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What about Carrazzo? Just got passed over for the Captaincy after making the final two. Probably was only passed over due to not wanting to upset Murphy. Talks well, has a go and is a very hard worker on the track. Great shutdown guy, but can spray the ball a bit.

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Not a heap of talent in the right age bracket on the free agency list. Maybe Alan Toovey or see if we can revive Xavier Ellis might be the best of the bunch really.

We need to follow Port (Monfries, Heath, Stephenson) and Richmond (of the Houli/Grigg/Maric days) and focus some cheap trades for players with talent not in the best 22.

I'd look down the emergencies list each week and see if there is anyone who continues to bob up but clearly has talent.

For example young West Coast ruck Scott Lycett might want to leave after not getting a game stuck behind Cox/NicNat/Sinclair.

I don't like him as a player but Leroy Jetta might want to come across considering we have no star pressure small forwards.

They aren't the best examples but you get the point.

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Midfield is our biggest point of need so I'd look into the clubs with the strongest midfields - Coll, Syd, Carl, Haw, Geel, West Coast and see if there is any talent for the picking.

Of course GWS have too many young midfielders to fit into one side!

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some cheap trades for players with talent not in the best 22.

You mean like Byrnes, Rodan, Sellar, Gillies... Yeah that's worked out well.

We don't need anymore depth players or cheap trades, our whole team is that type, we need stars.

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If we offered Thomas and Carazzo big dollars each, possibly the captaincy to Carazzo, would we be any chance?

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If Mitch Robinson accepted a contract from us i'd be bloody suprised.

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I would love to get Mark Murphy or someone of his caliber/age but that will never happen.

I think if we want a senior/experience player that can be a leader we might have to look to Geelong. They are coming to the end of a premiership window and would be willing to trade good players for draft picks (Bartel?) - Thats assuming we can't get the players in free agency.

If we are going to have any chance in Free agency we will have to show a lot of improvement by years end. Otherwise we will struggle to get players.

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Of that list, I would love to see Van Berlo and Thomas with Le Cras as someone who could seamlessly move between the midfield and the forward line. Well...I can dream can't I?

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You mean like Byrnes, Rodan, Sellar, Gillies... Yeah that's worked out well.

We don't need anymore depth players or cheap trades, our whole team is that type, we need stars.

Young players. Byrnes and Rodan aren't young. Gillies and Sellar were scrap heap types. I maintain Sellar could make it as a defender if needed to.

The only way we are getting stars is through the draft. Which we should do with our high picks. But for our 3rd/4th round picks there is value to be had.

How does someone propose we get Jack Steven. St Kilda wouldn't be happy with just our second round pick and how much money do we offer him? St Kilda should come into money with their stars aging and Goddard gone. They should secure him easily.

As for Carrazo I really don't think he wants the captaincy. He's got triplets at home. He doesn't want extra responsibility. Again he's the wrong age bracket.

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Mids 1st priority for sure, but also a small forward and maybe a ruckman.

Forget small forward, goal kicking mids are what we need. Small forwards are highly over rated and apart from Rioli none have featured in the last number of premierships.

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Young players. Byrnes and Rodan aren't young. Gillies and Sellar were scrap heap types. I maintain Sellar could make it as a defender if needed to.The only way we are getting stars is through the draft. Which we should do with our high picks. But for our 3rd/4th round picks there is value to be had.How does someone propose we get Jack Steven. St Kilda wouldn't be happy with just our second round pick and how much money do we offer him? St Kilda should come into money with their stars aging and Goddard gone. They should secure him easily.As for Carrazo I really don't think he wants the captaincy. He's got triplets at home. He doesn't want extra responsibility. Again he's the wrong age bracket.

