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MELBOURNE has added three players to its leadership group, following the retirement of Mitch Clark and the long-term injury to former co-captain Jack Trengove.

The Demons have named key forward Chris Dawes, versatile tall Lynden Dunn and experienced midfielder Daniel Cross as official leaders.

All 3 are very welcome additions.

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    good

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    A long term detractor of ol crappy moustache man but he's certainly earned it..as much as my respect for his endevour. Hopefully thats infectious.

    Dawes I think is about to 'break out' in a fashion. He may well prove his doubters wrong.

    Cross a gem

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    I think Lynden's transition this year is a huge credit both to himself, and to Mr Roos.

    Well done.

    And Chris Dawes' elevation is a given. Well done. (I wonder if those here who labelled him as "soft" in the early weeks of the season will recant after his recent showings?)

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    Setting standards.....all good.

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    Should take Chip out too until he knows what direction he's meant to be leading in...

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    Happy with that. Biggest surprise is Dunny, not that he's in there, but that I'm happy he's in the leadership group after 2 years ago strongly wanting him delisted.

    Good luck to all three of you. You deserve the leadership titles.

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    Really pleased for Dunn _ an amazing transformation from a wasted talent to a core player and now a leader. Well done Lynden. Has also earned himself a solid new contract.

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    Should take Chip out too until he knows what direction he's meant to be leading in...

    kinda agree with this.. a put up or shut up by stealth

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    Dunn could yet be a success story for us and his experience could be very important for our team in future years. Not many have survived at Melbourne around the time he was drafted like Bate, Sylvia etc

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    Dunn could yet be a success story for us and his experience could be very important for our team in future years. Not many have survived at Melbourne around the time he was drafted like Bate, Sylvia etc

    ... ironic that he is a free agent at the end of the year too, yet everyone is concerned about Frawley. Dunn is fast becoming a concern for me in that I think he is definately needed by the MFC.

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    One of my fav posts on DL was the reenactment of a supposed meeting between Roos and Dunn which created a situation where Dunn takes his game to the next level is elevated into the LG

    Roos "Dunn, stop being a dick head"

    Dunn "Ok"

    IMO Dunn is one of the few players on our list who improved over the past 2 years.

    My nomination for most improved this year is Bail with Evans a possible smokey.

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    All three are worthy additions.

    Cross has actually exceeded my expectations. What a champ. We need him out there until his body says no more.

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    Congratulations to all three. They have clearly earned the respect of team-mates and coaches alike, and so it seems, Demonlanders as well. Now, there's a vote of confidence!

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    Well deserved by all three.

    I personally think it's fantastic to see Dunn there. He's clearly worked hard over the last 12 months and it is really paying off. He is exactly the kind of player who hasn't been doing this in the past, who we really need doing this in order to set the tone for the younger players coming through.

    It's a pity that there is a real generation gap around his and Jones' age group as they'd be the ones sheltering the kids at this point.

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    All good additions. Happy for Chip to be there as well. He's been a leader this year. Shown his value up forward. Roos and the players see him as a leader, that's good enough for me.

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    Dunn's a strange one. I suspect his kids have matured him. Not totally against it, I guess.

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    3 top blokes.

    Dunny has shown so much leadership on the track this year.

    The other 2 show so much leadership experience, from previous clubs.

    You just can't not pick them.

    They are all stand out leaders.

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    To be honest, Dunn has been pretty good since he lost his mo. His last season and a half has been pretty solid.

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    Should take Chip out too until he knows what direction he's meant to be leading in...

    Crap idea.

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    Crap idea.

    whilst he's obviously enjoying his new found fun role..., what leadership is he offering when hes really covering all bets ? just asking?

    well more than that really. a player like Chip...or even Buddy...whilst fantastic as they are arent necessarily automatically leadership material.

    Lets not confuse alpha males with role model or leadership qualities

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