Patrick Dangerfield

[Norm Smith's Curse 2,602]

Got positive whispers this morning

[Travis Boots 157]

Do tell....

[Harry Plopper 105]

Got positive whispers this morning

care to elaborate?

[What 18,810]

Got positive whispers this morning

Time to put your money where your mouth is NSC

Cover yourself in glory or go down in flames

[beelzebub 23,390]

Got positive whispers this morning

what...you're on a promise with your missus ???

sink or swim

[Dockett 32 1,239]

Allowing players to pull out their six guns and saying things like "I wont go to a bottom six club" makes any sort of equalization a fairy tale.

Top clubs love it and simply cant lose with this sort of behaviour.

Revision urgently required on player movement circus, with a little smart thinking needed around all of this.

Lower clubs, need to be able protect their roster , be fairly compensated and not be locked out of a fair bidding process. As it stands this isn't the case.

[Bang Bang Bang 5,850]

Allowing players to pull out their six guns and saying things like "I wont go to a bottom six club" makes any sort of equalization a fairy tale.

Top clubs love it and simply cant lose with this sort of behaviour.

Revision urgently required on player movement circus, with a little smart thinking needed around all of this.

Lower clubs, need to be able protect their roster , be fairly compensated and not be locked out of a fair bidding process. As it stands this isn't the case.

I agree.

A solution to this, that I've seen mooted, is taking out player consent in trades. I reckon it has some merit. Why should a player like Taylor Adams, or Josh Caddy - be able to dictate where they play after 2 years?

Take out player consent (if player is OOC) for trades. The only way Free Agency will work IMO.

[beelzebub 23,390]

Smart thinking....AFL.....hmmm.....I'll get back to you on that one

[stevethemanjordan 6,952]

Got positive whispers this morning

You can't say things like that.

Ill spend the rest of the arvo refreshing this page now.

It's not on.

[Bang Bang Bang 5,850]

Got positive whispers this morning

Come on, you have to give us more than that!

[old dee 24,028]

OD in all seriousness Id agree with you about the OLD Melbourne , but the NEW MFC is a different beast.

Going along same vein as why I dont rate Chip, because he wants ready made , many a really good player might like to be part of a new fabric and add to it. Cull half a dozen deadwood and in place insert 6 decent players and its a very different team.

This would be exactly what Roos will tell any prospectives. Melbourne can be every bit as good as you ( player ) can help make it

If we get Dangerfield it would be the greatest recruit coup in a decade at the MFC.

I just don't see what the MFC can offer that cannot be matched by five other teams with a much better chance of success in the next five years

[Deestroy All 14,266]

If we get Dangerfield it would be the greatest recruit coup in a decade at the MFC.

I just don't see what the MFC can offer that cannot be matched by five other teams with a much better chance of success in the next five years

The picks that Adelaide would want. Top 8 teams won't have that currency.

They may as well keep him for another year and probably get first round compo rather than give him to a competitor for basically the same thing. A lot can happen in a year, new coach coach could Hinkley the joint and Danger could do a Boak.

Push him to us now for big $ and they get awesome value.

The Demon in me says it won't happen, but it's not unrealistic.

[Deecisive 1,709]

As I have said on the trading thread I am not so sure we should go after the big star recruit, i still remember previous stars we have wooed, i.e. Diamond Jim Tillbrook, Kelvin Templeton, Peter Moore, MC all who failed to live up to the hype. I would rather we get a couple of good players instead and save our $$'s for those of our players that perform and hopefully for a time when stars want to come to melbourne because of our culture and future not because we offer sh!tloads more $$'s than anyone else.

[CBDees 3,167]

If we get Dangerfield it would be the greatest recruit coup in a decade at the MFC.

I just don't see what the MFC can offer that cannot be matched by five other teams with a much better chance of success in the next five years

Maybe we can offer AFC a low pick and we can also offer Dangerfieild:

• a good salary package;
• the opportunity to be coached by Roos for the first two years;
• the chance to be coached by a respected former team-mate/all-Australian/AFC Captain in Goodwin after that
• the chance to play in the midfield with his old mate Bernie Vince (plus Riley] and
• playing in the same midield with Jones, Viney and Tyson.

[Harry Plopper 105]

Maybe we can offer AFC a low pick and we can also offer Dangerfieild:

• a good salary package;
• the opportunity to be coached by Roos for the first two years;
• the chance to be coached by a respected former team-mate/all-Australian/AFC Captain in Goodwin after that
• the chance to play in the midfield with his old mate Bernie Vince (plus Riley] and
• playing in the same midield with Jones, Viney and Tyson.

I think he'd rather play with Sloane, Thompson and Van Berlo.

[Demon3 2,541]

Thompson and NVB closer to the end.

[jnrmac 20,302]

Allowing players to pull out their six guns and saying things like "I wont go to a bottom six club" makes any sort of equalization a fairy tale.

Top clubs love it and simply cant lose with this sort of behaviour.

Revision urgently required on player movement circus, with a little smart thinking needed around all of this.

Lower clubs, need to be able protect their roster , be fairly compensated and not be locked out of a fair bidding process. As it stands this isn't the case.

I like this post except for the bit about a 'roster'

We don't have them. Its another annoying American import! It's a playing list!

[Demoneyes 562]

Well I didn't see the segment. If it was Barrett, as much as we all hate him, he does seem to have reasonable sources from this club (first to break Hogan's injury, and Clark's comeback) so wouldn't surprise me if we are going to do it. I hope its true.

It was Damo. I didn't see it though. My mate is still adamant that what he has heard is as good as any info he has had. I am reluctant to get excited by the prospect as there is much water to flow under the bridge yet.

[Demonsone 2,050]

Amazing maybe I'm wrong. Bottom teams need to give away the farm & pay way overs for a gun & yet the premiers may get Frawley for reasonable $$$ & don't give up any early picks....

The system yet again seems to be working in favour for the clubs @ the top????

[Roost It 1,434]

Word has it that clubs have agreed but still waiting on Frawley compo pick. Same source has 3 from 3 so I'm a little excited

[Demoneyes 562]

Word has it that clubs have agreed but still waiting on Frawley compo pick. Same source has 3 from 3 so I'm a little excited

Have agreed to?

[Bitter but optimistic 22,289]

I listened to a brief radio interview with Danger just before the GF. He talked about how envious he was of the competing players and that playing in a GF was the ultimate aim of all footballers.

Now, given that, could someone explain WTF he would even consider coming to MFC.

Oh hang on ... maybe he reckons he can play on until he is about 52.

[Demoneyes 562]

I listened to a brief radio interview with Danger just before the GF. He talked about how envious he was of the competing players and that playing in a GF was the ultimate aim of all footballers.

Now, given that, could someone explain WTF he would even consider coming to MFC.

Oh hang on ... maybe he reckons he can play on until he is about 52.

Come on BBO we are on the way up!

[Bitter but optimistic 22,289]

Come on BBO we are on the way up!

You still pizzed Clint?

[Moneider96 1,045]

I listened to a brief radio interview with Danger just before the GF. He talked about how envious he was of the competing players and that playing in a GF was the ultimate aim of all footballers.

Now, given that, could someone explain WTF he would even consider coming to MFC.

Oh hang on ... maybe he reckons he can play on until he is about 52.

So, I reckon finals will be in 2 years...and premiership window will open in 3-4 years. So that would take him to 27-28, not 52.