We need it:

http://m.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-premiership/afl-concedes-melbourne-could-receive-priority-pick-if-finishes-last-and-lose-james-frawley-will-have-top-3-draft-selections/story-e6frf3e3-1226879331080?from=public_rss&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed

Yeah early picks & priority picks have worked out well for us in the past!

Yay more picks. Bloody hell after 3 weeks the talk of draft picks is coming around again. We need to win a couple of games in a row to remove the idea of gaining false hope through more draft picks.

Not spending the year hoping we finish last again thanks.

Hope fully second half of the year we can win some games, and show some improvement.

Its winning culture we need to develop.

Let's be honest, the draft has been compromised enough over the past five years. Looking at it objectively, a priority pick should be awarded for us to use at the start of the second round, not the first...we don't deserve picks 1,2 and 3 just because our recruiting has been terrible. So, if we lost Frawley, we would get 1, 2, 19 (priority) and 20. I think that is more than generous. 1,2 and 3 is just ridiculous.

If things keep up I don't see how they wouldn't grant us one. Especially having lost Clark and considering our performances over recent seasons the AFL would have to grant us one under exceptional circumstances. Of course I'd prefer we didn't need it and can improve in the back end of the season but if we continue to play poorly and win less than 4 games, well the record will speak for itself.

don't want a top 10 pick !

let win enough games and miss them all !

have to dream

In the spirit of bargaining, I say we ask for last year's priority pick they denied us as well and go for picks 1, 2, 3 and 4.

No remember the argument against us last year getting any help, it is all our own fault, we don't deserve any help.

This club is like an addict looking for its next pick fix.

If Dunn leaves we could get pick 1 2 3 and 4

In the spirit of bargaining, I say we ask for last year's priority pick they denied us as well and go for picks 1, 2, 3 and 4.

We should've got a PP last year, we should get one this year.

If we don't - then we'll stay near the bottom.

The AFL just needs to work out whether MFC spending a decade at the bottom is good for the league.

Ideally, we end up with 1,2,3, we really need that as well.

Obviously some of that hinges on Frawley.

This club is like an addict looking for its next pick fix.

If we use our picks like we should, then it should be our last fix.

We now have the right teachers, there are no excuses, but IMO we do need picks.

I think we will find other clubs still reluctant to let us have extra picks, there is no value in it to them so they will not be keen.

In the 7 year period 1990-96, Fitzroy won 38 games in total (3 wins in total in their last two seasons). They had a best finish of 10th, in a then 14 team competition. In the 7 year period 2007-13, Melbourne has won 34 games and had 2 draws, with a highest finish of 12th in a then 16 team competition. If we don't get a priority pick then it would be difficult to see them ever being handed out again. Irrespective of who is at fault or how poorly we have recruited or developed, it is clear we are challenging all sorts of VFL/AFL records for poor performance.

Hey, don't get too carried away folks. Re a pp the article quotes:

''...AFL football operations manager Mark Evans would not debate hypotheticals, but indicated a special assistance selection, if awarded, would not fall in the first round. The likely spot would be ahead of the second round, thwarting the dream scenario...'

With good draft picks, a solid coaching succession plan and some favourable draws, i'd say that within a few years we could win a game.

With good draft picks, a solid coaching succession plan and some favourable draws, i'd say that within a few years we could win a game.

You are too ambitious for your own good Hampton 22. Stop shooting for the stars.

If we use our picks like we should, then it should be our last fix.

We now have the right teachers, there are no excuses, but IMO we do need picks.

We should've got a PP last year, we should get one this year.

If we don't - then we'll stay near the bottom.

The AFL just needs to work out whether MFC spending a decade at the bottom is good for the league.

Ideally, we end up with 1,2,3, we really need that as well.

Obviously some of that hinges on Frawley.

I agree KDA. we should get a PP. we should have had one last year. we'll end up trading it, or an early pick for a mature player, + possibly a laterpick.

if we don't we may end up losing more players in coming years & we'll be the first Club to prove why free agency is bad for the competition.

No remember the argument against us last year getting any help, it is all our own fault, we don't deserve any help.

Viscount ??? I always saw you as an Earle, Hoody ?

what about Gillard, Baroness 'G' ?

With good draft picks, a solid coaching succession plan and some favourable draws, i'd say that within a few years we could win a game.

I think Roos & co would be installing a winning culture & setting high standards ...

Let's not forget what tanking did to the culture & player exodus!

If frawley leaves and we get a pick after our first round it would be considered a priority pick but if he doesn't leave then we may get a priority pick after first round

Sadly if frawley leaves we won't get what should occur and that's reality because the afl is all about perception not fairness

If frawley leaves and we get a pick after our first round it would be considered a priority pick but if he doesn't leave then we may get a priority pick after first round

Sadly if frawley leaves we won't get what should occur and that's reality because the afl is all about perception not fairness

No, it doesn't work like that.

If Frawley leaves we should get a pick between 2-4, depending where we finish on the ladder.

But, that is separate to the AFL allocating us a PP, which should also be between pick 2-4.

If Frawley does leave, his absence is worth every bit of a 2-4 pick. We do take Frawley for granted.

But, then comes the issue of is Frawley worth 800k, I'd say no.. We could get a younger, better player for that coin.

We need more then three pick to help us, we need 22.

We need more then three pick to help us, we need 22.

Pick 20 and 40 should also help, thats a Dunstan and JKH on top of a Boyd, Kelly and Grundy. 5 good to go.