Straight Sets Simon

Quotation marks are used to quote someone, where did he write "asking for it"?

Yes, it was heavily strapped before they had to amputate it.

Is Bombay Airconditioning getting a cut? A lot of love for every donation.

I just put my payment through.

That sentence about Petracca made no sense.

I'll happily contribute another $50.

That's true, we didn't have Oliver and Weideman posing for photos with former greats like Watts, Scully and Trengove did.

Really? I feel like I've heard that many times over the past decade.

My stab in the dark at the final ladder for next year: 1) Port Adelaide - Dixon is a huge help, beat Hawthorn twice last year and underachieved 2) Hawthorn - I can't see them dropping off 3) West Coast - I'm still not 100% convinced they are the real deal but they will win a lot at home 4) Western Bulldogs - I don't think last year was a fluke, finally have some decent key position players 5) Fremantle - Pavlich, Mundy and Sandlilands aren't getting any younger but don't underestimate how good Bennell will be for them 6) Sydney - Will always be up there, especially with help from their academy but the fitness of Franklin will be a huge deciding factor 7) Geelong - They should be up there again with their recruits but I think they could be very vulnerable if they get injuries 8) Melbourne - A lot would have to go right and injuries would need to be at a bare minimum for this to happen 9) Richmond - Pretenders, plus I hope they finish ninth just because 10) GWS - If their young talent can finally step up and Mumford stays fit they will push for the eight 11) Collingwood - I'm not convinced their recruits are as good as everyone thinks, if Cloke gets good support they will push for the eight 12) Adelaide - Loss of Dangerfield is huge, their midfield will be stretched 13) Gold Coast - Ablett is a handy inclusion but they did lose Dixon and Bennell, a lot will depend on the fitness of Prestia, O'Meara and Swallow 14) North Melbourne - It's good to see they added youth in the form of Farren Ray, seriously how they have made the last two preliminary finals is a mystery 15) St Kilda - Kids will improve but stars are in their twilight 16) Essendon - Similar to 2015 17) Carlton - Similar to 2015 but their GWS rejects should at least improve their depth 18) Brisbane - I expect that this time next year they will have a new coach

No coaches.

After the first sentence I thought this thread was going to go in a different direction.

You're an asset to this site, great photos. By the way, vandenBerg has the perfect AFL build and physique.

It should be "5-8".

I'm not surprised at all, he looked classy in the NAB Challenge game he played.

I tried talking to random people in the street about which first year players are likely to debut in 2016 but no one would listen.

Here's a tip Billy, Hawthorn and Geelong see action in September because of what they did in November many years ago.

We should be playing finals in 2016.

So how about those changes at SEN...

We need to keep a tally of how many times commentators call McKenzie instead of Oliver during games.

For me it's SEN until the ads come on then I switch to triple j for about five minutes then back to SEN.

I've never looked at his stats, I just don't know what kind of player he is and what he offers. Potentially he could be a half-forward flank or forward pocket but I don't see him any more than depth at this stage.

I don't mind Maher when he is with Watson, I can't stand Gaze at all. Harford is a good media performer but does need to get off the fence more. I can understand why people don't like Allen, but I don't mind him and he complements Schwarz well. I actually really like Fine, I don't know why but I often find myself agreeing with him and for the time of night he presents I think his style works well. Leach was great on SEN but I have found him fairly insufferable on the ABC, will be interesting to see how he goes back on SEN. The best person on SEN by far is Dr. Turf, he knows a lot about most sports is funny and seems like a sensible thinker.

Anyone else not excited by Kennedy?

It's not technically a "weed" but I'm going to refer to Weideman as Kale until he bulks up.

Agreed, so much development occurs before they are 14 years old hence why I believe drafting is more important than development.