Simon Presti

Always been a big fan of Presti, great no-nonense defender who got the job done with a minimum of fuss.

All the best for the future!

The gorilla defender is an endangered species, and he was one of the last. Deserved to be part of a flag side too I reckon, but I guess that's life.

Can we convince him to play a final season with the Dees? I'd have him. Pretty much the only pies player I wouldnt stab if I saw walking down the street.

Can we convince him to play a final season with the Dees? I'd have him.

surely you jest.

surely you jest.

You would really hope so

I was hoping no one would say "Lets get him" <<Smacks forehead>>

I will just put it down to that poster's sarcasm meter not working. B)

I was hoping no one would say "Lets get him" <<Smacks forehead>>

I will just put it down to that poster's sarcasm meter not working. B)

Funny. I heard he has an older brother who could also be available.

does this need it's own thread?

I was hoping no one would say "Lets get him" <<Smacks forehead>>

I will just put it down to that poster's sarcasm meter not working. B)

It would not worry me too much if we picked him up as a part time defence coach.

Collingwood boards in a frenzy over how Malthouse forced the poor bloke out of the game prematurely.

last time i checked presti never played for melbourne, yes he was a good player but why do we need to have a thread about him.

Collingwood boards in a frenzy over how Malthouse forced the poor bloke out of the game prematurely.

to make room for Tarrant maybe?

We could give him the captaincy straight up

The gorilla defender is an endangered species, and he was one of the last. Deserved to be part of a flag side too I reckon, but I guess that's life.

Presti had a lot of toe that was his greatest attribute. Sure they probably didn't want the ball in his hands. But he could go with the fastest and most agile key forwards.

I hate to say it, but I actually quite admire the bloke for how he dealt with his injury in the finals, and the pies for their plans with his jumper.

Classy move and fantastic for their culture.

I hate to say it, but I actually quite admire the bloke for how he dealt with his injury in the finals, and the pies for their plans with his jumper.

Classy move and fantastic for their culture.

I agree 25, that is the sort of attitude we may well need in the next decade. Selfless acts for the Betterment of the MFC.

Well done Presti.

There should be a hasbeens and hacks list where you can put one 100+ game player's name down every year but they can only play if you permanently put somebody off the list through the year through injury. Then clubs could give a guy like this a gig as a specialist coach and know that if there's a black death style injury crisis halfway through the year they've got somebody to throw in there and fill a gap.

Even better, a hasbeen draft where each club gets to pick one of them so we can have the modern equivalent of Collingwood drafting Gerard Healy even though he didn't nominate and told them that he had no interest.

With rubbish ideas like this I'm a cert to be seconded to the AFL Commission any day now.