Living in Perth and depressed by our score in our clash with Hawthorn, I decided to watch the TV game in Perth, Adelaide V St Kilda. Ex Dee Scott Thompson stood out with 35 disposals and i couldn't help thinking, What if? What if we had kept him at Melbourne? He is so cool and reliable and composed.What a difference he would make to our struggling midfield. Water under the bridge now though isn't it?

If he had stayed at Melbourne he would have turned out average at best

Was a great career decision by him

If he had stayed at Melbourne he would have turned out average at best

Was a great career decision by him

Rubbish.

He was already good when he left Melbourne. I was gutted when he left because anyone with half a brain could tell he was going to be a champion. Didn't get on well with Danners apparently that helped him make his decision (sick dad), but would have liked MFC to do a lot more to keep him.

If he had stayed at Melbourne he would have turned out average at best

Was a great career decision by him

You're having a bad run today, HH. Thompson was nearing gun status at Melbourne when he left. I remember going to a game up in Sydney where he dominated and kicked three goals from midfield. Absolute gun. Then the [censored] left us.

Rubbish.

He was already good when he left Melbourne. I was gutted when he left because anyone with half a brain could tell he was going to be a champion. Didn't get on well with Danners apparently that helped him make his decision (sick dad), but would have liked MFC to do a lot more to keep him.

Who did we get for him?

Who did we get for him?

In the end we got Moloney for him I think. Whilst Thompson was always be better than Moloney, in a situation where a very good player wants to leave, to at least get Moloney out of the deal was pretty good.

Edited May 16, 201510 yr by Clint Bizkit

You're having a bad run today, HH. Thompson was nearing gun status at Melbourne when he left. I remember going to a game up in Sydney where he dominated and kicked three goals from midfield. Absolute gun. Then the [censored] left us.

There is more BS written about the history of Scott Thompson than about most players (except maybe Grgic).

Fact - He got on well with Danners

Fact - He was not an absolute gun. He was a good & very promising young player who had injury problems.

Fact - He was contracted to Melbourne & stated at the time that he wanted to go back to Adelaide for family reasons but if a trade could not be done he would stay with Melbourne.

Fact - Daniher decided to let him go probably because he was licking his chops at having a pick of a number of Geelong youngsters of which they chose Moloney.

Geez we are desperate for success if we have to bring these things up aren't we?

Fact - He was not an absolute gun. He was a good & very promising young player who had injury problems.

There was a reason I said 'near gun' and it's not fact. It's opinion, although I happen to agree with it.

In the end we got Moloney for him I think. Whilst Thompson was always be than Moloney in a situation where a very good player wants to leave, to at least get Moloney out of the deal was pretty good.

Cool, thanks. I can accept that. Imagine if we'd picked up a player along the lines of Cale Morton for him.

Funny i was thinking the same thing listening to some of that match, when did he leave 2006 was it? Sure could have used him over the past 10ish years.

Thompson would've been a great player at MFC.

He is welcome back.

Funny i was thinking the same thing listening to some of that match, when did he leave 2006 was it? Sure could have used him over the past 10ish years.

End of 2004.

End of 2004.

And we have uncovered one genuine mid in the 11 years since. N jones in 2006 or whenever. Just think about that a fricking decade in search of a few A grade ball magnets and we are still searching. Incredible ineptitude by any measure.

And we have uncovered one genuine mid in the 11 years since. N jones in 2006 or whenever. Just think about that a fricking decade in search of a few A grade ball magnets and we are still searching. Incredible ineptitude by any measure.

Quite right Earl - may go some way to explaining why we are a total [censored] up as a football club!

There is more BS written about the history of Scott Thompson than about most players (except maybe Grgic).

Fact - He got on well with Danners

Fact - He was not an absolute gun. He was a good & very promising young player who had injury problems.

Fact - He was contracted to Melbourne & stated at the time that he wanted to go back to Adelaide for family reasons but if a trade could not be done he would stay with Melbourne.

Fact - Daniher decided to let him go probably because he was licking his chops at having a pick of a number of Geelong youngsters of which they chose Moloney.

A lot of opinions there Cranky. You probably know ST and Danners well, but they are still just an opinion. The claim of 'fact' has to be one of the most misused on Land.

Rubbish.

He was already good when he left Melbourne. I was gutted when he left because anyone with half a brain could tell he was going to be a champion. Didn't get on well with Danners apparently that helped him make his decision (sick dad), but would have liked MFC to do a lot more to keep him.

As I recall in 2004 we were looking seriously good until he injured himself just after mid-season. We managed to win a few more and top the ladder after round 18, but his loss was felt. I was filthy when he left.

Maybe, just maybe, we didn't uncover JUST the 1 decent midfielder??? What do WE do to them????

I don't think Thompson has been as good at Adelaide as he was tracking to be at Melbourne. Still very good, but he was really something special in 2004 before getting injured.

AA, 2 X BF, 4th in a Brownlow, averaged over 25 possessions a game since 2007. I'd say he's been A-grade.

I don't think Thompson has been as good at Adelaide as he was tracking to be at Melbourne. Still very good, but he was really something special in 2004 before getting injured.

Staggering comment..

There is more BS written about the history of Scott Thompson than about most players (except maybe Grgic).

And you have just added to it. And thats a .....Fact!!!

Its Demonland at its best when a poster posts "Fact" and then dribbles out there own unsubstantiate twist on things.

Staggering comment..

Why? He's a gun player I wrote that, but I think he could have been even better at Melbourne if he stayed with that list at the time.

Why? He's a gun player I wrote that, but I think he could have been even better at Melbourne if he stayed with that list at the time.

While he was good at Melbourne he still he was still a bit inconsistent. Soon as he went to Adelaide he absolutely sky rocketed in terms of development.

If you think he would have developed better at the dees your kidding yourself LOL.. He developed into a beast because he had the likes of Simon Goodwin, Mark Recciuto, Andrew McLeod, Tyson Edwards to learn off.

No way in hell he would have developed better at the Dees..

While he was good at Melbourne he still he was still a bit inconsistent. Soon as he went to Adelaide he absolutely sky rocketed in terms of development.

If you think he would have developed better at the dees your kidding yourself LOL.. He developed into a beast because he had the likes of Simon Goodwin, Mark Recciuto, Andrew McLeod, Tyson Edwards to learn off.

No way in hell he would have developed better at the Dees..

Fair call.