Trav

[JACKATTACK 17]

22 kicks, 15 Handballs @ 73% , 2 goals

Still happy with the trade

[dee-luded 2,959]

22 kicks, 15 Handballs @ 73% , 2 goals

Still happy with the trade

Yep, because he wouldn't have come good around a young & rebuilding Demon team.

I hope it's a win/win. Good luck to Travis & the Lions.

[RickyJ45 407]

Yep, because he wouldn't have come good around a young & rebuilding Demon team.

I hope it's a win/win. Good luck to Travis & the Lions.

Will prolly rest on his laurels next week.

Where did he come in the lions B&F last year?

[pringle 42]

I'm ha[[y for him. The only shame is that he's playing with a team that I doubt will have much success as he plays out his career. Too reliant on too few at the Lions. And I could be proven wrong, but the appointment of Voss as coach was a bad move IMO. No apprenticeship. No experience as a coach... A HUGE gamble. I actually hope it pays off for them, but I fear he is doomed to failure and may end up tarnishing his previously good reputation. Good win first up, but poor opposition methinks.

[Bring-Back-Powell 14,842]

Mixed emotions about the trade.

At the moment it's hard to watch a sublime performance like that, knowing that he was one of ours.

However hopefully Jack Grimes will be winning best and fairests while Trav's playing video games 5 years from now.

[Dappa Dan 2,188]

22 kicks, 15 Handballs @ 73% , 2 goals

Still happy with the trade

The funny thing is, I wish him all the success in the world at Brisbane. By the time we come good, he'll be gone anyway. And his success would prove we didn't make a mistake in recruiting him. It will go a long way to proving that simply taking the best kid in the land doesn't mean he's guaranteed stardom. That with the right structure and personnel both on-field and off, a young player, no matter WHEN he is taken, can excel.

[Al`s DEMONS 0]

22 kicks, 15 Handballs @ 73% , 2 goals

Still happy with the trade

when trav was at the dees he was a sloth, when does his current contract run out at lions ? he was the first example DB made of what will happen to egotistic footballers , colin is fast becoming the second.

[The Backyard Charizard 1,202]

The new coach has asked some hard questions of TJ over the pre-season, and has told him what is expected of him as a senior member of the club..... TJ has responded like he always does when questions are asked of him as a player.... It is just now a matter of wait and see if he rests on his one good performance or if he continues to lead the way up there in Brisbane town..... The change of club has been great for him..... I wish him success (as long as it is not against us)

[deeflog 679]

Its a funny one this trade, Trav was a dee favourite but we did end up with pick 14 for him, which i sore as a massive win for us. We used it by picking up Jack Grimes and he has had nothing but injury problems since arriving at the club. If jack can come good and injury free i will be very happy, but to see Trav racking up numbers like that hurts, as its something he never did in the red and blue

[stevenDEMON 0]

i love trav. he is a gun. It was a shame he had to leave, i lost a great drinking buddy.

I hope he wins the lions B&F, he has so much skill

Would love him back, but its not in our best interest to have him back at this stage of our clubs plans, and he would be wasted.

[Slartibartfast 17,297]

I reckon the trade was a classic win win situation. Trav was never going to be a part of any success we have in the future and Grimes will be playing football for us long after Trav retires, hopefully. And the move has been very good for Trav as a person.

I watched him last night and putting the frustrations of the past aside (because however you look at it he didn't produce for us) I recognized just how much I like watching this bloke play. He has a style and methodology which is almost unique and when its working its fantastic. While many talk of his foot skills what is not mentioned are his hands which are so clean at pace.

Personally I hope he has a fantastic season and realizes all the potential he has. It would help him as a person, it would be fantastic to watch and it won't hurt us.

[Rhino Richards 1,467]

Mixed emotions about the trade.

At the moment it's hard to watch a sublime performance like that, knowing that he was one of ours.

However hopefully Jack Grimes will be winning best and fairests while Trav's playing video games 5 years from now.

You can comfprtably fit all of Trav's good games in the past four years comfrotably on a 90 minute VCR.

Fan sums it up well.

Did he have a hard tag on him last night??

[Dannyz 2,760]

Starring performance. Was everywhere.

