Tolstoys Nudge

Trading Syliva to get Prismall would be great, Dunno bout the cats doing that though!

It was neither, just saying he should never play again, mr awkward he is! Morton was good IMO, im not worried about the fumbles...yet.. Cale moves really well! youngest player out there, has alot of upside! be patient!please!

No, he was ok, didnt get great supply! Col was dissapointing, shame he couldnt follow up from last week, but I'll give him the benefit of the doubt as he had the best stopper in the game on him, in Morris!! Bartram was average for me, I actually thought Garland was better than u say.. Martin was the big Positive 2day! Also Buckley, youre harsh on him, I thought his best game, showed alot IMO!

I was again rapt with some of the performances today.. Simon Buckley was excellent, showed some really good signs! Martin was sensational, looked the part, this kid is a real BIG talent! with composure! Morton played a good second half, and again looks 2-3cm taller!! Valenti is getting better all the time! Garland is Garland... Dunn took another scalp! CJ is really coming into his own, wow, was great! Bell was Bell, thanks 4 coming! Newton, well, hard to say, had a bit of a crack, needs alot more games.. But overall, alot of positives!! Especially Martin and Buckley.. Ive never EVER seen us have so many quality kids, its genuinely exciting! Its not far away guys, not at all!

hence why I put the word BUT next to it! Dont like doing it, BUT im gonna do it now!

I wasnt being sarcastic, im showing my enthusiasm, im not saying "i definately know that he is the steal of the 07 draft, its a fact" omg! Its a comment, aimed at displaying my excitement of the kid, noting that at pick 14 he could provide us with excellent value, especially since alot of clubs think he was top 5 b4 injury! ok?

OMG! Cant anyone say anything on this place without being taken so literally! Jesus!

I said I was sorry for being harsh, its just he is one of those players who makes me think of skill errors, bad decisions and a total lack of accountablity! As far as your lil speech goes, everyone has a player that makes them feel this way at one time or another, and dont you question my integrity mate, ive been a member for 21 years, I watch every game at least once, I go and watch the team train monthly, also get 2 a few sandy games! im aloud my opinion, that is the point of message boards! I hope he does well, but im portraying MY OPINION of him, which is my absolute right! So back up on your liberal speeches of empathy! Dinga is an AFL footballer getting paid excellent money, football clubs also do not always make decisions that there supporters agree with, seriously, do u honestly agree with your own statement? if so, my congratulations, but I cant go through supporting a club wearing a blindfold and being totally cohesive to absolutely everything they do, because thats a dangerous occupation, if we all did that, it would be detrimental to the game! Its footy! His speed is irrelevant, anyone can run fast in a straight line, doing it in a game of footy is a toally differant ball game all together, I take it you didnt play much? I know im going off on a tangent, but im passionate about my footy, and i am certainly not going to apologise for that! I dont like personal attacks, but I am not gonna sit quietly while some pacifist hippie challenges my integrity! Cheers..

You know, I actually agree with you.. I more did it for Illustrative purposes.. as in, id love him at the club.. but id also want to keep the pick! However, it'd be a tough decision if it was offered, no?

Right now, I could not be more happy with our choice! Dean "Yoda" Bailey has our club buzzing!! Im really really pumped! more so than EVER!! Maybe equal with 94, when the ox was gunna be...oooh it still hurts!!

Who should be our top recruiting target?? Bear in mind what we would have to give up, ie: more 4 prismall than Rosa..

I agree! very very promising! stel of the 07 draft! cheers!

Here is what id like our 2009 best 22 to look like! (wow, i love the look of it) It got me ven more excited about our future, as it was very hard to decide.. esp leaving out Petterd, Dunn, Martin etc.. Loving the depth!!! B: Whelan Garland Warnock HB: Mcdonald Rivers Wheatley C: Green © Prismall Morton HF: Robertson Miller Davey F: P Johnson Boyle Wonaemirri R: Warnock Mclean Jones INT: Watts, Moloney, Bate, Grimes EM: Valenti C Johnson Bartram Unlucky: Petterd, Dunn, Martin, Jamar, Newton. Still more depth: Frawley, White, Bell, Bode, Meeson, Maric .. + whoever is (priority pick 17-18) NEW players: Prismall (aquired by trade for pick 19) Watts (pick 2 national draft) Warnock (Pick 2 PSD) Boyle (trade for Bruce) Not Considered: Yze, Holland, Carroll, Weetra ALL 2 BE DELISTED IMO! Thoughts?? this is my MFC dream team, and achievable too, id be rapt with that!! Give it a go! its damn theraputic!!

