Chris Scott is a Knob

So Chris is against priority picks.....

My own take on this is that the most important person at the club would have checked in with some of the powerful Old Xavs network within the AFL industry to sound out the likelihood of a priority pick. And I dare say, based only on precedent, that he got the answer he wanted to hear.

If you think about it - it's not a great look for SOS that his list management is perceived to be seen as not working. How SOS is perceived is very important to SOS. It wouldn't surprise me in the least if he informed the current President over a bottle of Chateau Verdeflor's finest that he would be very unimpressed if the club put in an official application for assistance.

I think behind closed doors, while the clubs' decision makers are not happy with the on-field happenings, there is a firm belief that they are heading in the right direction and can be competitive without an extra selection at the draft.

We’ll get nothing

And we’ll like it and ask for nothing more

Nope, we will get something.

AFL is desperate to help Gold Coast. Desperate.

However, the Gold Coast finished 2nd last with twice the amount of wins as us. The AFL is in a bind, hence will just double up the help, whatever it is.

Quite fortunate for us that we sucked worse than GC in the same year that GC really needs help.

So much StKilda related stuff in the media lately... we're being groomed.

AFL is just as corrupt as any other organisation - private or government. Sad, but no surprises really.

@ tap in 79: RE: Scott, he actually does have a clue, he's just a self absorbed, hypocritical crybaby.

We are going to get it and effectively get McGovern for free and it is annoying the hell out of hypocritical tossers like Chris Scott
Double win

If we get it we should be using it on Shiel, not McGovern. McGovern both on ability and injury history is worth a second round pick, nothing more, and the Crows can carry on all they like (and they will) but ultimately they will blink. He's gone and will be dead wood on their list if they make him stay. SOS holds all the cards here.

EDIT: The only fly in the ointment here is that SOS bent them over and extracted maximum return for Gibbs - particularly in light of their poor season this year. The one thing that may work against us is that they may still be so incensed with this outcome that they block the trade just in spite of us, but this wouldn't be so smart.