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Just don't go reaching for the pitchforks until we hear something definite from Mitch or the club. The big guy gave us his all until his body broke down and deserves some respect. Also we've got good people running the show now who aren't going let us get dudded in all this.

 

Maybe MFC have already committed or are right into anther power forward .

Watch this space.

  On 07/09/2014 at 04:36, Yossarian said:

Just don't go reaching for the pitchforks until we hear something definite from Mitch or the club. The big guy gave us his all until his body broke down and deserves some respect. Also we've got good people running the show now who aren't going let us get dudded in all this.

I agree, but I think the club needs to be proactive and very clear straight away in the best interest of supporters and members.
 

The AFL's own exceptional circumstances for a PP are surely being met. Unable to secure a proper trade, at least an end of first round pp would be due

  On 07/09/2014 at 04:40, Mickey said:

The AFL's own exceptional circumstances for a PP are surely being met. Unable to secure a proper trade, at least an end of first round pp would be due

when is the final decision for the pp


I'd be very surprised if he went to another club. There are no quotes that say his comeback won't be with Melbourne, just that he's in good shape and likely to attempt a comeback.

My guess is that Barrett is trying to drum up interest in the story by saying it won't be with Melbourne. He may be proven right of course, but it wouldn't make much sense at all.

Can't help but think we should've kept him on the books for 2015 as well until after trade period as part of his retirement settlement.

Maybe that's what an experienced footy manager would do and Josh Mahoney wouldn't.

Agree we have to hear from Mitch and the MFC. The sooner the better.

Damian Barrett teaming up with player manager Colin Young makes this all the worse.

  On 07/09/2014 at 04:42, budge said:

when is the final decision for the pp

Due to be considered at the next AFL Commission meeting early in Oct
 

Good to see its not just MFC fans who think its absolute bulldust if he plays for another team...

  On 07/09/2014 at 04:07, Georgiou R.R. Martin said:

Trade with Freo seems likely to me but Freo wont want to give up anything for him. They've already signed free agents in Sylvia and Pearce (subbed out yesterday) and traded a late pick for the failed Gumby experiment. Don't expect anything better than a 3rd round pick I'd say.

Of course the option is we don't trade, put him in the PSD and pick him (presuming St Kilda stay away). But clubs haven't gone down this route before yet alone with a guy coming back from retirement due to mental health issues.

  On 07/09/2014 at 04:09, 1964nowMORE said:

Trade him to Freo if he wants to return and WA is appealing for his mindset. He'd be awesome for them. In return we could get one of their decent tough young players like Neale, or Spurr and maybe a Silvangi. We could get Sylivia back so Casey have a mature mid!

Love to see him fit and healthy in a Dees jumper again, but equally understand Roosy thinking time to move on and develop another tall forward line.

Freo would have to give up something decent to get him otherwise we let him go to the PSD and off to St Kilda or GWS.

Neale it would have to be as a minimum.


I am preparing for yet another kick in the guts, why should this season be any different to the last 7 or 8?

If he's on our list now he can't just walk to another club (if he wants to go to another club) He'd have to be traded to his club of choice or he takes his chances in the draft or the pre-season draft.

Unless ... he qualifies as a delisted free agent once we no longer have a hold on him and I'm not sure that he does qualify as a delisted free agent. I believe he would only be an out of contract player.

We may not necessarily want him but he is technically still our player (by all accounts)

It's a tricky one because "we've heard" that his contract has been paid out for this year (a settlement was supposedly reached) and that the last year of his contract (next year) was rendered null and void.

Let's hope that if he's able to continue his footy career, it's with us.

  On 07/09/2014 at 05:07, Macca said:

If he's on our list now he can't just walk to another club (if he wants to go to another club) He'd have to be traded to his club of choice or he takes his chances in the draft or the pre-season draft.

Unless ... he qualifies as a delisted free agent once we no longer have a hold on him and I'm not sure that he does qualify as a delisted free agent. I believe he would only be an out of contract player.

We may not necessarily want him but he is technically still our player (by all accounts)

It's a tricky one because "we've heard" that his contract has been paid out for this year (a settlement was supposedly reached) and that the last year of his contract (next year) was rendered null and void.

Retirements don't qualify under FA rules.

  On 05/09/2014 at 05:46, leucopogon said:

I'm a jaded pessimistic demon fan Nutbean, what can I say?

  On 05/09/2014 at 05:46, leucopogon said:

I'm a jaded pessimistic demon fan Nutbean, what can I say?

I thought return of Messiah #1 circa 1980 was gunna do it

If he ends up at another club, will he be booed by our meagre remaining supporter base?

It would be totally justified if he was in any colours other than our red and blue.


  On 07/09/2014 at 05:01, Earl Hood said:

I am preparing for yet another kick in the guts, why should this season be any different to the last 7 or 8?

It wont be.

Sadly I can put a 43 before your 7 or 8.

Melbourne set to get screwed again!

  On 07/09/2014 at 05:11, DemonAndrew said:

If he ends up at another club, will he be booed by our meagre remaining supporter base?

It would be totally justified if he was in any colours other than our red and blue.

Booed, I'll run him over!

Joking, relax!

I wouldn't dint my car!

I'm all for Him getting his health issues in order.... But it's a kick in the guts for the MFC who gave up a pick to get him over & supported him during his tough times.... I think he needs to repay some faith to the MFC...

Compensation from the AFL is in order if this happens!

Where is all the info on him wanting a fresh start at another club coming from?


It's probably just craps then

Do you think Roos' comments in his bnf speech may have also had something to do with Clark, as well as Frawley?

Something along the lines of "if you're not it together, then you know where you can go".

I feel crook in the guts about this...again

 

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