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One of the few players I gave a pass mark this year, but I would suggest he was good rather great for the most part. Obviously can find the football, but I don't think he hurts teams enough with his possessions. I also think he is fairly slack defensively.

Considering Dangerfield has never won a B&F and has only come 2nd once, I can't help but feel that people are overrating him as a potential saviour. Sure, his best games are elite, but he has a lot of average games as well. I'd much rather end up with two decent young midfielders through trades or the draft, than throw the farm at a single player.

I think it is probably one of their better efforts to be honest. There are none of the WA / SA suck up selections that there have been in previous years, and it actually resembles a football side, not a collection of footballers.

I'm one who thought he had nothing to offer, but justifiably so given his rancid performances in 2013. Clearly improved out of sight this year and will be a handy utility type in 2015, particularly with Frawley going. Having said that, if he is still clearly best 22 by the end of next season, it will be a fair indication that we have not improved greatly.

He's a much better player than he showed this year. Surely we're not stupid enough to try and trade him whilst his value is at its lowest. Surely?

It's one thing to waste a high draft pick on a dud footballer. It's entirely another to give him 6 years on the senior list. I don't think he's improved one iota in the time he's been here, and he should have been delisted three years ago. I still maintain that Neeld's reluctance to clear out deadwood such as Strauss in his first year was his biggest failing.

A huge disappointment and, despite the lofty reputation that Roos has a player and football manager, Blease was yet another of the mid-level players who failed to show any improvement this year. I would delist ten before Sam based on pure talent, but I couldn't blame the club for tapping him on the shoulder.

First two thirds of the year was excellent, and his workrate and commitment was outstanding. Looked particularly slow and lacked penetration in his kicking after his return from injury, but never stopped working. I hope he can recapture his early season form next year, otherwise it may be a long season for all concerned.

The sort of bloke you'd absolutely love if he was playing for your team. I can't stand him, but he has been (and still is) a super player. Anyone who says otherwise is kidding themselves.

They key part of the opening line is "some flashes of very good form". There's no doubt his best could be pretty good but, like most of our players, his worst is shocking. If he can eliminate the absolute worst of his disposal and decision making errors, that would be a good start.

Was very good this year. Hopefully he can maintain his focus and consistency going forward, because there has been a tendency for him to get a little ahead of himself in the past.

Really disappointed that he wasn't given an opportunity at senior level, because I think he offers more than others who were carried through the season (eg. MJones).

Exceeded even the most wild of expectations this season. Hopefully he can take another step forward in 2015.

By the start of next season it will be about 34 months since he has played a decent game, and 22 months since he has played at all. I just can't see this ending well for anyone.

Maintained his dreadful standard of the previous year. Full marks for consistency, a massive fail in every other respect.

You'd never question his work rate, but he is just a very average footballer. Unless he is on minimum wage, I cannot understand why he has a three year contract.

My only concern with all of this is whether Roos' ego allows him to make decisions for the long term good of the club. I'm all for investing in midfielders and key position players, because theseare what decent sides are built on, but utility types are a dime a dozen.Yes players like Lumumba and Malceski may help us to be more competitive for the next year or two, thereby helping cushion Roos' record from the almighty beating it took this year, but they bring us no nearer to a finals berth. The last flanker we paid overs for was Byron "Lard Arse" Pickett, and we all remember how that ended up for coach, player and club.

Interrupted pre-season and some second year blues, but clearly a player who will benefit from increased midfield support. Given Tyson's impact in his third year, hopefully Viney will be pushing that level next year as well.

I thought he was better than most people gave him credit for this year, and he was probably our best performed forward overall, but clearly the experiment lasted at least a month too long. He should have been played down back for the second half of the season, particularly against top 8 sides when we weren't scoring anyway. I certainly don't blame him for wanting to seek opportunities elsewhere because we are still a long way off playing finals. Pick 3 would be fair compensation, but anyone thinking we are going to replace an All Australian defender (who can also pinch hit up forward) overnight is kidding themselves.

I have more time for Blease than most people around here, but I'd be very happy to get Robinson in for him. Now that he's had his wake up call, I'm sure Roosy can keep him under control.

It sounds like a few players are going to get squeezed out. If Leuenberger makes his way to Freo, does that put Zac Clarke in the mix?

I'm still befuddled as to why Jimmy spent the year at Casey whilst the likes of Salem, Kent and M.Jones were allowed to stink it up in the seniors for most of the year. I think Roos was in damage control mode after the West Coast loss, and then found himself unable to bring Jimmy back in without him showing massive signs of improvement at Casey. He certainly hasn't lived up to his draft position, but I also don't think he is as far behind as some think. If the coach shows some faith in him next year we will see a much better player.

A massive disappointment. Does he want to be a wing / HBF, or does he want to be a full forward? So many times we take the ball in the middle of the ground and have nobody to kick to because Dawes is trotting back from the half back line. For a bloke of his size and strength he doesn't take nearly enough marks nor use his body well enough to bring teammates into play. Doesn't kick enough goals and doesn't get the ball in dangerous positions. There is no denying his workrate and his willingness to chase and tackle, but he didn't come close to justifying his pay packet this year.

Some people need to take a deep breath and have a look at the recruiting of Hawthorn and Sydney in recent years. Can you find a single example of where either of those teams have used a high draft pick or made a significant trade for a player who is not either a ball winning midfielder or a key position player? You simply don't build a premiership team, even a half decent team, by investing in flankers and utility types. Build the midfield, build the spine and, once you have done that, then you look for some cream to go on top. The footballer formally known as Harry O'Brien (hereafter known as TFFKAHOB) is a half back flanker and a fairly average one at that. Thankfully I suspect Roos and co know a little more about list building than the morons that have been in charge in recent years.

I can't believe people want to trade Watts and watch him become a star at another club. If our multi million dollar coaching panel can't get the best out of a player like Watts, then what are we paying them for? He has more talent in his little finger than most of our players have in their entire body, we just need to find the right role for him and give him some angry pills. Surely the test of whether our club is on the way up or not is whether we can harness the ability of our most talented players.