kryton

What about the Rookie Phantom Draft......

All depends on what he does next year - may not be such a huge gamble, who knows.

I presume there is a reasonable living to be had coaching at this level?? What's a ballpark figure for a VFL coach?

Be interesting to look at this draft in 4-5 years time to measure the so called 'go home factor'

Discussion of the success of CAC aside, this is an interesting discussion. I was musing that whenever a more mature aged player from say 23 yrs or more gets on a list for the first time its big news and an article on the players grit, application and stickability etc.. If drafters are getting it wrong with so many of those selected - how many are being missed because they were not selected? Doesn't seem to be many that make it on lists as more mature players. But by then the awkward have grown into their bodies or the misguided and distracted grow up and get focus. Or are they then subjected to "well they didn't get picked when they were 18... so they musn't be very good" Are our drafters being blindsided by the spotlight on the youth development programs? Though to answer my own question here I presume the scouts are watching all the competitions?

Hardly bringing anything into disrepute... except perhaps his ability to do donuts. To be fair its just the thread title that is over the top, I can't recall reading any news article using that terminology

Local Radio just reported he skipped the rehap in the states?

Token defender??

And we do need to replace Godfrey.....

I'm with you - don't really care all that much. Just stop changing as every change cost $$$$$?

ahhh that's good juice...

He is saying the right things and has impressed so far. But I wonder how long a honeymoon period Demon fans will give him?? Poor bugger, with all the hot air being blown up his khyber by some he must be looking like one of those gorillas tethered to a car yard!

Yep right now the website has pooped itself.

Well Sylvinator did say he was a smokey......

I wonder if his team mates are not hurting more than the fans, after 10 years it would be a wrench for many? I too am sad to see him go and appreciate the #14 pick will probably not show immediate results and only time will tell. Besides it never relly works to compare trades directly with a resultant pick. Its done, dusted and we will not change it, so as Bugs Bunny says: Overture, Curtains, Lights this is it you'll hit the heights And oh what heights we'll hit On with the show this is it.

I think its serendipity.

Hear hear - much of what I have read smacks of sour grapes. Time to move on!

If we chased him - I reckon each one of us would be able to catch him........

Helicopter to the ground ala Peter Knights during half time, jump out wearing the jumper......being flashed on the big screen.

Dislike them both immensly! So it becomes a question of whcih team I dislike less. It's marginal but I would have to say the Cats.

I agree. Made pretty much the same comment in another thread.

It is a shame, but not necessarily a surprise though. I would imagine they will go for a younger coach?

If you have broadband go to their website and you can listen online.

Whatever you do, don't mention the war.... I read an interesting article some time back that was actually referring to Clinton I think. It went something like: We expect our (male) heros and leaders to be strong, manly and unbreakable, which equated to having a very high level of tesosterone. Yet when that high level of testosterone leads to indescretions such as Monica Lewinski or dare I extrapolate to football player's indescretions off the field we condem them resoundly. It is reasonable to expect them to be able to switch off totally this high drive when paradoxically we applaud it on the field? It may be a credit to them we don't have more incidents? (though how this theory explains our P.M. or what is says about us I don't know!) Please don't read my condoning bad behaviour into this, it just set me thinking - that's all!!

That's Ch 7 for you....... I switched off toward the end, though I would imagine it would have been exciting if we had a contender? I also thought G Ablett looked fairly unhappy at missing some of the votes. Shouldn't believe your own hype huh?