Mitch Clark is Back

[dazzledavey36 55,458]

Melbourne FC ‏@melbournefc 12m

Congratulations to @MitchClark11 who proposed to his girlfriend (now fiancé) Sam - pic.twitter.com/yMtmvnXUVD

Congrats Mitchy! may 2014 bring you more joy to your life.

[monoccular 17,607]

I forgot how agile he is at ground level.

I hope the injury has not taken any of that away.

My worry is if Trengove missed out on 6 weeks last preseason and struggled all year because of it how long will it take Clark to return to full fitness. (would be a good one to ask Misson)

I am sure Mr Missen has a programme for him. And playing FF/CHF is a bit different (fitness wise) from the midfield.

Just get the bloody foot right.

Melbourne FC ‏@melbournefc 12m

Congratulations to @MitchClark11 who proposed to his girlfriend (now fiancé) Sam - pic.twitter.com/yMtmvnXUVD

Congrats Mitchy! may 2014 bring you more joy to your life.

And don't book a September wedding!!

[ThreeOneSix 954]

Clark is top 10, maybe top 5 at his very best.

Walker, Tippett, Pavlich, Nick Riewoldt, Franklin, Cloke and Josh Kennedy are all better. Clark plays some ripper matches but has a long way to go before he can be called anywhere near the best.

He will never be anyway because sadly for him, his career falls at a time when Jesse Hogan will be dominating the competition. He will be the best forward in the league.

Clark is better than all those players as a full forward - so perhaps I should've clarified Full Forward.

I give you Walker and Kennedy.

In fairness to Nick Riewoldt - he does not play your traditional FF role, so it's hard to compare, Riewoldt is absolutely at the top of the tree as far as CHF's go.

Pavlich fits in as a CHF/Mid, so I couldn't compare Clark with him.

But, you are right about Josh Kennedy, I'd have Clark and Walker just under Kennedy as dominant FF's.

[InVINCEable 358]

They will/should be. If only Flash was 19 again.

Got a new flash in Dom Barry.

[monoccular 17,607]

Got a new flash in Dom Barry.

Whilst I hope to hell you are right, it is a long way premature to make that call, IMVHO. He hasn't even played one game yet.

[Earl Hood 6,125]

Clark is top 10, maybe top 5 at his very best.

Walker, Tippett, Pavlich, Nick Riewoldt, Franklin, Cloke and Josh Kennedy are all better. Clark plays some ripper matches but has a long way to go before he can be called anywhere near the best.

He will never be anyway because sadly for him, his career falls at a time when Jesse Hogan will be dominating the competition. He will be the best forward in the league.

Fingers crossed your right on that prediction!

[Rogue 585]

Clark's good enough to win a Coleman.

[Earl Hood 6,125]

Clark's good enough to win a Coleman.

If he plays 20 plus games next year and rediscovers his 2011 form I would back him in as well!

[Bitter but optimistic 22,289]

Melbourne FC ‏@melbournefc 12m

Congratulations to @MitchClark11 who proposed to his girlfriend (now fiancé) Sam - pic.twitter.com/yMtmvnXUVD

Congrats Mitchy! may 2014 bring you more joy to your life.

Yeah!Yeah! Congrats but play 20 or so games and kick some goals.

[old dee 23,922]

Yeah!Yeah! Congrats but play 20 or so games and kick some goals.

That is about the nuts and bolts of it.

Play 20 games

[beelzebub 23,388]

Call me a grumpy old cynic but maybe the threads title should read Mitch hopes he's back

Until he strings together the better part of a season he hasnt even arrived, let alone got back !! just saying

[monoccular 17,607]

That is about the nuts and bolts of it.

Play 20 games

As long as it includes all three winning finals I will be happy :-)))))))))

[rpfc 28,843]

That is about the nuts and bolts of it.

Play 20 games

Nuts and bolts were taken out last I heard...

[hardtack 10,704]

Second best after Hogan.

Gee, bit of a back handed compliment there! Second best after someone who is yet to play his first game at senior level?

[old dee 23,922]

Very Good rpfc are you taking over dc's job?

[Canberra Demon 159]

I was living in Sydney in 2012 and went to the game at the SCG where Howe took that mark. I walked away from that game with a massive man crush on Mr M. Clark. I was surrounded by moronic Sydney supporters and copped it all night but was very impressed with what i saw from the big man. It was the first time i saw him play apart from the highlight packages and thought he was what we needed. I hope he can keep himself fit for the whole season and provide us with that target up front and help Hogan develop.

[Deestroy All 14,266]

I [censored] myself every time I see that someone has posted in this thread.

[Pitchy 196]

The best thing about recruiting all these mids is the knowledge that they will have Clark and Hogan to kick it to! What an amazing injection of talent these two talls will be!

They future finally is looking bright.

[hardtack 10,704]

I was living in Sydney in 2012 and went to the game at the SCG where Howe took that mark. I walked away from that game with a massive man crush on Mr M. Clark. I was surrounded by moronic Sydney supporters and copped it all night but was very impressed with what i saw from the big man. It was the first time i saw him play apart from the highlight packages and thought he was what we needed. I hope he can keep himself fit for the whole season and provide us with that target up front and help Hogan develop.

It was a late afternoon game actually, so at least you only had to put up with them until early evening :-)... that was the first Dees game that my youngest son got to attend. Unfortunately Howe's mark and Clark's general play were the only good things to come out of that day; of course the other big disappointment (apart from the scoreline), was Jurrah's less than stellar return from injury (in fact, am I right in thinking he may have been re-injured in that game?).

Edited October 23, 2013 by hardtack

[monoccular 17,607]

I [censored] myself every time I see that someone has posted in this thread.

May I recommend Imodium or Lomotil then.

[alias275 259]

Melbourne Demons 2014 Forward Line. Do we call them the 4 Horseman?

Jeremy (Famine) - If he's in the marking contest, he'll starve you of the ball.

Mitch (Death) - What you'll experience when you get in his way.

Jesse (Conquest) - In the way he attacks the ball.

Chris (War) - His attitude on the entire game.

[Deestroy All 14,266]

May I recommend Imodium or Lomotil then.

You may.

[Nasher 33,617]

Melbourne Demons 2014 Forward Line. Do we call them the 4 Horseman?

Nooooooooooo, we don't call them the Four Horsemen. That name has history on this site.

[alias275 259]

Nooooooooooo, we don't call them the Four Horsemen. That name has history on this site.

4 Horseman v2.0 lol

Sorry, I was unaware of this history (and still am)

Edited October 23, 2013 by alias275

[Nasher 33,617]

4 Horseman v2.0 lol

Sorry, I was unaware of this history (and still am)

The original Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse were a Fremantle player, a Brisbane player, a Carlton player, and a guy who finished his career so brain damaged that he found himself wandering around a footy field with no idea how he got there or what was happening.