as much as it pains me to say but hawthorn will go alright this year. but keep an eye on richmond, they drafted arguably 2 of the best young players in the land, 4 of the top 10, and their top 4 guns are as good as any team. much like st kilda they will be a force for years to come imo.

as for my team essendon, well, we've been lacking another premier midfielder for god knows how long and yet after last season we've done NOTHING to address it. i foresee a top 8 finish and possibly comin 6th for the 3rd year in a row. just not good enuff.

nathan ablett wont do much this year but then again i underestimated gary jr and look at him now. fucking gun.

in summation:

UP THE BOMBERS!!!

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Gardiner back for the Eagles will see them make the top 6 i think.

Essendon hasnt had a propper key defender since Sean 'not a' Wellman left...or am i wrong?

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Originally posted by PauLie_C whats wrong with electro??

errr wellman only just retired at the end of last season. dont know why, he had at least another season in him. in my mind the best defender we ever had - we traded him away. almost made me barrack for another team. now i see damian hardwick is a coach at hawthorn. another reason why you guys will do alright.

you can never discount the eagles with prolly the best midfield in the comp. but you're right gardiner is the one they need fit and healthy.

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one team to watch this year

The Mighty Sainters!!!


we'll be in the top 2 this year, for sure..

no falling short this year

any reasoning behind ur statement soups??

or are u crawling out of the closet after last years performance?

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Originally posted by PauLie_C whats wrong with electro??

Port's looking good again.

Sure we've lost Carr and Schofield, but we've also got Primus and Francou coming back, and when they were playing together a few seasons back they were probably the best ruck/midfielder pair, they are freakishly good together. We've also got really good young players who came out last year (Thurstans and Ebert in particular, also Salopek and Surjan) and also some really good guys in the pipeline (Micheal Pettigrew, Troy Chaplin, Luke Peel)

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out of the closet.

nickos u have no diea the pain ive suffered being a
saints supporter

things are finally looking up

Richmond will not perform well if Nathan Brown continues to take all the boys down to Prince on a Sat nite. Sure it might not affect his performance but it affects his teammates thats for sure.

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Oh, life is bigger ,It's bigger than you,And you are not me,The lengths that I will go to, The distance in your eyes ,Oh no, I've said too much, I set it up

That's me in the corner, That's me in the spotlight, I'm Losing my religion, Trying to keep up with you ,And I don't know if I can do it, Oh no, I've said too much,I haven't said enough, I thought that I heard you laughing, I thought that I heard you sing, I think I thought I saw you try.

But that was just a dream, That was just a dream, But that was just a dream, Try, cry, why try? That was just a dream ,Just a dream, just a dream, Dream

lets hope our draft picks of

Andrew McQualter, Cain Ackland, Mark McGough and James Gwilt
can do something

although a bit sketchy on McGough...

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Originally posted by Trance Nutter Port's looking good again. Sure we've lost Carr and Schofield, but we've also got Primus and Francou coming back, and when they were playing together a few seasons back they were probably the best ruck/midfielder pair, they are freakishly good together. We've also got really good young players who came out last year (Thurstans and Ebert in particular, also Salopek and Surjan) and also some really good guys in the pipeline (Micheal Pettigrew, Troy Chaplin, Luke Peel)

Yep i'm with him.

GO THE POWER!!

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Originally posted by sLiCk_NiCk Im glad the Hawks got a coach who hasnt previously been involved with the club e.g ex player. I think its good for the team as he would bring new views and methods of going about things whther its on the track or during a game (gameplay)

yeah for sure...people tell me they've heard nothing negative about him and his all that hawthorn needs.

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Originally posted by sLiCk_NiCk We are lacking seeing Thompson is at the Roos now.

we are not lacking that bad man. thompson wasnt that good imo.

should be an interesting year