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Jonesy!!!   27

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he had a 40 minute chance today to talk about our club in a Q&A style

http://www.afl.com.au/hidden/offseason/mel...28/default.aspx

after reading all of that, he knows nothing, any spud who follows footy can come up with the dribble he said today,

i would of thought that being a so called "expert" "mastermind" of the game would offer a bit more than he did

Listen to these pearlers! ABSOLUTLY NOTHING!!

"Leigh Matthews: On trading - there's a few. Aaron Davey and Brad Green come to mind. But I would have thought Melbourne would be looking to keep players like that because they have a lot of young players that will need help from experienced players as they develop. "

Leigh Matthews: On delisting - You have to have confidence in the Melbourne coaching staff to make those kind of calls. I don't know the ins and outs of their players as well as the coaches would.

"Leigh Matthews: On Jamar I would have thought so. He is their most accomplished experienced ruckman and is their best option at first ruck for the moment."

Leigh Matthews: On picks 1 and 2 - Drafting is always a combination of the best player when your pick comes and balancing that with the size and shape your team will need in the longer term.

Leigh Matthews: On Newton - He is 193 cm and just turned 22. Normally players of this height that show some potential, as he has, are allowed plenty of time to develop.

Leigh Matthews: On recruting - I think Melbourne are in the situation where they will take the best young players with picks one and two rather than swap one for an experienced player from another club and I think this is good policy.

Leigh Matthews: On McLean - I think trade is a consideration but I would be surprised if Melbourne didn't see him as one of their core players to be retained.

Leigh Matthews: On pick 2 - I don't know this year's draft class well enough to make that sort of call.

Leigh Matthews: On Watts - He was just too light to play senior football this year and should be regarded as a long-term prospect as opposed to a Daniel Rich type who was already physically well-developed. Watts selection was about the longer term future, not the present.

Leigh Matthews: On the three delistees - I think with the policy of building a side for the future Melbourne made those decisions which I could not argue with.

Leigh Matthews: On development - No particular area should get more focus. They have shown good signs in all three and should be continuing to work on them all.

Leigh Matthews: On Sylvia - Played very well over the last part of the year when Melbourne looked a lot more competitive. Has always looked like a small-medium player who depends on marking the footy. His improvement will come from becoming a better midfield runner.

and after all that he gets paid how much??

gosh doesnt know the draft - seriously?

thinks we might put davey up for trade - wtf

has a gem of an idea about taking the best 2 - no [censored]

thinks a 17 yr old isnt big enough to play afl - no [censored]

WHAT A GROUNDBREAKING INTERVEIW, im glad i wasted 40 minutes of my day listening to that [censored]

Mousey Redleg

Mousey   47

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Your quite right about it being a poor effort from Leigh...

The question of why he gets paid to write for them? Because you clicked on it to read it and im sure many other people would of just because of his name, they dont care if its ground breaking stuff they just want people to visit the page.

Rogue Trident

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Matthews is a moron of the highest order. He started all this Watts-bashing in the media with his stupid comments about Watts' second game. He is a spud.

Regarding his comments on Watts, I'd like to know what exactly it is that you disagree with.

Sir Why You Little Legend

Sir Why You Little   37,239

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Matthews is a moron of the highest order. He started all this Watts-bashing in the media with his stupid comments about Watts' second game. He is a spud.

I totally agree with Barney concerning Watts. He is far from ready Nothing wrong with that comment at all.

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