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Barney wrote: No matter which team you support it is always great to see a team make a profit.

Too right. A herculian effort by the club to post a profit in the current operating environment. Well done.

There is a bunch of talented colts kids to be added to the league squad this season and some of them may surprise and play league in 2014.

Yes I agree about the kids SuperDude. Some 192cm to 196cm amongst them. I am sure there will be some who will get the opportunity to show what they have got.
They will need time so we must not put extra pressure on them by expecting too much too soon.

Was that name Blake Borrett by any chance Smokey and Barney?

smokey wrote:

Mr AFL wrote: Good to see the club make a profit, albeit a small one. What else was said at the meeting? Any news on recruits?

Mr AFL, confirmed losses ... Sketcher and Reimers.
Confirmed gains....Mitch Moreton and Gerald Ugle. Still talking with Cale Moreton - considering return to Victoria (?girlfriend problem) -
Missed out on Sellar after the club found a job for his partner.
Undecided.....Tedesco (travelling) Leyendekers (Travelling?) Smith (desire, work)
Still working on possible recruits but no big names to get excited about.
Looks like a young developing squad going into 2014. Some good prospects coming through but they will take time. Can't expect too much from them too soon.
For me, the ruck stocks are thin and still lacking some height in KPs.

I hope your wrong,now before everyone jumps up and down i absolutely dont have a problem promoting youth but i do have a problem throwing them in the deep end when they are not ready!
It would be nice to have an experienced tall KPP and a budding one coming through the ranks,ditto ruck ditto midfield.
Some big names that you have there Smokey that are/could be leaving,that aleady puts us behind the 8 ball,Mitch Morton probably replaces Reimers but the others al pretty good who replaces them ??????????.

I think supporters will drop off in there droves if we dont play finals in 2014.
1.Supporters will be sick of the same old same old.....and
2.The alignment,if Peel and EP have strong years and we finish 5 or 6 again!!!What hope do we have in the future?None i suspect.


So if we dont recruit at least 1 experienced KPP,1 lead ruckman and 1 top line midfielder then i i dont expect much change in 2014 plus supporters dont want to(well i know i dont) here "developing year",we have had that line shoved down our throats far too often.

Still early days and hopefully we can snare those 2 3 key personel that we desperately need.

Swedgen wrote:

Southerner wrote: ^^^^^^^
pffffffffffffttttttttttt hahaha

Run along pissant

Come on Swedge mate ease up - breathe some air & grab a beer .... it's all good

Billings back, for me that's good.

Recruiting pretty much done and dusted I would think, with Cale Morton the only one I can see as a maybe. Any ruckman from EP will be their discarded backup I would have thought.

Disappointing to say the least but we will need to get used to it just like getting used to re-appointing McMahon without advertising the job in the full knowledge that a former WAFL premiership coach was interested.

Mr AFL wrote: Was that name Blake Borrett by any chance Smokey and Barney?

Yep.

Is he any good?

No idea but he won their reserves best and fairest. Couldn't get a game behind Johnson and Lycett.

Blake Borrett age 21
Ressies 2013 = 21 games, 12 goals, 236 disposals, 321 hitouts
2011 = 18s Academy

Obviously stifled for opportunities at EP and would get worse with the alignment.
Won ressies F & B this year so must have some potential once given the chance.

Anyone tell us some more about him??