definitely came across as quite friendly/welcoming as opposed to arrogant

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"I had to eat"

Thanks NBH that 's great to hear!

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

NBH, I met Clintons mum and dad recently ( Perry and Sue IIRC) and they said that Clinton was absolutely rapt to be staying with a WA Carlton legend. Great to hear that the club is doing many things right. Looking after the interstate recruits is crucial if we are going to retain all of the fine young talent that we have recruited in recent years. BTW perry also mentioned that joey Anderson was very happy with his billet - where ever that is

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“Before you criticise someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticise them, you're a mile a way and you have their shoes."

I hope you were nice to Cain Ackland

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Green Shooter

Hey horse, I don't suppose the bloke who won the sherrin had red hair, did he?

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"We used to sit around and talk about how bad the game plan was." Anthony Koutoufides

possibly, can't really recall....I was filthy, to win it he had to mark a high ball kicked from behind him by Crosisca, he was the fourth to try, I was the second, got both hands to it and fumbled it. Too many years watching DeLuca.

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"I had to eat"

You mean you didn't wear the glove?!

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I've certainly commented that Edwards is very confident - just the right side of arrogance. But I meant that as a compliment.

I reckon if you had to pick a personality type for for a footballer, you'd pick an extroverted, self-assured type. Maybe you need some other types in there for some balance, but the introverted, insecure type is the biggest concern. Their form will wax and wane according to external events - a dropped mark here, a criticism there. The self-assured type knows he's good, and the dropped mark is just an aberration.

As long as the self-assured type is coachable, team-oriented, and willing to work to instructions, then that's fantastic.

I reckon the same thing can be said of Murph. He wore the mantle of being a no. 1 pick as if it were pre-ordained. If you had put him under hypnosis, to quote GT, and asked him if he was surprised or embarrassed by the accolade, I'm sure he would have said "no" to both in a dismissive tone. He walked into the club and spoke like a seasoned politician to the media. Just his calm smile says he's cool with it. He walked into the Rd 1 side and played like a 200 game veteran against the Demons (whereas Gibbs was still pretty flighty on his debut). You can tell he has absolutely no doubts that he is an elite AFL player and will go on to great things.

If Edwards has the same attitude as Murph, I'll be more than happy. And you can tell when he gets the call-up, he'll believe he's overdue and there won't be any stage-fright.