Diamond_Jim
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But if no one is nominated you have to wait for the ball to hit the ground. Similarly if only one team nominates what happens All it seems to be doing is doing away with the wait for the nominated ruck. (Confusion reigns) -
Have often said we should have a summer comp played in the NT featuring the indigenous teams. Teams could each have a couple of experienced VFL players. Televised. Conference system with play offs etc. Far more benefit to indigenous youth than playing the occasional game in Alice or Darwin at the expense of an impoverished State government
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No chipping the ice off your car on the GC
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Even 10th would be a great result. More likely 14/15/16
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Apparently Sydney are delisting Rampe and Lloyd and then rookieing them. 500 odd games between the pair... perfect rookie candidates
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Another last quarter fail Even last week when we were multiple goals up... zero goals in Q4
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I still dream of that third quarter his Dad played in the final against Adelaide. The father of another high draftee in his draft year warned me that Tigga was a bit laconic. What might have been. Good luck young Tigga
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Bit of a nothing last quarter 6 behinds to nothing
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Still waiting for the right turn signal?
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Anzac Eve against Richmond is our big game. QB will be the standard pro-forma loss. The other wins I want are Essendon and North.
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Definitely players should be tried in different roles and given separate match tasks. The VFL should not just be about imitating the AFL gameplan. Even winning is secondary to development
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Quietly discuss but Casey is a virtual graveyard for player development. Why.. I have my own theories (four years of imitating Goodwins boundary line defensive model) but is it deeper? Is the VFL itself a graveyard
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Not available for pre-season training due to cricket usage was one reason. In later years we would have come up against the F1 closures of the surrounding parkland. As I recall we occasionally used Fawkner Park off St Kilda Rd as a training venue.
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Like Petracca, nowhere near enough for Curnow or Merrett if he goes. The willingness to offer middling picks but no players has become the norm. Trades are now one way and lock in contracts useless. I hope we've learnt our lesson and that Pickett is the last player to whom we offer an unconditional contract in excess of four years.
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No issue putting any clause you want in a contract. Will the player accept it though. Pies and De Goey had a major stand-off over the inclusion of a "morals" clause a few years back. As I recall both parties settled on a watered down version.
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Not a salary dump at 50% I'm afraid. It's a pure dollar decision and 50% salary for five? years in return for zero is an easy decision.... NO
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Half his salary must equal no deal. At up to $350k I was happy with zero coming back. Somebody if not everybody in the trading/recruiting/contracting area deserves the sack IMO. I've lost count of the stuff ups.
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Interesting digression. It has certainly meant that they are more focused on the TV experience and are not as interested in attendance numbers unless it drives more TV dollars. How long will TV watchers put up with noncompetitive clubs though. It has effectively killed the AFLW
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By comparison young Stretch and JKH were probably better VFL players and we know how they ended up
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They have to offer something so it can be called "trade". Weird I know and makes you wonder why not a present fourth round?
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As I recall it involved a fringe player, a solid first round pick and cash. Not sure which way each component went. Anyway just a thought
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I recall a deal a few years back that involved the sale of a pick or similar. (I think it involved a player as well as a top ten pick and cash) Is it allowed for GCS to sweeten the pot by making a one off payment of say $500k or 2 x $250k for pick 24. Every little bit of cash helps and GCS like Brisbane get a great deal on those academy players so they may have the cash
