Diamond_Jim

First rounder for Ablett albeit a late first rounder ... interesting call given his injury history and age... is Geelong going with head or heart? Will he retire if GCS play hard ball?

Great thread and brilliant post BB ... while many will not agree with everything it is well thought through and well argued.

ah yes.. sorry forgot about him... probably would have been delisted to be honest had he not had another year on his contract. credit to him ... he was a very good player for a considerable period

Thanks for the replies Other than the simple lack of skills etc that it means on game days I think it has also been destructive of any attempt to build a club culture. Sure we can have the trappings of the guernsey and the honour boards etc but the player continuity where the club culture is handed down between the generations is sadly lacking. Nice to think that the youngsters can build a culture but it will take a while. As an aside on another thread a poll is running on whether Jones should remain as co-captain. At first I was ambivalent but for some of the reasons raised in this thread and moreover the terrible way we have treated our recent captains I think we need stability on this front for another few years at least.

Hi I was reading the other day that after the recent delistings, other than Jetta and Jones we now have no home grown (drafted) MFC player over the age of 25 .... (could have been 26) No wonder we have problems....... For the statistically inclined does this make us the worst recruiting team for the relevant period?

Thanks for that, I assume it is the same for goal of the year. Didn't really follow these things but it now has as much credibility as the Gold Logies

would be somewhat ironic if Dangerfield outpolls Martin

Just dropped in Round 11 and our top vote getters are on 6 votes. We really do have a profile issue !!

In 2016 he was best 22 and now he is virtually available for nothing... what happened?

Some great points there ... I will respond to two: The Schizophrenic Forward Line I know what you mean but what you describe is for many teams the norm. Have a look at Richmond on the weekend and the Bulldogs last year. The big question is do you need contested marking type players up the ground which GWS and the Crows have for instance or can you do it with sheer pressure ... Richmond. Rioli kicked 4 goals on the weekend. I don't think he will do it again in the GF. Not Adapting the Game Plan for Local Environments The failure to outscore North in that last quarter in Hobart when we had a howling gale behind us was an absolute failure on the part of the coaching staff. We knew exactly what the weather was going to be for that day at least 10 days out but we kept to our usual handball happy game. Similarly not having a plan to counter North's greatest strength in Ben Brown was lamentable. I expect a lot more from the game day strategists in the coming season.

wonderful mixing of names there BB Go Salome or whatever Herod said about John the B !!!

When the VFA were televised live (for the youngsters this happened before the VFL ,,, now the AFL were televised) Port were probably "bigger" than some of the VFL clubs. Hard to think it now

Looks like their luck ran out as far as the VFL final was concerned !

Never had a problem with clash jumpers. Cannot think of too many professional sports around the world that don't have them. Must say that the Toiges alternate strip is a "bright" one....... (Wonder if it is a big seller)

Interesting to see that Western Australia is now going to legislate against Lottoland due to its impact on their local State Lottery. "Betting agencies such as Lottoland could soon be banned in Western Australia, in response to a big drop in Lotterywest revenue. Lotterywest figures show a significant drop in the number of West Australians buying Lotto tickets, with sales revenue down by more than $60 million last financial year. One of the reasons for the revenue drop is believed to be the emergence of online lotteries such as Lottoland which allow people to bet on the outcome of local and overseas draws, rather than purchasing a ticket." Anybody heard about any other business disrupters on the horizon. I find this whole area fascinating. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-16/wa-lottoland-ban-likely-premier-defends-lotterywest/8952130

So true ... 90 was the year to pinch one

buy and buy again... you will easily sell them whatever the outcome if you have one extra

Thank you A Collingwood Premiership.... no wonder it was wiped from my mind !

remind me... was there a GF where the team that wore the clash jumper had their traditional jumper ready to put on for the celebrations? IIRC they lost

must say live I thought nothing in it but that still is very thought provoking Nothing like a suspension and an appeal to liven up the week

For years they have tried to set up Punt Road as an entertainment venue for the overflow crowd Might just work this year if they can hire a decent big screen Hell..... I'm jealous

harrison himmelberg .... what a name... sounds like a merchant banker

6 goals to 1 that quarter Will take a minor miracle for the Orange Boys to get up from here I do like the way they give off to the player running past after taking a mark but they seem to overuse the tactic of attacking around the boundary line. Would prefer to see them come up the middle ... they may try it in the last quarter

Toby Greene isn't doing much... could have a big second half Martin influential but not a game breaker Good open game

the commentary last night was much more enjoyable when they finally realised Geelong couldn't win. Their attempts in the third quarter to talk up the game were excruciating. Not sure why we need the constant spruiking. Viewers aren't that dumb...are they?