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For what it’s worth, last night I had an extremely vivid dream of Patrick Dangerfield carving it up for us in the rain against Collingwood. I never dream about footy.

I even remember the final scoreline. Melbourne 95 d Collingwood 89.

The only thing that goes against this dream being a portent of the future is that Herietier Lumumba played well, which is obviously impossible.

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Heard from the inner sanctum at Hawthorn that they're confident they have got a big fish this off season.

How would the football world react if true? If it were Dangerfield?

A lot of people tell me FA won't have an impact on unevenness of the competition.....It's the environment created within football clubs that attracts players.....

I maintain that FA when used strategically prolongs the strong sides to remain strong for longer. And makes it harder and longer for bottom sides to regenerate and climb sooner. And the AFL are all for even competition? BS.

There will always be a handful of teams only winning 3/4/5 games a year.

Sign Jesse for 12......

well maybe the salary cap should get smaller once a club gets into finals, so the squeeze is put on the rising clubs?

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I'm all for we'll run clubs which is why they win flags.... But if a club that's just won back to back or even 3 flags in a row can get an A+ grade player.... Makes a complete mockery of the equalisation of this so called comp..

Might as well call it EPL & let clubs buy players they want & be done with it... Afl continues to undermine & make changes to the rules of what the draft & salary cap were designed to do!

well give the lower clubs more spending capacity than the higher clubs

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According to Damien Barret, that 'big fish' could be Harley Bennel.

That'd be good as it wouldn't make them much better. I believe it's actually Jake Carlisle though.

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I'd have thought that if you actually knew him, you'd know his name was McCartney...

It's very rare that a Demonland poster actually comes through with a scoop, but kurtneverdied was able to do so when McCartney crossed over to Melbourne last year. He posted the news on here several days before the announcement. He's legit. The fact we're chasing Dangerfield means very little though, I'd be staggered if we weren't!

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I wonder the Tom Lynch fact will play a role in this. They are best mates at the club and Lynch takes our offer then surely with Goodwin Vince already at the club you would think it would be taken into consideration?


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Offer him 7 years at $1.4 million a year

Let us supporters know what it feels like to have a superstar playing in the Red and Blue. What a novelty that would be.

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Offer him 7 years at $1.4 million a year

Let us supporters know what it feels like to have a superstar playing in the Red and Blue. What a novelty that would be.

It would need to be 14 million a year to get him to our squalor.

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Offer him 7 years at $1.4 million a year

Let us supporters know what it feels like to have a superstar playing in the Red and Blue. What a novelty that would be.

I'm not sure even that would work but I agree with the idea, we desperately need to sign a superstar and we need that to happen pretty well ASAP

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Carlton landed Judd despite winning the spoon and finishing last 3 times over the past 5 seasons.

If the price and conditions are right, you can land anybody.

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Carlton landed Judd despite winning the spoon and finishing last 3 times over the past 5 seasons.

If the price and conditions are right, you can land anybody.

But the negativity.... won't somebody please think of the negativity!

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Maybe Fyfe hates the fishbowl of Perth? Who the hell knows.

Maybe we need to bring the inevitable forward (Hogan to WA???)? Don't forget, when Freo & WC are higher on the ladder, our position is strengthened.

We just need to be ruthless and entertain absolutely and utterly everything.

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But the negativity.... won't somebody please think of the negativity!

I'm positive Paddy ain't coming to the Dees.

Well, there it is.
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Maybe Fyfe hates the fishbowl of Perth? Who the hell knows.

Maybe we need to bring the inevitable forward (Hogan to WA???)? Don't forget, when Freo & WC are higher on the ladder, our position is strengthened.

We just need to be ruthless and entertain absolutely and utterly everything.

There's a difference between being ruthless and being utterly stupid too.

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For what it’s worth, last night I had an extremely vivid dream of Patrick Dangerfield carving it up for us in the rain against Collingwood. I never dream about footy.

I even remember the final scoreline. Melbourne 95 d Collingwood 89.

The only thing that goes against this dream being a portent of the future is that Herietier Lumumba played well, which is obviously impossible.

So it was a nightmare then?

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I think $s talk - I'd be disappointed if we aren't offering Patrick Dangerfield $1M+ x 7 years. The Cats won't come near that and it will give Adelaide pause to think to match it.

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I think $s talk - I'd be disappointed if we aren't offering Patrick Dangerfield $1M+ x 7 years. The Cats won't come near that and it will give Adelaide pause to think to match it.

10 mill over 7 years

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I wouldn't give two shits if we offered him a Franklin-esque deal.

He would utterly and completely change the face of the club.

But the reality is, he would just have zero interest in coming to us and he certainly doesn't strike me as someone who 'loves the cash-money'.

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