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One cannot blame Carlton supporters for talking up Walker as he is most definitely a guy with the potential talent to be a gun. Also, having been dealt a hand that prevented the Blues from snaring top draft picks in recent years means that additional excitement (and the associated pressure)...

Pretty much agree....Leon hasn't earnt the right to be there. Davey and Milne are two different types of players - very difficult to compare really. It ends up coming down to the needs of the team at the time. TB

As a Pies' supporter, I get the impression that Eddie TRIES to not make his call sound biased but it comes across to the viewer as a "biased" call regardless. I don't think there is ANY conflict of interest involved here. His calling certainly cannot influence a game and (judging from most...

Pretty good effort. Can't say I object to it but as a Pies supporter I find it interesting that I've been much more happier with Ben Johnson's return than Fraser's. Of course, this is somewhat offset by what was "paid" for them respectively....but I'd still consider Johnno has having "delivered...

Concur with most other Pie posts on this - Licuria As an outsider (so based on limited viewing/knowledge of these teams) this is how it appears to me: Adelaide - really tough one...I'd go for Hart Brisbane - Hard to go past Voss as the one who has constantly battled on for the team, and...

Mead I think your post is well-researched, well thought-out and sensible. If nothing else, it highlights very succinctly how difficult it is basing an upcoming season's performances using LAST YEAR'S data. 2004 is gone and buried - for people to believe that the form of teams going in...

I actually would like to see the AFL settle for a few seasons without any rule changes whatsoever. This is not because I don't think things can be improved, but because I fear the consistency of the umpiring will/may suffer as a result. The umpires have been providing more confusion to...

You're right, Slugger your predictions are a slight braver than mine, and may I add that they're pretty realistic. Brissy, Port and Saints as certainties for the finals is pretty much spot on for mine, likewise with the Hawks, Tiges and Bulldogs missing out. On form, I think they're...

By the way For those who haven't picked it yet, I was being a bit of a sarcastic bugger... If you need further explaining, just ask! TB

OK...everyone else has had a go. He's my assessment of where each club could potetnially finish in 2005. Adelaide 1-16 Brisbane 1-16 Carlton 1-16 Collingwood 1-16 Essendon 1-16 Fremantle 1-16 Geelong 1-16 Hawthorn 1-16 Kangaroos 1-16 Melbourne 1-16 Port 1-16 Richmond 1-16 Saints...

The problem people have with writing ANY player down is that there are no guaratees as to how good or bad a player will become. In terms of experience and age, Shaw I am prepared to give a "the jury is out" assessment on Shaw until I witness a few more games. There is no doubt he improved...

An interesting question..... Having derived itself from the VFL originally, the "traditional" AFL has used the same strips for several decades - are we saying that only NOW the jumpers are too similar and should be changed? Is this a problem that has miraculously appeared all of a sudden...

Thanks GD. A few questions in relation to Walsh in particular... I believe that currently Dale Ellis has #42 (#40, #41 and #43 onwards are "vacant" according to my records) I'm wondering whether Ellis has been allocated another number? TB

Thanks greatly, Ert A question regarding Heath James - I assume that he may be getting allocated #18 given that all the other numbers between 1 and 48 (excepting Paul Kelly's #14) are taken? Am I correct in assuming this? TB

Twas good that you qualified the statement somewhat... But I'd be a bit cautios about including Licuria and Hird on that list... Both of these guys suffered facial injuries as a result of not pulling out of contests when they were running with the flight of the ball. In both instances...

Probably what you said is all true. However, Woey isn't the only player to back into a pack - in fact, players who truly do this are very scarce, remembering that many who get cleaned-up in this type of collision were unaware that a pack was converging into that area. This action alone...

This comparisons are so hard to call because we can't really judge a player's career in the absence of those playing around him. Dunstall was recognised as a fantastic Full Forward and yet we often overlook the role his Harthown team-mates had in his success - from the defense which was adept...

And it still happens....Woey polarises Magpie supporter opinion with many still bagging him while others think he is beneficial to the team. Ouch!! What a harsh call that is..."damaged the credibility". If someone like ME had have won a Brownlow (given that I can't play footy all that well)...

Thanks Bockchoy67 If John Hinge gets #38, what number gets allocated to Jacob Schuback? TB

Thanks LM...had most of these :D I noticed Tom Davidson and Chris Egan were both listed as #16 (my personal records have Davo at #15 - not sure if this is confirmed) Also I have Nick Maxwell listed at #27 - couldn't see him on the TMN page. TB

Thanks BERT...had most of these Do you know the numbers the rookies Ryan Bain and Ben Jolly will have? Also, is Adrian Wilson (#44) still listed as a rookie with the Bombers? TB

Quoted from a newspaper article... The Lion's veteran full forward Alistair Lynch announced his retirement to teammates after the game. His captain Michael Voss said he "could not help but cry. At times like this, it really sinks in that it doesn't (go on forever) and there is an end point...

I was wondering whether anyone knew of the following details regarding their supported team: 1. whether jumper numbers for the list had been finalised? If not, when would this announcement be official? 2. what the players' jumper numbers for 2005 will be (if the answer to Q1 is that numbers...

Early days yet....I'm very prone to making both stupid comments and putting both feet in my mouth at once! I'm sure my next stoopid cpost is just around the corner! :D TB

Probably true. True Again. I think the one thing that may have saved Shaw in the last couple of seasons has been that he possesses a trait that has been lacking at Collingwood in recent years - pace. Whether he will improve to be able to offer more than just his pace is what Pies supporters...

Totally agree - I hope he can do it! The comparing was to show just that, however - that even a classy and experienced footballer makes errors...not JUST Shaw. Anyone who writes off Brissie at this stage does so at their own peril! FWIW, the 2005 season will start of with 16 teams, each...

Don't know about Shaw "continually" shirking issues. Step one was to get back to training and playing football after having been so widely "noted" by the football public for making huge mistakes in a GF. There is not shirking here - he did some hard work in 2004 to try and re-establish himself...

Quite the contrary, POBT - I don't think Brisbane is soft at all and their current unit is one of the hardest units I have witnessed in my several years of watching the game. The point is, that in some circumstances a player (ANY player) can be made to "look" soft due to a number of reasons -...

hehe Just take it easy. despite how many times a Brisbane supporter might bag Rhyce Shaw, just let it be known that Collingwood supporters have taken him to task much more vehemently than you could. At least in Shaw's case, the whole team was crumbling around him as well and he is a...

No Probs DB...glad to have been able to explain.