He said you'd like to keep all your good players but its important you don't sell the farm to keep one player. Nothing wrong with that.

I don't think we can take too much from this game apart from it being a confidence booster as a team and a game where the young guys can get some more game time and confidence. Milera is going to be something else. Lovett-esque IMO. Cripps seems to be playing more of a midfield role which doesn't su...

The way we're going about rebuilding is a great way to do it. Make the young guys earn their spots and when they come in they're learning from champions like Roo, Lenny etc who still put an emphasis on winning as opposed to teams like Melbourne who forced their senior players out and gifted young gu...

What bothers me the most isn't the flog that thought he heard a touch it's that if the video is inconclusive it's a behind? They should follow what the NFL do which is if there isn't conclusive evidence to overturn the original decision then the original call should stand. That's so obvious and it's...

Old Mate wrote:Gilbert is a 6'4 tough, quick and mobile KPP. He aint going nowhere. Just needs to give off to good ball users more often.

Yep doesn't really matter if he can't kick because he's a key back now. We need guys running past him for the handball receive.

No doubt in my mind Macca is the worst tap ruckmen in the league. It's always been a massive flaw in his game and he hasn't shown any improvement. I'm not sure his around the ground work is good enough to make up for that.

If we're going to miss the finals then this is the year to do it. Meant to be a hell of a draft.

I think the most important thing for this year is to get games into the young guys rather than Polo and Ray and wherever that takes us so be it.

Really impressive debut. When he gets the confidence to have a run and a bounce he's going to be really exciting. Great find.

If we don't look like it this year then I think we need to get as many picks as possible in what's meant to be a very deep draft this year. Obviously there are some guys you simply can't trade but you see if anyone's stupid enough to take someone like Ray or Peake and if not delist them to make room...

News flash. This site is painful to read. Whose idea was it for red writing on a black background?

Got them right where we want them. :D In all seriousness people probably look at our best players and see most of them are 28+ and when you consider Ross hid most of our young players people don't think we have any. What most people would remember is us putting out players like Eddy and McQualter in...

It's all about team defense. I have no idea who the key backmen are for Hawthorn but they were incredibly close to playing in a GF. I agree that winning the clearances helps a lot and I think it's an area we're really going to struggle with again this year but if teams are going to play a few talls ...

Don't know about Gilbert at FB. Hopefully Raph will be up to the challenge this season (especially with Gwilt still out for a while yet). I know he was'nt the greatest player but losing Dawson hurts us alot. But this talk about throwing Simpkin and Cripps straight in come Round 1 sounds a little bi...

It is frustrating to watch him get comprehensively beaten at the actual ruck contest every week. I get that he's young but you think there would be at least some improvement as the years go on and there hasn't been any. All I ask for from any ruckmen is not to put it down our midfielders throats eve...

Yes you could say he stuffed up, but hopefully he learns from this. If you want the man lock him up nice and early.

I think it's going to be a blessing in disguise though.

I agree with what Sheahan said in that he was just being over sensitive because Ross is a good mate of his. There was nothing in what Watters said at all.

Gram is actually a really good kick of the ball when he isn't trying to bomb it 80m. Gilbert's kicking is always going to be a question mark which is why I wouldn't mind seeing him go back to more of a defensive role and have other players worry about being that attacking HBF. To answer the original...

This kid has star written all over him. Can't wait to see what he can do, hopefully he's built up his tank so he can go a full season.

Too short for mine. New coach, some new players and playing interstate. Too much unknown to be at the $1.30 mark.

There's no need to be nice about this, Macca is awful in a ruck contest and it's the biggest reason why we were near the bottom of the league in clearances last year. Good around the ground, but can't get his hand on the ball to save his life.

Darren wrote:Not seeing Saints Footy again.

This.

They should definitely do something about staging for free kicks. It's embarrassing to watch. Their stubbornness to keep the hands in the back rule in is also embarrassing. It's a contact sport and under no circumstances should a player receive a free kick for being touched. Those two things you cou...

Actually enjoying watching us play again. It was pretty brutal at times the past couple of years.
Watching some of the young guys progress and new guys to debut.
Not watching Raph.

TBH I'd rather stay away from trading for recycled players. Stick to the draft I think.

I'd rather put Ross Lyon in the midfield than see Eddy run out there again. He shouldn't have even made it this far.