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Re the Colts @ Broncos. Glad I didn't do the tune out, record and watch later ... even the short-version highlights were ordinary! So it's Cranbourne races and the A league Derby for the night's entertainment!

I wonder if they (Freo) have got the Hogan trade & Langdon trade in the back of their minds right now. Or front & centre of their thoughts They lost out both times so they might view offering pick 13 & F1 as being fair trade for Jackson

Freo also gave us pick 26 in the Langdon deal (which we bundled up with our future (2020) first round pick to North - pick 13 in the end) In exchange we got pick 8 from North which we used on Kossie n.b. pick 8 eventually became pick 12 after academic & F/S picks Effectively we got Langdon cheap ... one pick in the low 20's

There's nothing like catching up with people for real ... with the odd exception, anything ever said in person is taken with a grain of salt. Agreeing to disagree is instantaneous!

Good point but your opening line made it look like we'd made an error in trading out of the top 10 (and first round) ... I just thought I'd fill in the details, DS And I'm not sure about our club's attitude to next season's draft. You may be right Conventional thinking often gets followed but it has to be said that Taylor has definitely got the midas touch with 1st and 2nd round picks (either with their use in the draft, or trading) As for 3rd & 4th rounders ... meh. Why waste time and money betting on 20-1 shots? Because that's what it is - a bet 10 years ago Malthouse said that each new draftee costs a club at least $200k per season (minimum 2 years) ... that figure would be closer to $275k these days That's a lot of money for a below average 18yo Spending that amount of money on a 3rd or 4th rounder is just not a good percentage play

His manager will be doing all the correspondence. LJ just has to sit back and wait ... it's out of his hands It's club vs club and LJ is the meat in the sandwich. If you lay down your tools just a fraction, the equation changes Put another way, if LJ had progressed further from his GF exploits, Freo may well have satisfied our needs by now with a better offer

We used pick 6 (which we acquired for Hogan) in the 2018 draft for Steven May Also, we traded our first round pick of that season (2018) for Jake Lever in a trade with Adelaide in 2017 Without both players - no flag

And Sydney has already set a record for the amount of rain they've had in a year (with 3 months to go!) Us punters should know as when we bet on the Sydney races, the tracks are nearly always heavy ... been that way for at least 2-3 years Good luck with your water tanks, Gorg!

Yep, footy fans have short memories "The umpiring has never been this bad" gets said every year too Pies supporters ... "We will the flag this year' They say it every year, without fail Next year's draft consists of year 10 & year 11 school age youth viewed months and months ago How could anyone possibly know? It's just crystal ball gazing said with a voice of authority

Well here in palatial Kew we've got plenty of run-off for all the water deluging down! The council are controlled by the old money and the high end legal fraternity! haha

What hasn't helped matters is the year that LJ had this season. Apart from 2 or 3 standout games he's been non influential ... and that has to lower his value in a trade They (Freo) might be paying Jackson some really good future coin but do they want to pay lots again just to acquire the player? It's a double investment Doesn't look like we're going to get much more than what was originally offered so if they've gone a bit luke-warm, it's understandable Reverse the trade and many here may not want to pay that much to get him or even want him at all (aside from the large salary and long term deal) The potential acquirement of Grundy is a good example. A number here (myself included) are trusting the club's judgement ... despite a few doubts (that's reading between the lines) There is a truckload of 'potential' attached to the Jackdon deal and I'm beginning to side with those who would take the deal and run

Colts win a game with 7 only field goals & zero TD's! (12-9) Will watch the highlights later to see whether the game was weather effected

Forums like these aren't for everyone and not long term either (for many) All the Demon friends and acquaintances I have don't involve themselves in social media ... maybe a bit of facebook but most have gone cold on that as well

Not sure with Dappa, ... IIRC, he's previously spent a fair bit of time in the USA (working?) ... if not, I hope he is ok as well as 'Cowboy from Hell' As for the honour board, over a 2 year stretch it's quite possible to get 4 podium finishes as well as a couple of Gold's! So it pays to always fight it out to the finish (a good adage in life too)

At this rate we could easily be on a H8+ tomorrow at Caulfield

Yep, he can say what he likes but he is just a pawn We control his destiny as does Freo ... I don't believe the Eagles are a player and the pre-season draft is not really an option unless LJ wants to play for North (or we wipe our hands of him - unlikely) The other factors are that we need draft picks (at least 2) so as we can participate in the draft (early-ish) ... so we have to do some sort of deal otherwise we'll be scrambling for workable draft picks And there's the Grundy deal in waiting

Re-sale value In theory they could get something like picks 13 & 15 next year (or the year after) all for paying top dollar for a 1 year contract (or 2 years) And if LJ wanted to earn top dollar after that he'd need to perform for that 1 year (or 2) But we'll do a deal with Freo anyway Here's how I see the market 1-3 Freo 5-1 Demons 33-1 West Coast 100-1 North (Pirates of Penzance anyone?)

