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Not fair play but in the end both clubs got screwed...Tom & his dad set themselves up nicely through no fault of their own.

He was the consensus number one, so not just so MFC in this case. At the time the Tiges would have loved him...grew up a Richmond supporter. How lucky were they to miss???

The debate about the value of pick 1...it is still a bit of a raffle. This is ' @Macca' pet subject. The value of the draft. Every recruiter in the land would have taken Scully. It's not only the pick and development but also luck with injury. Not wishing him any bad luck in the future but Rowell looked great then goes down...will he come back as good, will injury dog his career. Who knows? ...best not to have all your eggs in the one basket.

The cutbacks in coaching staff mean that Goody does some more hands on coaching which might be good for him and the team...like you, I love this vision.

To be fair on this one 'Lucifer' it wasn't Richmond's fault here. The AFL F...U...badly. That's why it didn't come out.

A wonderful guitar player 'hardtack'... Funny story, kinda backs up what you are saying about him being very unassuming. One of the top LA session guys got called to a producers house (think it was a film producer) to lay down some country licks. As he pulled up he noticed Albert mowing the lawn next door. When he finished his work he said to the producer, "you know all this stuff I'm playing I got from your next door neighbour." A little more Albert... https://youtu.be/h1Rx-zaBjow

Kirk Fletcher and Josh Smith are another couple worth a listen if you haven't already 'Earl'. Jack Pearson in almost any genre...plays great blues, did a short stint with the Allman's until Dicky Betts killed his ears...The Nashville guys revere him.

Billy was a legend, no doubt about that...one of the first live show I went to was Billy at the Box Hill Town Hall. The first band I remember seeing in concert was Carson supporting John Mayall at Festival Hall...the other support was Company Caine. Broderick left a huge impression on me and to this day he's probably my favourite singer in 'Oz

...and Joe is no Richie Blackmore but he goes ok.

Great athlete, average (at best) footballer. Pretty simple really...

I reckon he was pretty good in his first season... He needed to steady and convert a bit better but will learn that. ...and he brought the forward pressure that we sadly needed. For a kid that doesn't have a tank he sure worked hard up and back, he wasn't afraid to work. Couldn't ask for much more.

So sorry to hear this sad news 'Hell Bent'...although I didn't know him personally you could tell he was a passionate supporter. He came across as one of the good guys when posting on here. As '@Grapeviney' says it's heartbreaking...I just feel for his kids. R.I.P Mark

Looks pretty good to me... Some people might do well to look at what he brings to the team rather than focus on nit picking negatives.

I'm inclined to make a change on the board. This comes from not knowing any of the current board or the new candidate. I think like he did with the team & coach last season, it's time for Bartlett to get a kick up the a... Now you will not find a more thorough case than that anywhere.

Please do 'Dr', I would be interested in your player observations from the past. So long as they're not hindsight observations.

Yes, it's a real pity as it's the training reports at this time of year that keep us all enthusiastic for the season ahead...

You're probably reading a bit too much into it at the moment. It's more likely the club realised the lack of experience in the FD. ...and remember, we were after Yze last year when there were no recent events. So he came on board as his contract ended with the Hawks. Williams for mine replaces Macca albeit a year too late as an experienced developer and mentor of players.

Are they saying that the 3rd coach has split because of another relationship/s? There are other reasons marriages split and sometimes it's not even the male of the partnership caught with their pants down.

When you have a great team sometimes the art of coaching is to stay out of the way. Scott, 2011 Joyce, 1988

Go for it 'Jimmy', I'm interested...

A flag is a flag as you say 'Uncle' but there is always the one...

Neither Lockett or Dustall would have taken 6 pack marks in a game. Of the current tall forwards Dixon, Hawkins or Lynch might take one, 2 on a good day...Cameron rarely takes a pack mark. A lot of the problem is how we move the ball in, the expectation of the pack mark is higher because we bomb the ball.

I think we do 'bing'...the list is pretty strong now. Surely we give top 4 a shake this season & from there anything is possible.

After a tough 2020 who knows what lies ahead for us all in 2021. No matter what, here's wishing you and your families all the best for the coming year. May it be a happy, healthy and prosperous one and maybe, just maybe an end to our long suffering NS curse...please. Happy New Year!

No doubt there 'old dee'...the feeding frenzy will begin.