Are we there yet.

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"our electorate seeks less to be informed and more to be validated." Sad times.

Damn!!! I saw that too.

Is Tomlison > Weideman if he's available at the pick we could use on Tomlison?????

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Everyone looks good in Navy Blue

That's the $64,000 question. Weideman certainly 'reads' better in one respect. Tomlinson is not really a power forward or a noted goal kicker.

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

There's got to be something brewing more than meets the eye.
A lot of things just aren't making sense.
Trading Menz for unders.
Stocking up on 2nd Rnd picks.

Something's up for sure....

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James Hird and Essendon* FC - #FOREVERDRUGCHEATS

Not understanding the science behind pick point value and how these are accumulated for academy picks, maybe someone at Carlton (probably SOS) with his inner GWS build knowledge, has worked something out that no other team has. Something that gives GWS what it needs wrt academy talent, gives Carlton a suite of first and early second rounders, and pisses the AFL off again for being outsmarted by wascally Carlton workarounds that force it to change drafting rules.

That would be nice!

Then we'd be penalised by the AFL on the back of their made-up rules and blanket "Carlton cheating again" meedya coverage, and have to watch all our draft picks for this year and next disappear.

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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

Yeah shame our cap is at 100% and we can't trade out pick 1 now before we get caught! Should have done so in 2002.

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Essendon-Only team to have ever been found guilty of salary cap breaches in a premiership year!

The AFL has to sign off on any trades and probably has someone doing it without blinking, given the record to date. After that we declare UNO, bingo and checkmate.

Shame. We're not breaking any rules as far as I'm aware of.

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Essendon-Only team to have ever been found guilty of salary cap breaches in a premiership year!

Of course we're not, until the AFL makes some up and retroactively penalises us for breaking them.

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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

You'll know about it when Eddie Maguire's face turns tomato red and he starts one of his usual rants (eg. Swans cost of living allowance), which then the AFL finally responds to, even though they created the friggin rules in the first place. Either way, if SOS has found a legit hole, exploit it for all it's worth.

IIRC, the AFL has already declared they won't sign off on any straight pick swaps where the difference between the two points totals exceeds 500; that's about pick 36 if you want a single-pick comparison.

They'll also scrutinise any Veale deal kind of scenario heavily. You might see it as equalisation on the fly, but it's honestly for the best.

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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.

Is this why we need a certain combination to have a hope of getting pick 8?

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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

hmmmmmm.

Not liking this. Menzel is a 1st round talent who's battled a few injuries but is worth way more than a pick 28. Kerridge might be good player but the simple fact is he is not getting a game at AFL level.

It's essentially Menzel and Pick 28 for 5 youngish players that aren't getting games at their respective clubs.

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"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit"
- Aristotle

Yep it sounds like the 2003 trade period all over again.

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There is no footy god

I don't get this argument.

There are plenty of clubs that Menzel would struggle to get a game at. He's got a stack of talent but he doesn't hurt the opposition and he can't run out a half let alone a full game.

GWS and Adelaide's 20th to 30th players are probably better than our 10th to 20th and given a good shot at senior football and some decent development there are a number in there who could be top 10 at Carlton within a couple of years. Hopefully Silvagni knows which ones.

Our list is really not very good and it's time to cull the @#$%&! sooky la las who don't give 100%.

Either Menzel's body is physically not up to the rigours of senior footy or he's not been putting in 100% for three years now.

I'm happy to wait for Thursday at 2pm to make a real call but I'm liking what I'm seeing at the moment.

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“When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn't become a king. The palace turns into a circus.”
Turkish Proverb

It sounds like 2014 period all over again with a 3 year deal to Liam Jones, a player dominating at VFL level but can't break into the team............ ala Kerridge!

It's madness.

Hell - he might be a decent player, Who knows, and i certainly haven't seen him, but why a 3 year deal and involve Menzel??

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"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit"
- Aristotle

Would a swap of the 1st rounder we got for Henderson (next year) for GWS pick 8 be one to pitch?

And why would GWS take that?

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Silvagni