Still my favourite Melbourne player - I miss the dashing runs and generally silky skills.

Good trade however.

[Guest unstable punt]

The new coach has asked some hard questions of TJ over the pre-season, and has told him what is expected of him as a senior member of the club..... TJ has responded like he always does when questions are asked of him as a player.... It is just now a matter of wait and see if he rests on his one good performance or if he continues to lead the way up there in Brisbane town..... The change of club has been great for him..... I wish him success (as long as it is not against us)

l loved Trav and was dissapointed when we got rid of him but we are now on a different path and good luck to him

[Daemn 2]

Travis is just another by-product of what has been eating this football club for the last 40 years...Leadership. Travis is a thoroughbred trained and mentored by amatuers (while at the MFC)...I'd hate to be in the same position as this bloke. No.1 draft pick thrust under the wings of so-called leaders...on and off the field - during his early years at the club.

The right leadership, support and development strategy would of enhanced his performance, not hindered. The lack of supporting cast (quality team-mates) appear to also influecne the poor perception out there on this bloke. I laugh when I hear or read comments re: TJ's abilities. What TJ did every week, week in - week out, was take the likes of Brady Rawlings, Brad Sewell & Ling from the likes of Bruce, Green, McLean etc. Where are those blokes now...shame they didn't think about the bigger picture before they decided the footy club was better without the freak wearing no. 16. Green would of been B&F last year and got his $400k plus contract

I don't watch Melbourne knowing he plays elsewhere and we gave him up. Why should I...I was once had poetry on-field....now I have porridge. You do the math.

Last night only reaffirmed my opinion...the kids a natural. Kinda of happy though that he finishes his career playing under a genius.

D

[Dannyz 2,760]

Oh how we could done with his running and precision kicking today!

[pantaloons 2,019]

I reckon the trade was a classic win win situation. Trav was never going to be a part of any success we have in the future and Grimes will be playing football for us long after Trav retires, hopefully. And the move has been very good for Trav as a person.

I watched him last night and putting the frustrations of the past aside (because however you look at it he didn't produce for us) I recognized just how much I like watching this bloke play. He has a style and methodology which is almost unique and when its working its fantastic. While many talk of his foot skills what is not mentioned are his hands which are so clean at pace.

Personally I hope he has a fantastic season and realizes all the potential he has. It would help him as a person, it would be fantastic to watch and it won't hurt us.

Excuse the brown-nosing, but that's a superb post - great job. I'm going to commit the cardinal sin of posting and add little of my own thought and echo all you've said. You've hit the nail smack on the head as far as I'm concerned.

I've got no resentment towards Trav, hopefully he can add plenty to his three Brownlow votes in 2009.

[Rogue 585]

Haha, wow.

[Daemn 2]

Clearly I am not in the minority....respect to all those feeling a similar pain and restless nights...if only the red and blue weren't in one's dna.....

Positive though is that I heard CEO - Mr Schwab on SEN and he sounds like a grand brand ambassador....

[olgreydingo 51]

22 kicks, 15 Handballs @ 73% , 2 goals

Still happy with the trade

one snow flake doesnt make a winter.

[Chook 15,013]

one snow flake doesnt make a winter.

How many snowflakes do you need?

P.S. TJ Dream Team FTW!!!

P.P.S Gotta love that new beard.

[casey scorp 2]

Where did he come in the lions B&F last year?

9th

[Rogue 585]

Clearly I am not in the minority....

I believe you are.

[PeterJames 46]

9th was pretty good considering he missed couple of games and was at a new club...

i still see it as a win win..

the main reason why we traded him and not bruce or green was simply the fact that travis is the best player. And other clubs all know that....

he always copped the hardest tag each week and made it easier for those guys...

[Daemn 2]

I believe you are.

Mediocrity a common commodity in these parts?

Daniher for years pushed his development tag-line...it ended up in what I termed "Development Myopia". My question was...we develop blokes to then unload them at ripe old age of 27 for more blokes who we will develop then unload no doubt when they hit their prime at...what for it...27....how about letting them play great footy in their prime - and backing them. MFC has a habit of burning club champions... Mr Woewodin is a pretty good example.

Word is one senior ex-player took particular umbrage at TJ being traded. But that is another post.