just came in here , heard the news on radio , , good stuff , now the whinge , moan , complain , crew will fire up i guess , or has it already started ?

Do we know yet whether the club will seek the same clearance for Hogan as it did Viney to come under our stewardship and join in the training/program and possibly play with Casey

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Pretty sure Dangerfield stayed home to study. He won't sit on his ass and eat burgers for a year if he stays home.

Pretty sure Dangerfield stayed home to study. He won't sit on his ass and eat burgers for a year if he stays home.

Apparently in WA they start and finish school a year earlier than the rest of the country, meaning Hogan is in year 12 this year. He'll be in Melbourne, as a full time footballer next year just like everyone else on the list. The only thing out of the ordinary is that he'll be ineligible to be picked in the senior side. I stand to be corrected...?

Apparently in WA they start and finish school a year earlier than the rest of the country, meaning Hogan is in year 12 this year. He'll be in Melbourne, as a full time footballer next year just like everyone else on the list. The only thing out of the ordinary is that he'll be ineligible to be picked in the senior side. I stand to be corrected...?

This, already creaming i mean dreaming about him taking the VFL by storm

sorry for the aside , thank f@#k wellingham is gone west ! now maybe the sooks in here can get over that fact the he always , from day 1 wanted to go home , cry cry no one wants to come us , , good riddance , not wanted in the first place , can we have a sookie free zone ?

AM KJRTYEWQ

I hope Hogan doesn't want to go home one day...

Will Melbourne play Hogan in the Nab Cup like how Gold Coast played Jaeger O Meara this year?

Apparently in WA they start and finish school a year earlier than the rest of the country, meaning Hogan is in year 12 this year. He'll be in Melbourne, as a full time footballer next year just like everyone else on the list. The only thing out of the ordinary is that he'll be ineligible to be picked in the senior side. I stand to be corrected...?

Things have chnaged in WA now you start Year 1 if you are 6 before July 1st, previously it was The year you turned 6 and I am pretty sure Hogan falls under this category.

So he should be free to move I'm guessing the family discussed all the possibilities before he nominated for the mini draft

Hogan only averages 2.2 goals per game this year.

I just worry that we are over rating him a tad...

Especially since we have the worst mid-field in the comp...just saying....this being a mid field super draft and all..

Hogan played a lot of football in the ruck, midfield and down back for Claremont Colts, and by all accounts played those positions well. Given the amount of time he actually played in the forward line 2.2 probably not a bad result. Neither is the 19.9 touches per game.

Hogan is only a good deal at pick 3 if you think we wouldn't have been in a position to get him anyway in 2013.

I would suggest there is every chance that we will have another pick in the top 3 next year, which means that we would be right in the mix to have taken him at the proper time.

History will show that most, if not all, of the mini draft trades have been massive overspends. GWS must be laughing themselves sick.

I would suggest that GWS, GC, PORT AND W.B may all finish below us and we would have been no chance in hell of landing Hogan. Other thing is people are saying what if this kid slides like Darling and we have paid overs.. What if he grows another 6 cm and is 200cm and 110kg at 18 years old? Good luck trying to get him even with pick 3 next year. Well played Dees!

I spoooose we could still get 1 more mid in top 10 next year.....

Do you think we have almost certainly missed out on Toumpas now? Silky smooth speedy Barry on one wing and Silky smooth speedt Toumpas on the other with Viney and Jones getting dirty sounds soooooo good? Probably a different thread and feel free to move it but who do you think GWS will take with 123? My guess is Whitfield, Toumpas, Grundy.

Do you think we have almost certainly missed out on Toumpas now? Silky smooth speedy Barry on one wing and Silky smooth speedt Toumpas on the other with Viney and Jones getting dirty sounds soooooo good? Probably a different thread and feel free to move it but who do you think GWS will take with 123? My guess is Whitfield, Toumpas, Grundy.

Think you are overrating Barry a bit. Right now believe it or not I would much rather have Morton on a wing then Barry.

He is a project player who will be lucky to get a game in his first year I think. Has the potential to be a star but we need to see how he develops.

But yes I think Toumpas will be gone, regardless we should be happy with Wines or O Rourke.

Anyone heard from this bloke? I haven't seen him in a MFC polo saying how happy he is to be playing for the oldest club in the AFL...

Anyone heard from this bloke? I haven't seen him in a MFC polo saying how happy he is to be playing for the oldest club in the AFL...

He was at school and Western Australia....... Ease up!

Think you are overrating Barry a bit. Right now believe it or not I would much rather have Morton on a wing then Barry.

He is a project player who will be lucky to get a game in his first year I think. Has the potential to be a star but we need to see how he develops.

But yes I think Toumpas will be gone, regardless we should be happy with Wines or O Rourke.

Barry could be Jamie Bennel or the GC Bennel very much a project player

He was at school and Western Australia....... Ease up!

We also have to officially select him before all of that.

We also have to officially select him before all of that.

Is it not locked in kind of like father/son? If this kid grows to 200cm and 110kg and averages 5 goals a game can GC change their mind?

Nah, we just have to select him in the minidraft.

GC have pick 1, we have pick 2, those are the only 2 picks.. but gc have said they are taking martin, so we are left with the rest, and of which we have chosen hogan

I would suggest that GWS, GC, PORT AND W.B may all finish below us and we would have been no chance in hell of landing Hogan. Other thing is people are saying what if this kid slides like Darling and we have paid overs.. What if he grows another 6 cm and is 200cm and 110kg at 18 years old? Good luck trying to get him even with pick 3 next year. Well played Dees!

Not only that but we believed that our pick would be pushed back another spot to 14 and we were eyeing off Dom Barry as he is touted to be very special. Didn't get a lot of exposure leading into the championships and the inside word is he is going to be special, very special. While we are all caught up on "the hulk" Dom is the hidden gem, not saying he is going to be better but he will surprise everyone. That comes directly from within our recruiting ranks. Also 20 gave us the ability to strategically get ourselves ready for Dawes. Will happen in the next day or so.

Think you are overrating Barry a bit. Right now believe it or not I would much rather have Morton on a wing then Barry.

He is a project player who will be lucky to get a game in his first year I think. Has the potential to be a star but we need to see how he develops.

Please remember you said this Olisik. This ones going to bite.

But yes I think Toumpas will be gone, regardless we should be happy with Wines or O Rourke.

Not only that but we believed that our pick would be pushed back another spot to 14 and we were eyeing off Dom Barry as he is touted to be very special. Didn't get a lot of exposure leading into the championships and the inside word is he is going to be special, very special. While we are all caught up on "the hulk" Dom is the hidden gem, not saying he is going to be better but he will surprise everyone. That comes directly from within our recruiting ranks. Also 20 gave us the ability to strategically get ourselves ready for Dawes. Will happen in the next day or so.

Heard very similar. Also have heard that he would have been picked up late 2nd round. Source - employee of another club.

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