Earl Hood

Yes I wonder if there were not some one off sales to get this result. Are we really financially sustainable? If we are I am waiting for the Dorks and The Pies, the big earners to announce a profit dividend payments to their members or to announce plans to take on the world.

Sambo it is the off season. I mean every footy related post from now to late March is absolute conjecture, fantasy thinking, hope, whatever you want it to be. Until we actually play a few games next year we are guessing about Hogan and co. So do you now understand why topics might go off course at this time?

BBO I must remind you that the Master will not be pleased!

Do I need to have a word to the local Master? Please tell me you have not divulged the secret passwords around Romsey?

BBO please remind me but I think we established earlier on that you had joined the Lodge in Romsey to help keep you off the streets?

They also got the 2001, 2004, 05 and 07 drafts right. They tanked within the rules to get early picks in 04 and 05 and they had Freemantle chumps in 2001 that has paid big time. No doubt they have made great management decisions but they also had some luck to have extraordinary talent available in those drafts and to keep those top picks on the track and playing career best footy for so long. Who knows maybe we will pick or have picked some elite talent and will develop them and actually be able to keep them at the club and they will be able to put together 10 to 15 years of great football. Gee what are the odds? For an MFC supporter that would be about a 100 to one bet to happen in any year. For clubs like the Hawks it is business as usual. Why is that?

Some other avid draft expert who I can't remember nominated him as the most professionally minded of this years draftees. That is very encouraging to me as he will drive the coaches crazy, driving his own steep development curve.

BBO I think we need to have a chat about things. There are certain things that chaps shouldn't be talking about in public! When one can't control their more basic urges they should at least keep them to themselves.

There was talk of a Docklands training facility for us backed by the City Council. Docklands certainly needs something!

Finally found a bat to put outside in tribute to Phillip Hughes. Oddly in 16 seasons of mediocre play I never owned my own bat but I have this one. It is a 1926 bat signed by the 1926 tour side. Great stuff but I can't seem to get a photo up here to prove my case. But it is on twitter under Meredith if you are interested.

Only joking! What trade were you in? We're you working for a contractor or for The Board?

Oleg Markov is worth a punt? Comes from talented stock and seems determined to be the best he can be.

How did we get that group of interstate players in 1986 that got us to the 87 finals? I'm talking Stretch, Spalding, Warren Dean and Todd Viney. I don't see them in the draft

DL just a point of order. We don't live in a sewer, yes but without a functioning sewer system we would not be living here for too long.

Ssshhh! Keep it to yourself, their recruiters might hear you.

I am assuming both Brayshaw and Petracca are nice upstanding Grammar School boys!

Sorry Sir, it shan't happen again!

Eyes to close together?

DL at the time I didn't think you could go past Scully as the dedicated, professional accumulating midfielder. But I did think Trengove was more of the same and thought Martin worth a punt because he reportedly had some mongrel and speed. Oh well as we know that didn't happen and Martin is high maintenance!

Who would have picked Martin over Scully or Trengove? I think there are a few of us here on Demonland.

Really?

I think these kids will lead by example on the field. The finer points of man management and leadership will come later hopefully. That is my memory of footy, on field deeds first, then show me leadership and I will follow.

Would have thought he would be double/triple tanking to get to a real,team, not MFC.

My people are telling me that Nathan Carroll may be about to be announced as the Hawks backline key position coach but I am still waiting for a confirmation on this one.