...and it was a draw in the end dane

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Thought it was Barrassi

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Murray Weideman from Collingwood wrestled a bit

Those ropes are a bit close to thqt brick wall. Was WORKSAFE around in those days.

I suppose they are all over the place today but are comfortable with sportspeople being used as lab rats in the work place

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I always preferred Wayne Weidemann myself. I think it was the hair.

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NOW YOU'RE JUST SOME CLUB THAT I USED TO KNOW.

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THEY LIKE TO SEND UP!!!!!!!!

Until each team plays each other the same number of times, the AFL, as a fair dinkum competition, cannot be taken seriously.

He (Mr Swann) said the honour and pride associated with the club's traditional navy blue jumper was priceless.

The Filth will be happy with this result!

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dane's trolling again

Aaaarrrgghh
And notches

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Making the right noises
I agree with the contract basis
But will Mick
In regards to no more quick fixes that's sort of a contradiction as they went and drafted 4 blokes who have been in the system for 2-4 years instead of going from ground up.
It also screams loudly that they are not expecting a quick rise up the ladder

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I think it's a sound recruitment strategy, makes sense especially when the age group they're filling is bereft considering the shambles of previous drafts and having exposure to the game from a more mature age bracket. Less guess work.

Can't do it with every spot on the list though, you pay a premium to get players to move clubs.

We're going to the draft with the rest though, certainly no quick fixes this year I would have thought.

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We are Carlton, @#$%&! the rest !!!!!!

The old carlton would've taken the deal the dogs offered for Cooney. But I see where you're coming from.

Stupid club identifying holes and trying their best to fix them! Should have taken 10 national draft picks!

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If only we kept the pick in the 80s we have to Melbourne with Jeffy.

Talk about a negative assessment. All evidence to date on this change in strategy (of recruiting players with 2-3 years experience) has been a successful one. Or do you feel that Docherty and Everitt have been abject failures? The football department have gone to great effort to explain that they were concerned with our list balance in terms of age profile. Do you think that they have just made this up to justify their trading direction? Or could you concede that yes they are spot on and something needed to be done to fill in the 22-24 year old gap. Lets not forget that the cause of this has been the atrocious recruiting during the ratten years, and the subsequent delisting of these players leaving a hole. Should this be ignored? so that by the time Judd is gone, murphy and Gibbs are looking to retire, that finally our "ground up "players are maturing? Or should we make a strategy (that has paid off so far) by recruiting Docherty, Everitt, Jaksch, Jones , Dick and Whiley.
This years additions are yet to be tried and yet you are being critical- what about giving them a chance? Or would you prefer to just have a speculative whinge for the sake of it?
I also would have thought that recruiting more mature bodied but still young players in on the contrary screaming that they intend to play finals sooner rather than later.

Show me evidence that what they did last year and have done this year is a successful strategy
7 wins and a draw
If a club sees potential that dont let players go
Think about it Padre

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Padre. It's not worth it.

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dane's trolling again

Who is the new priest?

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I dont look backwards at compromised(injuries) seasons and draw conclusions for going forward.
What I do is keep an open mind and look at the emerging trend. I like what I see. I see more maturity in the list, I see leadership starting to really emerge, I see a strategy . I see that in 2013 we got nowhere near the top sides. I see in 2014 that we were very competitive against the top sides. I see that the gap mentally, physically and skill wise is starting to be bridged. i see that we are not there yet, but I also see that we are not as far away as many would like to think. I see the players playing for each other and their coach. i see the departure of the petulant Waite as a positive. I see the axing of Robinson and Garlett (at the instigation of the leadership group) as a real positive move . I see a reinvigourated Judd as a huge fillip for Murphy and Gibbs etc. I see that Gibbs re signing was a huge boost to confidence and Morale. I see a coach that is getting the best out of many players, Murphy Gibbs Rowe Yarran etc. I see a list with flexibility and greater depth. I see that we were always having to go through some pain to get to this point. I feel that this year we will take a big leap forward.

No point SB. Where Madhouse is concerned ... he can do no wrong. We need to give him a 20 year contract ... after all ... he has the runs on the board. Lets get the process right.

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