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I wouldn't be surprised to see Rawlings move on for his own development. You can only stay at a club so long, and it then appears you are treading water in the AFL industry and you become a forgotten man. That is if he still wants a senior job down the track.

He's been on mine since it looked like they had the knives out for him with the Saints. Would be a great get with Burgess...bot responsible with Hinkley in rebooting Port.

I agree that Smith isn't the answer, we just get totally cleaned up when Max goes for a rest and Pruess does his share in this area. Unfortunately he's lost any confidence with his hands and can't hold a mark. I like where 'Nev' is heading here, I would give Petty a run. The kid is a smart footballer and he has just that little bit of mongrel about him. Would also be pretty useful around the ground with his marking. Might as well have some options for next year.

Sorry mate, don't know. All I know is we didn't play him back into form, he's been playing back to his Brownlow best before we got there.

We can be blamed for many things 'chook' but not this one. Martin has been in good form definitely not out of form. Was BOG against C/wood last week with 38 touches & 2 goals (we kept him quiet, 34 touches and only 1 goal)...

I think the only way to do a deliberate forensic analysis of all issues is with an external review. Everything on the table. The only reason for not doing it is if you have something to hide or if your ego is so big you think you have all the answers. We've been here before. I fear Sir Humphrey Appleby is running the club at the moment but hope I'm wrong.

For those who don't think part of the problem is the game plan... Cotchin being interviewed at half time said if they could start getting a bit more contested ball they know they can easily run off Melbourne on the outside. Seriously Goody, I know (hope) you don't really believe what you said above. But this year every team in the competition knows how to play & beat Melbourne. This would want to be a hell of a tinker you're working on...

Anyone know what happened to Jordon in the 2nd half? Was up in the disposal count at half time then seemed to drop right off. Injured?

Interesting to notice over the last few weeks and particularly tonight. The umps have obviously been instructed to call play on for kicks going backwards if they don't go a good 15+ metres...probably more like 20... Marks are being paid for around half the distance when they go forward. Another interpretation...

Looking at the likely clubs to have pick 3... Carlton really don't need a KPF, although Adelaide have their pick. They might be an option. Sydney if Buddy stands up with Reid probably unlikely to trade pick 3 ...and I can't see North trading for their own player. Not sure why we're discussing other clubs trades, this thread is probably better on Bigfooty...

...been pushing this one for a while now and he's worked with Burgess before at Port. The only issue I would have is this... Is Goody a good listener.

This concerns me... Is he stubborn, delusional or maybe not willing to disclose what we are really doing. I hope it's the latter because tinkering is not going to fix this years problems.

I'm not...I'm talking about draft position in relation to success of a KPF. You brought it up. Carry on...

History of the draft says most of the top KPF come from the first round... Of course it doesn't mean all first round picks will be guns but the law of averages says if KPF is outside the first round they have a much lesser chance of making it. So maybe that should be on the list if you are a recruiting guru.

Had a thread on this recently 'Nev'...agree with you. "The Incremental Bang Theory" rather than the breakout game... 'Matsuo'...is off the mark with his comments. Trac has been our best forward by a long way this season & is growing in confidence. Spot on 'Chaser'...he's at his best when he has the confidence to take the game on.

It's very fair 'Super'... He's writing as though it's a done deal. Others have expressed it may happen or even will happen. None that it has...

...because he who has been away has decreed GC will get the PP (pick 2).

Oh no!!!

Looked like being a player but this & the ability to handle a tight checking opponent caught up with him. Damaging if allowed to play on his terms but that doesn't happen these days.

There's definitely no way I would part with the coin or pick 2 for Hill.

I think it says more about the desperation of clubs like St Kilda, North & maybe us to a lesser extent that players contracts are being over valued in the fight to get them to sign.

He will want to go home again by 2020 so maybe they could then trade it back to us. He wanted home to WA, now he want's back to Vic because of his misses, they split up next year & then he want's back home to WA... I don't think he's worth anything more than a 2nd round punt.

I worry about this and it's a big reason why I think we need an external review. I think internally we over rate the list and that is a big, big problem that has brought many clubs undone. Someone not emotionally attached is in a better position to look at it and give an objective opinion. My choice would be someone like Andrew Ireland or even Gubby Allen, people who know club football and list management.

Totally agree 'dazzle'... Without having seen much of either I'm kind of hoping Anderson, could see him on a wing in his first season and providing good value. Rowell looks the goods as a mid but would we use him there? ...would be happy with one or the other though, adds a bit more class and youth to the list.

I think it's a concern because of where we are on the ladder. I haven't looked at the other clubs and to be honest I don't care where they sit. We have a quality problem and we need to draft and trade well to fix it. I bought some of the hype but the prelim and a lack lustre preseason was a sell for me. By half time in the Port game I was well aware that our list was nowhere near as good as some thought. Forget picking and choosing outlooks, have a good look and go through the list and it's pretty obvious where the problems are...