The Rumour Mill

[GVGjr]

John Butcher to Dogs.

Is this something that is being speculated or are you offering the name up for discussion?

[bulldogtragic]

Is this something that is being speculated or are you offering the name up for discussion?

Tall forward, not in the best 22 at their club ATM, going on every journo or rumour peddler for the last 20 years it must be like sun after night that we must be linked to him. Speculation, rumour, discussion... All of the above.

[Twodogs]

Hang on BT, now I'm confused. Have you heard this Butcher rumour or are you speculating?

We know who he is, he kicked a bag against us last year or the year before but we still won. Jammy bastard was kicking goals out of his arse.

[Twodogs]

Or read it somewhere.

[bulldogtragic]

Or read it somewhere.

Pure speculation my friend. In about 6 weeks every editor will get their journo's to write an article a day about an opposition tall forward being linked to the dogs because we don't have a KPF... Happens like clock work every year, for once I wanted to get in first and Butcher was the first name I thought of. Could have easily been Vickery, but wasn't. Not a real rumour, but a rumour, started by me with no basis whatsoever.

[Twodogs]

Pure speculation my friend. In about 6 weeks every editor will get their journo's to write an article a day about an opposition tall forward being linked to the dogs because we don't have a KPF... Happens like clock work every year, for once I wanted to get in first and Butcher was the first name I thought of. Could have easily been Vickery, but wasn't. Not a real rumour, but a rumour, started by me with no basis whatsoever.

So just a Robbo tempter then?

[bulldogtragic]

So just a Robbo tempter then?

Robbo... Can you equally love and not love something at the same time? I love 360, it just works perfectly, but Robinson....

[jeemak]

Robbo... Can you equally love and not love something at the same time? I love 360, it just works perfectly, but Robinson....

I saw him drawing down on a fag outside Docklands last night as I was walking in to the ground. Man, that thing was shown no mercy at all in a brutal display and Robbo's a pretty big bastard.

John Butcher was a player I identified earlier this year as being a bit of a mystery as I don't follow much of Port. What's his SANFL form like, surely if he was in good enough nick he'd be getting a game.

[Ghost Dog]

Jarrad Waite anyone? When he's on song, not a bad player.

[jeemak]

Jarrad Waite anyone? When he's on song, not a bad player.

Absolutely not.

This is his cycle - average game, average game, better game, good game, injured, miss two weeks, average game, better game, reported, miss two weeks. Repeat.

His age profile is all wrong as well.

[Rocco Jones]

Absolutely not.

This is his cycle - average game, average game, better game, good game, injured, miss two weeks, average game, better game, reported, miss two weeks. Repeat.

His age profile is all wrong as well.

Great work. That's one of the most accurate biographies I have ever read.

[always right]

Robbo... Can you equally love and not love something at the same time? I love 360, it just works perfectly, but Robinson....

He writes well but I can't stand listening to him or watching him. Everyone's mate.

[soupman]

From memory isn't John Butcher a strong mark poor kick who isn't best 22? Basically an inferior Sam Reid who is a better Liam Jones?

Butcher would cost too much and while unlike Jones he is having to compete with decent key forwards in a decent side being a worse player than other guys in your position is no guarantee of being a good player, eg. Callan, Prismall etc.

[Happy Days]

From memory isn't John Butcher a strong mark poor kick who isn't best 22? Basically an inferior Sam Reid who is a better Liam Jones?

Butcher would cost too much and while unlike Jones he is having to compete with decent key forwards in a decent side being a worse player than other guys in your position is no guarantee of being a good player, eg. Callan, Prismall etc.

I don't know how Butcher is still on an AFL list. Well I do (he's tall) but it's stupid.

Can't catch, terrible kick, average athleticism, bad hair; we'd pay overs for him too. No way.

[boydogs]

I don't know how Butcher is still on an AFL list. Well I do (he's tall) but it's stupid.

Can't catch, terrible kick, average athleticism, bad hair; we'd pay overs for him too. No way.

Only turned 23 on Thursday