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Thank you No really, thank you so much. Tightened my glutes for sure......

Mrs Bombay Air is a certified legend. If we beat Geelong in round 1, get her to plan September for you.

Carrying your own clubs instead of riding around in a buggy. Tough game golf.

The ball is about to hit his hands instead of bouncing off his face. It aint Fitzy

Did you look at the vids and all info available of every other player drafted prior to making that claim? Otherwise it's your post that could be considered laughable.

Lever and Balic ARE young talent m11 You use your picks to bring in talent, either by drafting or trading. We are loading up for a flag tilt, and were always going to trade top picks for top established talent at some stage. Some people seem to prefer the excitement of the unknown. Give me a (quality) known quantity any day.

Damn this late night alcohol I will try again The Brayshaw and Frost predictions were ordinary considering they barely played all year, while the Melksham guess was meh. No win/loss ratio No ladder position................. I will lay $200 on the line, that you and @P-man will vote my prediction as closer to the mark than @ding at the end of next season, provided that Ding matches my bet. Oops, I mean to say I get the cash, not you guys, as obviously I will win yeah?

Can you show their predictions again please? I'm going to choke on Dings smugness when I see him next. Would be nice to be able to prepare some comebacks to help me resist the urge to make him swallow his teef.

He certainly does need a bigger body, and the footy department would no doubt be working on that, but I see him differently in that once he decides to tackle, he commits his body to it, and that is a definite step up on another tall forward we had until recently. Also agree with @A F in that his leg speed, or more to the point, his agility is limited. But throwing yourself in when you have the chance is a whole lot better for the team than waiting for someone else to do it. Our guys have seen what full ground pressure can achieve with lists that are far from star studded, and are recruiting accordingly. Young Spargo is another step in that direction. Thing is we have a list that I believe could be described as star studded by the end of next season. If the whole team can commit defensively, we can become feared by the whole comp.

Hogans forward pressure is non existant, and easily the weakest part of his game. He is Russell Robertson like in his ability to give up on a contest once he has lost the ball. I remember someone saying that Tom McDonald was a major underachiever in this area last year also. With these two guys forming our starting key forwards, we have a lot of ground to make up to catch the leading sides. If only our blokes could get it through their heads that we have some amazing ground ball players in the forward line, who can carve sides up if given repeated opportunities to get their hands on the ball. Hannan, Garlett Petracca and Neal_Bullen have great goal sense, both in scoring, and score assists. Just a handful of extra opportunities per game could change our ladder position dramatically. I think this might be one of the attractions with Weideman, as he shows a willingness to throw his body into defensive situations.

Bernie Vince to be dropped more than once based on form, and delisted at years end. Jesse Hogan to win our goalkicking, but Tom McDonald prevented from doing so only because of stints in the ruck. Cam Pederson to play less games than most expect, as Weideman is developed.. Clayton Oliver to be top 5 in Brownlow, dual club champion, and All Australian. Petracca to begin his transition into the midfield. We get easily beaten by Geelong in the first round, and end up finishing 6th, winning our first final. We finally win a game against Norf. Delisted: Pederson, Vince, Kent, Vandenburg, Wagner, Kennedy-Harris Pickups: Gaff as free agent.

Reckon you might see Petracca and ANB spend more time running through the middle once Vince/Lewis are moved on. ANB certainly has the tank to be a full time mid, and developed wonderfully last year. Melksham also has stints on ball. We will also pick up more midfield talent over the next 2 years to replace the retirees. Love Pettys highlights video. He seems to have something our current Tall Backs lack, and that is a nice accurate kick (yeah I know, its highlights only). While Oscar no doubt improved through the season, I think its nice to have a developing Key Back who can actually be given real time to do just that, rather than being thrown to the wolves against the current forward line monsters who are in most teams now. Fritsch to me is interesting, in that he has a monster left leg on him, meaning he can roam a bit further from goal and still be a threat.That successful set shot for goal from inside the centre square in his vid was amazing. I prefer Hannan closer to goal. Deep forward pocket. He has an amazing ability to get boot to ball, and an innate sense of where the goals are. Possibly look for Fritsch to play the Petracca role when Trac has stints on-ball in the coming seasons. Two small forwards drafted in the past 2 drafts, and both described as competitive beasts. At least we wont be soft targets any more, at least not against everyone but Norf, who seem to have us mentally/physically beaten every time they play us.

