Casey Best and Fairest.

[praha 11,252]

We should draft Evan Panozza. He seems like a handy footballer.

You been recruiting for Melbourne for the past decade by any chance?

[Gorgoroth 13,153]

Trying to keep a lid on it, but if this kid kicks a few in round 1....

[dazzledavey36 55,505]

Im surprised this hasn't been brought up but did anyone notice this on Saturday..?

Was taken down shortly but am I reading too much into this??

[beelzebub 23,389]

Im surprised this hasn't been brought up but did anyone notice this on Saturday..?

Was taken down shortly but am I reading too much into this??

maybe he was just barracking for the purple ones ?

[BAMF 4,429]

Im surprised this hasn't been brought up but did anyone notice this on Saturday..?

Was taken down shortly but am I reading too much into this??

Yep. Your reading too much into it.

Although I dont think its a great look for a player of a club to wear another clubs colours.

Maybe at mad monday / wacky wednsday for a joke.

[P-man 13,366]

Im surprised this hasn't been brought up but did anyone notice this on Saturday..?

Was taken down shortly but am I reading too much into this??

Rightly or wrongly, my heart just went into my socks for a brief moment.

Freo fans would be loving that.

[What 18,810]

Im surprised this hasn't been brought up but did anyone notice this on Saturday..?

Was taken down shortly but am I reading too much into this??

what a stupid thing to doi

guess hes still a kid though

[beelzebub 23,389]

what a stupid thing to doi

guess hes still a kid though

Yeah, and a bloody big one at that !!

[Machsy 2,858]

Adam Cooney was at the GF wearing a Hawthorn scarf.

It's not really a big deal.

[dazzledavey36 55,505]

Adam Cooney was at the GF wearing a Hawthorn scarf.

It's not really a big deal.

Bit of a difference.

Freo is where he is from, they are a big club over in Perth with a massive fan base, talenyed group of players on the up in the next few years, and in real need of a key forward. I expect Freo to put a massive lucrative offer to him in two years if he doesnt sign with us. It would be a massive pulling point for him.

Edited October 1, 2013 by dazzledavey36

[Bluey's Dad 3,419]

Bit of a difference.

Freo is where he is from, they are a big club over in Perth with a massive fan base and in real need of a key forward. I expext Freo to put a massive lucrative offer to him in two years if he doesnt sign with us. It would be a massive pulling point for him.

If they did, we'd still have to agree to a trade - and it'd have to be one hell of a trade for the MFC to let him go.

It's gonna be a long long time until he qualifies even as a restricted free agent.

[Bossdog 2,002]

If they did, we'd still have to agree to a trade - and it'd have to be one hell of a trade for the MFC to let him go.

It's gonna be a long long time until he qualifies even as a restricted free agent.

Yeah....Like Tom Scully????

[olisik 4,060]

Yeah....Like Tom Scully????

Thats a silly post. You know that situation was different.

Edited October 1, 2013 by olisik

[Bluey's Dad 3,419]

Yeah....Like Tom Scully????

Completely different. The rule that allowed him to leave for GWS was GWS specific and limited to that year.

They (nor anyone else) can do it again.

[old dee 23,944]

He will be at the MFC in 2016 if we lift our game substantially between now and then.

If we don't IMO he will be gone.

For that matter if we don't lift our game between now and then there may not be much of the MFC left.

[Curry & Beer 5,444]

pretty dumb thing to do... but talk of Freo pinching him has no more legs than dozens of other young guns who are playing interstate.. it very rarely actually happens that someone 'goes home'

[Little Richard 6,265]

Disappointing seeing that but he probably had to barrack for someone on GF day. Anyone know who he supported growing up?

[dazzledavey36 55,505]

pretty dumb thing to do... but talk of Freo pinching him has no more legs than dozens of other young guns who are playing interstate.. it very rarely actually happens that someone 'goes home'

This is Hogan we are talking about though. He plays like a Jonathon Brown and with Freo in need of serious Key Forward they will be keeping close tabs on Jesse and if he makes an instant impact in the AFL expect Freo to throw a massive offer ala Buddy that will be too good to refuse. Though I hear he enjoys living in Melbourne money does talk..

[The Song Formerly Known As 6,479]

looks shocking.

[Curry & Beer 5,444]

This is Hogan we are talking about though. He plays like a Jonathon Brown and with Freo in need of serious Key Forward they will be keeping close tabs on Jesse and if he makes an instant impact in the AFL expect Freo to throw a massive offer ala Buddy that will be too good to refuse. Though I hear he enjoys living in Melbourne money does talk..

yes but as alluded to earlier, Freo is not in a GWS position to just make a mockery of the salary cap and give a huge offer

[dazzledavey36 55,505]

yes but as alluded to earlier, Freo is not in a GWS position to just make a mockery of the salary cap and give a huge offer

They are gonna clear some salary cap space by the time Hogan's contract is up with us, With Pavlich, Sandilands, Mcpharlin and even Bradley all going next year they can defiantly afford Hogan.

[Bluey's Dad 3,419]

They are gonna clear some salary cap space by the time Hogan's contract is up with us, With Pavlich, Sandilands, Mcpharlin and even Bradley all going next year they can defiantly afford Hogan.

And yet again, I say - the MFC must agree to a trade.

Hogan can't leave entirely of his own accord until he is a restricted free agent. Even then, we can match the offer.

We're all paranoid because of what happened with Scully, but that was an exception given to GWS in their first year of existence to take one player from every club if they wanted to.

Freo can throw whatever offer they want at Hogan, he can't move unless we agree to a trade or he becomes a free agent. I think restricted free agency comes in after 8 years at the club, so this won't happen until 2022. We have a lot of time to plan for that eventuality.

[Curry & Beer 5,444]

They are gonna clear some salary cap space by the time Hogan's contract is up with us, With Pavlich, Sandilands, Mcpharlin and even Bradley all going next year they can defiantly afford Hogan.

how could they have more dispensible cap space than us though with our zero stars

[Bluey's Dad 3,419]

how could they have more dispensible cap space than us though with our zero stars

lol also this.

Plus we're front loading all our big contracts right now - Dawes & Clark.

We're in a good list management position, we can keep rotating the big earners on front loaded contracts because we started with such a small base.

[Pennant St Dee 13,370]

Disappointing seeing that but he probably had to barrack for someone on GF day. Anyone know who he supported growing up?

Can't be 100% certain but I actually recall hearing somewhere he was a Crows fan as a kid, I think one of his parents is from Adelaide!