DRAFT CHOICES

[Bobby McKenzie 2,385]

Our top three picks all interstate boys. Can anyone foresee a problem of them wanting to go back home after two seasons. Homesickness can play a large role in a young player's development. I would have preferred Wines for this reason. On the bright side we have a Kent and we know what a Kent can do!

[Guest Demon Abroad]

It's an over-rated, over-hyped issue. Doesn't happen that often statistically speaking just that we all remember when it does happen and not 98% of times it doesn't.

Yes Judd came home, but J Brown, Pavlich among others never did despite massive offers. I would also think playing in the football capital of Melbourne would hold a strong appeal for many.

[Spaghetti 264]

Not worried. Though hopefully Port get even worse in the coming years and Wines will want to move back home

[Harrisonrules 273]

Jack Trengrove, Luke Tapscott, Jimmy Toupas, Jack Viney. ..... a great SA group will keep them all here

[CBDees 3,167]

Gentlemen just have trust in our football department to identify and recruit the best players available for our needs.

[satyricon 267]

Gentlemen just have trust in our football department to identify and recruit the best players available for our needs.

Exactly

[diesel 420]

Tom $cully was from Casey.....enough said.

[Dee Fan 3,247]

Our top three picks all interstate boys. Can anyone foresee a problem of them wanting to go back home after two seasons. Homesickness can play a large role in a young player's development. I would have preferred Wines for this reason. On the bright side we have a Kent and we know what a Kent can do!

Bob, have a look through our list and see who we have and where they're from, Jamar, Trenners and Tappy are all from South Australia as was Riv who stayed with us for 10 years. Once these players are in the system they will stick around especially if we have success.

[Moonshadow 17,675]

Time to let go of the Wines debate. Decision made by the club, move on.

Watching the interview with Toumpas wearing a MFC jumper on DeeTV you can't help but be pleased with his attitude. Very humble but confident, spoke really well and wrapped to be at Melbourne. Has lived in Adelaide but said his father is from Brisbane and came down with a group of family to see him drafted. Keen to move to Melbourne city, meet his new team mates and get started with training. Wonderful opportunity for him and our club. This line I liked particularly: "I'll be there tomorrow morning if they want me to be there!"

[nutbean 8,838]

I have said in this in two threads so I will now repeat it in three.

On a purely positive note - I trust in the club to keep the footballers it wants to keep.

Having said that....

Free agency has made it easier for players that have served a club for a number of years to freely move.

For homesick boys - the system doesnt allow for easy passage home ( especially to non Victorian states) unless the home state has a very early pick in the PSD or the club which the player wants to depart from plays ball. Mitch Brown wanted to come back to Vic whilst still in contract - WCE said no. Mitch Clark said he wanted to go home and Brisbane dealt with the best offer not particularly worrying what he wanted. Wellingham got to go home because Collingwood wanted him out and got a first round draft pick for him.

As far as players wanting to "go home" unless the team the player wants to go finishes bottom, the club has the whip hand.

[mauriesy 7,269]

Jack Trengrove, Luke Tapscott, Jimmy Toumpas

As long as they're South Australians with surnames beginning with 'T' we'll be fine.

[az_tec 41]

As long as they're South Australians with surnames beginning with 'T' we'll be fine.

thompson????

[La Dee-vina Comedia 16,710]

For every player who wants to leave Victoria there is probably another one who wants to return here. So, not only do we want to have a team from which no-one wants to leave, we also want to have one that homesick Victorians would want to come to. A successful and culturally strong club should help on both sides of that equation.

[nutbean 8,838]

For every player who wants to leave Victoria there is probably another one who wants to return here. So, not only do we want to have a team from which no-one wants to leave, we also want to have one that homesick Victorians would want to come to. A successful and culturally strong club should help on both sides of that equation.

By weight of number of clubs in Victoria it is likely to be 4.5 times easier to return to Victoria than it is to return to an interstate club - as long as you are not overly fussed which team you come back to in Vic.