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I don't think there is a current day Peter Matera around....not that I can think of anyway. Smith's been a very good player but he's no Matera. Can anyone think of a current player that would go close?

5 years, with his hammies....then again players like Burgoyne and Higgins have had injury free runs in the 2nd half of their careers...as you say he does make us better. Could we get another 100k out of Collingwood? I'm being greedy, but why not.

If the details of his back ended contract are correct then I hope everyone leaves Collingwood to their own mess. The idea of them paying 200k of the contract is severely unders...they would need to stump up a hell of a lot more than that if the figure is running up to $1mill a year.

I think this story came from the Collingwood spin machine. So far they are losing the battle...even with their own supporters.

Sorry, mixed up my Sam's...McLure was the Crows story, this is Edmund. Not as big a smart a.... still checks his facts so not making it up. It's real or someone is not telling him the truth.

Remember Sam was reporting the Adelaide camp fallout and got smashed for that one at the time. He was on the money. Comes across as a smart a.... at times but won't push a story unless he has his facts backed up. He's either on the money or people are lying to him.

I've always thought the best pressure a forward could apply is to kick goals. Geelong locked the ball in their forward half in the 2nd Q of the GF but didn't exert enough scoreboard pressure. At the end of the day the team that kicks the bigger score wins the game. Sometimes too much emphasis is placed on the minutiae...

If they do their destination club status would take a huge hit. Nice bit of click bait from Ralphy though...

Been on the turps today 'Dee'???

I first posted this in September...seemed an obvious target.

There was another Clark headed back to Perth before he took a detour. Maybe this one is a better bet...

Or the secret formula shouldn't be secret anymore. It really is a bit of a joke... Everyone knows the formula is not a formula at all just a set of non binding guidelines wholly dependent on the outcome head office would like.

I do doubt that 'Jack'...maybe they would take him at a 'sale' (3rd rounder or lower & we cop most of the contract) price but not for a decent trade. I hope you're right and I'm wrong by the way.

Think it will only be as steak knives 'red' and would that be worth our while. I can't see anyone wanting to take a substantial proportion of his contract unless we can fabricate some kind of win/win deal with another club.

I'm not sure there will be any takers for Tom. No club seems to be putting their hand up at the moment and for good reason. He's had 2 poor seasons and it looks like the game has passed him by... It happens, players have purple patches then burn out for a multitude of reasons. We just might have an expensive depth player on our hands unfortunately.

Serious question, what's wrong with Buckley and Collingwood? They broke up a premiership team because of a so called bad attitude and are now being sued by one of those players. They don't seem to be able to deal with any player who may have an issue, easier to trade them out. How would they have been with Dustin Martin? Would he be the player he is now if he had been drafted at Collingwood? Time to have a look in the mirror I would think.

I know a very close contact of his , says he's a great kid, really good family. Something has happened to send him off the rails...all is not good at magpie land. Might see if I can get an update.

He's had a bad year and a bit... ...but the kid can play. Glandular didn't help at the start of this year and the gambling thing is also an issue. I like Terry Wallace's take when talking about him under pressure. He said the most pressure in a game is the first 15 minutes of a GF. Stephenson kicked 2 goals in the opening 2 minutes.

How many Collingwood player do we want???? ...and what's going on over there????

Caleb is an exceptional footballer, he was a ball magnet at junior level and great decision maker. Things he has carried through to senior level but I still think he is there to be exposed at his height if a team plays him right.

Don't know about this guy but there's another that would have to be on the skids surely. The common denominator who has been there for a very long time now.

Treloar is a very good player....Oliver won't be better, Oliver is already better & would be first picked.

Was just writing this when you posted...in total agreement 'george'... Some decisions are made for cultural reasons. We can remember the discontent caused by the decision to flick Junior out of the club... I'm happy for Jones to stay on...he may not play a lot of senior footy if any but he will be a valuable contributor.

A huge upgrade on Spargo and ANB...

Ummm...nup