GOODBYE MITCH CLARK

[wattsindawes 57]

T. Hunt plus 3rd round could be an option....

[beelzebub 23,377]

Travis obviously has a doppelganger who everyone seems to be confusing for the guy that actually plays footy

[Grand New Flag 3,227]

GNF - when you say something like that it makes me very very very nervous...

...please tell, what is the cause of your nausea?

Just the Clark dog act.

[P-man 13,366]

From the FB news item:

Lynden Jerkle Dunn: Some of the comments on here are sickening! It is disappointing that Mitch will be pursuing his AFL career at another club and yes I too am a little disgruntled at the decision. In saying that, I wouldn't wish what happened to Mitch and happens to so many others day in and day out upon anybody. I'm so glad he is well enough to try and pursue his dream of playing footy at the elite level and I will always think of him as a mate. Some comments especially from some demon faithful are distasteful and cowardly but I suppose so long as the few "Keyboard Warriors" have there say and hide behind there screens then life will go on. All the best brother!

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From the FB news item:

Lynden Jerkle Dunn: Some of the comments on here are sickening! It is disappointing that Mitch will be pursuing his AFL career at another club and yes I too am a little disgruntled at the decision. In saying that, I wouldn't wish what happened to Mitch and happens to so many others day in and day out upon anybody. I'm so glad he is well enough to try and pursue his dream of playing footy at the elite level and I will always think of him as a mate. Some comments especially from some demon faithful are distasteful and cowardly but I suppose so long as the few "Keyboard Warriors" have there say and hide behind there screens then life will go on. All the best brother!

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Not sure how I feel about this..

[whatwhat say what 22,766]

someone ask him if he bleeds red and blue.

[Tatu 416]

26 isn't bad for a guy with a bit of toe.

I think he had injury problems this year and wasn't quite right, but his best is very good.

26 is a lot younger than I was thinking, he could be around for a few years... This could be a good trade for us...

[Goodvibes 3,596]

No mate!

Absolutely my favourite time of the year. No actual games to destroy our moods.

Have no interest in posting for 11 months of the year any more - just October.

Guess that makes me the new Nudge

Who was the journo you sucked in with the Morton stuff a couple of years ago?

[Tatu 416]

When was the last time ANY MFC player did that......

When was the last time we wanted one too...lol..

[piddz 118]

I've held my tongue up until it was official that b itch Clark wanted out. Chomping at the bit for dees vs traitor fc already

[Fat Tony 5,231]

Too old: Bartel, Enright, Mackie, Kelly, Rivers, Lonergan, SJ, McIntosh, Stokes

Too good: Taylor, Hawkins, Selwood, Motlop, Christensen, Caddy, Duncan, Guthrie

Too injured: Cowan, Menzel, Vardy

Too drunk: Dawson Simpson

Too delisted: Sheringham, Burbury, Stringer, Schroder

Too young and important: J. Kolodjashnij, Lang, Hartman, Jansen, Thurlow, Hambling. Blicavs

Probably Available: Mitch Brown, Varcoe, Smedts, T Hunt

Possibles: Murdoch, Horlin-Smith, Walker, Bews, McCarthy

Blicavs is the player I would be going for. He is a lot like Jimmy Stynes, but will only be really valuable if played in the ruck. (And yes I watched the North final where he was killed by Goldstein but I think he will improve.)

I would offer up Clark and a downgrade in our second rounder. Or Blicavs and Varcoe/Walker for Clark and #23.

[Curry & Beer 5,444]

i would love Clark to be forced to read this entire thread at gunpoint, to gain a full-bodied appreciation of precisely what a dog about 40,000 people think he is

[Ron Burgundy 8,584]

Clark offers heaps to Geelong.

A forward line of Hawkins and Clark would be unstoppable.

Someone here said that Clark, when firing, can literally 'rag doll' opposition defences.

This is the best description I've heard. It's spot on.

Clark leaving us is hard to take. He is a seriously good player.

And the trade we negotiate must reflect this.

[Hal Anger 26]

So [censored] off at this guy and the AFL for running this inequitable competition of 6 teams.

[Jaded No More 68,918]

Clark offers heaps to Geelong.

A forward line of Hawkins and Clark would be unstoppable.

