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Been thinking of AFLX - there could be a place for it. Could allow some older players to continue their career. I'd liken it to Big Bash which saw stars like Warnie, Gilchrist, Hayden etc come out to play. It would work well if they allowed an AFLX list separate to primary list - if it is just...

A true Essendon fan Ron Kirwan passed away last night. A friend of many around the club. I will never forget his generosity and kindness. The club has lost a loyal lifelong supporter. May he rest in peace.

if the news is true that Hird has been forced out then goodbye to half of our members including me. This club is weak as piss and Paul little gives gill gobbies

simon madden is on the show winners this Wednesday night featuring r15 1982 when Essendon gave Fitzroy a thumping. Should be good viewing seeing Madden, Watson and co strut their stuff. Amongst the negativity of a big loss this could be some good therapy to watch!

As per the club website pick the next legend to be honoured on the clubs heritage Guernsey. Personally going Bill Hutchison.

Likely lineup: B: Gwilt, Freezer, Polkinghorne HB: Clisby, M.Brown, Ashby C: Gleeson, C.Jones, Cooney HF: Chapman, McKernan, Ambrose F: Z.Merrett, Daniher, Petrenko Foll: Giles, Marigliani, Magner Int: Edwards, Fantasia, S.Michael, Langford, Goddard (rested), Laverde (rested), Schroder...

Anyone know if there is any listing for VFL practice matches. Pretty keen to see some of the kids like Long, Laverde and Langford going around.

Biggest criticism of the 2014 coaching has been the selection of sub. So far this season we've seen strange sub selections such as: Hardingham Carlisle Kavanagh Dell'Olio Dempsey with no match practice at any level Hocking None of these worked particularly well - Dell'Olio has kicked some...

Is it just me or has anyone else picked up on body language and general comments from Ling that give the impression he knows more about the internal coaching and players from EFC than most? We hear he remains a good friend of Mark Thompson so is it a case of some banter over a beer he hears or...

With emergence that the investigation was illegal, confidentiality laws broken and no clear evidence that EFC have broken any anti doping rules what should the compensation for EFC be?

Something Carlton fans can relate to. Post your best 0 and 4 comparisons

Ok didn't see any where best 22 thread for 2014 given some minor distraction had been going on so its time to talk footy! I'll throw is some possible scenarios with trades/free agent pick ups etc. Team one: relatively inactive trading B: Fletcher, Carlisle, Baguley HB: Hibberd, Hooker...

Anybody know if Essendon or Bendigo had a practice match over the last few days?

Anyone know if there's radio coverage?

It was always my concern when the speculation started about Hird coaching whether he'd have the balls to make the hard calls on mates he'd played with. To date he hasn't. Generally speaking coaches who are coaching ex-teammates and mates have not worked at AFL - at present Hird, Voss and Primus...

Statistics (win/loss ratio) with H.Slattery in team: 2010: 2 wins 11 losses 15.38% 2011: 2 wins 4 losses 33.33% So in the past two years with H.Slattery in the team we've won 4 matches out of a total of 19. H.Slattery seems to be a barometer - when he's in they're likely to lose.

As a tribute to Hird i made a promise before yesterday's game that i wasn't going to cut my hair until Essendon lost in the hope of styling a hird-inspired mullet. So far so good.

james hird is certainly doing everything to resolve a small-medium defender problem we had. it would appear hird agrees with myself and others in the ongoing debate that guys like henry slattery and co have not been up to it.

You heard it first. After the club loses two players to rape charges it will start the season two players short. They've already lost a lot of depth following end of season (fraser, lockyer, o'bree, medhurst etc). They've brought in another assault criminal in krakouer and serial party boy...

Can anybody post anything official with links to Shuey's current contract status. I'm not interested in just hearing it off a poster - want a link to an article or club release stating it.

The new rule change adds interest to tactics - when looking at Essendon's list Lovett-Murray is the perfect player to have as 22nd man. His versatility allows him to pinch-hit in defence and also up forward whilst also being a capable midfielder. Hell Knights even played him ruck in a final...

If Brisbane looked to trade Fevola and agree to pay a reasonable portion of his salary i think he's worth looking at. This would spell the end for Neagle but i would enjoy watching Fev kick goals against Carlton. Obviously they'd have to put clauses in his contract etc but when you look at it...

There is obviously going to be substantial change in the football department/coaching department over summer. Money should be no object to get the best. My opinion: Matthew Knights - happy to see him continue as senior coach in 2011 with a better support team. He has his critics and will need...

Taking the emotion out of reviewing these two players - lets take a look at the cold hard facts. Statistically: Win-loss ratio for the following: Henry Slattery playing (10 matches - 2 wins 8 losses) 20% Henry Slattery not playing (4 matches - 3 wins 1 loss) 75% Andrew Welsh playing (10...

I missed the first two minutes but got it all after that: Dyson 9 kicks 8 handballs 6 marks. Good game using the ball well similar to 09. Watson 9 kicks 13 handballs 2 marks 2 goals. Had 13 possessions after half-time and as usual was good in close with his hands. Good hitout. Stanton 16...

Gun?!

I've taken the liberty to rank the sides defence once the ball is conceded within 50m. I feel some teams defenders cop unwarranted criticism when its the midfield's fault for conceding the ball in the area too often. Here are the results: Club Points Against Inside 50s Against...

Hawthorn are attempting to have the charge thrown out basically arguing that this new ammended rule should be ignored. If the rules are not adhered to we do not have a competition - its shakey ground the afl are dealing with here. There's many people involved in football that don't agree...

any suggestions as to why grima was dropped last week for disciplinary reasons?

Have an idea for a meetup this week. On sunday the VFL play at Windy Hill at 2pm - immediately following the WC v ESS game will be televised live on a big screen. Perhaps a table or two (depending on numbers) could be booked to watch the crucial match?