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However it happened - the main thing is that they lost .

5% of Players are Elite . The second 20-40 ranked players could be on their way up or down from there .The term irritates me anyway-and plebs should not be able to use it because they don't understand it .Only the elite should use it .

coming from Rawlings that is insulting-Watts has huge talent and will cash in on it. Rawlings was a journeyman with limited pace ,skill or guts.Watts has all three .

I think he could play anywhere but he is a very reliable set shot kick .Howe looks that way too .Killa may be wasted on the wing .Certainly worth a try if he's having a bad day up forward .

There are 20-40 elite players in the comp.Each club has 1 or 2 that could be called Elite. SO about top 5% .IMHO.

That album will definitely sell out .

Watts and Trengove will gain plenty of Brownlow votes in the future 3 seasons barring injury . Frawley to just get better .

Lets just say some peoples slates are cleaner than others .Still think the choice/s were good .Beamer will live with it .He's still a leader .

Jamar is an elite ruckman .

Or perhaps rammed down too much Gordon's in the hotel room . A check of the betting slips should tell if they are setting up a retirement package for themselves .

Very comprehensive post PA. There was also something happening in Vietnam whilst the Liberal government was drowning itself in Scotch . E G Whitlam appeared at Full Forward for the ALP and turned around a 23 year losing streak on December 2nd . On the same day - yours truly was born . Did Bob Massie grab his haul of 18 at Lords that year also?

Ducks Backs and water .Grains of salt . Tinker's cuss . Bring on the sledge -hammers

Flick back to the mid season talk on Bate and it was all negative . Forget about style-he can play .He wins us metres every time . Rarely gets beaten and stands up in contests -thats good for me .

WYL , I miss you and your calm outlook . I'm OS and just watched Moneyball . Good Times will be sweet because-as you say-they know what to do . He----- Before God knows the situation . The Dude abides . PS- It's a role and only a role .Shakespeare said it best(as he often does)-All the worlds a stage and all the men and women merely players- They have their exits and their entrances and each man in his time plays many parts. The overlooked guys can go back to playing football-(Beamer , Green , Davey) The young guys can take the next step . get on us for the Semis .(32-1)

I think Flash will be back . Misson impossible will fix it . We all have bad years . Ours are over . Keep faith. Love yous all Cant beleive the good decisions we keep making as I read from Cambodia . Love yous all .

Looks like WE THE FORUM got it right . Maybe someone is taking note of the supporters at this club? Good times ahead .

I cant see Sellar walking in to our best 22 .Haven't seen enough to know but it would be a big deal if he got 10 games in his first year

North Melbourne wont mind if it's Carey or Stevens .

And a great endorsement of Baileys fine work . Nature ran its course .

Garry is a Demon champ and has done a top job off field for us since 186. I really do wish he would quit that stupid show and get a more dignified job - regardless of cash. I think we would all like to see him doing something respectable for a living . Hanging with Brayshaw, Eddie, Sam et. al. is not good for any self-respecting human.

Good article today about the problems last year and the fact that the players were happy with the coach and felt a loyalty to DB. In battle your leaders may change . Green really blew it in supporting Bailey against the board (the night before186) and Bailey was an amateur in his political machinations against CS. Who signed for five years in the midst of all surrounding treachery? Who is our most complete midfielder , with no boozy black marks . JT

No mullet ,no ghostly pale skin ,no pointy nose?

Looks nothing like Stretch.

If we can't turn on our own then what will we do?It's a Demon tradition .

The sling tackle is an umpiring mistake just about every time- think about the rules .