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Perhaps curtail your use of these words then Ash?

Agree with you rjay. On that basis Lachie Whitfield's not much chop either.

Jamie has stated that his plan A in life has been to be an AFL footballer. No plan B. Offering a significant improvement on his future financial security could be very very tempting.

That's the risk of splitting pick 3.

No; historical reference to the previous saga.

Fantasy trade/draft pick wish list V2, if Laird is not on the trade table. If P2: draft Anderson, Langdon (trading 2nd round), Tomlinson, Elliot: If P3: split picks, draft Stephens and Weightman, the rest as above.

No 'tip-off' from HQ for starters.

You may well be right; however, it IS pipe dream season.

Fantasy Post (if split picks) 1st round picks from GWS; draft Weightman, trade for Laird. 2nd round pick; Langdon. FA; Elliot and Tomlinson

Agreed, exactly what they need. So let's hope hope he doesn't get to them.

For goodness sake, he's having an ice-cream ?

And why analogue is twice as good as digital.

3 word analysis: lied to face.

Perhaps you've said too much already DeeZee! Loose Lips sink ships.

That's handy.

Thanks, I can comfortably cheer the Doggies on. However, even the thought of cheering on the druggies makes me feel bilious. Part of my question, probably not articulated well enough, was the impact on the rumoured FA Compensation; what the AFL may give to GWS, and how GWS would seek to use it.

With this split-pick / GWS-surplus scenario are we better placed if GWS lose this weekend? Early picks obviously yes, but what of the rest of the equation?

The way I see it we do have a looming need for a rebounding defender. We're being ripped apart by the opposition's small forwards and our best small defender, Neville Jetta, isn't getting any younger. Adding Laird to a backline with Frost and May in it helps cover for the likes of Lever; good interceptor but not quick and not agile.

Sounds like a juicy deal from our perspective.

I've tried reading tea-leaves instead. However, whichever way I swirl the cup, all I can see is naked ladies dancing around a camp fire whilst rain is falling. A vision that 'purple' just doesn't get to enjoy; his glasses fog up.

Wondered the same (great minds think alike, but fools...)

This man is a TEACHER!!! Well, he does have some experience with schoolgirls.

That, and possibly he may be running low on lighter-fluid.

Greatest finish to a test match that I've ever seen. Talk about mental pressure, everyone cracked: Paine, Lyon, Stokes and the Umpire as well. Kudos to Ben Stokes and crowd too; the atmosphere they created was amazing. My colleagues have noticed that I seem a little tired today...