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Strauss is the other one we need to come up.

I wouldn't be too worried about the pace of Frawley, Garland or Watts, they might be talls but all are pretty quick across the ground. Both Frawley and Garland have acquitted themselves well on small forwards in the past.

Toumpas, Kent and Viney don't seem to have that problem so maybe we will turn it around.

Balance.

...and that Swan champ has proven it consistently over the long term. Have the Hawks missed their opportunity? a lot of their key players now over 30, Buddy (maybe gone at the end of year) and Rough in the next group and not a lot coming up behind them.

I think Sellar has more upside in the ruck but it's only a pinch hitters role and who functions best as a forward will get the place. It will be out of Sellar, Pedders and big Fitz. Performances in the NAB cup will be the guide.

Yep, thinking about him too. Will be a really important player for us this year.

Can play!

Going to create havoc at Casey this year...Trenners said he has already reached the ton, 100kg. What's he going to look like when he packs on a bit more muscle.

Yep, don't want to slash my wrists just yet but it did have a familiar look. Trying to stay positive. ...knew write didn't look right, too many head knocks playing footy.

Doesn't look good but all sides playing 2nd straight up have struggled plus it's a hot night so I won't write too much into it.

Still hitting up high tackles after all the work done to go in low, and to think a lot on here thought we might give away too many trips. Think we might need to focus on the ankles then we might get the hips. It's the easiest skill in the game to get right.

Might try Robbo or Rohan tonight and see if I can get a bite.

I'm sure a few of SMS'd KB this morning but not a word. It's a sad and well controlled democracy we live in at times, they want it to go away.

He has (a month or two back), he thought Demetrio set up the conditions that led to tanking and should take the fall.

Would be good wouldn't it. Let's start with one.

I think you will find Viney very Selwood like in his first year. Toumpas has senior experience and I would hope for something like Trengove in his first year for those who remember before stalling he was a really good first year contributor.

It's a pity they didn't jump on this stuff when Brock made his comments.

Cotchin & Delidio with Martin on the way. Morris is a back pocket, Houli half back, Conca hasn't settled a postion yet, Vlastuin a half back in the champs last year, Foley good player but always injured. If Cotchin goes down they look a bit thin on the ground. Defence is still weak and they rely to much on Jack up forward. I'm not sold on them yet and I think their recruiting at the end of season was poor, they went to the well one to many times on picking up experience from other clubs....but it's still to be seen. It might be a good lesson for us come seasons end.

You are right on the money there.

A very good nose 'Ben', nice piece of levity.

I sure hope so mate but at the moment I'm not feeling to good about the footy. Another bad season on ground now after this capitulation it would be a disaster, I'm backing Neeld but I'm not so sure about those running the place.

I think you are kidding yourself.

Almost.

Beat me too it 'Sue'. It reminds me a bit of the old Alan Jeans sausage story. You can fry em, you can bbq em, you can grill em and you can bake em but in the end they are still sausages. No matter what words you like to use in the end we have been found guilty of tanking, not doing our best to win, conduct prejudicial to the AFL....