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Maybe.... But you're OUR crazy bastard!

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Never argue with idiots. They drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience!!!

After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says W T F .........
Visit http://fromthemoshpit.com/

efa

No king = spoons

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Nice....I am the Dominator!....Love it!....

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Top comment right now:

"I AM ERECT"

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29 different attributes,
And only 7 that you like;
20 ways to see the world,
Or 20 ways to start a fight.

I am Happy for ince

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They coud'nt.....could they?

Paul Ince?

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I have the utmost faith in Mick and all that, but I have to admit that it terrifies me a little if he thinks our list is fine as it is

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WADA medical director Dr Alan Vernec describes Essendon* FC drug case as biggest scandal in team sport the world of sport has seen. #WC2WB

#GUILTY

Hard to see us being top 8 in 2013. A hell of a lot of things (read injuries) will have to go right for us to jump over a bunch of teams that are currently ahead of us. Just a couple of key players going down will be enough to see us miss finals action again I reckon.

..i doubt that is really what he thinks, in fact i think every coach would feel their list could be improved.. ..more likely he feels that our list can be used well enough, without 'selling the farm' for just average players..

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..if you can't be good, be good at it..

This (among other factors) is a big reason why we're a fair way off being a contender.

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WADA medical director Dr Alan Vernec describes Essendon* FC drug case as biggest scandal in team sport the world of sport has seen. #WC2WB

#GUILTY

Completely agree. Quite depressing I reckon.
Have we addressed the issue of depth when players have accidents and injuries?
Have we somehow fast tracked our young players, so they'll have the stamina and endurance for a full season?
Is Simon White now a superstar?

If we can't afford to trade in some decent back ups, how can we hope to be a chance for Top 4?
Where exactly is this club at?
All I've heard is spin. Spin from MM devotees and Andy M. Do we believe that the list is fine as is?
It is, if no one gets injured. The coach can't fix lack of depth.
This comes with the usual 'hope I'm wrong' caveat.

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That’s not a political statement — it’s a harsh reality, and we must act,” she said. “He is a clear and present danger to the things that keep us strong and free. I support impeachment.”

There's just too big a gap at the moment from the top bunch to the inexperienced bunch.

Perhaps we need to ride out 2013 and get as much experience into players like Watson, Bootsma, McCarthy, Lucas etc?

Part of the problem is the amount of fringe and depth players who still have contracts leaving us so little room to move.
That and the big dollars paid to our better players taking such a toll on our salary cap. May take a year or two to sort out our list and cap.
But if something comes along in the next few weeks then I'm sure we will find a way.
May depend if a club is left short of a ruckman. 206 for a pick would provide some salary cap relief - and give us something else to look fwd to in the draft.

So the improvement will have to come from whatever wonders magical Mick can work on the list and the natural progression of young players such as Bell and Co. Can Lucas get the confidence and mongrel to be the midfielder he should be? Will Casboult come on? Can Walker and Jeffy recapture their 2011 form? Having Waite, Hammer, Laidler, Hendo, 206 and Jamison play most of the season would be like having a few recruits.

Pick 11 might come in and make an impact.

Possibly, maybe, hopefully ...

Still, there are plenty of players I'm glad we have/are missing out on. None of them had me genuinely excited given the price we would have to pay.
With all the talk from Mick, Swan and McKay, imagine the carnage to the list if Cloke had come

Pick 4 for Dawes and Wellingham

Pick 17 (or 18) for Wellinghan

Sometimes it's better to watch from the sidelines.

Still a few weeks to go though ...

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I just want my old club back ... (edit) maybe I have!

Hampson looked super in that 1st round game of us V Tiges.

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That’s not a political statement — it’s a harsh reality, and we must act,” she said. “He is a clear and present danger to the things that keep us strong and free. I support impeachment.”

Call me Ye of Little Faith, but I think our recruiting, player development and list management has been very much off the pace for a decade or more, and a change of coach isn't going to make up for that.

But if MM's appointment is an indication of things to come, or actually a catalyst for more changes, then we'll improve markedly.

We're a club that got 33 and 67 for Sam Jacobs. Collingwood is a club that gets 17 for Sharrod Wellingham. An isolated example, but one that I think is illustrative of where we've been.

We had more than a few injured in 2011, and we were 1 kick off a prelim.
Meanwhile clubs like Norf, Adelaide, Sydney and Hawthorn had very few injuries in 2012 (not to mention soft draws).
If we get a decent run (which is what it takes for any team) we will challenge.

A slight improvement in coaching should win us 5 more games (Scum, Saints x 2, Port, Suns) regardless.

Is that a best case scenario? The two losses to Port and GC were cancelled out by the two unexpected victories over Collingwood. Reckon we'll beat Collingwood twice again next year? We'll have to to get the five extra wins (not that we're all that crash hot against the Saints either).