Macca

You talk like every listed player is a future star when the reality is that there are numerous players who will never get past C grade level. Hundreds in fact So there's plenty of room for journeymen or for players that can fill a void We should know, we've recruited and turned over any number of players who at best, are there to fill a void or are just depth players Not every recruit is going to have a chance of becoming a gun player Bonner as a depth player providing a bit of value is a distinct possibility ... but not necessarily at the MFC But if Adams is another NQR, what do we do if Petty & Lever get injured? For starters, we'd need TMac to stay upright

Yeah sure but as a recycled player for needs only, he'd be handy Most clubs, if not all, will have ruled a line throught at least 5 or 6 of their listed players by early to late May They are already on their way out so that's close on 100 spots to be replaced And being a rookie draft mid season, it's not like it's a long-term commitment with lots of $$$'s involved It's just one spot ... nothing ventured, nothing gained From an overall point of view, there are hundreds of players in the AFL system that aren't much chop I reckon there's a good chance that at least one club will entertain the thought of giving Bonner another chance

The bloke who also stood out to me was Bonner ... and if clubs are going to keep a few mature aged players around for experience and so forth, why not him? We're doing it with T-Mac & Melk for good reason I understand Bonner is not on an AFL list anymore but the bloke can play. A mature aged 29yo for a club in the mid-season draft?

And Max All 3 would be taking votes of each other but Kozzie stands out the most But Steele only getting 1 vote yesterday would feel unfair. He dominated in Clearances, Score-assists, Hard-ball gets, Disposal efficiency and Tackles If he kicks 2 or 3 goals it's the complete game

And Fritsch & Rivers XT might take a bit of time but he was a standout junior with big raps If it wasn't for Big Max, Heath could step right up, right now

We've already had one big wake-up call ... the first quarter against Freo. Game was over after that And in a general sense, we aren't starting well. So King has a bit to work on A lot of the rest of it is fantastic to see so we've obviously improved What stands out is we're sticking to taking risks at great speed via the corridor. That's going to take us a long way as it builds scoreboard pressure when it works It took 3 and a bit quarters yesterday but we ended up breaking the GC and made them look ordinary

As confident as I am, no game is easy We still need to bring it against Essendon. And that's when good coaching comes to the fore King knows he's got the talent but can he coach against complacency or perhaps, over-confidence? That's the test

Good call, Luci I like those who are prepared to stick their necks out. But it works both ways as sometimes one can see misery coming For instance, I'd seen enough after round 2 of the 2008 season. And after 6 rounds of the 2012 season it was obvious that we were cactus As for Essendon next week, if we lose, the match could easily be viewed as a wake-up-call. In terms of talent levels and style of play, we are ahead of the Don's So we have to turn up and bring our best. No let downs and no getting ahead of ourselves (the players & FD) The supporters? We can speculate all we like as we are mere onlookers. We influence SFA As for crowd support and the noise factor, it didn't help the Eagles against the Swans. A +20 goal loss despite all the cheering & booing

Bit of truth in what you're saying as many (most?) footy fans are a superstitious lot! Me? I believe in talent levels and everything else runs 2nd (however, a good coach can harness talent but and a poor coach can stuff things up) And we've got plenty of talent and more depth than we thought. All that after 4 games? It's got everything to do with game style and skills. And you can't fake that and it's not a fluke either

Er ... there is one (hee hee)

The bookies more often than not get it right We're paying currently $1.57 to make the '10' (that's 4-6 in the old language) Odds-on!! (By the way, before the start of the season, we were paying $3.75 to make the '10') But in order to make the finals we're going to have to turn half-way with a decent W/L record. Our run home isn't easy So we need to win now and build up a bank of wins But I've seen enough to not bother with the September snow season Get confident, folks. We're going places

'Telepathic'! (according to Louie the Lip)

Could it be the Krakouer bros. all over again with Kozzie & Latrelle? When both of them are involved in the play, good things happen Almost impossible to coach against too as a lot of what we see is pure instinct. Electrifying! Today we got a glimpse of how good Latrelle could be whilst we already know how good Kozzie is

Steele found a teammate with 24 of his 26 possessions The DE percentage is sometimes subjective but 92% is fantastic for a midfielder who will often be under pressure when disposing of the ball He doesn't mind body contact when dishing off and that's an admiral trait On top of that, 8 tackles, 7 score involvements and 11 clearances. Wow!!

For the unaware, it might have looked like it was compulsory to play on after a mark (or free kick) in the 80's. But that practice originated from the 70's and continued into the 90's Not every time and not all the time but it was a big part of the sport and was one of the main reasons why we saw open forward lines and the explosions of scoring during that time Fast forward to this year and we're seeing that style return (at least in part) Trying to ice the game is still possible but requires a full-on team defence. And 'hitting the boundary' has it's drawbacks as well with the new rulings I'm loving the new style of footy but there's going to be a lot of blowouts