Won't start a new thread but was just reading AFL.com and there is an article on Chris Knights of the crows.

Saying that he has also postponed talks, or is just starting to talk now...

If he was keen on moving back to Vic (which is where he is from), I would be keen to get him at the right price.

Gun player when fit and has a brilliant kick. A quality we don't have in abundance down at MFC.

Anyone else ?

  On 20/08/2010 at 20:01, Sydney Pennski said:

There's definitely trouble over at Brisbane.

Problems with the review of the club being conducted by Voss, players disgruntled and wanting to leave and now a big resignation at the top.

The pick up any player thing didnt work ,as it didnt for Carlton, Brennan,Rischetelli are both gone and will be off to Gold Coast, with a few others

  On 21/08/2010 at 01:56, stevethemanjordan said:

Won't start a new thread but was just reading AFL.com and there is an article on Chris Knights of the crows.

Saying that he has also postponed talks, or is just starting to talk now...

If he was keen on moving back to Vic (which is where he is from), I would be keen to get him at the right price.

Gun player when fit and has a brilliant kick. A quality we don't have in abundance down at MFC.

Anyone else ?

Agree. We do have quite a few half forward flankers who can play a bit of midfielder (Sylvia, Green, Dunn, Tapscott), so he wouldn't be filling a 'hole' in our list.

However as already said, you can never have enough quality footballers with elite kicking skills who able able to kick 40 goals in a year. His kicking ability would be particularly attractive to us, so wouldn't be surprised if we made enquiries.

The problem is that to get a player like Knights, who will be chased by all other Victorian clubs, you need to give something quality in return.

I wouldn't be happy to break up our young list unless it was to bring in a player who would fill a genuine hole in the team

  On 21/08/2010 at 01:33, titan_uranus said:

Far out, that really set Geelong back didn't it. You just can't talk about Geelong or Port Adelaide these days and not think back to the day Port notched their first win.

Mind you, Fitzroy never recovered from that loss to Freo...

The Hawks in '91 clearly didn't recover from the stigma of losing to Adelaide either!

  On 21/08/2010 at 01:56, stevethemanjordan said:

Won't start a new thread but was just reading AFL.com and there is an article on Chris Knights of the crows.

Saying that he has also postponed talks, or is just starting to talk now...

If he was keen on moving back to Vic (which is where he is from), I would be keen to get him at the right price.

Gun player when fit and has a brilliant kick. A quality we don't have in abundance down at MFC.

Anyone else ?

The word is Knights to Bulldogs, Ryan Griffen to the Crows

  On 21/08/2010 at 02:56, WonnaJurah said:

The word is Knights to Bulldogs, Ryan Griffen to the Crows

wow huge win to the crows with that one

  On 20/08/2010 at 12:16, Red&BlueBlood said:

Dont like how Bail has been dropped, can't help us hold onto him that's for sure!

Mut learn to kick - too many clangers.

  On 21/08/2010 at 03:53, sylvinator said:

wow huge win to the crows with that one

Assuming it is a straight swap. You'd think picks may be used to even it out a little.

  On 19/08/2010 at 03:03, Face Your Demons said:

Cam Bruce to win Melbourne best and fairest this year. This is more then just a rumor so get your money on it

Oh really well hope you haven't put your house on it according to the coaches association votes up until round 19 in which Bailey votes

as well as the Bluey the tally board is as follows:

Sylvia: 40

Frawley: 36

Moloney: 32

Green: 30

Jamar: 29

Mcdonald: 24

Davey: 14

But wait for it

Bruce: 1 I can't see how he could possibly win unless he poles well when we play crap.

Fair point. There are 4 other voters though.

would would the travis cloke get from the gold coast? his house in melbourne got shot at so i'm sure he'd be happy to shift up to the gold coast....he might earn half of what eddie does per year...

  On 25/08/2010 at 10:24, Diablo Deemon said:

Oh really well hope you haven't put your house on it according to the coaches association votes up until round 19 in which Bailey votes

as well as the Bluey the tally board is as follows:

Sylvia: 40

Frawley: 36

Moloney: 32

Green: 30

Jamar: 29

Mcdonald: 24

Davey: 14

But wait for it

Bruce: 1 I can't see how he could possibly win unless he poles well when we play crap.

