I don’t think we will make a play for King this season Next season we might have a crack?! +1 Too expensive this trade period but next year is a possibility as long as he wants to come. Looks like Matthew Lloyd is pumping up Essendon's interest in Bing this year but they have many in their line of ...

Clark Howard Webster Coffield King Wilkie Jones Steele Ross Higgins Membrey Billings Butler Wood Ryder Marshall, Crouch, Sinclair Carlisle, Byrnes, Bytel, Battle, Highmore King needs a run at CHB to get some confidence back Wood comes in as a lead up target, we recruited him so why not give him a g...

There's gonna be some hard conversations at RSEA Park on Tuesday. Finnis in his office, texting Ratts: 'Brett, pls see me in my office when u have time. Need to have a chat' Ratts' should be OK. Different call for several senior players not exerting themselves. They need a substantial holiday until...

Come on boys yes it was pathetic probably the worst I've seen but if we all pull the pin then what do we have. We are our own worst enemy giving 5 year contracts to injury plagued player hoping for quick success will really hurt us in the long run & I think what we saw today is just a window of...

Carlisle is the best CHB and Battle is a natural forward. In a strong team he would be a half forward drifting down to goal Sounds like Petracca's role at Melbourne. I thought this would be a role for Membrey to add strength, bursts of speed and introduce the capability to set up or run forward for...

Very good summary, thanks for posting. Clearly we have been worked out. Not a surprise as it happens to all teams, but now is the time to adapt. Good at poking criticism. Never a solution, unfortunately. I ask myself the question on how can a side blow another away like that? How do they get the fr...

What some posters are suggesting will do nothing more than gift the opposition a 150 point victory. You can't just 'play the kids' or 'play the guys we picked up if we get injuries' at the expense of our best players or best 22. We will get absolutely bent over if they do that. We need our best 22 ...

Even the great Matthew Lloyd and Kane Cornes can see what the right thing to do is! https://www.sen.com.au/news/2020/10/28/the-four-afl-captains-who-should-consider-handing-over-the-reins/ So they are saying Jack Steele for captain. I would wait a year and just let Jack consolidate his position as ...

That is a real body blow. He gets bagged on here a lot (which I’ve never really understood). He, Steele and Ryder/Marshall have been prominent in our rise. He’s very good at winning clearances. We need to find some midfielders quick smart if we intend to contend. If it were me, I’d have tried Hunte...

the afl have stuffed this up. round 15 is the earliest we'll get a bye. in a 17 game season? really disadvantaged some teams. I look at it this way. We get the bye if we go to Perth. Do we really want that? History is against us for many reasons in Perth, mostly due to free goals related to umpires...

Just because Ryder came out doesn’t mean we should’ve played Abbott. The two rucks have been working because Ryder is so dominant at the centre bounce (so far) No guarantee that Abbott provides the same. Additionally, Marshall looked cooked, more than a couple of times he didn’t even try and jump i...

Why does King not lead towards the kicker? Where is the bloke whose number he inherited to teach him where to run? Roo did the same as King but had the endurance and speed to lure away 2 defenders (including Harry). When Saints delivery forward was poor (and it was for several of the latest years R...

Cats will fall over again come finals as they will struggle with the pressure and pace of finals football I never get the idea that finals all of a sudden becomes faster more pressure. I reckon the crowds a re bigger so there's more noise, Struggling is only there because the general manhandling of...

Can’t believe I’m the one saying this but geeeez some of you guys are tough critics. I thought he was alright. Got a lot of ball and for the most part used it well and we looked a hell of a lot more dangerous when he was the one kicking it forward. He was ever present... Ran all day and was around ...

Respectfully disagree with the OP. I regard Cho as the most one dimensional coach we've had since Graham Gellie and Baldock. Much was made of our poor midfield etc but just remember for the first couple of years - Cho still had Lenny, Fisher, Gilbert, a lot of Roo, Steven. He was a truly awful Seni...

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stevie wrote: ↑Sun 06 Oct 2019 9:05pm Ouch this thread is rapidly Jonesying

Wait! That’s it! We are signing Jonesy the cat from Alien!!

Nah I was always a fan of Clint

Clint has now finally retired too after winning his clubs best player medal. Kept on giving over a long time.

Could some of those delisted elsewhere plug some potential injury gaps?

Ovrat, Newnes, Garletts, White?

Whats your thoughts?

saintadamski wrote: ↑Fri 18 Oct 2019 7:21pm Please please please Carlton... take Newnes!!
I'll even throw in a set of steak knives!!!

I'd provide the clever and chopping board too.

I really want to see Acres for one more year under a new coach. Also not fussed if we don’t get Hill. His highlight package is great, but the don’t think his 4 quarter efforts are worth selling the farm. Agree with you. If Acres stays this could be the kick in the a*** he needs to realise his undou...

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Joffa Burns wrote: ↑Sun 06 Oct 2019 5:30pm

Enrico_Misso wrote: ↑Sun 06 Oct 2019 5:28pmAlan?

Dean?

Grace?

Mrs Jones? (you probably ned to be 50 plus to get this)!

You would think now that Ben King has re-signed at GC that we now got to sign up Bruce for 1-3 years extra ? With McCartin in limbo it leaves Max King, Membrey with Marshall / Ryder. Or do we bite bullet for Howard ? Don’t know enough about this bloke. Howard at centre half back and Battle back at ...

Lonie and McKenzie have to be on that list, no one has then in our best 22. I’d rather have Acres and Brown everyday of the week. We would be suffering a risk to team balance with this. I reckon Lonie brings an intensity needed as a small forward. Hes the only reliable small player that shows a dis...

Am optimistic too. But to put the downside. - I am not sold on Hill. Great ball getter but often butchers it. - giving away a 50 goal a year forward (scarce commodities) - giving away a recent AA mid (scarce commodities). But happy with the other potential top-up picks. And have a lot faith and res...

Port game not too long ago - Dunstan kept us in it, boys slogged their guts out, seconds to go: Ryder to Gray, Acres MIA, we lose. Blake (what me?) you had one job. That possibly defines Blake & I think we are getting more than .4047 hectares for him on conversion. Acres should have been runnin...

You must have missed the 2010 GF? In fact you must have missed the entire 2009/2010 seasons Top Ten player I the AFL in both those seasons with a combined tally of nearly 1400 possessions. Acres doesn’t get a run in the midfield because he isn’t up to it, he’s had 6 years in the system and is still...