It doesnt matter if its AFL or D grade amatures players need practise matches before the season starts. Id say what ever players are right to go theyll play to get some work into them no matter which team it is. Speaking to a player on Sat he said he prefered to play in all and that all clubs were s...

A game plan mastrefully thought out and played out to restrict margins in unavoidable defeats due to injuries. Lyon limited the damage to at least give us a chance when we had some resembalnce of our best side up and going. What about the easily winnable games? We just fell over the line in most of...

A game plan mastrefully thought out and played out to restrict margins in unavoidable defeats due to injuries. Lyon limited the damage to at least give us a chance when we had some resembalnce of our best side up and going. What about the easily winnable games? We just fell over the line in most of...

A game plan mastrefully thought out and played out to restrict margins in unavoidable defeats due to injuries. Lyon limited the damage to at least give us a chance when we had some resembalnce of our best side up and going. What about the easily winnable games? We just fell over the line in most of...

For mine, there was so much wrong with 07 that I don't see any natural improvement at all - injuries aside of course. You don't think any continuity of play and further experience will benefit Raph? You don't think a full AFL pre-season will improve Armo's fitness? Yes, it should. However with the ...

Being shopped around or other clubs asking if his services were up for trade? Maybe Sydney put it to us that they wanted him in return for Schneider, in that case it shows that they valued him as worth pick 20 somthing.

Remember Clement got moved on from Freo and became a great player. Im not saying Dempster will be as good but traded players arent all scrap heap material.

He won't have any sort of attacking flair (see max) but I believe has the defensive skill and capabilities to shut down leading forwards. Whether he can play in a 1 on 1 wrestlefest is another thing. From what little Ive seen of Miles being an attacking defender is one of his strengths. He kicked 1...

Yeah Sam Fisher has those safe hands but just at times when I think he should slow things down and steady up he starts running and we look out of position up field. Also Id like to see him punch more.

Hawthorn premiership coach described Gary Ayres as a good driver in heavy traffic. Do we have a player of similar ilk. A player who you want to see the ball in his hands when the preasures on. Someone who punches at the right time and pulls down the timely mark with sure hands. When he has the ball ...

Have you got a mature age rookie rule? Wouldnt mind a kick before the season proper.

On your theory Hird Voss and even Harvs would of been thrown out years ago! All suffered 12month plus injuries at some stage in there careers. Please dont ever become a selector. :roll: None of them have ever missed 12 months through an injury. Harvey and Hird missed most of one season while Voss h...

Rodger a simple case were stats dont tell the story. Keating smashing the ball forward continually was far superior and clearly a standout. Yes Fraser kicked goals but only when he rested up forward. The image of Keating punching the ball 20 meters and Brisbanes onballers running forward have been ...

Riccardo can you also contact the clubs of the following players and have them retired immediatly.......

Daniel Bradshaw
Mark Cohglan
Nigel Lappin

All of our professional football department which includes coaches and medical staff beleive he can resume playing top footy. According to there medical tests his feet have recovered. But you say they are stuffed maybe you should let them know and have him retired immediatly as you looking from afar...

I hope Gardiner comes back and decemates the competition, but the more likley senario is he will play a couple of ordinary games and break down again.. based on what>? At the moment, this very second, he is a waste of money, effort and time. I really he won't always be, but history suggests otherwi...

Not forgetting the work King does across CHB his positioning is excellent and gives you that big body down back. Not only does he put himself in a dangerous spot but he also takes a contested mark something we have lacked.

It is probably worth reflecting that Matthews at the Lions during their multi-premiership era had as a key part of his game plan ruckmen. And that these ruckmen were in fact quite injury prone ..... Matthews cunning was ensuring that he had a good pool to cover this...and was not reliant on just th...

For every player that has come back from long term injuries as good as when he left, there are a dozen who never recovered. I hope Gardiner comes back and decemates the competition, but the more likley senario is he will play a couple of ordinary games and break down again. At the moment, this very...

Its fair to say no one knows just how well Gadener will go this season. A couple of examples that give me confidece that he can contribute are Paul Salmon and more recent Brendan Lade. Both suffered long breaks in there career but were and are great players after injury. Salmon played well into his ...

rodgerfox wrote:

CURLY wrote:I think youll find that last year if King and Blake were the same age King would of played all year bar a couple of games.

He was injured for more than just 'a couple of games'.

How many ruckmen play 22 games per year?

Just a question re Gardener and sceptism about his ability to return to play top football. If he had come without the perceived attitude problems of the past and only the injury concerns would peoples opinions be differant? I beleive many peoples opinions of his return are clouded due to this, many ...

I think youll find that last year if King and Blake were the same age King would of played all year bar a couple of games. Blake needed a development year and with the success of all around him he could be carried throughout the year until the big one . King was selected because hes one of the true ...

Rodger the fact that we picked up the highly rated McEvoy for the future is enough to put our ruck stocks in front of past years. Add the recruitment of King who showed he is far from finished in last seasons grand final one cant help to think we are far better off.

I don't think Lade was ever in any danger of being delisted. He had dropped off a bit after returning from injury, but made steady improvement each year and stayed completely injury free from age 26 (2003) to present. He was yet to peak, had good support from their other ruckmen and had no complica...