My reasoning with Carrazzo is that we need some bridge players with leadership who are still decent and who can set an example to the kids already here and those to come. We are about to lose more of our experienced guys rightly or wrongly at the end of the season so the age profile of our list is going to be totally out of whack. The guy just put his hand up to captain Carlton so he doesn't seem against the extra responsibility. A guy nearer the end of his career than the beginning with young triplets is probably not thst adverse to the extra coin. He will be leaving just as some of our youngsters will be wanting the big bucks. Unlikely to happen I know, as he was a Blue supporter as a kid as well, but I did put some thought into the idea lol.

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Forget small forward, goal kicking mids are what we need. Small forwards are highly over rated and apart from Rioli none have featured in the last number of premierships.

Jetta?

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It's so painful that we've played 3 games and we are already talking about who we can draft.

Imagine how great it would be to support one of the 14 clubs that are trying to play finals this year?

Thanks Melbourne.

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Jetta?

Wing...last time I looked it was part of the midfield.

Ever wonder why Milne struggles in big games, to easy to put him out of the game and he has nowhere else to go. As a mid/forward if he was developed that way he would be much more dangerous that's why Lyon gives Ballantine some up the ground time.

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Joel corey seems like a player who could add to our midfield while being outside geelongs best 22

Robinson is the exact type of player we need...unrelenting kamikaze type who refuses to lose 1on1

Would he want to come to melb? Why would anyone want to at the moment?


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Forget small forward, goal kicking mids are what we need. Small forwards are highly over rated and apart from Rioli none have featured in the last number of premierships.

Steve Johnson? He goes ok.

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Steve Johnson? He goes ok.

Like Howe, forward mid rotation spending more time mid these days. Hardly call 189cm small forward anyway.

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Like Howe, forward mid rotation spending more time mid these days. Hardly call 189cm small forward anyway.

Small forward is the name of the role, it doesn't mean the guy has to be Nahas size....

You said "Small forwards are highly over rated and apart from Rioli none have featured in the last number of premierships."

Steve Johnson and Jimmy Bartel both play small forward roles and are both recent Norm Smith medalists.

Lewis Jetta did pretty well in the Grand Final last year.

Where do you think forward pressure comes from? When there's 4 big men going for a pack contest, who goes after the crumbs?

Silly to say small forwards don't matter.

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Small forward is the name of the role, it doesn't mean the guy has to be Nahas size....

You said "Small forwards are highly over rated and apart from Rioli none have featured in the last number of premierships."

Steve Johnson and Jimmy Bartel both play small forward roles and are both recent Norm Smith medalists.

Lewis Jetta did pretty well in the Grand Final last year.

Where do you think forward pressure comes from? When there's 4 big men going for a pack contest, who goes after the crumbs?

Silly to say small forwards don't matter.

Steve Johnson isn't small, Jimmy Bartel plays everywhere and Lewis Jetta is a Wingman.

But if you keep disagreeing with everyone then eventually you will make your point,whatever that is.

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Small forward is the name of the role, it doesn't mean the guy has to be Nahas size....

You said "Small forwards are highly over rated and apart from Rioli none have featured in the last number of premierships."

Steve Johnson and Jimmy Bartel both play small forward roles and are both recent Norm Smith medalists.

Lewis Jetta did pretty well in the Grand Final last year.

Where do you think forward pressure comes from? When there's 4 big men going for a pack contest, who goes after the crumbs?

Silly to say small forwards don't matter.

'Stuie' you cantankerous bugger, I'm sure you know I mean dedicated small forward. To me they are a waste of space and thinking back on my post even Cyril plays mid. Milne has been the pick of the bunch over the last 10 years and he has had little to no influence in big games, you can't be a one trick pony.

Give me Stevie J and Jimmy and I'll take em in a heartbeat, well rounded players who can and do play multiple positions and can go forward and kick goals. Jetta a speedy wingman who after his initial troubles kicking his first goal now is a consistent scorer from 50 mtrs.

I'll take the goal kicking mids and you have Milne, Betts and Garlett. No thanks.

Steve Johnson isn't small, Jimmy Bartel plays everywhere and Lewis Jetta is a Wingman.

But if you keep disagreeing with everyone then eventually you will make your point,whatever that is.

That's about it.

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