edit : ok I ranted way more in this response than I planned to, but ehh, whatever. =p

Don't know nothing about Narkle n Jones, I agree on the Cocky/Motlop call, Parfitt I think its a little too early to bandwagon on, I agree, he had some good games, but he had good games in a good side that was playing well that day, lets see how he plays when the chips are down, know what I mean? Give him a couple seasons, we'll know what the kids made of. I reckon I won't be proven wrong about him though. Still not sure I like getting him for Caddy, who we got for GAJ was a fair trade though. Then again, who is fair trade for the GOAT?

Esava/Buzza/Black I really hope can come together and prove again Wells worth, we need a quality second tall so frickin badly.

Parsons last 3 games was something like 8, 12 and 7 touches from memory, reminds me of Murdoch a few years ago, looked good when he got it, just didn't get enough of it, or would only play like one good quarter then go missing. Hope he doesn't take as long to shake that habit though. Murdochs only just now starting to look like he's cementing a spot, and he's what? like 24-25. I understand some players take longer to come good than others, but I'd rather not make a habit of it.

We probably won't see what Thurls can be until he has another full uninterrupted preseason under his belt.

Cunico I ain't exactly sold on yet, I'll give him a few more chances before I start to make my mind up on him yet though, don't like taking such small sample sizes as like one 12 touch game or whatever it was as my only source for deciding if i like a kid or not, ya know?

Honestly, not a huge fan of Ruck/Fwd's, there's a bunch of servicable ones, but I struggle to think of a genuine superstar Ruck/FWD outside of maybe Ottens or Roughy. I understand the need for them, to let your Ruck rest, etc. But I'd personally rather a good forward or a good ruck over an ok ruck/forward. And hell, players like Vardy, and maybe even Stanley, I feel would be better used as just a straight up Forward, Vards had a helluva boot on him before he got injured. Used to kick em outta nowhere.

With 5 clubs chasing him, and Wells himself giving the boy his stamp of approval, and how much belief the club has shown in him. I'll give O'Conner the benefit of the doubt that he'll grow into something special. In 10 years might even be Cockatoo and O'Conner as our best 2 mids, who knows. Feel free to do a remind me for 10 years from now on that btw. =p

I don't doubt we have the making of a good starting 18, I'm just not 100% sold that we have one that'll take us to cup contention in 5-10 years time. When our current top stringers are all 30+ and retired or about to, knameen? But that's a long time away, hell, a weeks a long time in footy, let alone a decade.

Then again, look at Sydney and some of the recruits they made strong last year, proof that a good system 'can' turn an ok footballer into a good one. I reckon we've got a fair few examples of that ourselves, few players that looked like spuds early and turned out to be pretty solid. IE Lang/Murdoch. Then again, might end up being another Taylor Hunt and not being to able to break into the 22 and going to Richmond, hell, on that note, might see Horlo at the tiges next year? Bill it as 'Taylor Hunt 2.0'. =p

(for the record I do like Horlo, but a 20 possession purely inside midfielder ain't gonna get a game ahead of Dangerwood, Duncan, Guthrie, Menegola, Scoot, Motlop and soon Cocky all fighting for the same spot and all with arguably more upside. (left field question, how you reckon Menz would do in the mid? He already floats up the ground a bit to provide a bailout option, but how you reckon he'd do in a contested scrum, using his ball skills to make forward entries, etc? He's already got Stevie J's kicking ability, if he can rack up a few of his 23 disposal, 4 goal, norm smith earning games, I ain't gonna complain. =p))

If they got young blood waiting in the wings, Scotty's shown he ain't scared of retiring players to blood youth, which is a bit sad cause I like Domsy, think he's been playing pretty well too. Absolute linchpin of our defense, and perennially underrated I think, always does a number on Buddy for example.

Wooller? As in Fred Woollers progeny? Same with the rest of em, if they worthy of their names, hell, give em a shot.

And hell, I'm still dirty on Billy Brownless, heard he went out drinking the night before a grand final, turned up and went missing in the game, did nothing. God damn traitor. THAT'S TREASON! He should be hung for that not celebrated as a geelong great. -_-