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Can anyone explain to me why we are reportedly offering Jack Graham a 4 year deal? Is he that much better than I rate him?

Sounds like the Hawks would be one of the AFL's power clubs if only they didn't sell home games. Can't have it both ways.

The list of players who showed very little in 4-5 years on the list and never made it would be about 25 times as long as your list of two. Challenge me to trot out some names and I'll be happy to do so. By my reckoning Chesser's a 25/1 shot to suddenly blossom. Even at those odds I wouldn't be...

When your opponent gift wraps it even the most difficult shots can become easy.

Yes, because Ford was in an impossible position to kick a goal, hemmed next to the behind post, yet he was able to waltz one way and another while his opponent, Hall, was mesmerised until Ford found himself in position to kick a goal, which he did. A goal from nothing that should never have been...

I understand your reasoning, but I thought that this year under Simpson we really lacked selection integrity. Guys were performing way under par, yet playing week in week out. A message needs to be sent that if you have a shocker and you have no body of work to cut you some slack, then you need...

I thought Hall showed a bit before the game against North. Nothing startling, but maybe there was something there. However he was putrid in Hobart. Showed zero desire or desperation and basically refused to go near an opposition player. Could have been subbed out much earlier than he was. Needs...

Positive: we won Negative: the boot studder, half the team spent most the day on their arse after slipping over in what seemed perfect conditions

I like Harry Edwards, I think he can make it. But he's too reactive. Waits for his opponent to make a move and then responds. On a decent opponent that's too late. He needs to develop his positioning and anticipation. I'm guessing he's so intent on his opponent that those two attributes get...

While I think Bailey Williams has shown zero aptitude for being a forward, no indication he knows what he's doing up there and his kicking for goal is terrible, I agree that it's worth a pitch to see if there's anything there. Let's settle this argument once and for all.

Sorry, but when a player's "big win" in his favour is his lack of injuries, that's pretty damning.

Apart from some big gangly ruck types who's going to give a player with a modest background 4-5 pre-seasons to show they'll make it?

Brockman came back in and found some form? Seems I somehow missed an entire set of games because I have no recollection of that ever happening.

Not sure Chesser is "without continuity", he's played 17 out of a possible 18 games this year.

The same things were said about Brander as he was shifted around into different positions trying to find somewhere that might justify his high draft pick. When we gave him away for nothing to GWS he managed just 5 games before being delisted. I see a strong parallel between Chesser and Brander...

All of Jones's best games have been as a running half back. He has no other position, so he either plays the running half back role or don't play him at all is my opinion.

Chesser fans seemingly have a never ending supply of excuses. When he's the one subbed out in a match like that, when the choices were many and varied, it's pretty obvious he played poorly.

He was singled out by the coachm who subbed him off.

Three quarters of a crack seemed to be enough for Schofield to make a call The list of those who could have been subbed out was very, very long.

Absolutely embarrassing effort. Only positive was that Chesser got the chance to play in the middle, as so many have been calling for. How'd that go?

Biggest positive was selection integrity returned. Some guys needed to be dropped and some deserved an opportunity. Let's keep it that way, reward performance, not vague platitudes covering up deficiencies. Biggest negative was playing Jones as a forward. All of his better games have been as a...

I linked you to Footywire because your claim was comparing Langdon and Chesser using disposal stats. And if you look at the the disposal stats from Footywire you'll see you are totally wrong. But apparently you prefer to change your argument midstream and switch to player ratings. That's...

Your claim is verifiably untrue, I can only imagine you simply made it up. https://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/pc-melbourne-demons--ed-langdon https://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/pc-west-coast-eagles--campbell-chesser

Ed Langdon was also out on that wing, 22 disposals with 7 marks. That's what you want your winger doing, being a link man. Chesser had zero marks. Langdon is an experienced player, but no star. But he puts himself in positions to get the ball by being proactive. He shows far more desperation to...

Getting more games into someone like Chesser? He's played every game this year and has shown nothing. Barely sighted today and only marginally better than last week where he was invisible. It is wrong to keep keep giving him games week in, week out. Bad for him, bad for the team and bad for...

Masten got plenty of the ball, unfortunately he was a turnover king. Chesser is Brander Mk II. Can run, jump, mark, kick, etc, just doesn't seem to be able to play footy all that well. I'd be staggered if he was being instructed to keep out of the play as much as possible and only get involved...

Sadly I think him being ignored may be due to a lack of trust in kicking it to him. He's taken a couple of defensive marks in the goal square, so it seems the opposition are more likely to kick it to him. He's averaging 2.2 marks per game this year, a wingman should be getting more than that. I...

The question is why he keeps getting a game week after week as though he's a walk up start in our best 22. He hasn't fired a shot all year. Just floats up and down the wing and shows no apparent desire to be involved in the game. When he does get a rare touch it's more good luck than good...

Doesn't matter how fast you are if you can't get near the ball.

The obvious answer to that was your claim I was having a "meltdown" simply by not allowing you to weasel out of avoiding your own words.