Someone here said that Clark, when firing, can literally 'rag doll' opposition defences.

This is the best description I've heard. It's spot on.

Clark leaving us is hard to take. He is a seriously good player.

And the trade we negotiate must reflect this.

Another absolute heartache in a long list of disappointments and bitter letdowns that is the life of a Melbourne supporter.

[spirit of norm smith 16,460]

Mitch Clark for JACKSON THURLOW ... thats the deal.

Young, tough, skilled, 190 cms, 83kgs. Big mid to rotate to HBF/HFF.

[s-t-i-n-g-a 439]

Love the talk about how we shouldn't take players just because they aren't in Geelong's best 22.

Newsflash, people. We aren't Geelong.

News flash, Clark will be comfortably in their 22, so we should expect compensation that is also comfortably in their 22. Edited September 30, 2014 by s-t-i-n-g-a

[Tyson_Viney_Toumpas 269]

Mitch Clark for JACKSON THURLOW ... thats the deal.

Young, tough, skilled, 190 cms, 83kgs. Big mid to rotate to HBF/HFF.

The real deal? Or just your theory?

[Ron Burgundy 8,584]

News flash, Clark will be comfortably in their 22, so we should compensation that is also comfortably in their 22.

Exactly.

[Pates 9,660]

From the FB news item:

Lynden Jerkle Dunn: Some of the comments on here are sickening! It is disappointing that Mitch will be pursuing his AFL career at another club and yes I too am a little disgruntled at the decision. In saying that, I wouldn't wish what happened to Mitch and happens to so many others day in and day out upon anybody. I'm so glad he is well enough to try and pursue his dream of playing footy at the elite level and I will always think of him as a mate. Some comments especially from some demon faithful are distasteful and cowardly but I suppose so long as the few "Keyboard Warriors" have there say and hide behind there screens then life will go on. All the best brother!

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This is the first we've heard of a Melbourne player speaking honestly about the situation and responding to the thoughts of the Melbourne fans. It's actually really good to hear from a long time Dees player, especially one that at times has copped ridicule from the supporters (and I regret to say myself included).

This reminds us that we are looking at this from the outside in, with probably 10% of the information. At the end of the day those two have gone out on the field, and bruised and bled together, that sort of a mateship can't be under estimated. His comment of him being disgruntled also points that the players too feel frustrated by this, but he's not letting that emotion get the better of him. I agree with Dunny that some of the comments made about him are disgusting and likely so far off the mark it's not funny.

I don't know if I'm at a stage where I can wish Mitch all the best, but if nothing else it should be taken on board by the fans that Lynden does.

Edited September 30, 2014 by Pates

[Tyson_Viney_Toumpas 269]

B: Garland, Dunn, Jetta

HB: Harry O, McDonald, Thurlow

I could deal with that.

[spirit of norm smith 16,460]

The real deal? Or just your theory?

theory... we should have the balls to demand

[Sir Why You Little 37,039]

This is the first we've heard of a Melbourne player speaking honestly about the situation and responding to the thoughts of the Melbourne fans. It's actually really good to hear from a long time Dees player, especially one that at times has copped ridicule from the supporters (and I regret to say myself included).

This reminds us that we are looking at this from the outside in, with probably 10% of the information. At the end of the day those two have gone out on the field, and bruised and bled together, that sort of a mateship can't be under estimated. His comment of him being disgruntled also points that the players too feel frustrated by this, but he's not letting that emotion get the better of him. I agree with him that some of the comments made about him are disgusting and likely so far off the mark it's not funny.

I don't know if I'm at a stage where I can wish Mitch all the best, but if nothing else it should be taken on board by the fans that Lynden does.

he won't be so accomodating when he is playing against Hawkins & Clark in a backline.

[Redleg 40,926]

theory... we should have the balls to demand

Play hardball Dees.

The Cats have smashed us on the field, don't let them do the same off it.

My best result would be a good player plus a pick we can use to get HL.

[beelzebub 23,377]

Clark will probably get a well guarded and "claused" contract for 2y in my estimation.Clark plays a dozen games in that period before breaking down again. This is also what Geelong might be expecting. Dont' expect them to throw any babies out with the bathwater as they say..