Straight Sets Simon

Casey might win a final next year.

Fascinating.

What?

Anyone?

How's Jake Melksham polling?

It would go down as one of the greatest ever trading blunders in the history of professional sport if we pick him up.

He's one of the toughest players in the AFL.

No thanks.

To put into perspective his longevity, he was one of the players caught up in the Bali bombings in 2002.

So don't fluff the picks.

Good player and a ripping bloke. Congratulations on a fine career.

The salary cap and the draft are actually making the competition very even. Melbourne and Carlton are two examples of teams who should be playing finals now if they were any good at drafting talent with top picks.

When is the winner announced?

If Sandy got the names right he'd be one of the best. He calls the game and doesn't continually make sweeping statements about the players and their careers to date. Just call the game and tell me what is happening now, not in the past or what you think will happen in the future because you will be wrong anyway.

I liked White's game, he looked composed and his kicking is obviously a strength. He's exactly the type of player tends to slip to the rookie draft, he just goes about his business without much fuss and probably wasn't a standout as a junior but at AFL level those type of players tend to thrive.

Just watching the replay of AFL 360 on the Melbourne website and from reading into Roos' political speak I would say Melbourne are very interested in Bennell.

From a media perspective I mean.

Does anyone else feel the finals have taken a back seat to trade news? It seems to start earlier and earlier every year.

If I was Fremantle I'd go for him over Schultz.

Essendon are renowned for being terrible at the trade table.

So did I.

Why wasn't it too late for Bennell? Unless I'm missing some subtly here.

Like if they went to North Melbourne and Geelong?

I'm pretty sure Rivers got full votes when he won it as did Selwood.

I'm a bit out of the loop here, but did the Suns say that they will be trading him no matter what or only if the right deal comes along? Surely they can't expect too much in return if they want him gone.