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Don't know if thats a word? Sorry my English teacher origins coming to the fore as well as maybe 14 beers!

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    Don't know if thats a word? Sorry my English teacher origins coming to the fore as well as maybe 14 beers!

    think it might be incan

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    I had a seance at the Gat last night .

    I channelled the late great Rodney Dangerfield.

    Must be a sign.

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    I can't believe my eyes... a Melbourne supporter saying that they don't want Danger because he might get injured, despite rarely missing a game in the last 5 yrs! Now I've read it all. So how about the 2 good players you mention don't perform to expectation and we missed out on a chance on a fit and firing Dangerfield? Basing recruitment upon 'what if he gets injured' is dumb recruitment. Clark had significant injuries at Brisbane before coming here, we knew that, took the risk and lost. But yeah, sure, GAJ was a big mistake for the Suns. Don't know why they went for him. Haha. Now that's a risk I'd love Melbourne to take: GAJ vs. possible injury. Hmmmmmm.......

    I'm not saying I don't want him. It depends on the price and risk vs his value as a player. I'll be happy if we get him at the right price.

    It is not 'basing' recruitment on 'what happens if he gets injured'. It is foolish to not take all possibilities + and - into account. If the price is so high we can't get some extra good player(s), then it is a risky thing to put all the eggs in the one basket. Of course 2 or 3 good players may also not fire or get injured. The odds are just lower. If you are depending on a single messiah, you are a naughty boy.

    Dangerfield past injury record is almost a neutral factor. You wouldn't want to touch him (at a high price) if he had bad history. Fortunately he doesn't. I trust Roos and co to weigh up the pros and cons if they get the chance (which seems unlikely anyway).

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    I had a seance at the Gat last night .

    I channelled the late great Rodney Dangerfield.

    Must be a sign.

    I think we are talking about different dangerfields! I have had enough laughs watching MFC last few years. Don't need anymore!

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    Hmm my farts smell like beer but dont speak!

    You need to stop smoking weed!

    Weren't you going to be away from a computer today?

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    On reflection remember Roos words "No one player will turn the club around, forget drafting kids and thinking they will be the saviou". I suspect the thinks the same about players and if we land Dangerfield good but I suspect Roos wants more than just 1 superstar. He wants to build the midfield depth and has a preference for tall strong mid's. Be interested to see how it pans out. Note Hawthorn got Burgoyne, 3 time premiership player, for pick 9 and traded Mark (shotgun) Williams.

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    Pick 12 should be enough. Isn't that what they gave us for Scott Thompson?

    Your kidding... A pick 12 for a gun.. Don't hold your breath... The chances coming him coming to us are zero.... He wants to win a flag!

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    Weren't you going to be away from a computer today?

    I have been. Slept for nearly 2 hours during the GF!

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    It was the most boring Grand Final since 2007

    The last 2 (2013,2014) have been much worse. 2007 was a celebration of great footy by one side and putting our dubious 1988 record to bed.

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    I'm not saying I don't want him. It depends on the price and risk vs his value as a player. I'll be happy if we get him at the right price.

    It is not 'basing' recruitment on 'what happens if he gets injured'. It is foolish to not take all possibilities + and - into account. If the price is so high we can't get some extra good player(s), then it is a risky thing to put all the eggs in the one basket. Of course 2 or 3 good players may also not fire or get injured. The odds are just lower. If you are depending on a single messiah, you are a naughty boy.

    Dangerfield past injury record is almost a neutral factor. You wouldn't want to touch him (at a high price) if he had bad history. Fortunately he doesn't. I trust Roos and co to weigh up the pros and cons if they get the chance (which seems unlikely anyway).

    I hear you Sue, you don't want all our eggs in one basket and you don't think any one player will be the messiah, both of which are simplistic clichés which cannot really be applied to something as complex and considered as recruiting and list building. Melbourne rarely (actually, pretty much never) gets the opportunity to trade for a fit midfield superstar at the very peak of his career. If we need to give up picks 2 and 3 and get Danger and a second rounder back, or Pick 2 and Toumpas I'd be satisfied. We will also get the opportunity to trade for other players, perhaps pick up a DFA or two, as well as select a couple of young players in the draft (eg, Stretch). And we get the same chance to further build our list in next year's draft.

    Imagine this year if we got Dangerfield, Stretch, Frost, Lumumba, Gwilt, one or two second round picks and a smokey late in the draft. If we gave up The Toump as part of the Dangerfield trade, you could possibly throw in Brayshaw as well. That sounds mighty tempting to me.

    I'll agree to disagree with you on this. It sounds like the Dangerfield discussion is moot anyway.

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    We don't disagree all that much Moonshadow. It depends on the price we have to pay.

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    The last 2 (2013,2014) have been much worse. 2007 was a celebration of great footy by one side and putting our dubious 1988 record to bed.

    Yeah Hawthorn are so boring to watch because they bloody belt the team, loved 2012 but 2013 and 2014 were terrible, hopefully their reign is done.

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    Yeah Hawthorn are so boring to watch because they bloody belt the team, loved 2012 but 2013 and 2014 were terrible, hopefully their reign is done.

    I would love Melbourne to be boring like hawthorn!

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    Yeah Hawthorn are so boring to watch because they bloody belt the team, loved 2012 but 2013 and 2014 were terrible, hopefully their reign is done.

    Unfortunately, they don't look like slowing down :S

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    dont give up on danger. there is a chance

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    Tom Harley told a supporter yesterday that we had him. If he was being a smart arse that really sucks given they have Frawley.

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    The only time I will believe we have Danger is when I see him in a dees polo at a pressor along with Melbourne officials.

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    Nah.... he is not coming... horses mouth.

    Hope that horse wasn't Lankan Rupee? Told me he was going to bolt in!

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