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Agree DL_7. Like Blease, I hope he can progress with his performance having overcome serious injury.

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    I wasn't too keen on Strauss early on but he seems to have developed a bit and was getting much more aggressive in his play before he broke his leg. I reckon he can play and could turn out to be a pretty good player.

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    Needs to improve A LOT..

    Strauss and Morton are well and truly in my firing line.

    ill be zeroing in on Strauss more next year when Morton plays over in the Wafl.

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      On 17/08/2012 at 14:21, KingDingAling said:

    Needs to improve A LOT..

    Strauss and Morton are well and truly in my firing line.

    ill be zeroing in on Strauss more next year when Morton plays over in the Wafl.

    I'm sure he's shaking in his boots

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    good to see Strauss back...became a fan and was disappointed when he was injured as he'd just cemented himself.

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      On 17/08/2012 at 15:08, angrydee said:

    I'm sure he's shaking in his boots

    Are those boots moon boots? Because he is pretty fragile!

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      On 17/08/2012 at 15:11, KingDingAling said:

    Are those boots moon boots? Because he is pretty fragile!

    Don't let BarnDee read this, or he'll be after you

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      On 17/08/2012 at 15:11, KingDingAling said:

    Are those boots moon boots? Because he is pretty fragile!

    I don't get it. We have a young player who clearly has some talent but who also has had a pretty poot run win injuries, now when he's finally starting to show something Melbourne fans are sticking the boot into him?

    Jesus, we should be celebrating the fact that he's finally putting some games together and understand that he'll be much better for the run and a proper pre-season.

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    How opinions change over time....

    Just another example of why a player like Cook deserves more time.

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      On 17/08/2012 at 22:36, Jarka said:

    I don't get it. We have a young player who clearly has some talent but who also has had a pretty poot run win injuries, now when he's finally starting to show something Melbourne fans are sticking the boot into him?

    Jesus, we should be celebrating the fact that he's finally putting some games together and understand that he'll be much better for the run and a proper pre-season.

    Absolutely. Strauss = 16 games. Cook = 0 games. Next we'll be saying that Rory Taggert is rubbish. These players need support at the games, not people bagging them online.

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      On 17/08/2012 at 14:21, KingDingAling said:

    Needs to improve A LOT..

    Strauss and Morton are well and truly in my firing line.

    ill be zeroing in on Strauss more next year when Morton plays over in the Wafl.

    Congratulations. Says all that needs to be said about MFC culture.

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    Looks promising and won me over with his performances last year. And in the game that he broke his leg I reckon that was gonna be his breakout game. He was killing Garlett early and was offensively good. Has come back and looks like he has potential.

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      On 17/08/2012 at 22:55, jumbo returns said:

    But Strauss has done more than Cook, shown more than Cook.

    He hadn't at the same stage of his career, and many on this forum were ready to delist him.

    And Cook is a tall.

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      On 18/08/2012 at 01:21, Miles from Nowhere said:

    Congratulations. Says all that needs to be said about MFC culture.

    It says nothing of MFC culture.

    It says a lot about the idiots that support all teams.

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      On 18/08/2012 at 01:21, Miles from Nowhere said:

    Congratulations. Says all that needs to be said about MFC culture.

    The club drafts skinny, fragile type players who break down, they are real culture builders.

    Strauss is a prime example, 16 games since being drafted in 2008.

    Take your MFC culture babble elsewhere you fool.

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    Strauss was starting to look OK before his injury.

    I'm hopeful he'll pickup from where he left off.

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    Great to see him back after that terrible injury last year. I thought he showed a bit before that and I'm looking forward to what he can produce next year after a proper pre season!

    Loved the other players contacting him for support! One of the best parts of our game!

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      On 17/08/2012 at 21:06, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    Anyone who can kick the ball as well as Strauss is welcome to get a game.

    Too many players on the list can't kick.

    Just a shame that he's only had 22 kicks this year...at a lousy average of 4 a game.

    If he can start getting more of the footy I'll be enthused, but right now we have too many

    players that struggle to break the 10-15 posessions barrier (Jetta, Strauss, Tapscott, Spencer,Bail, Sellar)

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      On 18/08/2012 at 01:56, KingDingAling said:

    The club drafts skinny, fragile type players who break down, they are real culture builders.

    Strauss is a prime example, 16 games since being drafted in 2008.

    Take your MFC culture babble elsewhere you fool.

    Stick to your fantasy football. You know nothing about real football. Keeping living your fantasy life, tough guy.

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    Being the sub has skewed those results.

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      On 18/08/2012 at 01:48, DEELIRIOUS said:

    Looks promising and won me over with his performances last year. And in the game that he broke his leg I reckon that was gonna be his breakout game. He was killing Garlett early and was offensively good. Has come back and looks like he has potential.

    KingDingAling seems to think that he broke the leg because he was soft, or skinny, so WE must be wrong about him.

    Granted he did have a slow start due to other injuries, but he is now looking like he will produce the goods.

    I must say that I did have my reservations early on - mooted as an elite kick but one who couldn't get enough of the ball to show it.

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