Macca

For those without visual coverage, SEN radio are covering the t20 S/F later on (1.00am)

And you know what's going to happen now! As a general rule, I don't like including the Thurs night game haha

Yeah winning a flag changes everything Wrecker You could pick any of the premiership 22 if compiling a favourite players list (all time) I've still got Hardeman, Wells, Flower & Alves from the earlier days. Biffin too and I always admired Callery From the premiership team where do you start? Too many to choose from but Max as captain you can't go past (that clutch goal after the siren against the Cats set everything up - never to be forgotten!)

There were 2 other drafts in the early 80's (not talked about much or even heard of) Might have been '81 & '82 (for interstate players only) With one of our early picks in those 2 drafts we picked Alan Johnson. But I'm not sure whether any of those players in those 2 drafts were tied to clubs or obligated to those clubs Although AJ did end up playing for us of course Danny Hughes was another

I recall that earlier to when the draft came into being, we tried to secure either or both of the Jarman bros with 'Form 4's

Years later and the NBL has come alive again. Who would have thought? A lot of work behind the scenes but the interest has grown to a point where the games are back on free-to-air again 2 games will be shown (live) on FTA every Sunday afternoon ... most always the times will be 1.00pm & 3.00pm on the 10 Network - C007 (Peach) Season starts December 3rd

The A-League kicks off on the 17th of November ... the free to air commitment is a Saturday evening prime-time live game every week (Ch10HD)

Agree wholeheartedly, JNM The Aussies ended up with the 6th most amount of medals and once again our athletes did us proud ... as is often the case, we continued to punch above our weight

Ravens, Bills, Bucs

A lot of the player contracts were drawn up pre cxxxx or may not have a cxxxx component attached So the non vaccinated may not be able to train & play, but could they still be paid? (at least in part) As we know, the contracts have previously been quite watertight ... for instance, when the games were cancelled or postponed because of cxxxx, the players were still being paid A negotiated 3% cut in salaries ended up being the result

Gorgoroth @Dappa Dan @DeeSpencer @JV7 @Dee Zephyr @Go the Biff @titan_uranus @Clintosaurus @DemonDave @layzie 1 point only on offer this week. Could be a vital point the way things are going! Surely the Jets & Washington won't win ... surely! Good luck! Leaderboard - Tipping Comp 6 - Go the Biff, Clintosaurus, JV7 5 - Dee Zephyr 4 - Gorgoroth 3 - DemonDave, titan_uranus, DeeSpencer, layzie, Macca

Well we just won a flag in comprohensive fashion as nomads ... even when we were in Melbourne we swapped between Casey & Gosch's So a Casey facility which had a $5Million upgrade along with gym facilities and Gosch's with a makeover ($2Million?) might just have to do for now The admin building? It's not the end of the world if that takes a bit more time than is preferred Besides which, I'm backing Kate Roffey to get what we need rather than what we necessarily want (there's a song in there somewhere)

Thanks for that If the pick is for a needed position then KPF could be it so the WA lad might be the target ... remembering that we'll need a good KPD in 2 years or so (if Weideman doesn't improve enough) And tall draftees generally need time in the system to develop. Or maybe we go for another wingman/midfielder for greater depth

Zero points allocated, 3 weeks in a row! Zilch. None. Point-less! What is going on?!? Clint was unlucky A reminder that there are 10 points up for grabs in the last 4 weeks so keep at it

A fanatical dressed up Demon fan (with the Cup) running next to Peter Sagan on one of those brutal climbs! I'd like to see that!

So who are the likely 6 candidates for our pick (17) And are we going for best available, best in position or are we confident of getting one actual player that we have earmarked? Or could we still move up in the draft? I've had a bit of a read of the thread but is there any clarity emerging yet? What's the go? Oh, and am I right in saying that we turned Dom Tyson into Ben Brown? Remembering that Preuss was swapped to us in the Tyson deal and then Preuss went to GWS for pick 31 and we then traded pick 33 in that same trade period for Ben Brown (along with a swap of picks in the 20's (26 & 28)

And Matt Clarke was at the Demons from '97 to '08 according to a link I found Been at the Tigers for nearly 13 years in multiple roles (?)

Who would have thought Did he leave us before the end of the 2008 season?

Good points DS ... you'd know more about this than me. Sydney with their academy has an advantage ... they can identify at a younger age than the drafting age And the proof is in the pudding with the Doggies ... lots of good young players on their list (over time) Who is the head of recruiting at Richmond? He'd have to be up there as well

Yes Taylor has the midas touch ... Stephen Wells did go off the boil eventually but that might have had a bit to do with the policy on the age demographics of their recruits And wasn't he shuffled elsewhere within the club into a similar area? For whatever reason the Cats didn't miss a beat for a good period (with draftees) and then decided to change tack and top up with oldies (whilst the game had become faster with younger legs needed to do the 2-way running)

All backing up that Taylor has gone past all (including Wells & Clayton*) as the best talent identifier in the business He's on a hot streak and who is to say he can't keep going? Recruiting with a real purpose At some stage we could be in the unique position of being talent overloaded ... and that's the position a club needs to be in We're not there yet but could be in the foreseeable future *Scott Clayton for his past record going back a bit

Right now probably so (with the small sample size) but he looks the goods already ... most impressive aspect is his exquisite kicking to position Remarkable for a 7 game player ... and he plays tall as well. Big future by the looks of it

In the same article Bayley Fritsch was re-ranked as No.3 in his draft year ... originally 31 Spargo in the same draft was originally picked at 29 but given the attrition rate of those picked above him, he might sit just outside the top 10 (or better) in a re-ranked scenario

Curb your Enthusiasm new series has started out ... as previously mentioned Only Murders in the Building 'Barry' is good, The Kominsky Method is decent As for Sci-fi ... got a bit to catch up on as there is a bit about 'Dark' is supposed to be good, Glitch season 3 to watch. Have they made any more of 'Black Mirror'?

Yeah seen 'em all ... Sling Blade was a tremendous film (BBob) I can remember debating the worth of True Detective S2 with AF here. I really liked it and thought with time, it might be appreciated better. But there again I'm a Colin Farrell fan as well (how good was 'In Bruges'!) Still haven't seen True Detective series 3 ... any good? Better Call Saul is very good. Others such as Ozark & Homeland are good And we're going to see another series of Dexter ... that'll be interesting