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FAREWELL DANIEL CROSS

La Dee-vina Comedia
in Melbourne Demons

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We'll have a hard time replacing him. He's been so important.

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    Fantastic career and contribution to the club, his influence will have rubbed off on alot of our young blokes!

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    I think Cross has followed the dictum of it's better to quit when people say 'Why did he retire?' than to leave it too late so people say 'Why didn't he retire?'

    I don't think from the reading the article and listening to his speech he had that choice, the club made it for him.

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    Wow was not expecting that.. He has been a great pickup for the club, I hope he stays on in a coaching role in 2016 and beyond!!!

    Well done Crossy.

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    The club didn't offer him a contract.

    Surely thats not right.. but if it is maybe we have a midfielder or two already lined up in trade period/free agency?

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    Great pick up for the club but it was time.

    Well done on a fine career that many of us could only dream about..

    I hope he will be remembered as a good demon player and that he works wit the club in some capacity. Would hate to see him go back to the dogs

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    Very hard to imagine a better role model for players at the time he was picked up by our Club. Well done Crossy, on a great career and thanks for your contribution to the MFC. I really hope you take up the role in our FD that has been offered to you. We will be a better team if you do!

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    Thanks for 2 fantastic years Crossy. Your contribution to our club as a whole was above and beyond what we hoped it would be.

    Now it's time for some of these young guys to step up and take your place.

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    Ultimate respect for Crossy, he has been a Beauty for this club,his speech gave me a few tears as well, not very often a player that comes from another club so late in his career can do that.

    Let's hope some of his work ethic rubs off on our young blokes.

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    Surely thats not right.. but if it is maybe we have a midfielder or two already lined up in trade period/free agency?

    From the article:

    "The club made the decision not to offer Cross a playing contract for next year and he has decided to announce his retirement from the AFL."

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    Surely thats not right.. but if it is maybe we have a midfielder or two already lined up in trade period/free agency?

    People keep saying Grimes is a depth player, who would we rather? (Yes I'm aware Grimes is contracted)
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    Fantastic career and contribution to the club, his influence will have rubbed off on alot of our young blokes!

    Young blokes yes, clearly not the senior players.
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    So Terlich and Matt Jones have contracts for next year but Cross can't get one. Who's in charge of list management again? I thought Cross was 50/50 to go on next year, but I assumed he'd make the decision.

    Congratulations on a great career Daniel.

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    People keep saying Grimes is a depth player, who would we rather? (Yes I'm aware Grimes is contracted)

    Grimes.

    Crossy has been great, but at 33 next year it was clear that he had lost a yard of pace and his skills were beginning to fade as well. I've loved him at the club but it's the right decision at the right time.

    As I said above - it's now time for others to take responsibility and step up to the fill his role in the side. We couldn't rely on him forever.

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    Grimes.

    Crossy has been great, but at 33 next year it was clear that he had lost a yard of pace and his skills were beginning to fade as well. I've loved him at the club but it's the right decision at the right time.

    As I said above - it's now time for others to take responsibility and step up to the fill his role in the side. We couldn't rely on him forever.

    Yeah, your right, I'm just pi##ed off a little.

    I hope he's offered a coaching role in some capacity.

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    Grimes.

    Crossy has been great, but at 33 next year it was clear that he had lost a yard of pace and his skills were beginning to fade as well. I've loved him at the club but it's the right decision at the right time.

    As I said above - it's now time for others to take responsibility and step up to the fill his role in the side. We couldn't rely on him forever.

    He got 39 touches against Freo in Perth!

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    Friend of the family was Crossy's player sponsor at the Dogs for many many years.

    He was shattered when he came to the Dees as he knew that we were getting the ultimate professional footballer who would try his best week in week out.

    What I'll remember the most is not the dedication on field but an article about coming back from his fractured leg and how he ate bone broth for about 2 months to strengthen his leg.

    That's the commitment I hope has rubbed off on the playing group about what it takes to get the best out of yourself.

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    Well, I can understand the decision even if I would have given him another year.

    Well done to him - he was fantastic these last two years, and he gave me new appreciation for professionals who just do their job and play with heart and effort.

    I hope it is appreciated by the younger players at the club too.

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