Dion Prestia

[Middymalt 244]

1 hour ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Was listening to Triple M just before and Brian Taylor who knows the Prestia's said that he will be definitely coming home for sure. Didn't mention any club but found that interesting.

Now my question is would Prestia still be on our wish list? Why i say that is our abundance of inside mids now with Oliver emerging. I have been a huge advocate on getting him across but i just feel an outside class midfielder would be more of a need. Someone like a Josh Kelly would be more priority personally for me.

Correct we have a lot of grunt 

[Binmans PA 26,051]

3 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Was listening to Triple M just before and Brian Taylor who knows the Prestia's said that he will be definitely coming home for sure. Didn't mention any club but found that interesting.

Now my question is would Prestia still be on our wish list? Why i say that is our abundance of inside mids now with Oliver emerging. I have been a huge advocate on getting him across but i just feel an outside class midfielder would be more of a need. Someone like a Josh Kelly would be more priority personally for me.

Short answer... yes. You don't say no to A grade midfielders. You just don't.

Viney, Oliver, Brayshaw, Jones, Tyson, Prestia and Petracca. We have improved our depth remarkably in a very short time, but we still have nothing on GCS, GWS, Hawthorn, Sydney or even the Bulldogs. Further, Prestia can play outside or inside. His height goes against him a little bit, but he is a ball magnet. I've wanted him pretty much since his first season and that still hasn't changed. Still managed a goal and 29 touches against Essendon yesterday, first game back from a long-term injury. He was pretty rusty, but still can't help finding a stack load of the ball and a lot of it contested.

Would love Kelly though too.

2 hours ago, Whispering_Jack said:

I heard one media report during the week that Hawthorn and Richmond are the frontrunners with Gold Coast confident he will stay.

He'll come to the MFC I reckon. $500k a year should be fine. Even $450k might get the job done.

Edited March 27, 2016 by AdamFarr

[mo64 5,209]

Let's not get ahead of ourselves when it comes to the strength of our list. You can't have too many quality mids. Prestia allows vets like Jones and Vince to spend time down back and prolong their careers. 

[Moonshadow 16,168]

Would have him in a heartbeat (assuming his body is ok). Pure class A grade mid. Let's not get ahead of ourselves, we still lack experienced high end mids. Quick, inside, hard, great skills, good tank, leadership.... very little not to like.

Though not the same role, I'd have him above Tyson, Harmes, Stretch, Kennedy, M Jones, Grimes and even Vince. And very few of what's left is as proven as Prestia

[Binmans PA 26,051]

6 minutes ago, Moonshadow said:

Would have him in a heartbeat (assuming his body is ok). Pure class A grade mid. Let's not get ahead of ourselves, we still lack experienced high end mids. Quick, inside, hard, great skills, good tank, leadership.... very little not to like.

Though not the same role, I'd have him above Tyson, Harmes, Stretch, Kennedy, M Jones, Grimes and even Vince. And very few of what's left is as proven as Prestia

It's staggering how many people seem to have the memory of a goldfish. Since last year, all we've added to the midfield is Oliver, Kennedy and Bugg. Okay, Viney seems to have taken another step over pre season, but if we think our midfield is set up now, we're going nowhere. We will not be able to compete with the aforementioned teams in years to come unless we continue to strengthen our midfield.

[Moonshadow 16,168]

1 minute ago, AdamFarr said:

It's staggering how many people seem to have the memory of a goldfish. Since last year, all we've added to the midfield is Oliver, Kennedy and Bugg. Okay, Viney seems to have taken another step over pre season, but if we think our midfield is set up now, we're going nowhere. We will not be able to compete with the aforementioned teams in years to come unless we continue to strengthen our midfield.

Absolutely. Prestia would probably be our best mid if he was on the 2016 MFC list. Certainly top 3.

[Binmans PA 26,051]

11 minutes ago, Moonshadow said:

Absolutely. Prestia would probably be our best mid if he was on the 2016 MFC list. Certainly top 3.

Yep. Which speaks volumes.

And Oliver is already our go to extractor, along with Viney. 

Edited March 27, 2016 by AdamFarr

[Grand New Flag 3,226]

He will be in a red & blue next season. Deal done Dangerfield style.

[Grand New Flag 3,226]

Suggestions we n longer want him are insane. He is a star.

[Moneider96 1,045]

3 minutes ago, Grand New Flag said:

He will be in a red & blue next season. Deal done Dangerfield style.

