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WELCOME TO THE MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB - DANIEL CROSS

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He said 3 clubs in it MFC, Carlton and Port.

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Even though he has previously done some coaching at TAC level, he wouldn't be looking to do this during or post career. Sports Science is his go - passion, knowledge, qualified. If he gets to another club, he would purely be as a player, with him working in sports science before transitioning post career.
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    With Sports Science being his interest it is not surprising the 3 clubs are Blues, Port and us with Mission, Buttifant and Burgess.

    While Mission is very good I suspect the latter two would be slightly more credentialed and appealing.

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    While Mission is very good I suspect the latter two would be slightly more credentialed and appealing.

    I don't know, being the head sports fitness/science guy behind Australia's 1999 World Cup Cricket team would be a pretty good tick I would have thought.

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    I don't know, being the head sports fitness/science guy behind Australia's 1999 World Cup Cricket team would be a pretty good tick I would have thought.

    He's up there no doubt and we seem to be on the short list. But I suspect the recent performances of the respective groups may count against us. Fingers "crossed" :)

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    He's up there no doubt and we seem to be on the short list. But I suspect the recent performances of the respective groups may count against us. Fingers "crossed" :)

    Don't forget that his primary goal is to play footy for another year or two. You would think that in our midfield there's a spot for him for as long as he's still up to it. Is the same true for Carlton?

    I'm feeling very optimistic that we will get him and will be disappointed if we don't.

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    lets get this deal done ... delisted free agent. It's a win win outcome. We get a strong ballwinner with leadership and experience. Cross gets senior footy and a chance to 're-establish his career.

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    someone said a couple of weeks ago we signed him for 2 years with part of that as coaching

    Was probably [censored] like every other rumour on the internet

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    It would be good to pick Cross up but it's certainly not the end of the World if we don't, there are probably a couple of ex Geelong footballers that are as good or better.

    Getting Rodan was all about a role model at training and I think we've gone past that by now.

    also he was a one year fillip, to be able to show hard work on the track, & be able to give players like Viney a rest in his first year. short term depth with a healthy attitude & spirit.

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    I don't know whether he has been delisted though. If he has, sign him up in the designated DFA window and it won't count against any Sylvia comp.

    I don't think anyone is delisted yet, until list lodgement? officially.

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    I don't think anyone is delisted yet, until list lodgement? officially.

    or I believe unless they have hung up da bootz !! if they are seen as surplus to requirements then they are still listed til contract end..

    A classic case of your listed til you arent..lol

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    AFL contracts generally cease at the end of October - without knowing in detail how list lodgements work I assume Cross is still a Dog until the end of Oct but can sign a new contract with another club which would start in November....

    I am not 100% sure how it all works in detail

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    AFL contracts generally cease at the end of October - without knowing in detail how list lodgements work I assume Cross is still a Dog until the end of Oct but can sign a new contract with another club which would start in November....

    I am not 100% sure how it all works in detail

    U sound convincing UH.

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    Have a look at the sticky thread that mentions the dates. It will tell you there are two DFA periods where delisted players can sign wherever they wish.

    If he is delisted. I still don't think that has been ratified yet. Happy to be proven wrong.

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    Definite

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    Daniel Cross will be on trade radio soon so will be interesting to see what he says in regards to his playing future.

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    • Was told that he was gone before the last round
    • has spoken to five and six clubs and thinks he still has a lot to offer body is good.
    • Passion is sport and science and wants to stay in that industry. said it would be the perfect scenario
    • Did some practical work with the Western Jets.
    • Wallace said he sets the standard in regards to training and professionalism
    • Wallace also said he would fit a Paul Roos type player.
    • Said he is hungry to play and would go anywhere. Has been training hard already. Wouldn't mind going to a club to help young players out and even win.
    • Wallace also said Cross is one of the best trainer he has ever seen in his time. He is also sets the standard and very team orientated.
    • Wouldn't name the clubs he has spoken to out of respect and said the talks have been positive.

    Wallace just mentioned after the interview that he would be the perfect fit for Melbourne.

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    • Was told that he was gone before the last round
    • has spoken to five and six clubs and thinks he still has a lot to offer body is good.
    • Passion is sport and science and wants to stay in that industry. said it would be the perfect scenario
    • Did some practical work with the Western Jets.
    • Wallace said he sets the standard in regards to training and professionalism
    • Wallace also said he would fit a Paul Roos type player.
    • Said he is hungry to play and would go anywhere. Has been training hard already. Wouldn't mind going to a club to help young players out and even win.
    • Wallace also said Cross is one of the best trainer he has ever seen in his time. He is also sets the standard and very team orientated.
    • Wouldn't name the clubs he has spoken to out of respect and said the talks have been positive.

    Wallace just mentioned after the interview that he would be the perfect fit for Melbourne.

    Thanks for the summary mate, much appreciated.

    Sounds like he would be a terrific fit for the club, both on the field and off it with the youngsters and what he is interested in doing once his career is finished. Just need to get it over the line and beat out the others for his services.

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    • Was told that he was gone before the last round
    • has spoken to five and six clubs and thinks he still has a lot to offer body is good.
    • Passion is sport and science and wants to stay in that industry. said it would be the perfect scenario
    • Did some practical work with the Western Jets.
    • Wallace said he sets the standard in regards to training and professionalism
    • Wallace also said he would fit a Paul Roos type player.
    • Said he is hungry to play and would go anywhere. Has been training hard already. Wouldn't mind going to a club to help young players out and even win.
    • Wallace also said Cross is one of the best trainer he has ever seen in his time. He is also sets the standard and very team orientated.
    • Wouldn't name the clubs he has spoken to out of respect and said the talks have been positive.

    Wallace just mentioned after the interview that he would be the perfect fit for Melbourne.

    Just had a thought he would have the opportunity to work with Misson which may be a draw card for him also due to his interest in Sports Science.

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    Just had a thought he would have the opportunity to work with Misson which may be a draw card for him also due to his interest in Sports Science.

    I think I read on here that Misson has little sports science qualifications, just footy experience. Not sure. But if so, i would have thought he'd be better off working under more highly qualified pros.

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    Is there anything stopping us giving Cross a contract today? Do we have to wait for the Trade Period? Since he is a delisted free agent I thought he could sign with anyone at anytime subject to being a stop on a list.

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