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WELCOME TO THE MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB – JAKE MELKSHAM

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LOL

Hawks give up 18 for Carlisle.

Eagles give up 17 for Redden.

We give up 25 for... Melksham.

Hawks are also giving up a player in that potential deal.

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    It's Pick 25 because of where we finished. It makes a pick in the third round, which is in the early 40s, too low. If we finish higher up the ladder then our second rounder would be somewhere between 30-32.

    That's just the way it is. If we get something back that's a bonus.

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    Ex-Bomber Melksham lands at Melbourne

    MELBOURNE has secured midfielder/half-back Jake Melksham from Essendon in exchange for selection No.25 in the NAB AFL Draft.

    General manager of football operations Josh Mahoney said Melksham, who played 114 matches for the Bombers from 2010-15, had been targeted to play a specific role at the club.

    “During this trade period we were looking for players who could come in and play straight away and Jake was identified as a potential player that fit into that category,” he told melbournefc.com.au.

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    Welcome jake I am confident he will kill it for us next year, pick 25 oh well [censored] happens

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    Welcome Jake - hope you're not allergic to leather...

    Edit - because he will be the new DL whipping boy. Nothing to do with touching the footy, or ideas BBO has for you...

    Edited by billy2803

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    It's Pick 25 because of where we finished. It makes a pick in the third round, which is in the early 40s, too low. If we finish higher up the ladder then our second rounder would be somewhere between 30-32.

    That's just the way it is. If we get something back that's a bonus.

    Wise, do you really think we don't understand that!!

    We are outraged because that could have been done on Monday!

    It wasn't - strongly suggesting we were not prepared to give up 25 on its own.

    We have! We rolled over - to that crap lot near the airport.

    That is the issue.

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    I wasn't too enthused when it first broke that we were interested, but our track record over the past 2 years has been very good and I'm happy to back the club. Pick 25 seems overs but it's not really. It's a second rounder which is what a 24 year old, 100 gamer is worth on the market these days.

    All the best Jake, I'm hoping like crazy that you can come straight in a be a positive, consistent contributor to the side.

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    Welcome Milkshake, look forward to seeing him run around post Wada suspension.

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    Wise, do you really think we don't understand that!!

    We are outraged because that could have been done on Monday!

    It wasn't - strongly suggesting we were not prepared to give up 25 on its own.

    We have! We rolled over - to that crap lot near the airport.

    That is the issue.

    No it's not.

    There are heaps of deals going on. Mahoney said there was a hold up because of other deals going on. We may have already got other deals going that see us get a second round pick in return.

    Rolled over? You couldn't be going more over the top if you tried.

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    So glad we spent the extra 3 and 1/2 days ironing out the kinks in that deal. At least our negotiators can feel like they've achieved something this week, whilst everyone else is circling the big fish.

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    Wise, do you really think we don't understand that!!

    We are outraged because that could have been done on Monday!

    It wasn't - strongly suggesting we were not prepared to give up 25 on its own.

    We have! We rolled over - to that crap lot near the airport.

    That is the issue.

    Strongly suggested is right but it is not definitive. How do we know this to be the case, knowing Essendon they were probably after our first round pick this year and next and the first born of the current playing list. We may have beaten them down to this. No point getting angry over what we don't actually know.

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    I'd rather pick 25. Don't know if his football or head is worse.

    Booooooo

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    Not even a 4th round pick back!

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    It's a punchable head but now it's OUR punchable head. Can't say I'm a fan but I'm happy to be won over.

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    So glad we spent the extra 3 and 1/2 days ironing out the kinks in that deal. At least our negotiators can feel like they've achieved something this week, whilst everyone else is circling the big fish.

    It's a good thing it goes for 2 weeks. Imagine if it had gone to late next week; thankfully the club has your health to consider.

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    I don't really know how to describe how I feel about this deal.

    This just about sums it up

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    what a joke from the MFC footy department

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    Welcome Jake, not jumping out of my skin about the deal but you are now a MFC player so you now have my support

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    lol, any excuse for a sook.

    So we gave up pick 25, big deal. Move along.

    Welcome to the MFC, Jake.

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    Maybe they've also rented him out a room with Watts and ordered him to mentor jacky with a few wrestling and boxing sessions on the sofa every week.

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