savoydee

I am always concerned playing you, you also have a great list when fit and furthermore you are a great coach.My list doesn't seem to be up to it.Trying hard to get it together but it's lacking.

Correct, this was announced months ago.

Please advise whose judgement was wrong - Cameron or the coach.

If you go to training like I do reguarly, you wll find more staff than nearly players there. We have at least 9 coaches whom are there to develop these players. They are to implement game plan, develop skills including handballing & kicking, and furthermore we have increased drammatically our fitness staff as well. Therefore the resources are there- hopefully they will be good enough to take this club further. The issue is the playing list- and I query it heavily.

No doubt Gary Lyon agrees with you- that is thereason for a huge change in the football department re the coaching are and the latest change with Viney taking over recruitment.Hoping he gap will narrow over the next few years.

Thanks for putting them in order of injury time.

DITTO

Fair point.

Definately no offence taken, just thought we may consider a meeting place.

In thinking about tomorrow, I thought, it may be great to have a united front for this occasion. Your thoughts?

Great to have LJ back in the full rehab fold. Bruce has been outstnding in his support to him and I agree with JCB, that, he owes to himself,family and friends to really try to gain something special out of this year by playing at his best.

Great post and thanks for taking the time to do it.Says to me that not all make it- and we all need a lot of luck.Also noted that Trent West has been at Geelong since 2005 , making this year his 7th.Still a chance that Pencil(Spencer could make it.)And that it may take several years for our major picks to mature..And we may have to bolster our list by gaining from the free trade players.

Jackson Paine whom Collingwood picked up.

Actually, Brain resides in China, in partnership with Jamie Duursma. Maybe CS has called on him to assist with sponsorship as both have worked supplying Mitre 10 for years now.

Bad call-irresponsible call-Do the crime- do the time.

One area that has changed since last year - seems to be the frees.Please can someone explain the new system here.Last year we had free for and frees against.How does this year go ? thanks.

you tell em mate !

He did as well as playing as a tall midfielder.I watched him play several times as a primarily as a midfielder.Also please find extract to support my post.. Impact: Eastern Ranges star Matthew Bate, this year's TAC Cup best-and-fairest. Picture: Craig Hughes MATTHEW Bate, 2004 TAC Cup best-and-fairest, is tall, mobile, versatile and ready for the next level. Memo AFL clubs: hold that thought. Bate, 17, who was awarded the Morrish Medal on Sunday night as the most outstanding under-18 player in the state, is ineligible for the November 20 national draft because of age restrictions introduced by the AFL this year. He is seeking the league's permission to nominate for the draft. The league, with the support of Football Victoria, yesterday confirmed it would consider the letter of special consideration it received from Bate's father Michael last week, despite the request being lodged after the June 24 deadline. The 189cm, 85kg Eastern Ranges forward and onballer, who turns 18 on May 24 next year, has fallen 24 days short of his dream. The AFL revised the date of eligibility, on which players must have turned 17, from June 30 to April 30. The Morrish assures that club scouts' interest in the boy from Kilsyth will go through the roof. But Eastern Ranges coach John Lamont, who also coaches Bate at Box Hill Senior Secondary College in the school's football program, said another year with the under-18 competition wouldn't hurt Bate. "He's probably got the maturity in his body, but he is still working to be a more consistent player," Lamont said. "Certainly at the start of the year I would have said he needed another year. "Now he's got some consistency, and in the space of six weeks, people start to say this kid should be nominating for the draft." Miles Krakouer, 17, set the precedent in June when AFL operations manager Adrian Anderson granted him permission to nominate. Krakouer missed the cut-off date by eight days, and the family cited hardship and the fact Krakouer had been preparing for the draft for the past two years. Five other players from around Australia have since been successful. Players affected by the new rule must be completing Year 12, and provide evidence of compelling circumstances, to have their applications considered. Bate shook a lower back injury that he carried through the the pre-season to flourish from Round 4. After dominating the opening part of the season in defence, Bate was rotated in the forward line. The Round 11 move was a masterstroke that effectively netted Bate the Morrish. He kicked seven goals, and bagged 37 for the year. Round 11 was where his polling for the medal started to boom. "I like full-forward, and lately I have been rotating on the ball, which I enjoy as well," Bate said. "I think I started playing better then." Bate has become just the second 17-year-old to win the Morrish Medal, after Richmond's David Rodan in 2000. Past winners include St Kilda captain Lenny Hayes (NSW/ACT), and Tigers star Nathan Brown

agree- quite miffed,hey only 29 when Neeld earlier stated he would take 34.. Anybody know why??

Pretty tough but culture changing.

I have heard from my Sydney friends that Tom Scully has been given a new nickname. It is " Skunk", take off from father, new hair cut resembles it and the way he played in his first NAB cup- he went underground..Comments please !

Very sorry to hear that keep your chin up .

JCB has stated this lottery thing is very confusing.He reckons he trusts JA- just to place in order by putting the 18 names in a hat, mug , whatever and just draw it. It seems to hard and tiresome However, he has sent his pick to JA vIa me to his PM. He will be back in contact next weekend thanks to all

Well arn't we- if not we should be.

JCB says thank you to all- especially OMR,HT and of course JA. He will be back late february and hopes he will be able to operate it.He is not IT savy but I will try to help him, if not we know you will.