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[Rampstar]

"In Internet slang, a troll ( /ˈtroʊl/, /ˈtrɒl/) is someone who posts inflammatory,[1] extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as a forum, chat room, or blog, with the primary intent of provoking readers into an emotional response[2] or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion.[3] The noun troll may refer to the provocative message itself, as in: "That was an excellent troll you posted."

And no one does it better than Ramps.
***Cue indignant retort***

next time include a thesauras or a dictionary so I can work out what you're saying. I am not a troll as Billy Joel once sang ... I am an Innocent Man! 

[one-eyed]

Emma Quayle's thoughts in today's Age:

Similarly, Richmond's decision to take Ricky Petterd, Sam Lonergan and Orren Stephenson with three of its four rookie picks. The selections raised eyebrows, particularly given the club had already recruited Chris Knights and Aaron Edwards. But the Tigers' decisions are understandable.

The club took five kids at last month's national draft, which is more than most. It's retained two young rookies and drafted another one on Tuesday - onballer Cadeyn Williams. It's invested in some youth. For the Tigers, improving might mean hanging tough when next year gets hard or they lose players to injury, and mature bodies are more capable of weathering storms than those of untried teenagers.

Given where their list is at, the Tigers don't need to pour games into a bunch of high draft picks. Like Goodes at the Bulldogs, Lonergan, Petterd and Stephenson aren't clogging up the senior list.

Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/clubs-give-boot-to-punts-on-teenagers-20121211-2b7tj.html#ixzz2EktQ8qZ4

[yellowandback]

Actually if you read the entire article it appears the whole competition is heading into short cut city. 

[WilliamPowell]

Actually if you read the entire article it appears the whole competition is heading into short cut city. 

Yep 

Actually it's an interesting read, quality journo is Emma 

[Smokey]

Actually if you read the entire article it appears the whole competition is heading into short cut city. 

 

Noooo!  We couldn't have actually thought through what we did - had any sort of clue about what we needed in the way of list structure, surely not.  There couldn't have been any sort of plan to add some versatility, depth and hardened experience while filling in some structural blanks, yet still adding more new youth than most other teams, to a team of kids that now needs to play competitive finals football in order to continue it's development towards success.  No, that's not how it works.  Because after all, all the paid professional fulltime employees in our football department are clueless compared to us.   

[smasha]

Stephenson a master stroke by Richmond.

Maric is our number one ruckman but we now  have a mature ready made ruckman that can slot  straight in.

The other players chosen are ready made insurance.
They all can play next year.

And a young bloke with loads of potential.

Depth? We have it now!

[1965]

I can understand why they drafted the way they did.

Just hope it works out.

 

[Mr Magic]

Depth? We have it now!

On the face of it we have addressed a need. So long as the players injected work out..

[RFC_Official]

TL:DR but has anyone mentioned there were only 2 clubs to take 5 18 years in this years draft/PSD process? We were one of them.

[tigs2011]

TL:DR but has anyone mentioned there were only 2 clubs to take 5 18 years in this years draft/PSD process? We were one of them.

We've added 6 18yo's. CC is underselling it. 

[Smokey]

TL:DR but has anyone mentioned there were only 2 clubs to take 5 18 years in this years draft/PSD process? We were one of them.

Won't stop some on here complaining that we took a short cut to success though.  Didn't you know that we had abandoned our youth policy for the sake of instant gratification?

[Coach]

Actually if you read the entire article it appears the whole competition is heading into short cut city. 

 

Noooo!  We couldn't have actually thought through what we did - had any sort of clue about what we needed in the way of list structure, surely not.  There couldn't have been any sort of plan to add some versatility, depth and hardened experience while filling in some structural blanks, yet still adding more new youth than most other teams, to a team of kids that now needs to play competitive finals football in order to continue it's development towards success.  No, that's not how it works.  Because after all, all the paid professional fulltime employees in our football department are clueless compared to us.   

Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit. I should know

[Smokey]

 

Burnt my toast this morning so had the grumps on!   

[Coach]

[JVT]

Actually if you read the entire article it appears the whole competition is heading into short cut city. 

 

Noooo!  We couldn't have actually thought through what we did - had any sort of clue about what we needed in the way of list structure, surely not.  There couldn't have been any sort of plan to add some versatility, depth and hardened experience while filling in some structural blanks, yet still adding more new youth than most other teams, to a team of kids that now needs to play competitive finals football in order to continue it's development towards success.  No, that's not how it works.  Because after all, all the paid professional fulltime employees in our football department are clueless compared to us.   

Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit. I should know

Actually is a form of intelligence . . . idiots can't comprehend sarcasm