I would have my money on Chip.

Heard that Gysberts has slight OP, apparently the club puts it down to heavy schedual & bigger bodies. Tough kid, is a ball magnet just needs the body to back it.

He has a back injury!

  On 25/08/2010 at 21:41, E25 said:

He has a back injury!

Not what i heard. I heard from a family friend of his (who could still be wrong i guess) that he increased weight sessions to bulk up prior to, and after his debut. He did this as he was feeling the mature bodies in the packs a bit more than most due to his skinny frame.

Apparently it is a minor case and with proper management will be no issue in 2011.

If Bruce leaves, the MFC should revisit Junior's 'retirement'. We will definitely need his services.

  On 26/08/2010 at 15:39, Red&BlueBlood said:

Not what i heard. I heard from a family friend of his (who could still be wrong i guess) that he increased weight sessions to bulk up prior to, and after his debut. He did this as he was feeling the mature bodies in the packs a bit more than most due to his skinny frame.

Apparently it is a minor case and with proper management will be no issue in 2011.

What has bulking up, mature bodies and a skinny frame got to do with OP?

They are unrelated. You sure you know what you're talking about?

Osteitis pubis?

  On 27/08/2010 at 01:56, E25 said:

What has bulking up, mature bodies and a skinny frame got to do with OP?

They are unrelated. You sure you know what you're talking about?

Osteitis pubis?

Um, do you know what you're talking about???? http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/07/24/1058853197167.html

Just a few whispers I've heard regarding the 2011 fixture:

-We're a fair chance to be interstate in Round 1. We haven't been interstate in Round 1 since the 90s some time, not sure exactly when the last time was but I know for a fact that from 2000-2010 we've been in Melbourne.

-We're also a fair chance to get a Friday night game against Collingwood early on in the year (like Round 2 or 3 or so)

-We'll be on more Friday nights and more TV in general

'98 I reckon.

About a 5 goal loss to Freo. Looked as though our spoon form would carry over until we rolled the Roos the next round by... 25 I think?

Shame if true about playing Collingwood so early again. Was hoping to not play them until QB, get a good build up after the last 2 games. Having said that, another big game and QB could have 3 massive clashes to lead into it.

Core muscles aren't built by doing weights and "bulking up".

The fact that core strength is a critical factor in OP comes

as no surprise to me. Without being a doctor, it's what I expect.

You can be skinny and still have a strong core.

Frame is irrelevant to core strength.

It has absolutely nothing to do with other players, whether they have mature bodies or they are Cale Morton.

It's not something caused by getting knocked around by stronger opponents.

It's due to the strain that you yourself put on your groins without the necessary strength (not bulk) in key areas.

Pretty sure Core strength comes from a little rubber band you wear on your wrist. I could, however, be wrong.

  On 27/08/2010 at 02:16, E25 said:

Core muscles aren't built by doing weights and "bulking up".

The fact that core strength is a critical factor in OP comes

as no surprise to me. Without being a doctor, it's what I expect.

You can be skinny and still have a strong core.

Frame is irrelevant to core strength.

It has absolutely nothing to do with other players, whether they have mature bodies or they are Cale Morton.

It's not something caused by getting knocked around by stronger opponents.

It's due to the strain that you yourself put on your groins without the necessary strength (not bulk) in key areas.

you should reread the previous posts and link

I thought it was explained adequately

the stronger opponents (he had a light frame) caused him to do bulk-up weights

He didn't strengthen all the required muscles in a balanced way

Hence he had an imbalance placing extra strain on groin

It was only minor and should be easily remedied

Not too hard to follow

I don't know if this is related, but on Queen's Birthday Leon Davis fell heavily on Gysberts' back.

After that he had minimal impact on the game and was placed on the injury list with a back injury until now.

Rumour as fact, Cale Morton will cover all limbs in Power Bands giving him an extra 500% stregnth. The club has also recommended that Jack Wats wear one on each ankle to improve his 'balance'.