Pedersen signs

[Nasher 33,686]

One year deal. Well done Cam and good luck.

No surprise really, was clearly in the cards when he went in early for the knife.

http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/2016-10-06/pedersen-inks-new-oneyear-deal

[Bigred 502]

Well I like it. Gives his all. .... Flexible back up

[Milesh 26]

Pedobear is the most reliable contested mark on our list.  His signing is sound insurance while Hogan and Weideman are developing.

[Demon Jack 7,194]

Has come a long way since his Melbourne debut against Port Adelaide in Round 1 a few years back. 

Congrats Pedders! 

[MadAsHell 4,217]

Will be interesting to see where he sits in Goodwin's pecking order.

[Gipsy Danger 1,067]

The 2017 premiership race has just been blown wide open!

[The Lobster Effect 900]

We definitely won the Gysberts trade

[Redleg 42,176]

4 minutes ago, The Lobster Effect said:

We definitely won the Gysberts trade

Pity we didn't win the draft pick.  Daniel Talia, my selection and many on Demonland, was still there.

[dee-eee 231]

A classic "serviceable" player .  Shouldn't we be looking to recruit possibly  the next Boyd or Patton ?

[Ricky P 757]

2 minutes ago, dee-eee said:

A classic "serviceable" player .  Shouldn't we be looking to recruit possibly  the next Boyd or Patton ?

I'm sure the recruiting dept are capable of doing more than one thing at once.

[mo64 5,911]

2 minutes ago, dee-eee said:

A classic "serviceable" player .  Shouldn't we be looking to recruit possibly  the next Boyd or Patton ?

Should be a breeze with pick 44, but if we're really lucky, a player touted to go no.1 overall with slip through to pick 62.

[DeeZone 10,594]

Good on you Cam stood up really well in the Hawks win, let's hope he has a good 2017 for us. Go Dee's!!!

[dieter 3,325]

I watched him at Box Hill in the last Casey home and away: he was sensational. Casey might have won the flag had he not been surgeonized....

I'm glad he's been retained. He isn't a great player but he gives 100%, all of the time.

Go Pedders

[Nasher 33,686]

5 minutes ago, dee-eee said:

A classic "serviceable" player .  Shouldn't we be looking to recruit possibly  the next Boyd or Patton ?

Pedersen is there to buy Weideman time.  This is an indication that the club does not want to put undue pressure on its young players.  It's just a responsible signing rather than an exciting one.

[McQueen 17,867]

27 minutes ago, AngryAtCasey said:

Will be interesting to see where he sits in Goodwin's pecking order.

Clearly he sits above Dawes.

Dawes was a protected species under Roos. I bet Goody had to bite his tongue quite a bit during match committee.

[Tony Tea 2,816]

The Pedoflier!!!

[daisycutter 30,021]

#pedonomyth

[The Song Formerly Known As 6,479]

Can't believe people still argue that Dawes is more valuable than Pedo. 
The guy does everything Dawes does, but can actually take a mark and is on half the salary. 
Well done to the Pedo Bear, and well done to the MFC. 16 re-signings in 12 months!



 

[Dante 2,739]

Really pleased about that he isn't the most exciting player on our list but he's reliable and you get pretty much the same from him week in week out, he's also a better option in the ruck than Jack. Give him 60 to 70% game time a week to give Max, Hogan and Weed a chop out.

[beelzebub 23,392]

51 minutes ago, Nasher said:

Pedersen is there to buy Weideman time.  This is an indication that the club does not want to put undue pressure on its young players.  It's just a responsible signing rather than an exciting one.

yes. Very sensible list management.

[Demon Jack 7,194]

1 hour ago, The Lobster Effect said:

We definitely won the Gysberts trade

Thought we were crazy to give away Gysberts for Pedders at the time. Yet here we are.

Did Gysberts even play a game at North? 

[DeeZee 7,496]

Good contested mark , good kick for goal ,and can play ruck.

Took some spectacular grabs this year too.

Honest competitor who is perfect insurance while Weideman develops 

[Engorged Onion 10,226]

Such a solid bloke (literally, metaphorically) - clutch goal (and diving mark) against Hawthorn - won us the game.

 

Concur with Deezee - perfect Insurance.

[Engorged Onion 10,226]

Just waiting for the ticker tape after my first post... (once the anti spam bot allows me to repost)

[Allus Monk 568]

15 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

yes. Very sensible list management.

Just a good decision. For the club and for the player. Solid contributor, and every army needs solid soldiers. On occaision Pedobear can be much better than a solid soldier, but that's a bonus, not the reason to sign him.

Simply a solid decision by a (now) solid club.