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I would probably take Puopolo over Dahlhaus. However I would also have Johannisen on the back flank ahead of Heppell.

Blicavs has been a brilliant pick up by Geelong, but you are showing an enormous bias towards your club. Labelling him the best transition player EVER is a bold statement and you don't even define what that means. He does play very well in multiple positions, but that is mostly because he...

Really? Joe can certainly do some spectacular stuff, but if I want to pick a player that will perform when it matters, I am nowhere near Joe Daniher. I would rate him as one of the big disappoints of output from talent.

Darling does have a couple of moments in important finals that he will not want his grandchildren to ever see.

The difference for Menegola is that he had only previously been rookied and had not been continuously on a list. Actually Podsiadly had a similar background to Menegola having been rookie listed by 2 clubs prior to getting to Geelong some years later.

Lyons is a really interesting case. How many players have been delisted twice on the way to becoming really good players at their 3rd club.

ITKs being full of it is a pretty common theme on every board.

Only an Essendon supporter could entertain a thought like that. Merrett is a very good neat player. Bont has moved to a level that is way beyond others from his draft year.

I think an Essendon supporter should choose their words more carefully. The introduction of high, well chosen draft picks seems the best thing for Essendon this millennium.

So you know more than anyone who disagrees with you. I would agree that the world is not short of imbeciles, but you stating your opinion as fact doesn't qualify you any better.

Well of course AA selection is not a definitive guide, but you asserting that Merrett is better than Macrae has no better relevance. It is your opinion and your opinion is not shared by those AA selectors and the AA selectors are not alone in that view.

With all fairness to Eth, being an Essendon hater is a pretty easy place to get to considering their behaviour through the years.

I guess you are entitled to your opinion, even though recent history shows the AA selectors don't agree with you.

I would be pretty sure that the Bulldogs would not entertain any thought of getting Merrett if it meant losing Macrae. Macrae is seriously under rated,

It is a great spot for everyone who doesn't barrack for Essendon. We can laugh at Adrian for making the offer and failing to get the trade done. If he had done the trade we could have laughed at how much he paid. Now we can just laugh at how pathetic Essendon look with all the wonderful trade...

Except of course, that GWS were (apparently)prepared to pay better (1st and 2nd) just to get Griffen.

Tom Boyd went for an AA player plus pick 6, which seems a high price, but it got a flag. That is the ultimate pay off. When you identify what you need, it is folly not to meet the asking price. Unless, of course, you have no confidence in your ability to properly identify what you really need.

Hamling did not play VFL for a year. He was picked up as a DFA, effectively because Geelong deemed him unworthy of a game. He is undoubtedly best 22 at Freo and would have been at the Bulldogs had he not returned to WA.

Nathan Vardy snagged a flag and so did Simpkin. You have also left out the other player to leave and win a flag in Joel Hamling.

As a Bulldog supporter, I would still have Clay Smith well up the list. What he did in 2016 after busting his knees is well ahead of some on the list. Had enormous impact on that finals campaign.

He clearly did ruck in Centre bounces, the Melbourne game saw him do significant amounts of Centre bounce work as the ruckman and he also did in other games.

I assume your CBAs are Centre Bounce attendances, but Dunkley was the ruckman for plenty of his average attendances. Not getting involved in the player comparison, but you can't really on stats because they are clearly misleading.

Is there any difference between media sources and random BF guesswork?

Not sure if serious? Burgoyne would be good for Gold Coast but he is worth a token pick only.

Essendon will do well if he has just a big final. He will need help to turn into a series.

As I said Merrett is a good player. He is behind Kelly (12 games) on per game stats, if stats are your reason to put him so high. Stats provide a strong argument that Matt Crouch (17 games) is at least as good overall, who has more disposals per game at greater efficiency.

Really? Merrett is a good player who gets a lot of the ball, but he is well behind Josh Kelly and on 2019 (and probably 2018) Sicily.

Cripps and Kelly were both better in 2017 and 2018. Bontempelli was better than both in 2014-2016.

In what universe where you living before 2017. Bont's output in 2015-16 is well ahead of most and only Cripps and Kelly have been close in subsequent seasons. Bontempelli has not been at the same level in the last 2 years but he has still been a strong contributor, despite some obvious body...

Tom McDonald plays very well as a key forward and there is not really that much between him and Brown in that regard. For 2018 Brown average 2.8 goals (61 in 22 games) while McDonald was at 2.6 (53 in 20 games). McDonald is ahead an almost every other statistic and yes I would take McDonald...