joffaboy wrote:What are the repercussions on Richmond if Cousins relapses?

Hope he doesn't but it is a very real possibility with a junkie?

...and that I suspect was the unresolved question at St Kilda - because it was never about his football ability or age.

I got tis from the Herald Sun website ... 83. St Kilda - Blake McGrath New to the sport, the ex-AIS basketballer is a running tap ruckman still learning the game. Has run sub three minutes for 20m , generally quick, has a good running pedigree from his family . I've been running sub 3 minutes for 20...

should be top 2 and then 2 you'd like to keep a close watching eye on

Top 2 - Lenny & Roo

Watch list - Gilbo rising fast .. dark horse for 2009 is Jack Steven

If we are going to be 'genuine' contenders in 09 the improvement must come from those players behind our top echolon group. I understand what others have said about Ball and Dal but these two understand what's got to happen for them to regain their previous impact on the game; its the group behind ...

so why dont you put our coach on a plane send him to ireland with maybe our development coach, put a couple of sherrins in the suitcase along woith a few dvd's of St Kilda games - and have a look at the lads for themselves. At the end of the day its the head coach that should know whehter he can wor...

I cant go past Jayson Daniels

if we draft carroll and he gives us the same service that Mead gave Port then I will be satisfied.

It all comes down to your salary demands, and I'm guessing a person of your standing would command a fairly high wage :roll: :lol: :wink: !! Yes you're right Eastern .. I've been checking the nomination form and I certainly want to put a price on my head when I nominate .. but there doesnt seem to ...

Yes I think we should seriously consider a mature age recruit. Who wasnt inspired by Stuart Dew's "fine" figure in the Grand Final - I think we share an equal number of rolls of fat - and the same love of pies. I have lost a little bit of my pace in recent years, and having just turned 40 ...

realistically - he was not going to win us a finals game - and certainly not capable of producing a few "Stuart Dew Grand final moments" should we make the 2009 GF. I'm not trying to kick him whilst he is down - but I would have thought there was no point keeping him once we recruited Farr...

when was the last time we only had 1 veteran ?

I thought all of the following have been on the veterans list in recent years:
Max,
Harvey,
Peckett,
and I dont think there was a gap between Peckett then Burke & Loewe ?

I think the fixture is great. Geelong once. Hawthorn once. Collingwood once. No trip to the Gabba. One trip to Perth (and a game we should win) Melbourne, West Coast and Essendon twice. Two games in Adelaide within 3 weeks is good. You'd rather play at the same venue in quick succession than say Br...

for what its worth my thoughts on the following: Armo - will make it but probably as a GOP and B grader Geary - wont make it, Steven - for some reason I think he is the pick of this bunch and will graduate yearly from C grade to B grade and eventually to A grade Allen - I'm hopeful he will put some ...

IF his knee is ok (and that is a big IF) Attard would be worth our last pick in the draft or perhaps we can pick him in the PSD if we use our last pick in the draft to get Ben cousins

so with old board departed - would Matt Rendell be considered again ?

I think we are all in violent agreement .. Fiora, Jones, Eddy, Gwilt and McQaulter all played in the finals and not one of them would have got a game at Geelong or Hawthorn. Until that group is replaced with AFL standard players in our best 22 we cant win a flag.. PS> perhaps a fraction tough on Edd...

supposed key forward who cant hold a place in a dysfunctional Crows forward line........ no thanks - pass.

bring back Crippa ..

I'm a Kosi fan

One of the few guys in our team who can turn a guy single handedly when on song

can anyone comment on what role Ross Lyon played in this trade ie did he suggest it ?

we now have 2 x 3rd round picks following the Ray deal ? .. maybe one of those could get Harris over the line ?

read an article earlier this year that said Harves and Scott West were the only 2 players left in the comp that didnt come through the draft system

so does this mean that Fiora is a likely de-listing ?

what a dumb statistic - it means nothing. :roll: Fiora, M Gardiner, Farren Ray were all discarded ie we didnt pay Top 5 price. X Clarke could easily be compared to Farren Ray - a top 5 pick who has not lived up to expectation. By the way - for what its worth - I'm pretty sure S King was a #1 pick.

Geez - mixed feelings about this one. I still believe he can play. Anyone who thinks he is too old at 30 is kidding themselves. Not dissimilar to Harvey from a body type / running ability aspect - and Harves played a lot of great footy after he turned 30. Missed 2 seasons I hear you say ? .. didnt H...