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This kid is rated as the clear number 2 at the moment. I have to admit that his size is an issue for me. We have had too many skinny kids in recent years and look set to pick up Stretch next year who looks to be a bit of a beanpole too. So I did a bit of looking around at some old phantom drafts to compare to others his size when drafted. CALLAN WARD 184cm 73kg Now - 185cm / 83kg Will Hoskin-Elliot 186cm, 73kg Now- 186cm /76kg Chad Wingard 182cm, 77kg Now - 182cm / 78kg Devon Smith - 175cm, 76kg Now 174cm / 76kg Hamish Hartlett- 182cm, 74kg Now - 185cm / 83kg Stephen Coniglio / 182cm / 76kg Now - 182cm / 81kg Sam Blease - Midfielder - 183cm, 72kg Now - 184cm / 77kg Stephen Hill - Midfielder - 182cm, 72kg Now - 182cm / 82kg Jake Melksham 182cm / 70kg Now - 186cm / 84kg Dan Hannebery - Midfielder - 182cm, 75kg Now 181cm / 81kg David Zaharakis - Midfielder - 180cm, 73kg Now 185cm / 85kg Tom Scully - Midfielder - 182cm / 74kg Now - 181cm / 78kg Ryan Bastinac 183cm / 74kg Now - 184cm / 84kg Lachie Whitfield - 184cm / 74kg Now - 187cm / 75kg Verdict: His size wont matter if he is good enough.

I think we need both inside and outside. Will be happy to pick best available at pick 2.

Are you suggesting Fitzy + 2nd round pick for Yarran? That would be too much for me.

It was wet. Our talls struggled because of it. Our undersized players struggled because of it. Therfore we were thrashed.

He will survive. Only because there are so many who are due to go before him.

He should be developing at Casey. dont judge him too hard.

Billy Smedlts will be awesome. Hard to get exicted about any demons this quarter.

Geelong have the crowd on there side, the commentators and the umpires. Not that it matters. They are more than a class above.

Umpires are letting it go a bit. They could be calling a lot more frees.

Toumpas is playing well. Looks a bit quicker than previous weeks. Kent is a footballer. Reads it well. Still dont think he our Toumpas should be getting games yet, but thats the situation we are in. Dunn...... please....

His stats are not great at the moment. That's why he is up for trade. He's having a bad year under a new coach. His stats from 2012 were better and 2011 were better still. He is only 22 years old. Nay sayers on here are getting caught in the thinking that he will not get any better. They made the same assumption when we were discussing Clark. Pros: He is a great kick. Decision making is great. Has great speed. Is a good size. He looks like he is going to be traded. (And therfore worth discussing) Cons: Does not get enough of it. (yet.) Needs to tighten up defensivly Doesnt get his own ball I would give our 2nd round pick for him. We are crying out for run and carry and good kicks. Plus his speed is great. He has had awhile in the system now and should step up to averaging 20 disposals a game in the next few years. Yes, he doesnt get his own ball. You know what? Just about every player has his downsides. There is a reason he is up for trade (potentially) I get sick of some posters who instantly say no without generating some conversation. I honestly doubt he will come to us. I would imagine he will return to WA if he does move at all.

Roos.

No way! Are you kidding? I loved that show!

Chris Yarren is out of favour with new coach Mick Malthouse.

Ahh... Good times!!! We were training the house down!

Best Demon on the ground.

Oh that one. We were always going to lose that one. The umpires had decided before the game. First game at Adelaide oval if memory serves. Chad Cornes last game for Port. One of the field umpires even gave him a hug. I can still rember Jermey Howe taking a decent mark only for it to not be paid. It wasnt a 50/50 decision, it was a basic mark.

How good was Fitzpatrick? Break out game.

Terrible. Truly terrible. For both sides, but moreso for us. Can't the AFL get this right? Seriously? We are pumping millions of dollars into GWS when they dont want a team. Isn't it time we started to employee these umpires full time? While they are not officiating games they can be training to become better umpires. It made the game very hard to watch. No doubt for Swans fans too.

Yes. He is better than all the players you listed. Can we swap all of them for him? No. Can we pick him up for nothing? Very, very unlikely. Thats why it is a no from most people. He is not a free agent. So we would need to give up something for him. What are you willing to give up for him that Collingwood would accept?

Yeah he would do well in our team. But he is not what we are crying out for. We need to focus our money on midfielders. He is not a free agent so we would need to give something up for him.

If I were a moderator I would ban you for 6 weeks. No one is worse than Milne.

I can't believe Evans said that! Why sat anything at all?

Neeld = bad cop Craig = good cop

Yeah thanks guys! Except you, Lucas Cook! Haha just kidding!