Did you notice the comment in that phantom draft: "I would be drafting him to be developed into a strong bodied inside midfielder. Has the skillset and as well as the physicality to thrive in this role but having played mostly forward this year it is still an unknown." From some of the com...

Doesn't anybody have a comment about the Hun's article today that suggests that Beveridge is a shoe-in for tbe Doggies job???? Any inside info to put my mind at rest? I was getting very bullish about the contribution that LB could make generally but also as a confidant/sounding-board/etc for Richo. :(

Its not going to be pretty next year watching our team of old vets and skinny kids getting smashed by teams like Melbourne, Footscray, GWS etc . Attracting FA's next year is going to be hard if that's the scenario. I was hopeful of getting some mature bodied players during the trade period. Not kee...

matrix wrote:tastes like melb tape water

Hey, it could be worse - it could taste like Adelaide tap(e) water

I see in the club website report on day 4 of the draft combine that "Petracca pulls out with what looks like a hip injury".

Has anybody heard anything about that?

I believe that marking is predominantly a confidence issue - you really need to believe that you are going to take the mark in order to do so. Just so happens that confidence is not something that can be flicked like a switch, and the longer this trend goes on the harder it will be to reverse. On o...

I believe that marking is predominantly a confidence issue - you really need to believe that you are going to take the mark in order to do so. Just so happens that confidence is not something that can be flicked like a switch, and the longer this trend goes on the harder it will be to reverse. On o...

Sorry if it is a dim question but what does the director of coaching actually do? How does he fit into the coaching hierarchy? Does he have a job in the box on gameday?

Sorry if it is a dim question but what does the director of coaching actually do? How does he fit into the coaching hierarchy? Does he have a job in the box on gameday?

st.byron wrote:What I like most about that photo is the old outer wing at Moorabbin in the background. A lot of afternoons spent standing at various points in that ground.

Nah, the best thing about that photo is the hairstyles.

Don't forget that Geelong had about 5 "cheap" draft picks under the father-son rule (before they changed it about 2 years ago). That got them some gun players and left their early/fisrt round picks to get the best available.

I really think that gave them a huge advantage.

It's all very well to say "get rid of them and play the kids" but think of the GWS and Gold Coast examples. They had to trawl to find hacks and/or money grabbers to make up an experienced support core for the young kids. You can't say that those players thought that they had a shot at a pr...

I've spoken to Beau at training and on several other occasions, I found him to be a most humble and friendly guy. Even after all his trials and tribulations form-wise the b bloke gave the club 100% effort, Big respect Beau! +1, I met him in Thailand when he was on his end of season break last year ...

He needs some form of protection from the umpires to be honest about it. Why do the rules change when a defender is infringing on him? Yep for the first part for sure. Its been as bad as youll see this year I dont know if its just they cant umpire or choose to ignore infringments against him. Ok. N...

Pwoit wrote:On my way in cant find any thing

Just posted by Junior in the main team thread:

"No late change for St Kilda, Weller is sub.

Scotland out for Armfield for Carlscum. Garlett the sub"

felix wrote:He said his favourite footy commontator was Brian Bristle Taylor !!!

Yep, isn't that a bit odd? I guess that's 'cos he doesn't have to watch BT doing a Saints game live

Graham Gellie only playing 31 games is one of the greatest tragedies in a long list of tragedies in our history. He really was something very special, his handball skills were comparable with Diesel Williams. You are so, so, so right about Graham Gellie. I remember him well. We had a very good year...

mr six o'clock wrote:

6621104 wrote:Its only the fibula- the skinny non weight bearing bone. Not like Nathan Brown's which was the tibia. He'll be fine

Was it a fracture or a clean break ?

Any answer on that question? And can anybody remember whether it was the fibula or tibia that Goose Mcguire broke?

joffaboy wrote:

Stian wrote:
The injury report issued today says that he had a bad laceration on his knee that actually needed stitches - he now has trouble bending his knee (swelling, I guess) and they have given him a week off

Other knee was strapped prior to the match

there goes my argument !!

The insuations from P66 regarding a player as brave as Armitage are disgusting and degrading ! What were the insinuations? Yes what were the insinuations? As for strapping, logic would tell you that you dont have strapping unless you have instability in the joint or ligaments or whatever. I think i...

OK all you Sandy watchers - who is in line for the upgrade?

Do you expect a "like for like" replacement or has a particular player just been so far in front that we just have to take this opportunity to give him a game?

Hmmm

Is there footage of his great chase in the first qtr, when he forced the Demon player to run out? Inspirational stuff! Watched the replay yesterday and at that time the commentators were on the "Oh Melbourne is a different team under Paul Roos: meme. All Darcy could say was how great it was fo...

PakenhamSaint wrote:

Darren wrote:

Source via Cameron Ling, Twitter

Kardina swimming pool.

Exactly - see comment above

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bg0Qjk6CcAAP8Vy.jpg Source via Cameron Ling, Twitter This reminds me of a classic comment many, many years ago in a game in in the rain QLD. The players couldn't keep their feet and were sliding everywhere. Every time a player slid he would throw up a huge sheet of water...