Leave YZ alone!! nob jockey? gee ur not 16 are u, bloody fool! Anyway.. I think this is a really interesting game, very hard to pick, the eagles intentions will determine the result I think! GO eagles!

Bruce would not get a pick in the top 17-18, maybe pick 20.. But imo its a good point that other clubs rate him higher than we do, as they see his best, not his worst.. I love Cam, always have, but if we can better our structure, or weak part of our list (key forward) by trading him then there is no doubt he is trade bait, for the right deal.. Id say something like Prismall, which may push it, but Bruce would add more cream to geelong, Prismall will leave IMO, to get a real crack elsewhere.. Or for an established key forward of similiar age, Kossi for example.. My thought is to go after Tim Boyle, I really rate him, and he could also want more of a go elsewhere! far to good a player to be running round 4 Box HIll!! Bruce for Boyle would be a good 1, maybe they would add a pick (35-45)?? Hope that makes my point..

what a load of rubbish! fools..

My sentiments exactly, its strange, but a great feeling!

I know about the sprint, but thats not footy, thats simple straight line accelartion! A game situation is totally differant! he also does not have the tank for a midfielder, or the lateral movement! If he did, we'd of seen him there, yes?

Exactly! Damn straight!

Yes, JUST! not much, Bode turns it ova less though! Bell is more frustraing cause he has decent ability, just absolutely no football smarts about him at all! Sorry, But like Godfrey before him, I hate it when BEll plays! I just do!! ok!! Id much rather Maric get a run, or play White to put PJ up forward, anything but Bell!! Hes not our worst footballer, hes just typical craig cameron, average! too slow for a geniune midfielder, not tall enough for KP and not smart enough to be a real staunch defender! BUT: I do hope he plays well for a few weeks, to maybe give him some small value for trade week! Id love to trade him for someone like Jericho..

Good post.. I was all for trading Bruce though, he is just not consistent enough, and he is one of few very tradeable players we have! But if he stays, great, we'll only look at a trade that is perfect for us! Warnock, cant wait, I agree no matter whether we are 1,2 or 3rd pick, we'll take Watts!! Cant see us above Freo though, so 15th IMO! Im also hearing alot about targeting Prismall, which is a great idea, he's what we need.. Lynch, nah thanks, not a bad idea though, i just dont see it happening! IMO: We'll have: Watts, Warnock, Prismall, and hopefully another tall forward under 24 from another club! Valenti, Grimes, Maric, Morton to be real impact players by next year!

I cannot beleive that hack Bell is back!! He has done NOTHING to deserve a spot, id rather see yze, White, Carroll, Holland ahead of him, and since i dont want them to play, that shows how much I dont wont dinga to play!! Midfield?? u guys are kidding yourselves, he's no where near a midfielder!! what a joke! Im angry! Bell.. well, lets see, he'll make some bad decisions, run around on the spot, turnover a few by hand & foot, let his opponent kick a couple of easy ones, and, get dropped again.. Sorry 2 be so negative, he's just the 1 player 1 really dislike at our club!

Whether u like it or not, as I said last week, White will play.. Im hoping for: White, Newton, Martin, Valenti.. BELL, what has he done 2 deserve a recall?? nothing, some of u guys desperately over rate him, hes done nothinbg but turn over the pill this year, he makes bad decisions and adds nothing!! Id be astounded and aggrivated if he played, but he wont, so all is well..

For me: In: Mcdonald, Newton (last chance), Maric (yup, bdogs a good game 4 him) Out: Bode, Mclean, Martin(no match up 4 him) But most likely: In: Mcdonald, White (didnt play 4 Sandy, indicates he'll be back, not that I want him 2 be) Out: Mclean, Martin

Good to see Grimes' play well again, really makes me smile.. Newton was good apparently, which is graet, but Id just love to see him with a few more kg's.. Id say he'll be close to comer in, but maybe just an EMERG at this stage.. Id say the only certainty is Junior for Brock, and maybe Morton for Bode.. Stef may get omitted soley as there is not really a match up for him against the dogs.. So that may be Juice's chance! Maric an outside chance IMO..