Just now, forever demons said:

no you do,just to understand lifes disappointments,Petal

Just a little joke FD. No offence intended. Enjoy the game today.

1 hour ago, Turner said:

bold statement, what's ya source?

Hi Turner, 

A pretty good one. The man who’s job it is to have that conversation with Kobe. Happy to own that statement.

Edited March 8, 20214 yr by Dee Viney Intervention

21 minutes ago, Dee Viney Intervention said:

Hi Turner, 

A pretty good one. The man who’s job it is to have that conversation with Kobe. Happy to own that statement.

Who's in contention for that list spot??

1 hour ago, CBDees said:

Why wouldn’t you list him with Casey Demons (where we can keep an even closer eye on him and he would be training/playing with senior list players)? I am sure Casey players are outside our cap.

May still happen CBDees. However the club think it best that he goes to Stingrays and that is what they will recommend. He will definitely not be offered a spot on our list.

2 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Who's in contention for that list spot??

We have a few spots open Dazzle as Hore and Nietscke will be on the inactive list. Daw and Smith to be announced soon. The latter they have big wraps on but as a half back flanker not wing or half forward apparently Goodwin loves him.  Will keep a spot for mid season draft but may not use it as “ there is not much out there” 

2 minutes ago, Dee Viney Intervention said:

We have a few spots open Dazzle as Hore and Nietscke will be on the inactive list. Daw and Smith to be announced soon. The latter they have big wraps on but as a half back flanker not wing or half forward apparently Goodwin loves him.  Will keep a spot for mid season draft but may not use it as “ there is not much out there” 

Awesome mate cheers.

8 hours ago, forever demons said:

If you knew what i have endured in my life ,if you got no balls ,bail out.Oh hi mum never got picked in the team today.Never mind sweetheart we will have pizza for tea.The world is full of pathetic snow flakes

Ok boomer

It’s interesting that he still played in the VFL practice match (kicking one of our few goals as well). I hope the club does look at ways to keep him in our system to keep an eye on his development. This doesn’t have to be the end of the journey for Kobe and the Dees. 

Any word on where young Kobe will play this season? Will he have a run at Casey or head back west?

1 hour ago, Redbeard said:

Any word on where young Kobe will play this season? Will he have a run at Casey or head back west?

He's headed back to Perth.

2 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

He's headed back to Perth.

Thanks Dazzle. Hopefully he has a fair rip in the WAFL and we'll see him come back next preseason

I follow Kobe on Instagram and his story came up and it got me thinking he doesn’t post about Melbourne anymore..

Then I noticed he doesn’t follow the Melbourne Instagram and any of the boys that I can see (only follow the indigenous boys) anymore 

 

has there been a falling out? 

16 hours ago, Demongirl35 said:

I follow Kobe on Instagram and his story came up and it got me thinking he doesn’t post about Melbourne anymore..

Then I noticed he doesn’t follow the Melbourne Instagram and any of the boys that I can see (only follow the indigenous boys) anymore 

 

has there been a falling out? 

Not sure, but I know the club told him at the end of preseason that he’d be considered for the mid year draft. Obviously we took others mid year instead. Fallout may have occurred as a result of that? Speculation though. Would be sad for the Farmer family to have fallen out with the club.

On 3/8/2021 at 1:49 PM, forever demons said:

If you knew what i have endured in my life ,if you got no balls ,bail out.Oh hi mum never got picked in the team today.Never mind sweetheart we will have pizza for tea.The world is full of pathetic snow flakes

You seem like a very sad and bitter man. Imagine being terribly offended at the idea of parent buying a pizza for a child after not being picked on a sporting team, and then calling others a snowflake? Boomers don't appreciate irony like we do I guess. Laughable stuff, can't wait till your generation is the hell out of my parliament. 

17 hours ago, Demongirl35 said:

I follow Kobe on Instagram and his story came up and it got me thinking he doesn’t post about Melbourne anymore..

Then I noticed he doesn’t follow the Melbourne Instagram and any of the boys that I can see (only follow the indigenous boys) anymore 

 

has there been a falling out? 

 

15 minutes ago, Lord Travis said:

Not sure, but I know the club told him at the end of preseason that he’d be considered for the mid year draft. Obviously we took others mid year instead. Fallout may have occurred as a result of that? Speculation though. Would be sad for the Farmer family to have fallen out with the club.

Reading into it a bit much I reckon guys.

Don't know about you, but I'm pretty picky with my insta given the way the algorithm works for the feed, and I've definitely 'unfollowed' people from previous jobs or that I don't know that well anymore. Doesn't mean I had a falling out though.

Let’s hope he’s training even harder and we nab him next year

21 minutes ago, Lord Travis said:

Not sure, but I know the club told him at the end of preseason that he’d be considered for the mid year draft. Obviously we took others mid year instead. Fallout may have occurred as a result of that? Speculation though. Would be sad for the Farmer family to have fallen out with the club.

In one of the Facebook MFC groups that I am in, Jeff's partner voiced her frustration and displeasure on there when Kobe was notified that we wouldn't be picking him up at the start of the year. A few pointed out that sometimes it just comes down to being simply not good enough and on exposed form didn't really show much.

Still didn't take it well though. If she felt like that, I wonder how Jeff felt.

Every player from the 2000 Grand final was happy to comment except:

Farmer declined to be interviewed, telling foxfooty.com.au he was “not interested. Happy living the quiet life.”

 

 

3 minutes ago, david_neitz_is_my_dad said:

Every player from the 2000 Grand final was happy to comment except:

Farmer declined to be interviewed, telling foxfooty.com.au he was “not interested. Happy living the quiet life.”

 

 

Just watch Robbo's interview with him a couple of weeks ago. he is a Demon through and through.

Did Kobe get to play much this year?

I hope the fact that he failed to make the cut at Melbourne hasn’t soured relations between Jeff and the club. He always seemed pretty happy as a Demon.

10 hours ago, Whispering_Jack said:

I hope the fact that he failed to make the cut at Melbourne hasn’t soured relations between Jeff and the club. He always seemed pretty happy as a Demon.

I mean if it does, it can’t have been that strong in the first place. I’m sure Jeff understands how it works and that it’s not personal.

Just remember Freo passed over Kobe as well.

Jeff painted his garage door red and blue before the grand final. 

On 2/13/2021 at 9:19 PM, DeeSpencer said:

What makes Bedford a small forward and not Spargo and Chandler? Is it his race?

He’s not Eddie Betts but Spargo has some forward craft - can crumb, can move through traffic. He’s a pretty standard forward flanker. Melksham is a different type of player, he has enough forward craft if it wasn’t for his lack of pressure.

ANB isn’t an AFL level footy iq player but he does have rare physical gifts to play the high half forward. He’s 5% smarts, skills and tackling from being an effective team man. It’s certainly now or never though. 

Not really relevant to the thread title, but what a difference a successful season makes (other than Melksham’s lack of pressure)