Straight Sets Simon

Just been delisted by St Kilda, had knee problems but only 28 years old. Would be a very handy short-term replacement for Frawley, even if undersized.

Jetta.

Thank Gawd.

Who are St Kilda likely to take with pick 1?

Melbourne have two types of players: 1) Can get the ball or is hard at the ball but can't kick. 2) Can't get the ball or is softand can kick. Nathan Jones, Tyson and Vince are probably the only ones who can regularly do both. EDIT: I'll add Jetta and Dubn into that category too.

Heard that before at this time of year. I don't think I will be excited next pre-season, not falling for that trap again.

Terrible tackle effort by Bail.

I was a big fan of Bail but he needs to give his kicking action a complete makeover.

Tom McDonald really shouldn't be running with the ball.

I hope Fitzpatrick plays well to increase his trade value, even if it is marginal.

Draft camp should just be players hitting targets under pressure, the ones who miss don't get drafted.

Need to take your chances, Kent.

Dawes has kicked two and cost two so far.

Not falling over should be a priority of this pre-season.

The umpires have been good so far, for North.

Sydney didn't play their strongest side and winning this game wasn't their top priority. Tanking?

I liked the look of Laverde's highlights, he looked in control and had time and space.

I'm not that excited that Collingwood missed the finals, care factor for footy is at an all-time low.

That's good insight, thanks.

Happy to be completely wrong, but those highlights of Petracca didn't overly excite me. EDIT: Also, Angus Brayshaw looks like Cameron Bruce taught him to kick a football. Quite awkward and often with a high ball drop.

I was thinking earlier which may seem crazy but I'll put it out there anyway. Should the club keep training as if it is in the finals and then take a break later on the year like the finals teams do? That way they could be less likely to burn out in July/August.

Spot on.

I agree, I think that every team would have taken him and Trengove. I also think that most clubs would have taken Watts.

I think that Tapscott has a lot of weapons, unfortunately his lack of agility holds him back.

The problem is that the ones who can kick, can't find the ball.