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'Hearing half a phone call today at the footy the choice has been made and it didn't sound positive.' I suppose I'm grasping at straws here but Marty 64 nothing in your posts indicates why you thought this guy on the phone was from the Crows. Is it possible that he was a Port guy receiving...

Just noted from the WWT website that for their reserves yesterday Von Bertouch kicked 2 goals and Martyn was named 5th best and kicked one. A good start for the new rookies considering Roach was also named in the Sunday mail in North Adelaide's reserves best as well.

I agree totally that we have plenty of the same ilke, but........ Neither Sellar nor McKernan nor for that matter Moran or Maric have at the age of 18 gone a few games in a row at senior SANFL level getting close to or over 30 taps per game. For him to get injured at that point and not...

Initially I was surprised by your responses to my post because I thought I knew the position pretty well. Then I reflected for a moment and remembered where I had received that information............ No doubt after that reflection that both Vader and Wood_Duck would be right. My fault for...

Probably didn't make my point properly. Carlton have a much better stadium deal than us and don't pay $600K towards the grandstands. Depreciation is almost a non factor - if/when we replace the new facility it will be on the same basis as we built it - ie govt grants and only $3M out of $21M...

In defence of the club in going one position short perhaps we should remind ourselves that we will have the same number of squad members this year as we did last year. Further, that number is one OVER the normal maximum squad number. That is because we have added Sam Martyn and now have two...

As far as the injury costs were concerned the way it has been reported is that they were over and above 'normal' costs. That being the case we lost $900K and could expect that to reduce to around $400K with normal injury costs. On top of that the loss was after paying some $800K to the SANFL...

Agree! But we can use Will Young (who has plenty of leg speed), Talia who has played on the wing for South and maybe this is one of the reasons that Luke Thompson got the nod as an upgraded rookie as well. These type of guys might just go in to the third tall in defence or attack when they...

Those stats on Tambling are interesting. I'm no student of Richmond but thought he played as a small forward in his early years and in 2009 played half back/wing??? Could it be a little like Richard Douglas in that your stats improve once you're in the midfield? Can any Richmond supporters...

I don't think he has to be upgraded. With only one veteran listed player next year he would be our nominated rookie wouldn't he? Can be chosen at any time and gets second year minimum AFL wage of some sort (not rookie salary) for being so. Or do I have it wrong?

Yeah I agree Stiffy, and if we swap 14 for 18 (and other picks perhaps) I have concerns. If the draft goes exactly as Rendell rates it (as it did last year apparently) then the last of those top 18 he likes will probably be a tall or perhaps Lycett. Pick 14 should get us one of the mids that...

Rendell loves Polec too but expects him to go top 5.

I too would be overjoyed if we could gain Walker and just move down the draft order by 4 places. Matty Rendell has just said that after the first 5 picks, picks 6-18 are of similar quality. Of course, the concern with pick 18 would be that all of the midfielders we crave would be gone and we...

Yeah exactly - because we have already been short changed in a BIG way and I am quite happy to spread that kind of joy to some other clubs as well. I know the GC compensation is contrived and that was my point - highlighting how ridiculous the Bock compensation is if (as many suggest) Andrew...

Could it be on developing football in this state and therefore players for all 17/18 clubs at the expense of two? Could it be that the AFL which earns all the money for football isn't putting sufficient into ground roots and developmental footy in this state? I don't know but unless the SANFL...

True Stiff but MacKay was pick 49 and Johncock & Knights in the 50's. With the players precluded from this draft you'd think we would want to use first and second round picks to have any chance of equal success, but this still supposed to be a reasonably deep draft. Rory Sloane was mid 40's too.

We need a lot more information before we can see just what the position really is. The new facility is worth $20M plus on the books and with a depreciation rate of 2.5% this adds a non cash expense of at least $500,000 to the expenses. The truth is that it doesn't get paid out anywhere though...

It's a really good point regarding building loyalty. I hadn't really thought about the ramifications of just offering up players for trade who don't wish to be traded but obviously Brisbane have proven it can come back to bite you. I haven't had a problem with Craig's policy to date because...

Yep, not expecting Chris Judd just some good honest 10 year midfield players. Scott Thompson was pick 18 IIRC and Bernie Vince pick 32. Young Swallow from North Melbourne AA standard this year and went at pick 42. There are no guarantees of course which is why I want us to get as many mids in...

If the AFL says Nathan Bock - All Australian, Club Champion and reportedly to be paid $750,000 a year by GC - is worth a pick after the first round, then what is Andrew Walker really worth? A high draft pick who has turned into a perennial fringe player at Carlton who would be picked up for...

Poor old Rooch. I have sent a comment re his article pointing out to him that googling '2004afl draft' can get you the actual draft result to check his actual draft position in under 30 seconds. They all say they haven't the staff to check facts anymore but that is just so easy to check...

Interesting to hear Rendells thoughts on Giles. I probably have this wrong but I thought we could perhaps do a deal with him to enter only the PSD. My understanding is that GC don't get a pick in the PSD, because they have the right to sign up to 10 players who are currently outside the AFL...

I was really disappointed that we didn't pick up any real midfielders last year when it was clearly what we needed after we took all those talls the year before. It was good to hear Rendell interviewed after the draft saying that the midfielders didn't fall to us so they took the best...

Why would Ben Hart want to leave and AFL Assistant Coach role to go back to the SANFL? Isn't that a demotion?

Besides the obvious Rutten and Bock there have been a number of other players who improved immeasurably into consistent AFL players under Craig. For various reasons, not all of them could sustain it but none of the following even looked like being consistent AFL players to me under Ayres: -...

Well I for one would prefer to have Phil Davis, McKernan, Sloane, Talia and Gunston and the potential they provide us with than 3 or 4 average mid 20's players traded in. Also, would you rather have a 30 year old Brendan Fevola keeping Taylor Walker in the SANFL? He was perhaps the only gun...

I think its about time we thought with our heads instead of our emotions. We have just 16 players in this squad (short of trade week anyway) that have played 30 games. Our best squad (like the one which beat St Kilda) will be competitive but once we have injuries it will be time to introduce...

He's 17 and gets to stay living at home with his family instead of moving interstate to board, plus his Dad is a highly respected coach at the Crows? Perhaps also he's now got plenty of mates at North Adelaide that he would continue to play with as they assail the senior grade of the SANFL...

Nothing to be uncomfortable about. Normally he would have had the choice of going to Melbourne under FS or going into the draft. Now he has the extra option of being signed and traded by GWS. But it is HIS option - as per normal if he wants to be a FS selection then he will be - and off to...

I think we are pretty much in agreement then. If we have an outstanding run with injuries we should do very well. On the other hand, if we do have such a good run we won't develop the 4-7 extra young guns we need long term to come up to AFL speed asap. Its a bit of a catch 22 situation but a...