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2012-2014 was the period the numbers I posted come from. Rockliff played 61 games in that period, whereas Rich played just 39. It is clear, but it's also understandable why Collingwood value Beams so highly by comparison, and why they expect so much in return, because he's at least our second...

Adding to my earlier post comparing Beams and Collingwood's other midfielders... Brisbane "untouchables" 2012-2014: Tom Rockliff (61 games) - 27.87 disposals per game (42.45% contested, 1.07 kick-to-handball ratio), 0.57 goals per game, 0.34 goal assists per game, 5.00 clearances per game...

He's on the up in that area - averaged 5.26 tackles per game in 2014, after 4.21 (2012) and 3.88 (2013) in the previous two seasons.

Just thought I'd add something, which emphasises why Collingwood are demanding such a premium in return for Beams. Collingwood midfielders, 2012-2014: Dayne Beams (51 games) - 29.12 disposals per game (41.46% contested, 1.07 kick-to-handball ratio), 1.12 goals per game, 0.65 goal assists per...

Greg Swann would stand up to Eddie.

Doc looks fitter than in his playing days! Good to see he's fallen on his feet and is doing well. Anyway, came in to mention Dion Scott.

It's just as cheap to travel from Adelaide to New Zealand as it is to travel from Adelaide to Queensland, so I should imagine that Queensland to NZ should be pretty cheap.

No, it's not gospel, but considering that Buckley played three more games than McLean, got 14 Brownlow votes in a side that won just 4 games (McLean got 5), had 111 more disposals, took 40 more marks, and kicked 20 more goals than McLean (from 47 more scoring shots, while both were playing in...

Possibly not unprecedented in Brisbane - Nathan Buckley said in his book All I Can Be that he thinks the then-Bears might have fiddled the votes on the night of the B&F back in 1993, and gave the award to Michael McLean instead of him, as he was known a long way in advance to be leaving the club.

I forgot to mention as well that West Adelaide and South Adelaide have pretty much been the worst sides in the SANFL in recent years - they were wooden spooners for 4 consecutive seasons from 2005-2008, and missed the finals in 2009 as well. Clearly they need all the talent they can get, so if...

Considering that earlier this year West Adelaide sacked Cupido, terminated his contract and sent him back to Victoria over an ongoing gambling problem, I'm not sure he's worth the punt at this stage, even if he does now realise what he has lost. He has hardly done anything of note in the few...

The Brisbane Bears made Warwick Capper the highest paid player in Australia when they signed him for $420,000 back in 1988.

If I was a club in the position to give him a regular game (ie. he'd fit into the team's best 22), I'd give him a 2-year contract. Get him working on his fitness non-stop all pre-season, with a view to playing in the midfield. Really get him super-fit and commited, even if that requires...

If I were the Lions, I'd try a Forward line like this: HF: Sherman - Brown - Polkinghorne F: Buchanan - Fevola - Bradshaw ... with Staker and Adcock on each wing, rotating through HF from time to time. No reason that can't work IMO. Having the three bigs up there (with Brown playing a little...