Foolish statement. The reality is that there is no integrity or accountability in the media. They can slander and report rumour as fact as much as they want. They are absolutely responsible for driving the popular public opinion especially in this case where the facts have been completely...
ahahahah are we still crying about this?! Go and reach for the box of tissues sweetheart. We copped our right whack, in fact the greatest in the history of the game. And we are still standing. Despite two years of losing our 1st & 2nd picks, biggest fine, banned from finals, players banned etc...
KM, with all due respect i'd be filthy if the draft panned out that way for Essendon.
No way is Graham a top 20 pick ahead of the likes of Venables/SPP/Battle. Picking both Graham and Sharenberg would not make sense.
SPP - don patch sword would we be interested in him? Looks dynamic from what i've seen and his kicking action is pretty sound considering all of the criticism. Is he one of those guys that just needs to steady a bit more on his kick? Reminds quite a bit of Dusty Martin. A McCluggage/SPP combo at...
Clearly you don't like other people having opposing opinions that you perceive inferior to your superior observations. That's cool mate. Either way, i've also seen him play at Champs and TAC and think he is a better half back than midfielder, but agree he can play both. I want us to draft an...
FFS what is bollocks about it? He is a small defender who can go into the midfield and do a good job. Never disputed it. Perhaps have a closer read of my comments. For me, his midfield ability is still secondary to his ability off half back. You can dispute it, we can disagree.
To demonstrate i'm not the only person that thinks this 'crap', this is what Cal Twomey said in his most recent phantom form guide "The small half-back takes the game on using his elite pace and agility, and is trusted to set up the play and gain metreage for his team. He can also shut down...
Against the best kids in the country at the Champs he played as a HBF. No doubt he can roll through the midfield and be very good, but when he was tested against the best he was at half back.
At the Champs playing against the best kids he was a HBF and McCluggage was a mid. Sure he has the capacity to play mid and do it very well, but for me McCluggage's weapons are better suited to our mid group. Parish and Merrett are already around the 180 mark - having 3 players at that height as...
Pick 1 on a 177cm HBF with average kicking ability would be disappointing for me. McCluggage has a far higher ceiling for improvement and is a point of difference for our midfield mix. Do the right thing Disco. Get a HBF with Pick 20 or 29.