Straight Sets Simon

Again, we still don't get back behind the mark quick enough when in situations where we don't or can't play on from a mark. It is such a simple thing that can easily be fixed with a bit of coaching.

If true, this is why I am forever thankful that St Kilda too McCartin. A rare oversight from the otherwise brilliant Jason Taylor.

From every draft there probably is five players that become stars (2003 might be the exception here). This is why I love the Oliver selection so much, in years gone by we would have just taken Parish (who is no Toumpas), but wouldn't have been able to identify genuine freakish talent in Oliver who was outside the square.

I wouldn't be surprised at all if he turns out being a not much better than Chris Dawes (albeit a better mark).

This is the thing, with top five draft picks you don't just want a "good" player, you need someone special like Petracca and Oliver already are (hopefully Brayshaw follows suit). I mentioned on here early in Toumpas' career that if that draft was done again I'd be surprised if he's get picked up at all, that is a monumental drafting mistake.

If St Kilda wanted a key forward they should have selected Peter Wright.

That handpass to vandenBerg right at the end is something else.

As soon as I saw his highlights I wanted him, his body shape has changed slightly however!

Look at their 2012 draft.

I don't blame Gysberts, I blame Barry Prendergast for drafting him.

Obviously Brad Scott wasn't much good for him either.

Imagine if we had Aish and Toumpas in the same team. That would just about spell the end for me.

If people here could pick one of Kelly, Bontempelli or Cripps, who would you take now? I'd go with Cripps.

Tyson is good, but as Sheedy (allegedly) said, he's "not great". Cripps is probably the best of the three, thankfully we have Oliver who is the closest thing in the AFL to Cripps and those two will most likely be the best two midfielders in the AFL for a decade.

Forget Kelly, if we had the pick we should have taken Bontempelli or Cripps. Sheedy isn't wrong about Tyson either.

What would we have to trade to GWS to get him?

Excellent again. Two players from Casey who finished on top of the ladder and played in a Grand Final. Do Melbourne really need a stand-alone VFL team?

Hi, dad.

Barrett clearly gets his information from player managers who don't always (and shouldn't) know the details of what is being traded.

Let this be the last time we deal with Essendon for a very long time.

Change the thread title. It's done.

Dear Essendon, You still don't know what you injected Michael Hibberd with, stop being a bunch of pricks. Yours sincerely, Clint Bizkit

I just binge watched Narcos, loved it.

He's probably one of only a few in the AFL who is entitled to have a good relationship with himself.

You can't be half-pregnant, you either have a hard salary cap and draft or nothing, there's no point otherwise.