McEvoy could do what most Ruckmen can't ...... Take a contested grab He was also reportedly the best endurance runner at the club (source, Milney) But he did have limitations.... He, like Armo is a B-Grade footballer.... Which is still pretty good I think Longer will overtake him. I'm led to believ...

BigMart wrote:Oh and also the Saad Milera deal?...

Nothing wrong with this trade IMO - we still landed Seb Ross in the deal at pick 25. Where's the negative aspect in this trade BM?

From the 2011 draft pool, this is who we now have on our list: Pick 8 - Billy Longer Pick 25 - Seb Ross Pick 35 - Daniel Markworth Pick 37 - Jack Newnes Pick 42 - Jimmy Webster Pick 68 - Beau Wilkes Pick 74 (Rookie Promotion - North Melbourne) - Luke Delaney Rookie Pick 12 - Sam Dunnell Rookie Pick ...

Agree with you 100% on this. If it could go: Pick 3- Billings Pick 18 and 19- Two of Crouch, Dumont, Sheed and Dunstan then I will be very happy. I would love Lennon to slide but that probably wont happen. This midfield heavy draft has come at the perfect time for us and we have the opporunity to b...

C'mon plugs… Out 7 Milne, Blake, Kosi, Ledger, Lever, McEvoy, Dal Santo In 5 Savage, Curren, Delaney, Bruce, Longer 2 Picks without another movement. Is Fisher a certainty to stay? Can Saad be rookied while we are in limbo? If you think I could remember all that then you have issues. I cant remembe...

I have faith in Pelchen to avoid picking an Eddy, McQualter, Peake type. He is a hardened, seasoned, analytical and realistic recruiter. He has a vision and has more qualifications than any keyboard heroes on this forum. We are all sad, just like when plugger left, but we need to not boo NDS and be...

I was joking after the guy said he will grow. I reckon if he was 23 he may be a chance in this years draft. I don't get the joke pal. Read it again. Didnt say it was funny but it was clearly a joke. It wasn't "clearly" a joke...it's hard to determine sarcasm through the written word. But ...

As dragit keeps saying, the numbers are all out of shape at the moment, especially if this trade comes off. So it's pretty clear that there are more trades to come, probably more delistings too. Hopefully it all comes together. But if we essentially outmanoeuvred Hawthorn by shipping off Mac at a d...

plugger66 wrote:

Devilhead wrote:

plugger66 wrote:
You serious?

Clem Smith - DOB - 3rd February 1996

He will turn 18 in February 2014

Sure you got the right player Plug??

I was joking after the guy said he will grow. I reckon if he was 23 he may be a chance in this years draft.

I don't get the joke pal.

According to Carro! Did everyone else know this? 4th to last paragraph. Oh, and apparently we nearly sacked Watters! http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/saints-debated-sacking-watters-20131015-2vkwn.html Yep, saw him at the Freo game this year with his (?) son decked out in Saints gear. He's a lo...

well we should sack all the list management now viv michie has got to the dees for pick 54!!!! where were we on this one to busy doing performance reveiws and listening to what caro and finey have to say..... lol Maybe they didn't want a player with or a girls name, or maybe they want a more outrag...

plugger66 wrote:

kp83 wrote:

plugger66 wrote:I will go out on a limb and say 177cm player will not be pick one.

He should be taller by this time next year.

He is already 23 years old.

No he's not.

plugger66 wrote:I will go out on a limb and say 177cm player will not be pick one.

He should be taller by this time next year.

A thought.

Watters' contract expires end of this year.

So does Al Clarkson from Hawthorn.

Pelchen & Clarkson have worked together in the past successfully (& I'm assuming cordially)......

Hickey gets injured, Stanley rucks full time, rips hamstring, Lewis Pearce left to shoulder load and gets smashed week in week out, develops chronic fatigue and never plays again, leaves Holmes and Maister to play out the year in the ruck. Welcome to the BigMart school of pessimism, but this is the...

evo wrote:Karnezis & Longer to us - Armo + ?? to GC. Got a tweet from someone who is almost always on the money.

They play for Brissy...don't know if your source is any good

Hickey & Stanley (when fit) seems a good combo to me. Benny Mac was starting to look really slow towards the end of the year. Whether he was carrying an injury or not, he didn't look mobile enough for the modern game. From what I've heard SW say in the media, they are all pretty happy with the w...

I dont even get your point. When has Crowley ever been a sniper? How about when he whacked Lingy in the head behind play down at Kardinia Park a few years ago (Mark Harvey was coaching back then). Not saying he's not a good tagger/player, just that he clearly does do things off the ball that upset ...

Oh dear. I find it sad people are happy for a team so new to already taste success. Are you happy for GWS and GC to win flags also? How about Adelaide? The following year they had won two, more than us. Heck, why not hope the Dogs win their second before us also. As fans we need to be more ruthless...

THE FOOTBALL DEPARTMENT. From Chris Pelchen to Scott Watters to the Recruiting Staff to the Doctors, Physios and Strength & Conditioning staff. Are they the BEST and do they have the resources to be the best? Our head physio is definately one of the best in Melbourne, so we tick that box at lea...

If they're offering Patton, buyer beware! I wouldn't be giving up more than a third round pick for those knees. Just to clarify, Patton has had one reco & missed half of last year with patella tendonitis. Get? YES Exactly, he hasn't ruptured his ACL twice like some on here are suggesting. The p...

I don't entirely disagree with you, but the big difference is that they sell players for bankable cash, which they can then use to chase other players they want or invest in club infrastructure/development. Trading for draft picks is quite different IMO, in that you don't necessarily know what playe...

OK to make it a bit more sensible we will create two categories Linked Mentioned in despatches Linked Bruce Delaney Michie Mentioned in despatches Griffith White Dustin Martin Jared Polec Patrick Karnezis MARCUS BONTEMPELLI Polec wants to go home (he's from SA) so I doubt he'd come to us - although...

maverick wrote:Effectively pick 9 and Bruce for McEvoy.

Don't know if Benny Mac commands that with the season he just had.

Surely it depend on the offer? e.g It would be crazy to not trade Dal if we were offered pick 9. Hes worth about pick 25. That's assuming whoever we pick up at pick 9 is any good - he may turn out to be just an ordinary player in which case the deal will have been terrible. I guess it depends how c...