Kangaroos Sent To Possible Death

The Kangaroos rejected a great offer preferring to remain in Melbourne and regain their North Melbourne name. So what does this all really mean?

1. If Kangaroos fans don't put their money where their mouth is and become members and show up to more games then the harsh reality will come back to bite them on the arse. There is the strong possibility that they could now die a slow and agonising fall from grace. I'm sure the AFL is not going to be as generous if the Kangaroos board comes looking for a hand out. Think of how dirty the Fitzroy fans are that the teams history ceases. At least old South Melbourne fans have their team in existence and the history continues to grow.
2. The AFL will get their team in the competition one way or the other. Talk of a 17th team is interesting and may help to push the Kangaroos to the outer.
   

Draft & Trade

I don't know what to make of the Swans draft and trade performance this year. On the one hand we got rid of two premiership players which can act as a destabling influence as premiership players tend to form a bond that is hard to break. On the other hand we made space in the salary cap and created some opportunities for young players now that some fringe players have left.

A Geelong fan friend does not rate Henry Playfair. I've never seen him play but being unable to crack into that fantastic Geelong team is not necessarily a reflection on your performance. I was at the game where Martin Mattner ripped Sydney apart at the SCG so I'm hoping he can now do the same to other clubs. He's another left footer and you can never have enough of them.

As for the draft, well time will tell. I was glad to see Nelson Bay (NSW) local, Craig Bird, drafted via the NSW Scholarship system.

We have another Irishman in the squad who has already been compared to Chris Judd. More by his athleticism I suggest as he is only on the rookie list for now and is very new to the game. But it is exciting, if he's anything like Tadgh then we have superstar on our hands.