I beg to differ on this point, I don't think he is an accurate goalkicker.

Have you ever said anything positive about any of our players, other than "I positively hate him" or "he positively sucks"?

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And so while others miserably pledge themselves to the pursuit of ambition and brief power, I will be stretched out in the shade, singing.

From the AFL record, Effective Kicks for 2005:




When making statements such as the above, one should always refer to the facts rather than the emotions.

And re Houlihan, well I think he gathered around 10 contested possessions against the Swans, and is leading CFC disposals wih 71 (10 greater than anyone else) as of round 3. I guess that means he is not going too well.



I think Stevens is doing OK, probably a little overpaid but that's the way it goes the way the system is setup these days ... swings and roundabouts. He works hard most games, but sometimes the way he plays (and the team plays) he is vulnerable to the results of dumb team turnovers and fast break.

I think he is a good midfielder, who handles a tag better than Campo ever did, who occasionally puts in an absolute shocker like he did against Freo. Perhaps when we have more midfield depth the coach can recognise when this is happening and use him in another capcity in those games (forward pocket perhaps).

I think we will see the best of him when Bentick, Murphy, Simpson and co are a years or two older and it would be stupid to lose him now.

My one criticsim of him is that he sprays an awful lot of shots at goal.

Money is not an issue for me, we haven't had anyone better to give it to in the meantime. As long as he realises that his pay cheque will get progresseively trimmed back rather than inflated why on earth would we consider trading him.

Agreed to sign for less than Melb were offering & never wanted to leave.

Kicked 13.17 last year.