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GNF reckons there is a chance he might, not really relevant to the thread and good chance it won't happen but I don't know if it's quite Fact just yet

When GWS interviewed Wingard before that draft he told them he was a South Australian boy and they would regret taking him if they did as he would head home at the first opportunity, which is why he wasn't taken top 3 in that draft, he has confirmed that himself. there is no chance he leaves Port Adelaide.

He is a fair bit better than Byrnes though, had 35 touches on he weekend, been getting 30 plus most weeks I completely understand the concerns regarding his age, but I would think just the players actually seeing him train and stuff would be how to get the most value from him, from our point of view.

That would be his primary role, he wouldn't be able to offer heaps on field, even playing at Casey he would offer a lot to the development of Salem and co, personally I think he could still play some games in the seniors for us as a forward

1 year as a playing development coach sitting up forward? would bring experience, leadership and another insight into the swans culture, players would learn a lot about training standards, having a clean lifestyle and what it takes to become a hard work based star, I have never thought of O'keefe as super talented but works as hard as anyone.

I reckon it comes off a lot better from someone the players respect, I have heard Roosy has given the players some decent bakes

Pretty sure we have come out well on top with Vince.

I think the club will be keen for Hogan to play this year, they need to use the final few weeks to generate some excitement for the off season, the more momentum we hit pre season with the better

These are the sorts of games where one of our big forwards needs to stand up and clunk a few, Matt Maguire is a good defender but Gardiner and McStay are just kids, Watts, Frawley, Pederson and Dawes should be too much for kids if we move the ball pretty well. it's all workrate, they should be more than capable of working a lot harder than first year players

I have it on good authority that Cale Morton is still a dud.

Wouldn't mind him sitting on a half forward flank, he's still playing pretty well in the reserves and his experience and cultural influence would be worth it alone. 1 year deal as a playing development coach want to see a bloke who would rival Daniel cross for how hard he trains, Ryno is a seriously hard worker

It's hard to judge, he really hasn't adjusted to AFL level just yet but I think there is a strong case for saying he really hasn't had the opportunity to. he is very good at reserves level when he goes back, really in a very similar point in his career to Toumpas

Mckenzie to Hanley as he is their most damaging player Cross to Rockliff Jetta to Green Jamar will need to play well or Martin will take him to the cleaners

Tommlinson is more established, and I think ready to take the next step

if they are paying Tom Mitchell 400k a year then they have seriously managed their finances well.

Would our second rounder be enough to land Tommlinson if he did request a trade?

Mate I am not confident we will even be able to score 39 points

Wow if he ends up at the swans the AFL community could riot

there possibly are, luckily people with far more knowledge than ether of us on this subject will make the decision, but from having seem Jono play multiple times in person I can tell you he has a fantastic work rate, wins his own ball, has good skills, and is a pretty handy overall player, I am very confident that like Jimmy Toumpas there is a lot more to him than what we have seen so far.

Where did the little rat say that? Surely they wouldn't have that sort of money laying around unless Goodes retires.

He showed some flashes of his talent, but ultimately only played a few games due to injury, my point is it wasn't like he came in and won the rising star, people were shocked we rated him as high as we did, turns out those people had little idea, O'Rourke might well be the same, highly talented player, injury interrupted first couple of years, Victorian boy wouldn't cost a top 5 pick and could represent great value for money during trade week. the original comment from JVFP is that we shouldn't offer more than a second rounder, my comment is that other teams will offer far more than that, the Bulldogs are one I know are interested

Dom Tyson had shown nothing more when we grabbed him, how's he going now? we're talking about a former pick 2 and I am certain clubs will be lining up to land him.

I know the swans seconds comp isn't great but he is consistently getting above 30 touches, had 35 touches a few tackles and a goal on the weekend, the pace thing is a real worry, i'd expect him to play as a medium forward and provide leadership, an upgrade on what Byrnes and Rodan were offering

I find it hard to believe that ASADA could be painted as the big bad wolf out to get them like it has, I have a lot of family who support Essendon and they all say ASADA has nothing and it's all just smokescreens ASADA will make sure the proof is very public and the sporting world knows exactly how bad the actions of Essendon have been imo

I can't believe the negativity, 131 games and 2 premierships is a good career, I suspects Shannons impact on the Dees goes far beyond the on field stuff, I'm sure he has added to our culture, added leadership to the group and provided a good role model for some of our young players.