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Tom Scully & Col Sylvia - A Heartfelt Thank You

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These 2 players leaving the Club have turned out to be the best thing that could have happened. It has resulted in us picking up Bernie Vince & Jessie Hogan who are just fantastic players so again thank you TC & CS.

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    Add James Frawley, of course.

    I'll never like when players leave the club, but so far we've done pretty well out of it overall.

    Just wish we'd been able to trade Moloney and Rivers (even to the same destination) instead of the ignominious walk-outs.

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    Add James Frawley, of course.

    I'll never like when players leave the club, but so far we've done pretty well out of it overall.

    Just wish we'd been able to trade Moloney and Rivers (even to the same destination) instead of the ignominious walk-outs.

    Had we not taken Byrnes, we would have had another 1-2 young players as a result of losing Rivers and Moloney. It was a very poor decision.

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    Had we not taken Byrnes, we would have had another 1-2 young players as a result of losing Rivers and Moloney. It was a very poor decision.

    Had we not taken Byrnes, we would have had another 1-2 young players as a result of losing Rivers and Moloney. It was a very poor decision.

    But we got value out of Gillies.

    Mostly comedic.

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    But we got value out of Gillies.

    Mostly comedic.

    Max was a better footballer.

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    Somebody wrote on Demonland a while back words to the effect that adults are now making the calls at the draft.

    Gold!

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    Had we not taken Byrnes, we would have had another 1-2 young players as a result of losing Rivers and Moloney. It was a very poor decision.

    Gee, a poor decision by Neeld and co. Who would've thought!

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    Hate to be a spoilsport but I think technically we got Toumpas, Dawes and Barry for Scully. We still probably won that though.

    Hogan was part of a shifty backroom deal that allowed us to get Viney at pick 26, but he cost us pick 3 (Toumpas was 4, the Scully pick).

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    Thanks to Carlton who gave us Jeffy for two late picks

    Did they even use them?

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    Hate to be a spoilsport but I think technically we got Toumpas, Dawes and Barry for Scully. We still probably won that though.

    Hogan was part of a shifty backroom deal that allowed us to get Viney at pick 26, but he cost us pick 3 (Toumpas was 4, the Scully pick).

    Ssshhh Saint do want us to get investigated for Draft tampering. You know it only takes a slip of the tongue, a loose comment on the couch for the AFL to look our way. And the AFL would love a diversion at the moment.

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    But we got value out of Gillies.

    Mostly comedic.

    Brilliant.

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    The Pies are ahead on the Clark-Lumumba-Varcoe deal. Varcoe was great in the first half yesterday and has been much better for them than I thought he'd be. Heritier hasn't set the world on fire but been pretty handy and better than Clark

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    The Pies are ahead on the Clark-Lumumba-Varcoe deal. Varcoe was great in the first half yesterday and has been much better for them than I thought he'd be. Heritier hasn't set the world on fire but been pretty handy and better than Clark

    Maybe in a measure of statistical impact but i think that Lamumba had been more important for us than Varcoe could have been, offering line breaking run off half back.

    I know he sometimes runs in a circle but i put that down to other players not being in position. And his unbridled attack means that we are looking to break lines and run forward off half back, where we have been particularly hesitant over the past years.

    In short, he had been a particularly valuable addition to Melbourne.

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