This is called putting your balls on the line. Sincerely hope you are wrong L36, but kudos nonetheless. I once played footy against a bloke called Shane Naylor, who went on to be Australian 100m champion. Caught and brought him to the ground, then wondered what on earth the fuss was about. So glad I didn't predict he would be a slug.

Respect or reverence paid or rendered: In his speech he paid homage to Washington and Jefferson Do you mean "umbrage"? offence or annoyance. "she took umbrage at his remarks"

At his height, if you are not a competitor, you are unlikely to be playing in the comp. I recall reading the same thing about Sylvia before he was drafted. "competitive beast" was the claim. Nope. Hi Spargo's. You are now Red & Blue, and part of our family. Enjoy the ride, and tell your boy to unleash everything he has.

I first thought that Brisbane would have all of the inside knowledge of this kid, and that picking him would be a stretch, but then I remembered Brisbanes recent drafting record. Absolutely love the highlights vid. His run is incredible, as is his kicking at speed. A rarity. On his highlights, I say not half back, but wing for mine, as it didn't show any defensive work. Welcome to the Dees Oskar, and the Baker family. Hope you can become immersed in the oldest club in the land. Please keep your son off Demonland if he is not considered starting 18 in round 1. It gets a bit ugly on here.

We couldn't even roll 1/2 a Collingwood side in the last round, with finals on the line. Get real SWYL

The slow players you are probably referring to would have been successful because they had elite traits that helped them to overcome the lack of pace. Elite hands, decision making,awareness, game sense. Jack is elite at none of those and in the end was possibly the slowest mover I have ever seen for someone of his size. I am stunned that Port have wasted a pick on Jack. Great news for him of course, but one their supporters won't be at all happy with.

How stupid are Port Trengove might be a great guy but his body is shot. He owes his manager a top shelf whisky for putting one over on the Port list manager.

Interesting op I'm sure. Will read once I have time. The idea that someone has reached their full potential is interesting, but I would suggest "full potential" couldn't be realised until a player has been tried in every position, playing every game plan. A simple game plan change seemed to bring out the best in the entire Tigers list, which was nothing special at the start of the season. Buy-in and execution can make even a bog average player a premiership player. Our list has some seriously talented players on it. If we could ever get our heads right, and figure out how to not lay down at crucial times, we will be unbeatable.

Myself and the Princess are on auto renew, so sooking and canning it isn't really an option. I was as furious as anyone about our last round failure, but I'm not at the point of cancelling the auto renew just yet. Miss finals this year, and I would consider pulling out, as I don't get to see any games live, so our memberships are donations only. The thing that gives me heart is the obviously strong attempts by the footy department to change our clubs culture to a more hard nosed one. Trading out club favourite Watts, and bringing in the biggest fish of the trade period in Lever has me thinking Goody is on the right track. If the final game capitulation was the catalyst for many not renewing, I completely understand. I haven't been so angry in years, but if it's the Watts exit, I worry that many of our supporters prefer "good blokes", to a premiership.

Colonwood has marquee games busting out of its blurter. We have two. Two big annual games, and we rotate the gate at one of them. I would say a polite but firm NO if able. Actually, it wouldn't be polite. While we are the mugs who scratch in the Kitty Litter every year, and are forced to play in the N.T while Colonwood gets 16 games in the centre of Melbourne even if they are down in the cellar, you don't give them a millimetre. F.O Colonwood

A lot of words to say, "yeah faulty, you are right" And it isnt being picky to correct something that is plainly incorrect, no matter how many words you use to justify it.

Lever was not a free agent of any kind. He was simply uncontracted.

NEVER trust Colonwood. Surely past history has taught us that. Yeah, the Pies graciously offer to play us in the first round, then twice a year. Wow, wonderful. Then, they make the request that if they play us twice, that we should share the massive gate of Queens Birthday with them year on year. Then, having obtained that, they drop the gracious request to play us twice, but demand to keep rotating the Queens birthday clash. No. No way No way, F*&k off you prciks.