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Also think Dom is a jet and future star - just looks a natural footballer. I've heard a lot of people have a crack at his kicking. Think he's a good kick, just needs a couple of decent off-season's to boost his fitness. I've heard Jobe Watson speak at a function where he said his kicking improved when his fitness improved - think the same for Dom - pretty have to be clean when you've knackered and heat rate at maximum.

Would you consider it for Treloar?

Have to get a Priority this year. Pick 1, 2 and 3. Chip wouldn't be putting a price on his head if he hadn't decided to check out - and who could blame him. Undoubtedly we'll trade one of those picks to GWS again for them to draft a future brownlow medalist.

Truly hope this is wrong - but a good Melbourne Storm contact of mine has told me that a lot of players are calling Roos the Ghost as they just never see him around the club.

As Lethal Leigh has said before - there is no natural position for Col in modern footy. He is a natural leading forward but 8-10cm too short to play in that position and doesn't have the engine or vision to play as a mid-fielder.

Agree Trengove's arms look bigger but doesn't seem to look hard and defined - still looks like a teenager with puppy fat.

As long as we don't take Lennon. Quigbey torn him apart in his mock draft....... last bloke I remember him pulling apart was Lucas Cook - pity BP didn't read.

I have no doubt Frawley to GWS is on the cards. Roos planted the seed through the media. If he won't sign up - then trade him. Free agency compo looks like being scrapped next year so need to put the acid on Chip.

Hopefully not. His people management skills seem to be right up there with mark Neeld.

Heard from influential coterie member that we may sit out an appointed successor in 2014 and continue talks with Jonothan Brown coming on board as senior assistant for a 2 year apprenticeship with Roos. Brown considered this year before playing on one more year.

How different does the new coaching panels look in capability!!

Old New

Senior Coach Neeld Roos

2IC Craig Dew

Backs Rawlings Rawlings

Mids Royal Mathews

Forwards Brown Miller

Development Slattery Allison

Development Nichol Stone

Development Greaves

Can't help but think P Roos is conditioning us all for a Frawley trade or putting heat on Chip to extend ASAP. Spud and pick 2 in return for Shiel and pick 10 or 11 (from Collingwood for Adams) to allow us to draft young mid. Would leave a gaping hole in defense.

Everything he puts in the media has a purpose - has great ability to look as though he's just passing commentary on footy - but think he's always got an agenda to get out.

Feel this is a mistake not replacing football director position. Freo has Ben Allan in this role as well as former players Mann and O'Reilly on the Board. As good as Roos might be there should be informed football related challenge coming for the board for good governance and accounability.

This year on the radio I heard Col best summed up by Leigh Mathews - I thought at the time it was great insight.

Lethal said Col would never be an elite footballer as his size didn't match his abilities - and he didn't have a natural position. Said he was a natural leading key forward but was 10 cm to short to hold down this position. However had the body size and foot skills of a midfielder but didn't have the peripheral vision, clearance ability in close or tank to mix it in midfield. Though Lethal was spot on - therefore, think he'll be handy on a fwd flank for Freo but not move into the category of elite AFL footballers.

In comparison to the modern game, a combination of mackie and hodge in his hbf sweeper role, but better. One of the smartest footballers of his era and in defence rarely beaten or exposed when playing loose and racking up huge numbers.

Apparently Cross met with Roos today anyone know how that went today??

I've heard that Cross is very keen on joining Carlton - has good relationship with Mick Malthouse & sees more chance of playing finals next year - just a matter of if Blues are prepared to make offer.

It's been leaked out to the media that we wont get a pick - take it as decided.

I don't know why the Commission bothers to meet or exist. Vlad decides, leaks out of media so everyone is conditioned to the outcome and then Mike F makes the Commission statement - it's a joke.

Prime examples are Caro had the penalties in print for Dee's tanking, Adelaide salary cap and Essendon drugs scandal miraculously before the commission had even met. Priority pick no different. Gill tested the water a few months ago - read the waters and has now leaked the commissions outcome before the meeting.

Vlad really needs to the shown the door and some integrity needs to be returned to the AFL.

Simpson is the one they want apparently. Source....... David King.

Good - hanging around wishing for Roos to bless us with his presence was starting to get a smell about it - and was showed the "messiah syndrome" that MFC has been too long guilty of.

Appoint Chocco now & he can bring Dusty Martin with him too.

43 tackles whilst in he spotlight...... What goes on with these blokes.

Simple as we backed in incompletent Schwab and they got gale/hardwick.

Great effort by boys today, however if we are to concentrate on negatives

- smashed in the clearances, Rodan useless in tight and doesn't get enough of it on outside.

- nicho does not have skills for AFL. First 4 kicks floaters and missed a handball target 3 meters away.

- toumpas needs to play rest of season at casey. Develop game and confidence, like swans did with Tom Mitchell.

- Dunn is a dumb footballer, his decisions cost us goals every week

I'd be surprised that there'd be a battle for Drain. Hasn't been able to find a job in footy for about last 2 years.

Footy manager with Kevin Sheedy at Essendon, Footy Manager at Bulldogs with Eade (short stint) and then moved to Saints as head of list management and left their list completely our of whack when he left (both in aging of list and salary cap pressure). Seen him go backwards over time - not sure worth fighting over.

Reminds me of Martin Pyke - same hunched running style - hard at ball, good judgement of when to leave man and become rebounding option. Has turned the ball over, but been under massive pressure all season - think he will end up being an absolute beauty and fan favourite.

Please no. Actually know him, his ex wife Doreen and three sons really well.

He's about as charismatic as a brick wall and have a closer look at his post politics career at maquarie infrasture, which is now defunct......it's not coverd in glory and booted out of maquarie about 8 years ago and landed no other significant corporate gig.

Would much rather Jeff.