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Matteh

Matteh

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Matt79 said:
Jeez Johnson is a ****. He was always my least favourite player from the Lions - I'd forgotten how ridiculous that stuff was last year.
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I find it hilarious reading the Youtube comments. All the Irish claiming that they'd destroy Australia in a fight completely ignoring the video they've just watched where one Australian guy has just put four Irish guys on the floor.
 
Matt79

Matt79

Hall of Fame Member
I reckon Dermie might be heading to 7 tbh. 7 interviewed him track-side at Flemington during the carnival, and he was the only "non-7" "celebrity" that they did so with. They certainly wouldn't have him on if he was continuing with 9.
 
pasag

pasag

RTDAS
More quick fix, band-aid work by the bombers who aren't acknowledging they have a massive problem. Michael won't last much longer either. Looks like he's lost the passion.

Lions reaction is dire though.
 
mikeW

mikeW

International Vice-Captain
pasag said:
More quick fix, band-aid work by the bombers who aren't acknowledging they have a massive problem. Michael won't last much longer either. Looks like he's lost the passion.

Lions reaction is dire though.
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He is better than any other options.

Cloke, Henneman, Edwards, Skipworth, Corrie or Michael who would you take?
 
Great Birtannia

Great Birtannia

U19 Captain
pasag said:
Lions reaction is dire though.
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It's understandable considering he "retired" from football with a year to run on his contract with the lions. I'd be fuming if someone did that to my club.

I think he will be a good pick up for Essendon. Last year they were using Solomon and McPhee at CHB because they had absolutely no one else.
 
pasag

pasag

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Great Birtannia said:
It's understandable considering he "retired" from football with a year to run on his contract with the lions. I'd be fuming if someone did that to my club.
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Woah, yeah. Been looking into this abit more. There is going to be an investigation and if it turns out that Essendon orchestrated this, that they told him to retire so they could get him for free, that would be really poor. But if not, if it is just a genuine change of heat by Michael, it's still unfair on Brisbane, but the laws and contracts to support Essendon, no matter how unfair that is.

Although one thing is clear, every retiring player under contract will have to sign a new contract stating they won't change their minds.

But if Essendon planned this (not saying they did), heads will roll.
 
ash chaulk

ash chaulk

International Captain
so who was happy with what there team drafted????

was suprised we didnt take a ruckman... and pretty much all key position players
 
Great Birtannia

Great Birtannia

U19 Captain
ash chaulk said:
so who was happy with what there team drafted????
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It's all fluff at the moment until they actually start playing. Thompson is stuck in the 90s though. In today's football pace is most relevant off half back and through the centre square yet he keeps drafting 175/180cm one dimensional wingman (Hogan this year, Tenace, Byrnes, Varcoe etc.), the game has moved beyond that. The Swans and Bulldogs get most of their pace and line breaking ability off half back through Kennelly, Gilbee, Griffin etc. while the Eagles have Judd and Kerr who are phenomenal at using their pace to break from contested situations through the centre square.

Meanwhile Geelong's half back line reads Milburn, Egan, Harley, and the centre square trio of Corey, Bartel and Ling, you couldn't get a slower set of six if you tried. On top of that you have burst players with zero stamina in Tenace (180cm) and Byrnes (175cm) on the wings while the opposition have evolved to 190cm players with massive tanks like Goodes, Embley, C.Cornes etc. that drift forward and kick goals.

Djerrkura should add a little bit of pace and bite to the centre square at least and obviously Hawkins is a massive bonus but Thompson continues to ignore drafting pacey, rebounding defenders and in modern football, with the change in rules to encourage fast ball movement, is just incredibly ignorant.
 
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mikeW

mikeW

International Vice-Captain
Very happy with Essendon's drafting, Gumbleton was a no brainer, Jetta is a livewire, Hislop is a gun have watched him play in the VFL for Tasmania and he easily outperformed Thorp and Riewoldt, Houli is a classy player who was a great pickup so late, Reimers was a bottom aged draftee who suppossedly has plenty of upside. The only pick im iffy on is Alwyn Davey although i've heard hes quicker than his brother, im hoping he can play footy as well if not better than him.
 
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