From the MFC web site review of players; about Dunn:

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Lynden was one of the most improved players for 2012. He should look forward to the pre-season, knowing that he’s locked down a spot within the team. - Jade Rawlings (backline coach)

Lynden looks to be a stayer.

Interestingly, Dunn is the same height as Rivers and a few kgs heavier. Hmm....

From the MFC web site review of players; about Dunn:

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Lynden was one of the most improved players for 2012. He should look forward to the pre-season, knowing that he’s locked down a spot within the team. - Jade Rawlings (backline coach)

Lynden looks to be a stayer.

Interestingly, Dunn is the same height as Rivers and a few kgs heavier. Hmm....

role player.

Titan ?

I think moving him back is a good move. He has some what of a tank, he is an antagonising bastard - forwards worst nightmare.

Further, he has a good clearance kick, provided its to the right spot - in excess of fifty metres out of the back line.

hopefully it proves to be a good move.

Dunny has become a solid role player, and is amongst the best few kicks at the Club. Given his versatility, and our dearth of decent kicks, I would have been very surprised if he had been shown the door.

Well deserved if gets another pay cheque.

He is one of the rare players at the MFC that can actually kick a Footy.

He needs to fix two things:

1) Stop diving.

2) Stop trying to always push his opponent under the ball, grow a set and actually try to beat his opponent in the air.

U need to try and keep as many of our players with exprence, that can kick to a tarket, i think his time as a tagger on some of the biggest divers snipper, harvey has taught him some bad habbits, lets see how the roos go without thier best player, when was the last time he played a bad game and they won a game, its hard to find one

I'm glad they've kept Lynden, his last few games down back were quite servicable.

If I remember correctly he now has a baby son: often with responsibility comes maturity!!!

And a loss of facial hair doesn't hurt!

Titan ?

Not happy Jan. As I'm sure you can imagine.

What scares me the most about re-contracting him is whether we'll get anything out of him until Round 18, 2014. Last time we saw improvement and re-signed him, he disappeared. With Rivers going, it seems like he will get a game as a KPD, but I have no confidence at all in him holding the spot down and continuing the slight improvement he showed this year.

I wait to be proven wrong. At this stage, I highly doubt I will be.

Lynden running in the GF sprint by the looks of it....

Lynden running in the GF sprint by the looks of it....

Finished last in his heat to continue our good form this year.

Finished last in his heat to continue our good form this year.

Nearly everyone who runs just wants a grand final ticket, don't think anyone (aside from Jonesbag that is) takes it seriously...

Ben Hudson ran purely because he promised a mate he'd take him to the game

As the thread topic says, Dunn looks to be a stayer. why put him in a sprint.

Coming last! At least the club is consistent.

From the MFC web site review of players; about Dunn:

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Lynden was one of the most improved players for 2012. He should look forward to the pre-season, knowing that he’s locked down a spot within the team. - Jade Rawlings (backline coach)

Lynden looks to be a stayer.

Interestingly, Dunn is the same height as Rivers and a few kgs heavier. Hmm....

I'd love to see Dunn play on, love him. His last few games this year were fantastic, he showed genuine hunger which is all I ask of players.

By this reckoning though Mono it seems 'Gys' will be with us next year also something which I'd be bloody happy with also!

From the 2012 player review by the coaches:

Pre-season is going to be really important for Gys, to make sure that he can try and get through uninterrupted from injury - if he does that, he’ll keep progressing to being the AFL player that he’s capable of being. - Aaron Greaves (midfield development coach)

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By this reckoning though Mono it seems 'Gys' will be with us next year also something which I'd be bloody happy with also!

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Not so. Dunn is so far the only one mentioned "that he’s locked down a spot within the team".

Gysberts comments, as for many others, are about getting a good preseason in etc. Generic.

Not that I want to see Gysberts go.

Not happy Jan. As I'm sure you can imagine.

What scares me the most about re-contracting him is whether we'll get anything out of him until Round 18, 2014. Last time we saw improvement and re-signed him, he disappeared. With Rivers going, it seems like he will get a game as a KPD, but I have no confidence at all in him holding the spot down and continuing the slight improvement he showed this year.

I wait to be proven wrong. At this stage, I highly doubt I will be.

We'll see what happens.....if Stef M stays, you and I will have to gnash our teeth and support the best we can.

Nearly everyone who runs just wants a grand final ticket, don't think anyone (aside from Jonesbag that is) takes it seriously...

Ben Hudson ran purely because he promised a mate he'd take him to the game

I find it staggering,not to say insulting, that every listed player doesnt have the option of taking up one free ticket and a guest ticket to the G/F,as long as they use it themselves.

The builders labourers built this city, and the players are the only indispensible blokes in the game

I think Dunn has the potential to finish top 3 in the best and fairest next year.

I think Dunn has the potential to finish top 3 in the best and fairest next year.

We are in for another tough year in the wilderness then.

He can do a good defensive job - he shut out Pavlich a couple of years ago. But despite his size, (and his ability to get suspended) he does not get the hard ball.

He needs to learn to take a hit for his team. He doesn't do enough of that at the moment.

I'd love to see Dunn play on, love him. His last few games this year were fantastic, he showed genuine hunger which is all I ask of players.

By this reckoning though Mono it seems 'Gys' will be with us next year also something which I'd be bloody happy with also!

From the 2012 player review by the coaches:

Pre-season is going to be really important for Gys, to make sure that he can try and get through uninterrupted from injury - if he does that, he’ll keep progressing to being the AFL player that he’s capable of being. - Aaron Greaves (midfield development coach)

I agree Toast

In a team without almost no senior players Dunn is well worth his spot.

Certainly the next level for his is to play with physicality when it counts. None of this niggling stuff but actually cracking in a winning the hard ball. Skill and atheltic wise he has all it takes to be a reasonable half back flanker.

I get worried because the last time Dunn played as well as he did in the backend of this year was when he was last out of contract. 1 year deal only is a must.

Glad Dunn is a stayer. A lot of people write him off year after year, but he's one of the only blokes that plays with a bit of guts. Sure he's not the classiest or most skilful player, but he provides a contest and can roost it when needed. Uses his body pretty well too. Only knock on him is that he can play for the free, hopefully we won't see to much of it next year. Genuine player and has a role in this side.

So, another year of pissweak performances from a supposedly senior player awaits. I'm sure he is practising his pointing and his staging for free kicks already. If he ever won a one-on-one contest, I think I'd die of shock.