rjay

A classic case of being an athlete, not a footballer.

800k will be about right for a quality KPD like Lever. He will stay or go, but money won't be the driver. It will be part of the story. If he goes I would think we are in a good position, he knows we wanted him at draft time and he knows we have a future. Interesting at draft time there was also talk of Lever being a tall mid...he did a bit of work with his TAC cup team working with the mids to round out his game as he missed the year with a knee. Also his kicking was supposed to be his weakness. Seems to have fixed that.

800k will be about right for a quality KPD like Lever. He will stay or go, but money won't be the driver. It will be part of the story. If he goes I would think we are in a good position, he knows we wanted him at draft time and he knows we have a future.

...a bit like Buddy.

Nup, made 2 disposal errors centring the ball early but apart from that held up well when our midfield were being smashed and the defence were under siege. It was a good 4 Q game from Oscar.

Champion Data annoy the hell out of me when they try to predict using their data. Their expertise is in telling us what has happened by their numbers....

Pretty sure they said similar things about Tommy Mac last year. I take what these 2 say with a grain of salt...

My opinion is that we need another good ball user in the back half. Hibberd is the only elite user in that line up, Jetta not to bad, Frost & Tommy Mac poor the others a bit hit and miss. I'm also not convinced with the idea of Frost & Tommy holding up the key posts...

I'm biased, one of my favourite players to watch in the AFL... Would be a great get...being under-utilised as a mid because they lack goal kickers. X-factor plus, right up with the best in my opinion.

I think we still need to be at the high end of the draft this year...we missed last years early crop and will have a few ageing mids (lewis, Vince & Jones) to replace over the coming years.

I also thought and still do think we need a kpd... Those 2 weren't the answer though 'steve', Brown in particular is a very poor kick. McKenzie is shot. We need someone who can use the ball as well as hold down the key post.

I'm not sure Kelly will ever be a game changer in the mould of an Ablett, Danger, Buddy or Selwood. He appears to me to be what he looked like in his junior years, a really neat footballer who goes about his business in a very professional manner. I don't see any of the so called 'x' factor...

I often think Champion data should stick to what they are good at. Counting kicks, handballs and tackles etc at games....their analysis is often wide of the mark and they really are not qualified to give it. A couple of examples come to mind but according to their analysis the Dogs had no chance of winning the premiership last year and we have the worst midfield in the AFL. Stats have their place of course and are a good tool to have but many have been fooled into placing too much emphasis on them. My eyes tell me that Petracca is heading in the right direction to becoming a very good player at a minimum and with all things going well could be an A grader, even a champion. Still a bit of water to go under that bridge but I'm happy to have him.

Great post 'ignition'....

Mason Cox has size but no football IQ 'MadAsHell'....Keilty would get smashed by any half reasonable AFL ruckman and that's not running him down it's just he would be outsized and outclassed by a player also more experienced in the position... For his own career sake I hope they give him a couple of seasons to develop, recruit the right players and allow Dec to go back and see if he can make it as a defender.

Sorry but he will never be an option as a ruck at AFL level...his best chance really is in defence. I know they've been using him forward and in the ruck at Casey but I think they are playing him out of position...

I would think their earlier flags are a bit dubious... The early 90's was an interesting time in football and a player had to be counted very unlucky to be caught out with PE drugs in the system.

The Herald/Sun are now saying that Gatto confirms meeting with EFC official. Well, it's getting interesting again....

EFC have reported it to the Police 'Lucifer'... Do you think they might find evidence or lack thereof to support EFC?

Apparently they are suggesting blackmail... Unfortunately for Wallis he played the party line during the scandal. His relationship with the truth and his record keeping in the past will not help him in this case. Have to agree with you about 'disgruntled employees'...seeing what Robinson picked up on the way through might have been a factor.

Not sure if anyone has seen this...most of you will know the song and have seen some versions. ...but this is a most fantastic clip, really well done. It took me some time into it before I realised what was happening.

Sounds familiar... ...lost the records, no backup lol. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/mar/01/british-cycling-team-sky-package-bradley-wiggins

Nothing 'bb', just an educated guess based on previous form but Caro seems to be pretty hot on Thompson.

Interesting...I would have thought him the least likely. My bet would be...someone a bit sneakier.

No EFC didn't leak the audio, they have nothing to gain from it now...it was one of the 4 involved. Have a guess but I know who my money wouldn't be on and that leaves 2.