I picked him forward in my team, could snag some very handy goals.

I think we'd need more speed than Whiley.

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I hope Essendon* folds.

So we're keeping richmond goal-less?

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“I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers that can't be questioned.” ― Richard Feynman

Like who?

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

I was hugely impressed with SOJ in the Essendon* game as he showed no fear, willingly got involved and wasn't over-awed at all.
Good skills under pressure and a good footy brain.
So given our position, I say why not give him a taste.

Dunno because I'm not sure who's in the team now.

But I think Whiley is strictly an inside mid and we may already have Cripps, Kerridge and Curnow

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I hope Essendon* folds.

Let SOJ develop some in the 2's. No need to rush him in, just think he's not quite ready, hasn't got the body yet for senior footy. Few kgs and match practice in the 2's and he could be a fine player...

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Corinthians 9:6- 8

Well Yazz definitely won't be playing in this game or any time soon.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-03-17/y ... -six-weeks

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The glass is neither half full nor half empty. Rather the glass is twice as big than required.

And Gibbs.

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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.

True

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I hope Essendon* folds.

Whiley is a trier but he's a 23 year old making his way. He's shown an ability to win the hard ball and to shut down opponents.
White is an undersized KPP who turns 28 in a couple of months. Hs not the future, in fact, he's barely good enough to play a part in the present. He's also played very little time as a midfielder. If its a choice between a 23 year old potential midfielder and White, I'll take the younger player every time.
All eyes should be on the future.

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Looking forward to seeing our potential realised.

True, but I think that with our lack of good ball users that BB will try to use Gibbs outside more than inside.

Although Gibbs ball use in the pre-season was pretty bad.

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I hope Essendon* folds.

Gibbs is an outside mid and an average one at that - he has never been an inside mid

He seemed to play inside mid a bit under MM and Bolts has used him there a bit in the pre-season when Cripps was out.

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I hope Essendon* folds.

Patience as we work towards our next premiership sometime this decade...2016 no...2017...no..2018..unexpectadly close...2019 surprise!!!!!!!!!!!!

End of 2016 a few good selctions and a trade or two\
End 2017 and we add a few more goodies too as well as players wanting to play for Bolton AND a FA (Thomas ends contract)
End 2018 ditto

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Everyone looks good in Navy Blue

lower the expectations...we dont have all the pieces in the puzzle atm to talk about flags.

we any chance at all at rolling these asshats? what are we paying?

we're bad, they're bad ... maybe bolts can get them up.

I agree with your overall point about needing to look to the future. Another way to look at it though is to say that Cripps is vital to our future and is still very young himself. We need another big body to go in there and block, tackle etc. White is one of our harder nuts and his disposal is on par with Whiley (ie. not flash).

Between Kreuzer, Cripps, Kerridge & White we are capable of physically hurting the opposition. That should help bring the likes of Murphy, Gibbs, Graham & Boekhorst into the game, and ease the grunt load on Cripps. The other reason I prefer White to Whiley is White can also do jobs as a medium/tall at both ends. And I don't think Whiley is better at tagging than White.

I guess the bottom line is....I don't rate Whiley.

Let's hope he proves me totally wrong

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

Problem is most of us don't rate White as a midfielder!

Ffs really!
Looks like Bryce is the next one on the chopping block!

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I see you watching me watching you.