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Well hopefully Dawes can get up for r2.

Anyone see the full article on this story in the sun. Im not a subscriber but is this another crack at us.

Please Explain: Melbourne Moneyball recruiting strategy could backfire
  • Glenn McFarlane
  • From:Herald Sun
  • March 28, 2013 12:36PM
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IN the first installment of a weekly series, Glenn McFarlane writes an open letter to a target who needs to be asked the hard questions in footy.

DEAR MELBOURNE,

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    Yes......Questions the value of the players we recruited and of the ones we let go.....Clearly does not like the Dawes byrnes recruitment.......But what does he know???......Just a nothing piece....some jurno shooting off his mouth.....

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    Pederson to debut on the back of a poor nab cup. Interesting.

    i'm confident he will produce good football. When he was given the chance at north he was a pretty good fwd

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    So I guess the actual teams are announced tonight not tomorrow night?

    There is live chat on our team selection/lineup on the MFC website tonight from 6:15!

    http://www.melbournefc.com.au/interactive/live-chat

    Also live chat on team selections on AFL website:

    http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-03-28/live-round-one-teams

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    Maybe Melbourne are just leaking some new names slowly. the only 'new' players that have been announced that are playing are the ones that have a twitter account.

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    I am not even going to comment on Dawes.

    But I am glad we picked up Kent and I look forward to him playing when he gets a chance.


    Going to be good to watch Viney and Wines go head to head.

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    I am not even going to comment on Dawes.

    What's the problem with Dawes?

    You don't want a ready-to-go 100kg FF?

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    i'm confident he will produce good football. When he was given the chance at north he was a pretty good fwd

    I think he is a seasoned footballer.

    we have a shortage of those.

    He could not hold down a regular spot at North.

    We swapped him for Gysberts

    So not a lot lost by adding him to our team.

    From the little I have seen in the NAB he looked average.

    At best he will add a bit of depth, cannot see him dragging us into the winners circle.

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    What's the problem with Dawes?

    You don't want a ready-to-go 100kg FF?

    Is he?

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    Going to be good to watch Viney and Wines go head to head.

    Agree, so who is going to get the free when both players dive head first into the ball.

    Would have been nice to draft both boys, good mates, would have played well together. However, very happy with Zeus. I hope he becomes a superstar and converts the Greek community into members :)

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    We swapped him for Gysberts

    Who incidentally, isn't named for North, even as an emergency.

    If all Pedersen does is keep Sellar and co. honest, he'll be a good pickup. Real games haven't started, but Sellar seems to have stepped up over the off-season, so perhaps that scenario is already playing out.

    I wouldn't be too quick to write off Pedersen, he's in a different structure at Melbourne, so let's see how things play out.

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    I think he is a seasoned footballer.

    we have a shortage of those.

    He could not hold down a regular spot at North.

    We swapped him for Gysberts

    So not a lot lost by adding him to our team.

    From the little I have seen in the NAB he looked average.

    At best he will add a bit of depth, cannot see him dragging us into the winners circle.

    if he can produce the form he did in 2011 and for the most part 2012 then he will be a good pick up. I feel he was very unlucky not to play a fair chunk of last year for north considering his very strong VFL form, the only thing keeping him out was the good form of the fwds that north had in at the time.

    edit: uploaded the most recent video of him i could find

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    Is he?

    He's as ready as he will ever be.

    Edit: hammy delay, right...

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    Dean Kent has something about him. Pace, power, aggro, ball winning ability and kicking abilty. GET ON HIM THE PARK ASAP!

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    Dean Kent has something about him. Pace, power, aggro, ball winning ability and kicking abilty. GET ON HIM THE PARK ASAP!

    I seriously think we've discovered a gem with that kid. He's like Tapscott 2.0. I also want to see him out there sooner rather than later.

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