rjay

He will prove to be a good get.

Agree 'Bob', but now he is not just seen as a jerk but proving it.

Agree, here's hoping he steps up. Yep, if only...

Agree with you on Hogan and Tyson. I've said here before I expect to see Tyson in the top 5 in the comp in the next few years and I can't wait for a few so called experts to eat humble pie when they understand why we traded Kelly for him. I'm really interested in how Mitchie goes, looks to have the goods but Watts and Trengove are the ones I want to see step up. If they start realising their potential (horrible word that) then we will be pushing into the top 8 contenders group and not the bottom 4 group.

He's always been very cagey about this 'Jack', his use of words has been interesting. Pointing to the fact that he wasn't told which club was in the gun as his defence. Do you think he is good at guessing?

don't believe everything you read and who knows what the drill was??? Hogan will be like Darling + more in year one, he will have an impact.

I wouldn't place a lot on the stats from this mob as future predictors. They make up new stats as they go when they can't get it right. I guess it's the nature of stats that they are about things that have happened, they bare some resemblance of things that might happen but only some. When Sydney won the flag in 2012 the stats said they shouldn't have, the stat guys then set about proving why they did win. They created new stats.

The sooner they are out the better. Unfortunately it might only happen if players get suspended, it's probably the only thing that will wake up their supporter group to demand action. Some are slowly waking up to the damage that's been caused but most have their heads …...

It's all a bit sad really, they're picking on the guy they know doesn't have the resources to fight back. Real bully boy tactics.

I think you might be more right than wrong 'Jack'.

…and Robert Shaw is?

or is it only a 'Masquerade'?

Probably a year early on the top 5 as well, more like 2016 but I stand by him being one of the top players in the comp. I rate him, he will be a gun. Good get by the club. I wouldn't be surprised by Vince stepping up in 2014 and also expect to see a big turnaround with Trengove. Jones will have some company which is a good thing.

I think Tyson will but I maybe a year early on that one. By 2015 I expect him to be in the top 5 mids in the AFL.

Maybe the question could be, 'who will be our best mid at the end of season 2014'? I think it won't be Jones and if that's the case then we are on the right path. By the way that's no disrespect to Jones who I think will play a huge part in our revival and may well be captain.

You have a good point there. …but it's not the results that have been the problem, even the ones we won it was the way we played. Just more of the same.

We will have a really good indication of round 1 during the NAB cup, the sinking feeling for me started sinking the further we got into the NAB last year and the year before and the year before that…..etc.

I think that's probably about it 'Robbie'.

It seems to be the case. The man thinks he is bigger than the game and just keeps digging a bigger hole for himself. I hope he never comes back into football, the game doesn't need this type of person.

zzzzzzzzz all quiet over at the AFL site. Be interesting to see how Barrett and co chase this one down.

…and does anyone think Rupert wasn't p….off about the Age taking out the Walkley awards on this issue. Finally the HS have their heads out of their a…. and Robbo's gig might have been on the line. Would love to have heard the rocket he got about this one from his boss.

GWS needed to make Pendleberry or Selwood the offer he couldn't refuse a couple of years back. I think they did have a shot at Pendles but maybe they needed to offer more. If Scully is work 1mill Pendles is worth 2 at least.

Whoever it is they are finally doing a good job.

and the rest of my quote 'autocol' which give little credence to what Barrett and Denham say. I rate Tyson higher.

Pretty much agree with what you say here 'Ralph'.