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Yep: if we have to make do without Ryder and Monfries for the first 5 games, I reckon there's enough talent in our squad to be 3-2 (at worst) anyway. If we then have them from then onwards, then it's happy days!!!!Honestly if monfries and Ryder comeback by round 6.....you//we shouldnt be complaining...
Just smile and nod politely
And maybe they could recruit Chaplin to help Talia out in defence.....Let's get their next coach to be Malthouse and whoever is the CEO of Richmond.
So we get them back after our hard start and everyone who plays Essendon prior to that, including our two biggest rivals gets an easy win and massive percentage boost. If they cop any games then those matches should be scrubbed from the books. Hawks, Swans etc. should be considered to have played 21 games and finals spots is determined off percentage of games won, not the strict number.
The whole thing of treating all the players the same grates me though. IMO the leadership group from 2012 should cop a harder whack than the rest of the players. They are meant to be the ones setting the standard. And more importantly the conduit between the playing group and the coaches / other staff. There should be a higher burden on them to validate everything is above board and relay to the other players, rather than in a team sport all 34 players that are getting the same program having to validate individually.
For me a fair penalty would be backdating the other players to not miss games and the leadership group cop 12 months, backdated to when the show clauses were delivered - i.e. they'd be out of 2015. Along with obviously Hird sent to the cleaners.
Mid looks good but defence and forward line is shite .Brisbane will be a force, beginning with this year imo. Huge improvement on the cards, potential finals.
They should just play for no points like the Storm did in the NRL.Sorry if this has already been mentioned.
If for example 16 current Essendon players are given 5 game penalties why don't the AFL just spread the suspensions out over the course of the year?
4 fit players miss rounds 1-5, then another 4 miss 6-10, 4 miss 11-15, 4 miss 16-20? If a player was going to miss round 6-10 but gets injured during round 5 swap another player and wait until that player is fit so they can miss 11-15 or 16-20. This would prevent easy wins, percentage boosts and boring games.
Round 19, 2013*Has anyone noticed that the level of interest in the Essendon saga is greatly magnified on the Adelaide board for some reason which I cant quite put my finger on.
Don't underestimate Notso's value to us in him staying put.Agree here.
The key to keeping the cows in limbo was keeping triggs and dangerfield within the ranks.
I actually didn't read it as I thought it was going to be a generic puff piece.Boy oh boy .. just reading Adelaidenow .. Rucci will upset a few crow customers in tomorrows paper by geez .. love it
i wouldn't be cheering. the best outcome for us would be him staying. this way the crows will get a very nice pick for losing him, salary cap release and also take a step to fixing their god awful culture.
Nah, they'll only get like pick 10 thanks to the godawful FA compo rules. And if they want to keep that pick then they won't be able to bring in any free agents themselves. I'm not exactly his biggest fan but he's definitely worth a lot more than pick 10.
The only way for the Crows to win out of this situation would've been to trade him for overs last year. That ship has sailed. Now their options are either grossly overpay for a grossly overrated player, or watch him go and get shafted for FA compensation. It's lose/lose for them at this point.
NEVER! Suited and booted or casual....none of that middle class sports jacket crap.
Bro? Says it allBlazer is the most versatile item in the kit bro.
Bro? Says it all
But then the teams they play twice get the advantage of scoring an extra 4 pts on the rest of the comp, I like Jack's idea.They should just play for no points like the Storm did in the NRL.
That definitely says it all!Yeah Chiwigi says it so it must be so.
Hey I'm an editor for a men's fashion magazine and my cousin is a lead designer for Calibre but what would I know right.