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Covering what up? An illicit drug code they've been open about for years? Governments don't want to be made to look stupid when their investment in nice shiny athletes isn't always that way but no one sensible isn't aware wealthy young men do a bit of drugs. Most state governments that look...

Thankyou! I'm glad someone has got it. Wilkie has taken the bait here because he wants to tarnish the AFL so they don't build a stadium in Tassie that would make him look utterly stupid.

That would be a fantastic result. The quicker the AFL are done with those idiots the better. But it won't happen. There's nothing conflicting in the AFL's voluntary illicit drug policy with WADA match day code for cocaine. As long as players aren't dodging drug tests or taking other substances...

Ashcroft x 2 is a big cheap code and so much of their core - Harris, Hipwood, McCluggage, Berry, Starcevich, Bailey, Rayner aren't going anywhere. But I think it's fair to say there's a watch on Zorko, Neale, McCarthy, Daniher, Cameron all heading passed 30. Aside from Zorko who surely hits a...

First fix is getting rid of round 0 and gather round, there's 2 weeks gone right there. Suddenly it's footy kicking off in the last week of March. Honestly that feels about right to me.

Glen Bartlett and guts, good one. You can see why he failed as a player given his role in providing this oxygen. He could've gone quietly as an important part of turning Melbourne around yet he continues to throw mud from the sidelines to that grub Mick Warner. He's never had any evidence for...

I just don't see how the pros outweigh the cons on this one. Port and Adelaide get to keep their kids at home every week in a consistent routine, get to play a decent standard and in front of crowds. The VFL as currently structured is a mess of weird times and dates, features a bunch of...

Walter >> Cadman > (just) Logan depending on the club. Walter is beast, the ground level game is so important these days and he really hits the contest with physicality. Cadman should be very good, I’d take the upside on his movement and skills over Logan for clubs with time and good...

If Logan McDonald is good enough to be expensive and doesn’t want to stay at Sydney (which I’d imagine is because Sydney either spend the money or save the money for someone better and more expensive) then… I’m not convinced Freo will be able to afford him whilst smartly building a list. Amiss...

Not worried about Melbourne's age. Only 3 over 29 who matter in May, Gawn and Viney. It's a big 3 but the midfield has options and rucks can be replaced. Just need Max firing in finals. The bigger concern I have is a lot of 27-29 but not many 23-26. Will have to replace guys like May with free...

2021: A far far more settled draft apart from JHF. Leek Aleer is contracted for one more year but if he's stuck behind gun defenders he probably looks to move if there's interest Same goes for Gus Sheldrick and Josh Sinn who are stuck at really strong teams. 2022: Really early for these guys...

2020: Bit of a mess of a draft. Where to start??? Reports are the Swans will offer JUH the farm if he wants it. Probably can't afford to keep Logan if that's the case, so he might cut and run to Freo or the Eagles (or even the Dogs?). DGB really hasn't worked out so far. Neither has Zach Reid...

Because you simply can't have it with no compromise and expect teams to be able to trade up to the sons if they go in the first round. It's not father/son at all if teams have to trade in exactly ahead of every single pick that would be used to draft their player. To have a father son rule at...

You’ve somewhat got a point. But WC and Adelaide’s position tells me it’s normalising. Seems like Freo are getting punished for being so bad when they started. Otherwise they’d have 25 options by now. Making teams pay up properly seems a more likely fix than giving Freo and Port however you...

Because with a bit of fairness and ingenuity we can have both with only minimal compromise to the draft? We have to make teams pay full price but if they do it’s fantastic for fans. Where they’ve gone wrong is trying to make every father son go to their fathers club regardless of value.

Jeff White, Adem Yze and Aaron Davey - the 3 on Melbourne's radar were born 77, 77 and 83. The 2 most recent additions in Shane Woewodin '76 and Nathan Brown '76 fall in that last year of your range. Matty Croft was '73 and Luke McCabe '76. Move it up a decade or so to say 1964 to 1982 (guys...

North and GWS clearly incorporated side deals in the trades they made the year previously. Pies did end up paying a decent value, only they paid it to GWS rather than paying it in matching bids. Still highlights the flaws in the system. Any time you get a top ranked kid you can get: 1. A...

Why? They've all been around long enough now that almost all father sons will be coming from the AFL era. Apart from super old dad Michalanney it will be players who actually played for the club. The rule is for before the clubs came in to the AFL for a reason so they'll actually phase out...

I watched a couple of Dees training sessions over summer when Simpson and Duursma trained with them as part of the academy. Simpson had the body and the look of a random VFL player rather than a skinny kid. He showed some class and didn't look out of place. But one thing he did stood out to me...

Less about 2024 and more about list balance from 2025-2028. GWS are the poster child for an oversupply of highly drafted (often Victorian) midfielders being of no use. Unless the guy they pick is good enough to crack a midfield of Green, Coniglio, Kelly, Callaghan, Ash they’re better off...

D Disagree. Leake’s more versatile, a better athlete, quicker and more aggressive. If you don’t think Curtin can play midfield (and few 197cm players can) then he can be a very good 2nd/3rd tall back. Which isn’t a need for GWS. If he doesn’t get a game in their best 22 backline Leake will...

Stupid, or sticking to a side deal agreement as part of the 4 team pick trade? I wouldn't be surprised to see none of the Dogs, North, Melb or Adel bid on Suns players. Or possibly North don't bid at 2 but bid at 3 given they were only involved a little in the pick swap trade.

I get what you mean, but he kind of has to put who he thinks is most likely at each selection and I can absolutely see North taking at least one of DeMattia and Hardeman if they are there and then going with the ruck as the best tall. No one is suggesting North pick a key forward in the 20's...

Your pic for Charlie Edwards is not Charlie Edwards.

I like the Neale comparison. They're both players who excel via elite fundamentals. The rest of Sanders game might be a bit meh but his quick decision making is impressively sharp.

Love the compilations, is there any Will Graham footage, can’t seem to find any?

There’s a monumental difference between Harley Reid and what could possibly be pick 3 or 4 or 5 next year even if the Eagles are hopeless. (Levi Ashcroft + someone else being worse is entirely possible). It would be a bold move by the eagles but it’s not totally crazy. If the Eagles think...

I agree, but the issue is I reckon all 3 sides probably have sticking points. The Eagles probably want 23 to come in to 19 ish to get Collard. Symbolically getting 3 firsts and a player for each zone of the ground is a great way to sell it. The Dees probably want to keep 11 and give a future...

If West Coast think Curtin is the 2nd best player in the draft and as good as most top 2 picks in recent drafts then it's not insane, especially if Levi Ashcroft goes pick 1 next year. You'd have to be prepared to give up a top 4 pick but maybe the Eagles rate Curtin that highly.

That's why Ried, Duursma and McKercher will go as the top 3 (Walter aside) more than likely. Because otherwise what are you dealing with in the search for dominant mids? Sanders is a really nice player but I don't see him in that team lifting mold. I like Curtin as a midfielder, maybe even...