Dangerfield style?

[Binmans PA 26,051]

13 minutes ago, Grand New Flag said:

He will be in a red & blue next season. Deal done Dangerfield style.

Exactly.

[Mach5 4,482]

Anyone questioning whether we need Prestia... Didn't Matt Jones plays yesterday?

He did ok, but if he is sneaking into our 22 there is certainly room for Prestia. 

[SaberFang 7,141]

GNF, I hope your intel is more accurate on this topic than it was with those 2014 trade period riddles which never eventuated.

Dangerfield to Geelong was the worst kept secret in the AFL. He was never staying at Adelaide.

Edited March 27, 2016 by SaberFang

[rpfc 27,451]

40 minutes ago, Grand New Flag said:

He will be in a red & blue next season. Deal done Dangerfield style.

Yes?

Go on...

[Mach5 4,482]

It's so hard not to let yourself be sucked in...

[rjay 23,903]

29 minutes ago, SaberFang said:

GNF, I hope your intel is more accurate on this topic than it was with those 2014 trade period riddles which never eventuated.

Dangerfield to Geelong was the worst kept secret in the AFL. He was never staying at Adelaide.

Playing the numbers game...

[titan_uranus 22,351]

Wait, is it October already?

...

Anyway, I'd like to hope GNF is right. Has been maybe 50% spot on the money well before anyone else, and 50% way off.

There's no doubt if Prestia wanted to come to Melbourne we should take him. Midfield depth wins premierships (also, running N Jones off half-back in the fourth quarter was really good and I would like us to do that more during games, meaning we need another inside midfielder anyway).

[SaberFang 7,141]

So why didn't he ask to come to Melbourne last trade period, if it's been his intention all along? Not wanting to look like a Cam McCarthy? The Howe deal falling through? Not wanting the MFC to pay overs to get him?

Personally I just think he wants to see which team looks the most promising by the end of this year, and I don't blame him. But if he's been planning to come here all along, why waste an entire year at the Suns?

[Binmans PA 26,051]

24 minutes ago, SaberFang said:

So why didn't he ask to come to Melbourne last trade period, if it's been his intention all along? Not wanting to look like a Cam McCarthy? The Howe deal falling through? Not wanting the MFC to pay overs to get him?

Personally I just think he wants to see which team looks the most promising by the end of this year, and I don't blame him. But if he's been planning to come here all along, why waste an entire year at the Suns?

So he fulfils his contract and then gets to wait and see that we progress as a team. I'm sure his manager would have advised him of this.

[boydie 653]

31 minutes ago, SaberFang said:

So why didn't he ask to come to Melbourne last trade period, if it's been his intention all along? Not wanting to look like a Cam McCarthy? The Howe deal falling through? Not wanting the MFC to pay overs to get him?

Personally I just think he wants to see which team looks the most promising by the end of this year, and I don't blame him. But if he's been planning to come here all along, why waste an entire year at the Suns?

He also has a little more leverage of manoeuvring a trade to his preferred club when he's out of contract.

[DemonOX 8,530]

u can never have too many inside midfielders.  NEVER. 

Get him. 

[spirit of norm smith 12,904]

Dion

Come home to the spiritual home of AFL football.  The MFC needs you to push into the finals and can see you being there at the MCG when we push back to the top.

A 5 year deal at $450,00/year is the offer.  

Join Jonesy, Vince, Viney, Tyson, Brayshaw, Petracca, Oliver in our new top flight midfield.  

From The Mighty Demons

[Adzman 2,085]

Would have thought he would have been moved at last year's trade period. I just hope if he is Vic bound we don't have to queue up behind your Collingwoods and Hawthorn's of the world. 

Would love a star to nominate us as a destination for a change.

[Binmans PA 26,051]

12 minutes ago, Adzman said:

Would have thought he would have been moved at last year's trade period. I just hope if he is Vic bound we don't have to queue up behind your Collingwoods and Hawthorn's of the world. 

Would love a star to nominate us as a destination for a change.

Speaking of Collingwood, this season will be fascinating. How will they respond to the Sydney thumping? If they really struggle this year, they won't be in the hunt for anyone.

[daisycutter 28,508]

4 minutes ago, AdamFarr said:

Speaking of Collingwood, this season will be fascinating. How will they respond to the Sydney thumping? If they really struggle this year, they won't be in the hunt for anyone.

don't worry when they get jeremy howe on the field they'll be flying