He is great and nullifying when required but also uses the ball very well most of the time. Yep, love him. I haven't got the stats at hand, but I'm pretty sure he had the best disposal efficiency in the team from 04-07. He made some uncharacteristic errors against Adelaide (but wasn't on his Pat Ma...

B : Steven Baker, Jason Blake, Zac Dawson HB : Sam Gilbert, Sam Fisher, Brendon Goddard C : Jason Gram, Luke Ball, Nick Dal Santo HF : Farren Ray, Nick Riewoldt, Adam Schneider F : Xavier Clarke, Justin Koschitzke, Stephen Milne R : Michael Gardiner, Lenny Hayes, Leigh Montagna I/C : Clint Jones, A...

X Clarke has to come back in, he's performing in the twos, and he's the king of the pressure game that we're playing at the moment. IN: X Clarke OUT: Gwilt Gwilt's role was very hard to work out on the telly, but he didn't show much, again. He's had a total of 24 touches, 5 marks, 4 tackles, 2 insid...

bj goddard fer sure. he's the package. though he worries too much - look at that receding hairline.

evertonfc wrote:Though we did defeat them over there in 1991 when Locket kicked his 100th.

that game in 2005 where gehrig kicked his hundred was not so great... still the only time i've ever been to footy park.

the who also said: "don't cry/ don't raise your eye/ it's only teenage wasteland" which i believe was referring to carlton's faith in youth. and: "every day you'll see the dust/ as i drive my baby in my magic bus" which refers to the metaphorical "bus" on which the sain...

There's a fine line between barometer and front-runnner, and Dal is certainly one that falls into this category. Milne is another. um, technically a barometer measures atmospheric pressure and doesn't cause it. so these players you mention would be exactly the definition of a barometer. when the te...

Geary has the tank that is needed in modern footy and he has the grunt and tackling ability that we lack as a team. He has good enough skills he just hasn't been executing them in match situations, whether that be because of the pace of AFL or just lack of confidence I don't know. decision making s...

IMO the key match ups should be - Baker/ McQualter v McLeod (tag) Hayes v Thompson Dal Santo v Knights Goddard v Vince Joey v Edwards (run with) Roo v Rutten Kosi v Bock How about: Jones v McLeod - he's got the leg speed and can hurt him on the scoresheet. Baker v Goodwin McQualter v Thompson - sto...

Bigpond Video is practically impossible to watch. Can Telstra not get anything right? Here's a transcript: Interviewer : Andy, it must be good to start the round of practice matches with a win over the reining premiers. Lovell : Yeah, the result was good, they obviously had an experienced team in. I...

What were McVeigh's stats after quarter time? did cj only get him from the second quarter? according to the age and champion data: McVeigh: 7, 3, 3, 3 = 16 disposals so if that's the case then you've got a point, kept him to nine touches in three quarters of footy. once again, i'd keep him in the t...

saintbob wrote:Raph out, Geary and Gwilt under pressure, X, Eddy and hopefully Lenny in

yep, i reckon you've nailed it here. i can't see that we'd be a worse side with those three out and those three in. eddy the only question mark about best 22 status.

was also very strong over the ball when the game was going against us. BJ turned it over more then CJ from where I sat. Goddard: 26 disposals Jones: 12 disposals it's not really surprising if bj did turn it over more - he had more than twice as much of it. i wasn't especially impressed by cj's game...

How did all those players go in the Sandy practice match today? should i edit the original post to say "pending outcome of practice match/training during the week/injuries/everything else"? since i'm not going to see it anyway, i don't see how my opinion is going to change by this evening...

A win is a win. Built in the midfield and defence - the forward line wasn't amazing. Next week against the Crows the midfield will again be key. Let's hope they're out of energy already - sounds like a draining game in the sun against the Pies. Out: R Clarke (hamstring) J Gwilt (not up to it) In: C ...

Is Richard Hinds a Sydney based AFL reporter for Fairfax? yep. this is basically the smh story rather than a melbourne-based one. the hot tip is that this is the year where the age's journalism (not just on footy) finally exits through the back door. expect to see plenty of aap match reports in fai...

rodgerfox wrote:

dcstkfc wrote:I feel that the reference to Jihad is offensive to the Islamic community.

Why?

probably because it suggests that all arabic words sound the same and are only spoken by terrorists; which is doubly offensive because it conflates arabs and muslims.

Saint Bev wrote:Common you supporters we must change our attitude. No rubbishing the coach, players or me for this post

nah. if mistakes are made, it's worth highlighting them. no need to be unquestioning about Our Great Leader and his troops - that way lies totalitarianism.

5: Nick Dal Santo
4: Sam Gilbert
3: Farren Ray
2: Justin Koschitzke
1: Michael Gardiner

also: Goddard, Ball, Milne, Dawson, Blake, Schneider

Spinner wrote:I tend to think its just our of laziness....rather than trying to fool other teams.

laziness/incompetence.

there's no logical reason to withold this information - opposition scouts attend training so they know who's not coming up. supporters wouldn't mind knowing, though.

SaintWodonga wrote:Isn' the Age a sponsor? Poor write up.

a sponsor? what difference does that make? does the deal involve not just money but soft reporting as well?

Foz wrote:Garland was the size of Ross T.

garlett is almost a year older and nine centimetres taller than ross. i'd love to see some kids in the team (on merit) but little ross is a long way away.

That's a pretty crappy list of numbers IMO. There's absolutely no reason to leave 4 and 9 blank. Why not give 9 to Lynch? McEvoy got 5. I understand that established players might want to stay with their number, but why not move Jones to 4, for instance? Or Eddy? Or give it to Ray? It's just a numbe...

They key is develoment. Good clubs know how to do it. Wait and see how quickly the WCE regroup and are back in contention. I reckon the best team for development has to be Collingwood, much as it pains me to say it. For the last few years they've had basically no stars (Buckley excepted) but have f...

I think you'll find that a player placed on the long term injury list must stay on it for at least 8 weeks. At the end of that time if they are fit to play the rookie must go back to the rookie list unless someone else is injured in the meantime (or a player retires). In fact this year there's a fr...