Latest murmurings of a crazy time

[Roger Mellie 4,102]

Please please please trade Martin and a pick for him.

Want to keep 20 for another mid

[old dee 23,871]

Please please please trade Martin and a pick for him.

Want to keep 20 for another mid

First there has to be someone who wants him RM

[Dee Fan 3,247]

First there has to be someone who wants him RM

Why wouldn't someone want him, he's a lovely boy, well educated, smart, studying law, what's not to like?

[demon-4-life 467]

Lets not count our chickens

I'm mega pumped that it looks like Dawes and Pederson are coming to the MFC. Lets just get the deals across the line

I remember a Mitch Clark was definitely going to Fremantle once upon a time.

[bjDee 1,249]

rodan has been delisted by port are we still interested

This would make a big improvement to our performance........

....at the Footy Show GF edition.

[Fitz Fitzpatrick 886]

The current game is Mostly just blancmange.

You get the occasional game thats good but mostly its one dimensional scrapfest.

Not enough long bombs to contests.

Its the running power afforded by the rotations X with sports science thats allowing the coaches to choke up all the vacant spaces.

The coaches themselves, are killing the spectacle, by using the powers they have too defensively.

Its not worth the effort to go to the game anymore.

thats why im all for restricting the rotations. thats whats made the difference. if they were capped or as I suggested, have a minimum time limit that rotated players must stay off the ground, the game would open up much more and much sooner.

[dee-luded 2,959]

thats why im all for restricting the rotations. thats whats made the difference. if they were capped or as I suggested, have a minimum time limit that rotated players must stay off the ground, the game would open up much more and much sooner.

Yep, they have to open the game up.

This flooding the space is garbage. The professionalism has it downside, & the extra ground coverage is it for me. And the regularity of the bench interchange.

The upside is the skills improvements.

[Barney Rubble 1,576]

Yep, they have to open the game up.

This flooding the space is garbage. The professionalism has it downside, & the extra ground coverage is it for me. And the regularity of the bench interchange.

The upside is the skills improvements.

thats why im all for restricting the rotations. thats whats made the difference. if they were capped or as I suggested, have a minimum time limit that rotated players must stay off the ground, the game would open up much more and much sooner.

Not quite what the thread had in mind.

Why not start up another thread.

"What's wrong with the game?"

But you're not far off what the supporters want to see.

Great skills, high marking, big scoring.

Bring on the 70's

[old dee 23,871]

Why wouldn't someone want him, he's a lovely boy, well educated, smart, studying law, what's not to like?

Oh hell I forgot all that

[Roos can't lose 43]

Lets not count our chickens

I'm mega pumped that it looks like Dawes and Pederson are coming to the MFC. Lets just get the deals across the line

I remember a Mitch Clark was definitely going to Fremantle once upon a time.

Difference being that Bulldogs Blues and demons made their pitches and they were considered and he chose demons .

In case of Clarke we came in after freo and changed his mind

Minor sticking points will be pies who will try hard but have a need to trade as they want Young from Hawks and need salary space

Edited October 12, 2012 by Need neeld

[Deecisive 1,709]

Dawes added to the forward line now means Melbourne can go longer into the 50, less backward kicking, more direct play (even if it is along the boundary). The inclusion of so many good players will definitely lift the spirits and the effort from our other players, looking forward to a rebuilt and revitalised Melbourne next year.

[Redleg 41,420]

Have the Dogs gone off Bate since last year? Hopefully he goes there as a FA, to boost our compo after Rivers leaves.

[beelzebub 23,382]

Have the Dogs gone off Bate since last year? Hopefully he goes there as a FA, to boost our compo after Rivers leaves.

I get the feeling there are many half baked deals out there just waiting on particular dominos falling, then the rest will. There are clubs like ourselves unsure of what if any compos will arrive. Expect a late flurry of activity as a result.

[Tim 3,472]

"What's wrong with the game?"

But you're not far off what the supporters want to see.

Great skills, high marking, big scoring.

Bring on the 70's

I hear this. I saw plenty of 70's footy, including our own insipid efforts. Today's footy is just so much better - constant pressure, meaning that tremendous defensive skills are applied to opponents whose skills are light years ahead of the old days. Thugs and cheap shot merchants have been eliminated.

I sat near the fence in the Granny, and was gob-smacked at the physicality of it, and the ability of the players to execute under extreme physical pressure.

And what is it you don't like about Jeremy Howe's repertoire?

[Roost It 1,434]

Those bemoaning the quality of the current game are probably whining about the lack of good silent movies as well. It can get congested at times hence we're moving to a 2 and 2 interchange. The current game has a far higher skill level, is much more physical and asks much more of players.

[BarnDee 287]

hahahahahahaha , love that

[Guest José Mourinho]

Have the Dogs gone off Bate since last year? Hopefully he goes there as a FA, to boost our compo after Rivers leaves.

Reckon that even if they take him, they'll probably play it smart & only sign him once delisted, to deny us another pick before theirs.

[Redleg 41,420]

Reckon that even if they take him, they'll probably play it smart & only sign him once delisted, to deny us another pick before theirs.

Good point.

[jnrmac 20,180]

Can you support this? Linky?

No he can't because its a secret formula. A bit like Col Sanders...

[Guest José Mourinho]

Good point.

Another serious flaw in the FA compensation scheme.

Teams losing a FA they don't want to keep can be denied compensation by the clubs taking the player onto their list.

On second thought, maybe that's not a flaw if the player is truly unwanted...

[titan_uranus 25,043]

Another serious flaw in the FA compensation scheme.

Teams losing a FA they don't want to keep can be denied compensation by the clubs taking the player onto their list.

On second thought, maybe that's not a flaw if the player is truly unwanted...

It's interesting.

If Bate is unwanted by us, we don't deserve compensation, as we'd delist him anyway. Moreover, if we do delist him, they can't just sign him, he has to nominate for the draft, which he may not want to do, and hence would prefer to go via FA. Which should end up benefiting us.

I like FA. More thinking.

[pantaloons 2,019]

Moreover, if we do delist him, they can't just sign him, he has to nominate for the draft, which he may not want to do, and hence would prefer to go via FA.

Actually, there's a free agency period at the beginning of November for delisted players.

[angrydee 842]

Actually, there's a free agency period at the beginning of November for delisted players.

with no compo

[Undeeterred 3,124]

Yep, they have to open the game up.

This flooding the space is garbage. The professionalism has it downside, & the extra ground coverage is it for me. And the regularity of the bench interchange.

The upside is the skills improvements.

Can you two take the nostalgic whining somewhere else?

[Redleg 41,420]

Ray's Manager says he expects him to stay with Saints.