Yep, you're right, there's a good chance Randwick will be cancelled, Gorg Still, the 10 race card at Caulfield is an absolute beauty! Might try to find a few value bets at Morphettville and/or Eagle Farm to fill in the gaps!

Yes, Willmoy Happy to share as I'm not a greedy person by nature. But money is money so I'll need at least $4Billion (to cover expenses) As for LJ, I still believe we'll do a deal with Freo but we are not going to sell ourselves short There's always West Coast or he re-signs with us ... or he goes into the pre-season draft What complicates matters is the Grundy deal going through (when?) and the fact we need at least 2 decent draft picks to participate in the draft (Chandler will be upgraded with a pick in the 60's or 70's) How do we find 2 decent draft picks numbers if Jackson isn't traded? If he ends up re-signing with us for a year or 2 do we want to go through all this again next year? (or the year after) But again, I reckon there's a fair chance we'll end up taking pick 13, F1 and another half decent pick (for this year) from Freo ... not enough but the clock is ticking

And I pick up a cool $5Billion (in cash) if he ends up there (North) Got to take the early odds! #GambleResponsibly

Big day of racing coming up on Saturday ... Guineas Day at Caulfield features 10 Stakes races including the Toorak Hcp, The Guineas, Schillaci Stakes & the Might and Power Up in Sydney they've got 6 Stakes races including the Silver Eagle There are a stack of favourites that will be well supported but they can't all win! Or can they? If I had to single out 3 they'd be 'I Wish I Win' in the Toorak, 'Anamoe' in the Might and Power and 'Polly Grey' in Angst Stakes Multi's will the theme for the day for me Good luck punters!!

Regular Season Tipping Competition Year Winner Silver Bronze 2021 Go the Biff Clintosaurus DemonDave JV7 layzie Gorgoroth -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2020 titan_uranus Gorgoroth Go the Biff Clintosaurus --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 JV7 Go the Biff Gorgoroth Macca Dee Zephyr Clintosaurus --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2018 DeeSpencer Clintosaurus Gorgoroth Dappa Dan Dee Zephyr Macca --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2017 Clintosaurus Go the Biff Dappa Dan --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 Gorgoroth cowboy_from_hell Clintosaurus DeeSpencer --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2015 Gorgoroth cowboy_from_hell Macca JV7 DeeSpencer --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2014 Dappa Dan DeeSpencer Gorgoroth --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013 cowboy_from_hell pantaloons Gorgoroth Strafford Macca --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post Season Tipping Competition Year Winner Silver Bronze 2021 DemonDave Gorgoroth Clintosaurus Macca -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2020 Go the Biff Dee Zephyr Macca -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 DemonDave Go the Biff Macca Dee Zephyr Gorgoroth JV7 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2018 Gorgoroth Go the Biff DeeSpencer --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2017 Macca Clintosaurus Go the Biff JV7 Gorgoroth --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 Gorgoroth JV7 Clintosaurus Macca --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2015 JV7 cowboy_from_hell Gorgoroth Macca DeeSpencer --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2014 JV7 pantaloons Gorgoroth Go the Biff Macca --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013 titan_uranus DemonDave cowboy_from_hell Macca --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Overall Medal Tally Gold Silver Bronze Gorgoroth 4 3 7 JV7 4 3 1 Macca 4 2 6 ---------------------------------------------------- Go the Biff 3 4 2 Clintosaurus 2 3 4 DemonDave 2 1 1 titan_uranus 2 0 0 cowboy_from_hell 1 3 1 DeeSpencer 1 2 3 Dee Zephyr 1 1 2  Dappa Dan 1 1 1 Strafford 1 0 0 pantaloons 0 2 0 layzie 0 0 1 If you're reading the above on a phone, it all aligns best in the landscape mode ... should align properly on a pc

I'll post it up tonight or tomorrow, layz I'd normally do it at the start of the season so you've reminded me

The tipping comp is like taking out a 3 leg multi with one pick not saluting ... over and over and over again There's some science to it but you need a punters luck to win Week 5 is a classic example ... there's sure to be 2 or 3 upset road winners but which one's? The bonus point on offer does allow tipsters to take a chance or 2

Yes, equal 2nd is not to be sneezed at layz! I've got a few (virtual) silvers (across the 2 comps) but Gorg has a stack of Bronze medals ... as well as 4 wins IIRC If you hang around long enough, the podium finishes will eventuate Hard to believe that this is our 10th go at it! Time flies!