No surprise re the Bell trade. I've heard he's brought along the Hawthorn mantra - players must be good kicks.
It's going to be a long haul but the early signs are good. Let's hope he gets all the resources and none of the board interference.

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Everything before the word "but" is horseshit - J Snow

With a substantial amount of player and pick movement this year, everyone is rightly pointing out the influence of Silvagni.

I'm genuinely curious as to how involved Bolton is with this, considering these are the players he will be coaching. Anyone shed some light on how the working relationship between SOS and Bolton works?

Will be plenty of players with a clean slate at the club come season 2016. Genuinely excited.

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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

I'm just reading some of the draft profiles of the players we've picked up from GWS and "excellent kick" seems pretty common which sounds like a Bolton influence.

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Everything before the word "but" is horseshit - J Snow

SOS has been working on a fair chunk of this since April, but Bolton has basically been hanging around with SOS since he was appointed.

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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.

SOS overrules Bolton.

On specific names and trades? No doubt, otherwise he won't have much in the way of a set of responsibilities once a recruitment manager is installed.

Checks and balances.

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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 would have thought the coach would have had a whisper in SOS's ear if there were a player in particular he wanted.

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

What she's saying is SOS has final call. He ensures long term strategy while balancing wants and needs season to season.

Bolton coaches, the recruiters do the talent ID and draft selections, SOS works out what kind of players benefit us short and long term and uses FA, trade and the drafts to maximise our position each off-season to satisfy all parties.

Make sense?

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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.

HS reporting Brad Green to be Norf's new BACKLINE coach

Any BB sightings?
Any BB news?

Seems to be keeping a low profile ....
Very un-Carlton like

Hope he gets his photo taken at Stakes Day or something!

Maybe he'll punch a drunk in the neck, and channel 7 will get him on with a glint in his eye and remind us all how much of a great bloke he is.

Oh, wait. Wrong team now.

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O say does that star spangled banner yet wave.

So small no one can see him

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If you allow the Government to change the Laws in an emergency
They will create an Emergency to change the Laws

He was at this race:

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"Who discovered we could get milk from cows, and what did he think he was doing at the time?" Billy Connolly

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I hope Essendon* folds.

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

Winston Churchill

He's been down in Tassie for a while, playing the odd game of cricket and all

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Doing a book tour.

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Formerly: Ackland the Wonderkid / Army the Wonderkid / quivering mess / molsey / Tony Lynn Fan Club

Practicing pressure points

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Circumstance has no value. It is how one relates to a situation that has value. All true meaning resides in the personal relationship to a phenomenon, what it means to you.

Couldn't be more impressed with BB.
Feels like we are in good hands,just hope those hands aren't tied.
Very impressive today.

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I see you watching me watching you.