Forgive the capitals and the fact that at least one poster has already made the point but the very strong likelihood is that Stephenson SIMPLY WON"T BE THERE AT PICK 7. There is just so much wish fulfillment in draft projections. For example now that North Melbourne have done absolutely everyth...

The best two left after the first 6 are gone. The one thing we can be sure of is that rumours that North will call Fogarty at 4 and the Pies then select a KPP are nonsense. Given the way the game is played there has never been more, understandable, prejudice against KPP's. I'm happy to predict that ...

Before improvement I'd like to see Steven, Armitage and Freeman fully fit all year. Then I'd like to see: Sinclair beat Geary in the pre-season time trial and keep going all year to improve his effort at the contest Connellan find more of the ball and play firsts football But above all Brandon White...

I'm afraid I don't agree with much of that. The one point I do agree with is that he has at times been exceptional in the middle in the NEAFL. He has never commanded an automatic place in the Giants side, fundamentally because he's a slow thinker with ball in hand. He was last in for the recent game...

People may also remember he was v good against us in the preseason game this year, where he showed a ton of dash. Hopefully we've been in his ear for months but I doubt it.

They'd trade him out for the same reason that more contracted players will be traded out than uncontracted every trade period. That is either they think they can get a player or a pick that they want more or the player himself for whatever reason, including more money elsewhere, wants to go and the ...

He's worth nothing to any other club in his current condition. He's been a good player for us and we'll just have to do our best to get him right. Really felt for him when after slogging through surgery and an extended wait he was sore again pretty much straight away. The club hasn't said so but it ...

Given that he appears to be suffering from a chronic groin injury, will not start pre-season ready to do a full load, hasn't shown his best form since 2015 and turns 30 next year - bugger all.

You may remember there were some off-field issues earlier in the year but I don't think it's that: rather that Melican has gone past him. His reserves form has been v good though and other clubs are interested so, like almost every player mentioned, maybe not that left field but a good idea nonethel...

That's fine when we've got the ball. When we don't lesser players run through and around our defensive lines. We chase but rarely catch.

Kelly will sign a 2 or 3 year contract so he can finish the business of winning a premiership and then sell out to the highest bidder. I'm not sure about Martin. I've got a feeling he will stay at the tigers. But what if GWS win this years Premiership, why would he stay then? To win another one.

Yes but my point is that he may not be worth anything like what we'd have to give to get him. He was the number 1 pick in 2012 and other clubs are interested. The club made a mistake when instead of actually recruiting midfielders with our high picks they started this big fish palaver. We'd be bette...

That's right. Look at Hopper. There are three or four big clubs after him. He was an early draft selection and it will take a v early R1 selection to land him. Carlton favs with pick 3, anyone else will have to give up their first pick and a v good player. One first round pick will not be enough to ...

I disagree with those who say that Paul Connors' public statements concerning Kelly are somehow deliberately misleading. Kelly will stay, for now, and the announcement is simply being delayed for maximum effect. Happy to have a small wager via pm with any and all of those who think he's coming to St...

Probably right and I hope you're right. As things are shaping up there may not even be a big name available.

Matters more where Kelly want's to go, and my word is it's to St Kilda. How on earth do you know that? Unfortunately he doesn't. It may have been true a couple of months ago but not now. His manager has been interviewed several times and made it as clear as he can that he believes Kelly should/will...

At $1.4m+? I'd be surprised but agree that we're no hope with Kelly.

Weller was good enough last week to keep his spot but how the hell does Webster plat in front of White now we're out of it. More meatball stuff from the MC.

If left up to Roo he will pay himself $800k for the year. Not as simple as leaving it up to him. Players always want one extra year. I think that's right Con. Doubtless the club would be prepared to pay him 250-300k for 12-15 games next year though if he really wanted them. For my money I think he ...

3 Longer: v aggressive, gave us first use, playing the best footy of his career
2 Bruce: competed well all over the ground often without much support
1 Dunstan: at his best fresh
1 Ross: not his fault he had to go backwRds and sideways so often as we are v slow

The entire football department has been put on notice that if one more slowcoach, fat man or midget is recuited they'll all be drowned in the bay.

We will aleady have more than enough space on the list after delisting those whose footy isn't up to AFL standard. We don't need to delist two of our better players in order to get 2 speculative draft selections in the 100's. As usual citywest, banal masochistic troll, manages to invest every debate...

Whatever he exercise regimen he followed prior to his return it won't have been as intensive or effective as the club's pre-season training. He is behind and he looks behind. His best asset is his aggression and long-kicking out of defence, his worst that he is glacially slow but judging him at this...

I saw a fair bit of it. Holmes went okay insofar as getting his hand to it was concerned. The second it hit the deck we were ouitclassed. The Dogs second string midfield was simply too skilled and, in particular, too quick for ours. Their stats make for revealing reading. McLean had 38 touches and 1...

I saw a fair bit of it. Holmes went okay insofar as getting his hand to it was concerned. The second it hit the deck we were ouitclassed. The Dogs second string midfield was simply too skilled and, in particular, too quick for ours. Their stats make for revealing reading. McLean had 38 touches and 1...