Pretty much agree with all this. KPD situation is a worry tbh - Jamieson has been a surprise, but it's not clear he has the ability to ever actually step into a central role. Acquiring Busslinger sounds good given his pre-draft status, but his not breaking into the AFL at all yet isn't a great...
I remember taking a shining to Ginbey mid draft-year and hoping we'd end up with him, but at the time I figured that would be second round. Coming to feel a bit iffy about the outcome, given we started with pick 2. Hinges on Hewett, of course, but now his foot is concerning.
Obviously, I...
Don't go back to the old song in any iteration. Just change it.
There's no 'good version', the song in its essence just isn't right.
Of course reverting back will be an improvement from what we have now, but we'll just be going from abominably bad, back to plain old ordinary still the worst...
More importantly, why were we so keen on the trade? Our f1 is likely a top 3 pick, in a draft with (apparently) a very strong midfield cohort at the top, We rate Curtin that high?
Any mini red sausages in the war room spread at least?
Shouldn't this always be the case? Or rather, what does it mean for two players to be of equal talent, but one with better skill level, athleticism and work rate?
Could you give an example of a (real or imagined) toss-up between two players where this principle would come into play?
Seems respected enough/listened to amongst them. Other than that, meh - aren't we all indulging in this with a sense of irony anyway? There's no reason to wholeheartedly trust anyone on here, the truly sensible thing to do would be to simply abstain from speculation and rumour-mongering...
Bit more from the Hawks board from supposed ITK:
pantskyle WCE_phil any thoughts on how that jibes with what you know? It's the first part that interests me -- would indicate that ROB's line about being comfortable sitting on pick 1 unless some special offer comes our way is largely just spin.
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