It's now 11.03am and Wayne Hughes will be on SEN with KB in the next few minutes.

Regards Cazzesman

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Ricky Gervais - “Everyone has the right to hold whatever beliefs they want. And everyone else has the right to find those beliefs f***ing ridiculous.”

Cazz, if you can, keep us upto date please. Some don't have the luxury to be able to listen during work hours. Aparantly will discuss Murphy and Hawthorn's dosier.

Blackers and Hartlett are pushing to get a game.
McClaren will be right to go this week.
Saddington should be right for Rd 1 just had a clean up on his knee.

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"We used to sit around and talk about how bad the game plan was." Anthony Koutoufides

Wayne is already looking at the next crop of U18 players.

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"We used to sit around and talk about how bad the game plan was." Anthony Koutoufides

So is Cazzesman.

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"Hence you will not say that Greeks fight like heroes but that heroes fight like Greeks"?

Winston Churchill

Marc Murphy has been terrific. First time he has done full preseason because of his cricket commitments. Questions over Hawks assessment of him "good pace, silky skills" WH says he has improved aerobically. Hawks said he was one sided but WH deflected that by saying Richmond's assessment would have been he didn't handball enough. ....

Moved on to others in the draft. WH happy with all of them. Kennedy 3 weeks off full training. Repeated Mt Buller walk story and has impressed the coach on day 1. Paul Bower "terrific couldn't be happier" happy with Edwards and the 2 rookies. Not sure on Denis selections for the NAB cup but Hartlett and Blackers will be in the mix. Should be 3 - 4 new players in the team on the weekend. Moved on to Saddo. Minor op to clean up scar tissue. Did well in match in Newcastle. Dylan McLaren will play and make it easier on Banaby.

Talk about the pressure of expectations on Murphy. WH says he was well aware of it and it was discussed with Murph in the lead up to the draft. Quality young fellow and will acquite himself well. John Murphy comes to training and all of the parents are being flown in on the weekend for an orientation with the club and the family day.

WH hands off the draftees to the coach and he has moved onto to look at the next group of players. Will look after the parents this weekend but Shane O takes an active role in looking after the new kids.

Has already had some AIS guys downs to training. KB raised next year as the next "super draft". WH mentioned Ross (corrected to Bryce later) Gibbs and understands why Adelaide are fighting to get himas a father son. WH saw him this year and very impressed. Bit of contention with Adelaide. Did n't name any others when asked. Lots of them. Some good Queeenslanders. There will be a whole host of them. Asked about us missing out on the #1 because Essendon* claimed that Ryder was the best. WH countered that when he was watching the finals he was impressed with the ability of the good midfielders to stamp their authority on the game. KB raised the former importance of the KPP but now it seems to be the midfielders. WH countered with the Paganism, it's a pretty simple game and you have to have the footy and the midfielders get it. Discussion about Ross Gibbs the father and a plug for the family day this weekend.

Thanks Stretford. Cheers

I am

It's only Feb. I don't get out of bed until late March.

I won't have to do anything this year. I'll just wander over to BF and read Mojo31's reviews. He has his finger on the pulse. I think it's WH in disguise.

Regards Cazzesman

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Ricky Gervais - “Everyone has the right to hold whatever beliefs they want. And everyone else has the right to find those beliefs f***ing ridiculous.”

Thanks stretford blue much appreciated.
So excited about playing the cats, hope we give them heaps.
Things are slowly turning around and these new kids are the new positive direction of this great club.
Go Blues!!!!!
Ciao

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Go Blue Boys

Damn I got so excited. I thought the whole Hammers squad was being interviewed...

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Congratulations CK95

Was Jordan Russell mentioned? I'll be very disappointed if he doesn't make the grade.

thanks Stretford - appreicated the update

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A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.

Humpers, I didn't hear JR's name mentioned. It was a pretty casual conversation and I think that WH probably meant to mention JR along with Harts and Blackers.