It was the steal of the century. The deal that had some calling for an inquiry, so one sided did it seem. Hawthorn were giving away the farm to get Jaeger O'Meara and the saints were in the front row with their grateful hands outstretched. In exchange for pick 10 in the 2016 draft (68 thrown in as s...

Stuff GWS, Jiggster. The point of this is we couldn't attract anyone half decent, when that was our stated, long term plan. Stringer doesn't want to come to us and Rockliffe is strongly linked to Hawthorn, if he leaves at all. Nothing much left after that. They failed.

The only difference in golf is you're hitting a stationary object. No ball drop, run up etc. on the upside we'll end up winning the various AFL and corporate golf days. Re rookie Sam Fisher, get BJ back and we'll be unbeatable! We may not kick many goals, but we'll score lots of birdies and Eagles. ...

Let's be honest. We talked a big game and came up empty. This was not art of the plan. Well that is another BigFish gone. The odds on Bains delivering on the plan this year are getting smaller and smaller. Importantly all the truly elite mids are now not available, and that makes me sad. Plus one. ...

Well he's not the Messiah anymore. Just a very naughty boy. Close the thread. Move along now folks. Nothing to see here. Let the period of mourning begin.

Let's be honest. We talked a big game and came up empty. This was not art of the plan.

To Norf that is. How can Anderson say with any certainty what will happen in two years time? He's off the table now, but two years is an eternity in football. Unless he's signed some agreement with Norf, which just won't be true. Looks like we've come up empty. On to plan B, if there is one.

Well if Brett Anderson says so, it must be true! Call me when he's announced he's signed.

I was very pleased to see the Swans belt Essendope - but thought to myself that if we had made the finals it would be us that is on the end of that hiding. We are not up to finals. Quote stats, regret close games lost, try to figure out who will get better, but for me 2017 was very frustrating in t...

Don't mention going for Schache on here or Jaxsons will go spare again! I mentioned Schache once, but I think I got away with it..............

Enrico_Misso wrote:We used to call him The Screamer.

He made it to Waverley but didn't seem as prolific there.
I thought I heard him a couple of times at Docklands in the very early days but nothing since.

Perhaps he lost his voice?

Or perhaps his mind?

Not impressed with how the club travelled this season- I thought it was a classic fail. - Went backwards on the ladder - Too many players didn't assert themselves in games - No rising stars - Lack of leadership by example from our leadership group - One player just scraped into All-Australian consi...

Hamill or X.

I'm envious, Stevie. If they win it, not even being half way up Everest will be far enough away to escape the hype and bs of the painful Ninthmond fans. You'll hear the roar from there. I'm good at lifting and carrying heavy things. Need a Sherpa ?

Can someone explain to me how Gresham didn't make the 40 man squad AND the best 22 for the 22 under 22. In the squad was both Rioli and Butler... both had considerable less possessions and goals and shots on goal to Jade as an equivalent. Rioli even made the best 22. What a complete farce. He doesn...

Lets get serious. He is only like 19 or 20 and just played 2 seasons of AFL footy. How someone at this point in their career can get the stupid criticism that floats around is total nonsense. The poor kid has basically played every senior game in his first 2 years. That is very tough on a young bod...

Oh, please God no! He was a decent player a long time ago. Whatever has hobbled him has done so good and proper!

You'd better have a big bottle of you medicinal compound on hand, Jiggster. I think we're going to need it!

Love him or not, he'll be our coach until at least the end of 2020. Get around him. BTW, he now has a new nickname. Alan "blossoms" Richardson!

No dramas, Stian. It was a valid question. The rules are often ambiguous. Sometimes clubs give a player an extra year so they can be traded rather than being lost to FA and RFA. We'd get bugger all compensation for Armo if we lost him to FA, so maybe it's part of Ameet's cunning plan, although I dou...

Count me in. Again. Just call me Charlie Brown and the club, Lucy Van Pelt.

not keen on him, unless he's going very cheap. i would do a second rounder, but we don't have one. we have no one we'd let go in a trade for him that they'd take. i.e. i'd give them lonie, or hickey, or weller, or armo. Just imagine we miss out on getting Kelly and pick up this bum instead. Not a g...

Why are we talking about a trade - hasn't Armo been around long enough to be a free agent? Not sure about the rules on that question but if he is a FA then can't he go anywhere he likes without the need for a trade? Doesn't the fact he's contracted mean he's not a free agent? He's got two years lef...

I will explode in 2017 if Ninthmond wins the flag!

Yep, 6 stickies is not nearly enough. Kevin Bartlett talking about how we can help Geelong get through to make an all victorian grand final … good to see the tigers are already thinking about the grand final, they are destined to lose next week. Always reward the exceptional, dragit! When too many ...