeling he can dance.