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Bernie Vince set to sign new deal

dazzledavey36
in Melbourne Demons

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Just mentioned on the footy show. Didn't say how many years though.

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    Deserves every cent of his new contract too.  Barrett mentioned that he had already hit all the triggers that would see him get another year in 2017, but the club will rip that one up and give him a new one on good money.  

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    Great news. He's really embraced the club, and his off field persona of a being a bit of larrikin, isn't reflected by his professionalism on and off the field. I'd say his close relationship with Goodwin would have a bit to do with his contract extension, but he fully deserves it.

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    Bernie is obviously highly regarded as signaled by his promotion to the Leadership Group and now a contract extension.  A move to HB will likely prolong his longevity on our list.  Hope he will still be around to enjoy the first years of a long and successful era for the MFC..  Great stuff!

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    Will enable him to provide another father/son

    Very forward thinking by the Club

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    I honestly thought we were bringing in Colin Syliva 2.0 when we traded for Bernie. He's obviously worked very hard on correcting his onfield issues which saw him wasting his career over in Adelaide, and has become a talented, tough, committed and consistent AFL footballer.

     

    Love 'im!

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    18 minutes ago, Clint Bizkit said:

    I'd happily give him a three year extension.

    Yes, please

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    10 minutes ago, TeamPlayedFine39 said:

    I honestly thought we were bringing in Colin Syliva 2.0 when we traded for Bernie. He's obviously worked very hard on correcting his onfield issues which saw him wasting his career over in Adelaide, and has become a talented, tough, committed and consistent AFL footballer.

     

    Love 'im!

    Bernie had done far more with his career than Col when we traded for him.  I did think he was probably past his prime, but still had class.  I was half-right. 

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    One of the best trades we've done since I started following the Dees. He had an immediate impact in his first season and followed it up with an even better second season. 

    Great stuff Bernie

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    He started footy late so I reckon he still has some great footy left.

    Love the bloke. No fuss. All class. Tough as. Might be able to play more outside with the young lads we have coming through. 

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    Turned 30 in the off season. 

    About to enter the 3rd year of his 3 year deal with us, although I thought it had 4th year option maybe? 

    Signing him up for 2017 is important and he's probably good enough to go to 2018 if we get a team friendly deal. I think how he translates his play to half back will determine his value in the future. If he can settle there he can probably play for quite a while longer. I hope so anyway.

    Glad someone wants to earn the Melksham money!

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    Vince can play till he is 35. I've always thought that, he is a footballers footballer, and those type of players don't age, not in this game. People always like to say that the game speeds up and older players cannot keep up, and that is partly true, but that it doesn't apply to all players. Players who rely on football smarts, skills, and have never had to rely on speed, they do not age. Guys like Mitchell, Vince, good on both sides of the body, they have lesser need to break the lines.

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    45 minutes ago, KingDingAling said:

    Vince can play till he is 35. I've always thought that, he is a footballers footballer, and those type of players don't age, not in this game. People always like to say that the game speeds up and older players cannot keep up, and that is partly true, but that it doesn't apply to all players. Players who rely on football smarts, skills, and have never had to rely on speed, they do not age. Guys like Mitchell, Vince, good on both sides of the body, they have lesser need to break the lines.

    I hope your right because at best,  at least Re father/son,  Bernie will need to play right thru his 34th year to get near 100 games, (2018 season)  not to mention top 4.

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    2 hours ago, TeamPlayedFine39 said:

    I honestly thought we were bringing in Colin Syliva 2.0 when we traded for Bernie. He's obviously worked very hard on correcting his onfield issues which saw him wasting his career over in Adelaide, and has become a talented, tough, committed and consistent AFL footballer.

     

    Love 'im!

    I didn't think he'd be the gun that he's turned out to be, but Colin Sylvia 2.0? A bloke who never strung two consistent games in a row, let alone a whole season? I reckon that's mighty unfair to Bernie.

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    Perhaps, and I certainly have been proven wrong.

    However it's worth noting that at first Bernie was against the trade to Melbourne.  It was only when he was told he wouldn't be offered a new contract with Adelaide that he decided to leave.  They were of the opinion that he was finished.

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    54 minutes ago, Jesus Hoganshaw said:

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    Great gif.

    Can you walk me thru it?

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    Good thing for Bernie is he can finish his career as a damaging half forward.

    would be good to sing him for at least another two.

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