Whoops I was mixing up my Matera's, can't even remember Phil playing in a flag?

Not offbeam at all.....he might've been called a rover in those days; but, it was near goals where he was always incredibly dangerous and a matchwinner....and I should know....I watched him destroy us for over 10 years.

He wasn't named ''Hungry'' for no reason.....he would not handpass.....

He was so good; that the then VFL had to change the ''holding the man'' rule, because he learned how to exploit it to his advantage.

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No ones listening till you make a mistake.

You want this lot to keep going? "wow, just wow"



Yeah, great logic, we are crap at it so let's give-in.

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Just because I'm offended, doesn't mean I'm wrong.

Our previous drafting record has no relationship to this season. In fact in the last two seasons we have only had 5 live picks and a father son. With a new recruiting department, if we took 6 kids that would be fine with me.

Isn't he from 'Planet of the Apes'?

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Point is Warbs, aside from Matera, we're having to go back 40 years, to a time where football was completely different, to one of the all time greats, to find another. As for Rioli, Stokes etc, they all play midfield, even if it's only 20%. They contribute to rotations and allow the other mids to get a chop out.

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Mens sana in corpore sano.

Bring back the laurel wreath logo!!!

And he was a rover resting in the pocket who spent less and less time in the middle as he got older.

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Let slip the Blues of war (with apologies to William Shakespeare) (and Sir Francis Bacon, just in case)

Mitch Morton played in last year's Premiership

Ballantyne and Walters may well be premiership players in 7 days.
They're specialist small forwards. Even Chris Mayne plays predominantly as a half forward.

Seems to work alright for Freo.

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Looking forward to seeing our potential realised.

Firstly I would class Mayne as playing more a key position leading role. He is the foil and mobile target supporting Pavlich and Clarke.

As for Ballantyne & Walters they play a lot up the ground and through the midfield. Watch tonight you will even find them in defence at times. They play so much more of a team role than our smalls. Walters wouldn't be playing otherwise.

Compare them to their roles before Lyon and the difference is massive. Do they play the small forward role? Yes, but they are so much more.

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Yes, I see Eddie and Jeff and Yazz pushing into the backline too.
But thats somehow different, isnt it?

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Looking forward to seeing our potential realised.

Yes it is. By a long long way

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The value of our boys playing in two finals, feeling a win and getting a real lesson in what is required to play into the 3rd week >>> the difference of 3-4 spots in the draft from finishing 9th or 10th to 6th.
It may narrow our choice slightly but I reckon generally after the first 5 picks, the next 10 are a lottery - they are all very talented kids. What they turn into depends on many factors, mostly unknowable st the time of the draft.

The following players were picked b/w pick 10-20 in 2007, 2008, 2009 drafts (too early to tell much from 2010, 2011, 2012 drafts): Dangerfield, Rioli, Brad Ebert, Harry Taylor, Callan Ward, Sidebottom, Shuey, Daniel Talia

The following players were picked beyond pick 20 in 2007, 2008, 2009 drafts: Pears, Selwood, Westhoff, Mayne, Taylor Walker, Ballantyne, Jackson Trengove (PA), Redden (Bris), Dayne Beams, Hannebury, Shield, Steven Motlop, Rory Soane, Fyfe, Bastinac, Carlisle (!!!), Gunston, Vardy

Shane kersten, second rounder..make him a good offer..
Luke shuey, yarran and maybe betts compo pick..
First pick, Lennon, Kelly, Salem, sheed, billings etc..
Kieran Harper from north, pick we get for laidler..
Would like too see 2014,
Simpson Jamison tuohy
Walker Watson harper
Gibbs shuey graham
Robinson Henderson Waite
Menzel kersten garlett
Kreuzer judd murphy
Carrazzo bell mcInnes first pick, hopefully sheed or Lennon..

The one that gets me is Fyfe. Just once can we manage to pick up a gem?

Overrated though Rod.

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I hope Essendon* folds.

I don't get the fascination with recruiting a club's third or fourth best KPF. He's just a good/ordinary undersized back-up player.

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Whilst Hughes, Rodgers and Swan are there, no gems will be selected.

We got Mclean. Could have got Fyfe.
painful hindsight

The issue is we don't seem to learn.

Imagine names like Fyfe, Murdoch, Ziebell, Rockliff, Duncan, Fitzpatrick, Barlow, Darling, Neale etc on our list. Would we be a better side?

The problem is you can't get it back.

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