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WELCOME TO THE MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB - BILLY STRETCH

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Welcome Billy. Amazing how long we've had our eyes on him, from that skinny little boy, to a young man who has shown the ability to get better and better, well done son. This has a good feel about it, hopefully young Lovett comes on as these boys are the link to our most successful recent period.

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      On 05/10/2014 at 23:31, Milesh said:

    Or making a political statement that the system is flawed beyond meaning.

    This. An absolute joke. Quite the bold statement from us though to bid pick 2. Would've made Eddie proud.

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      On 05/10/2014 at 23:41, poita said:

    Nice to have a small win with Stretch, but Heeney for pick 17 or whatever is a joke. The system is broken and the AFL don't care. If Heeney was going to the Bulldogs, they would have had to use pick 5 to get him. How is that fair?

    It is unfair....although its all swings and roundabouts.

    People need to remember we got Viney in similar circumstances.

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      On 05/10/2014 at 23:41, poita said:

    Nice to have a small win with Stretch, but Heeney for pick 17 or whatever is a joke. The system is broken and the AFL don't care. If Heeney was going to the Bulldogs, they would have had to use pick 5 to get him. How is that fair?

    It's a lot better than the old system where either club would get the player in the 40s without any of the other clubs having access to him.

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      On 05/10/2014 at 23:37, Nasher said:

    Stoked. We get Stretch without compromising our position at the trade table.

    Excellent way to begin my favourite period of the year.

    Welcome Billy!

    My mates joke with me its all we've got to look forward to. It's a little bit like with my membership I'm guaranteed a grand final ticket should the MFC make it.....
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      On 05/10/2014 at 23:51, 1 red eye 1 blue eye said:

    Welcome Billy. Amazing how long we've had our eyes on him, from that skinny little boy, to a young man who has shown the ability to get better and better, well done son. This has a good feel about it, hopefully young Lovett comes on as these boys are the link to our most successful recent period.

    It has been a long time. This thread was started about four Machsy aliases ago - by the original, no less.

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      On 05/10/2014 at 23:54, Nasher said:

    It has been a long time. This thread was started about four Machsy aliases ago - by the original, no less.

    That is very funny.

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      On 05/10/2014 at 23:32, Surfer Dee said:

    I reckon it shows that we're going to use pick 2 on the best midfielder in the draft. Pick 3 is what we'll shop around.

    Perhaps. But the best midfielder was Heeney, followed by daylight, then Brayshaw and Petracca.

    Which is why I'd have no qualms trading both picks away this year.

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    So the competition thinks Stretch is a third rounder.

    I hope he is better than that but lets wait and see

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      On 06/10/2014 at 00:08, Milesh said:

    Perhaps. But the best midfielder was Heeney, followed by daylight, then Brayshaw and Petracca.

    Which is why I'd have no qualms trading both picks away this year.

    That big a gap between them you reckon? I'd have thought we'd be talking about all three pretty evenly if they were all up for grabs.

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      On 06/10/2014 at 00:08, Milesh said:

    Perhaps. But the best midfielder was Heeney, followed by daylight, then Brayshaw and Petracca.

    Which is why I'd have no qualms trading both picks away this year.

    Roos would have seen Heeney when he was at the Sydney academy - obviously rates him very highly.

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      On 06/10/2014 at 00:21, juzzk1d said:

    What draft pick would he have gone at if he wasn't a father/son.. Mid 20's?

    29 was the pick that Adelaide bid on him with, so around that.

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      On 06/10/2014 at 00:27, rhaz said:

    29 was the pick that Adelaide bid on him with, so around that.

    Thanks mate!

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      On 05/10/2014 at 23:08, Jaap Stam said:

    plenty of vacant numbers to chose from in the top 20

    8 10 11 15 17 19 take your pick

    Daughters got number 8 on back and that comes off and we will have a ritual burning of that scumbags number, might have a look at Billy's new number for her!!

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      On 05/10/2014 at 23:54, Nasher said:

    It has been a long time. This thread was started about four Machsy aliases ago - by the original, no less.

    Machsy is really Artie Mourinho25? ;)

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    Watching some of the old games on youtube in 1987 featuring Robbie I was remininscing about three of our emerging great players at that time Viney, Stretch and Lovett.

    Wouldn't it be romantic if the same names were pushing the club towards the top in the latter part of this decade.

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