The point is that the best teams are low in the clearance differential rating this season.

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It's never as good as it looks and it's never as bad as it seems.

Judd played WAFL if that helps.

One game for East Perth. After his game the coach at the time is often quoted as saying " that's the last time we'll see him" .

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I hope Essendon* folds.

I agree with you, but I would only force players through the VFL if they missed 3 or 4 games all up. After 3 or 4, you might lose a bit of touch, need some game-time in the legs and it will make sure that you are right to go after obviously suffering a fair injury.

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"Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." - Howard Thurman

I understood your point. It's not complicated. Without context though it's meaningless. For a variety of reasons those teams can be poor clearance teams and still win. We can't because we have neither the defence or the discipline to win the ball back consistently like they do.

Kruezer has more ability in his little finger in every position on the field than Rowe...

I'll spell it out.. Rowe is a great bloke, but he's no ruckman, he's no forward, he's just fortunate to be on an AFL list...

Yet I can't remember any complaints when we played Warnock, Hampson and Rowe in the same team

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Looking forward to seeing our potential realised.

Your problem is understanding how the draft works and thinking you know better than the club and its recruitment strategy.

Your post reflects that more than our ruck strategy.

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"The ability to speak doesn't make you intelligent." Qui-Gon Jinn 15-05-2005

"there’s more chance of me becoming the full forward for the [Western Bulldogs] than there is of any change in the Labor Party." Julia Gillard 18-05-2010

Can't see a ball anywhere in the vicinity of this post.

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"Hence you will not say that Greeks fight like heroes but that heroes fight like Greeks"?

Winston Churchill

..Krooz is a far better footballer than Boult and Rowe combined, but it's more than a direct player comparison, structures and team balance come into play as well.. ..however, aside from natural fwd craft instincts, the idea of being too tall/heavy is applicable whether we play krooz, or one of boult/rowe in his place..

..as an aside, i've quickly dismissed the idea of Krooz as a rover in at center stoppages, but i watched the hawks vs swans game, and Roughy had an excellent game playing stints onball as a rover at stoppages.. .... ..fwd ability aside, as a footballer in a contest around the ground, i don't think Roughy has more agility, touch, two sided ability and speed than Krooz has.. ..in the thick of the contest Krooz is a first rate footballer, and i'm beginning to warm to the idea.. ..and yes i understand the arguement in regards to spread from a contest, but that doesn't hold Brock back, i don't think he's any faster than Krooz... .its about smarts and work-rate, which Krooz has.. ..he spreads from the contest both offensively and defensively, as good as any player.. ..i think he could play in bursts in the middle, as a rover.. ..am changing my opinion on this..

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

..and yes, the taints are shizen.. ..they played crap vs the pies, its just the pies played like crap too and so it was an even game of crapness.. ..it's more a reflection on the pies dropping some form, vs the taints playing well..

..smash 'em..

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

I hope you guys are right.
If Yaz and Carrots are out as well, I'm not all that confident. Hopefully it's just K. out.
They'll be thinking they're a chance against us, and have a good record, as well as the aintithard factor.
I reckon they'll try roughhousing us too.
Having said that
I hope we smash 'em!!!

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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.”

Are the AFL ever going to get rid of this stupid Monday night game or stop putting us in the slot? Hate it and not going.

You're going to watch it though.
They do it for ratings.

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dane's trolling again

Saints are setting themselves for this one.

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"One of my favorite philosophical tenets is that people will agree with you only if they already agree with you. You do not change people's minds." - Frank Zappa

After the poor fixturing of games yesterday, they'd want ratings for this game.

Any truth behind the twitter that Carazzo has went in for scans?

The comment was made that we can't be a finals contender unless we control the clearances and I'm saying that there is more than one way to skin a cat....

There is evidence this season that the top teams are not producing strong clearance numbers but still winning games. I'm not sure why you think Essendon* can play that way and we can't. Do they have a better defence than us really? I see very exciting counter-attack possibilities coming from the likes of Walker, Gibbs, Hendo, Scotland & Tuohy. I think by the end of the season we will be a more disciplined unit under MM and will be able to win in different ways. We won't always live and die by clearance domination.

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It's never as good as it looks and it's never as bad as it seems.

They are walk up starts

Hampson vs Waite lol

Totally agree...we need to start doing what other countries are doing with soft tissue injuries - give them proper time to heal. Apparently in Euro football, 21 days is the MINIMUM.

Go down the conservative path, re integrate them with a 50-60% match time in the seconds and then bring them in.
BENEFITS LONG TERM
less chance of recurrence
more game time into players 23-30
no one immune from some NB action (that might also be good for the development of our kids anyway, having an experienced player on the field with them)

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If I want your opinion, I'll give it to you!

I only need refer you to your username as a staunch reminder of the dangers of "walk up starts" and guaranteeing spots, regardless of fitness or form.

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