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A younger version of Corey Ellis. 23 years old, not likely to grow much now. Couldn't command a place in a 12th placed side wracked by injuries, in a team that puts a premium on defensive effort. Depth at best, have to squint hard to see the AFL attributes. He is a beautiful kick when given...

Nah, I reckon he's got that signature move where he walks back 2 steps pretending he's walking back to set up for the set shot, then dashes around to his right to snap as the man on the mark is relaxed/distracted and blocked by the umpire setting his line - the problem now that every player in...

THe true absolute steal was pick 18 in the 2017 rookie draft....

Who would Dale push out of best 22? The only reason to bring in a mature player is if they are better than someone already in the team, or replace someone moving on, where there is no young talent in the wings.

For years (2001-11) was in FNQ at GF time, went to the local pub which had it on a big screen - lots of holidaying Victorians there, very few locals... didn't matter who was playing, it was an afternoon all to myself away from the wife and kids... usually staggered home happy no matter who won...

Two of my best mates there - one Bomber suppporter (the groom!) and the other a Blues supporter. Couldn't have missed the opportunity to point out the news of the day...

Watched presentations on the ground, face-timed Tiger-tragic daughter in London so she could get a feel for the celebrations. Bought 2019 Premiers Cap, high-fived 1000 Tiger supporters on the way out of the ground. Met up with Tiger fanatic mates at our home in East Melbourne and had a few quiet...

Putting aside all the political bullsh*tting going on here, regardless of pros and cons.. Thanks to the OP for actually making me think of donating. As someone who is in a position to contribute (and accepting many would like to, but can’t) it’s induced me to get out of my usual donation...

Of course it was Toby Greene... literally no other GWS player has that instinctive quality, to try to get a reaction from an opponent. 100% that’s not an accident. Possibly Caddy respected it too, as he’s about the only Tiger with the same instinctive needle reaction.

The Loose Cannon is very much appreciated by Tiger supporters, as much because he's consistently prepared to use his speed to take the game ad opposition players on, jump into packs against much bigger men and compete in the air, and is manic in his defensive pressure. Sometimes not even Jason...

Seems reasonable, however I know that certain influential people in the club rate Miller highly, and the reason he hasn't shown much yet is because he hasn't been able to get his body right. He came from a long way off AFL fitness standards, and in trying to catch up has had injuries. If there...

My family emigrated from the UK and arrived in Victoria in the early 1970s. Parents had no interest in sports, and had no idea about football. After about a year, the neighbours - keen Bulldogs supporters - thought a proper 5 year old Aussie kid should know about the football, and prevailed on...

Me, I like the "earn your stripes" concept. And as I played every game from juniors up in #13 - there's nothing wrong with it as a number. I always thought it was much better than 40+, which was the only other option when I got it (and no-one ever wanted to take it off me). And all the...

Probably told him that "if he is available at our pick". Good luck to them both, very happy with this choice as physically a point of difference from the rest of our mids. Will back our development coaches to get the best out of him.

Butler has been brilliant since Castagna went out - wonder if the extra responsibility has been the key for him, rather than knowing his mate is there to back him up if he slacks off. Whatever, Miles has to get rewarded for his form, otherwise the 2s players will start to think "what's the...

No way. Was always going to Carlton after his rookie contract. Carlton were into him even as a junior in country Victoria, his brother played for their VFL side. Nothing to do with his injuries, other than GWS were happy enough to trade him on because he hadn't proved anything.

Cheating is a recognised part of politics and something we accept in life in general - someone is always trying to bend the rules to take advantage of you/me. The beauty of sport is that we love it precisely because we want to believe players compete according to the rules and the outcome is...

This is the sort of hypocrisy that leads to blatant cheating. Firstly, Warne did drugs and got suspended for it. Second, there is no evidence at all that Warne or Waugh fixed matches - they were naive and stupid, sure. The core of why we watch sport is the belief that is is a fair contest...

I no longer care what happens to them. Smith and Warner can get f*ed as far as I'm concerned, I'm never going to pay my hard earned cash to see a contest that might or might not be fair, and certainly not going to support anyone who lacks the moral compass to play by the rules. I always held...

It's a really sad day when you wake up to the realisation that your national cricket team is led by morally bankrupt cheats who haven't been content to just drag the image of themselves, and by extension the whole country, into the gutter through their consistently poor behaviour. Had to go the...

Should be very wary of calling for anyone to lose their job - Buckley is doing the best he can given his skills set and the tools at his disposal. Sounds as if the players still believe in him. And why would opposition supporters want Buckley to go, given the standup performances of the...

The skill level is pitiful, particularly in the back half. However they assess players, their 'review' clearly didn't ask the right questions. When a first gamer gives more run and takes more chances than the rest of the backs combined, it says something about their limitations. Their kicking...

Really hard to know whether Buckley is the whole problem, but he IS the head coach, and presumably his assistant coaches are his choices. Whoever is coaching those forwards doesn't seem to be able to get it done. But that Collingwood list is very ordinary. Lots of blame to go round.

As I said, a bloody hard job. Entirely agree, the rule book is stupid in parts.

I hate criticising the umpires, it's a bloody hard job. But the umps are like the players, have trouble getting up to the speed and rhythms of the game after the off-season, so round 1 always has dicey decision-making until the umpires settle down as well. The Tigers just copped the raw end of...

If only that were true. Would make our form look pretty good.

Great thread. I only got interested in the draft when I started following the juniors locally and got to know a guy who is a part of the recruiting team for one of the AFL clubs, who is always good for a chat about the up and comers... The earliest one I remember was 2006 and Joel Selwood -...

Like the players were soooo accurate with their predictions last year....

Can't wait until we play the Hawks in round 3. Towner as defensive forward on Sicily - sit back and watch the dummy-spit of the century as Sicily self-immolates.

Can someone please tell them this is the pre-season? What a clinic!