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Inside mid-fielders; what to do, who goes/stays

Mono
in Melbourne Demons

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McLean, 21*, - contracted til 09

Jones, 20* - contracted til 10

Moloney, 24* - contracted til 08

Grimes, 19* - contracted 09

Valenti, 21* - rookie

*age as at 30 Aug, 2008

I would have thought having 5 similar players on the list might be a bit much.

General discussion has McLean the best. After that? Lots of different views.

Jones was always going to get another contract, but his future may well be decided next year.

On reflection, Moloney may be in a spot of trouble re staying on the list; he turns 25 next year - 2 more years would probably reduce his trade value considerably. Has anyone heard anything about contract discussions for him. Any talk?

I rate Valenti above Jones & Moloney, so FWIW, I would trade/delist Moloney and elevate Valenti.

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    Beamer was placed in the leadership group when they changed it mid-season. Not entirely sure, but I think he was placed in the group even after his shoulder ended his year.

    That kind of respect gets you patience with the coaching staff.

    I am not convinced that we cannot keep all 5 of those players long term.

    McLean - RR, Jones - Rover, Grimes - HBF, Moloney - IC, and Valenti in the 25. Injuries take their toll, personally I don't want them to get rid of any of the 5. But I hope Valenti agrees to another year on the RL and comes in for Macca so we can take pick 35 in the ND.

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    Thats a neat looking list. Add the pace of Davey through there and Wheatleys precision skills sometimes. Its a nice combination.

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    Because of our depth of that type I get a feeling that Valenti may not be promoted next year and kept another year on the rookie list.

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    Because of our depth of that type I get a feeling that Valenti may not be promoted next year and kept another year on the rookie list.

    And what if Valenti nominates for PSD or Draft? Can he? There may well be interest in him in later rounds.

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    Grimes is different from the other 4 IMO. I'd keep all five at this stage.

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