On 27/01/2017 at 02:03, Satyriconhome said:

I had a chat to Crossy, yes he was bitterly disappointed, but could understand the thinking behind the decision, as Poita said we needed to get games into some of the younger ones

Club gave him a chance to pursue career off field, he had a few offers, but decided MFC was where he wanted to be

Keeps his hand in playing with his old junior club in Albury when he can

'Offers from other clubs' for a position on their list, or for a position as a coach/fitness guy?

In any event, I'm really pleased he stayed with the MFC. He adds so much value to the club.

 

  On 30/01/2017 at 01:21, Ron Burgundy said:

'Offers from other clubs' for a position on their list, or for a position as a coach/fitness guy?

In any event, I'm really pleased he stayed with the MFC. He adds so much value to the club.

 

I don't think the playing offers were AFL, I know there was interest from other clubs on coaching/fitness side    one thing I do know   Goody is all for relationships   the players 'love' Crossy   think his new nickname is 'Doc' heard the boys in rehab calling him that

As for Terlich, he was only on 2 yr contract, think the confusion arose from his profile on website in 2nd year said he had 2 years to run in contract, that was wrong

  On 29/01/2017 at 07:50, Redleg said:

I think Jnr is correct and he got a 3 year contract in one hit.

I found this post in a quick search on Demonland, it suggests that he did get an additional two years rather than three.

poita replied to rpfc's topic in Melbourne Demons

...Really disappointed that the club has not come out and justified theTerlichcontract either given that one year contracts are in vogue at present. Why wasDean given two years on the back of an underwhelming 2014 season? How many memberships are covering the cost of hiscontract? PS. I actually li...

•  October 28, 2015

 

  On 30/01/2017 at 01:21, Ron Burgundy said:

'Offers from other clubs' for a position on their list, or for a position as a coach/fitness guy?

In any event, I'm really pleased he stayed with the MFC. He adds so much value to the club.

 

Crossy was offered a lifeline by the Bombers as a top up player but turned it down for the gig at the Dees.

In this Clayton's training thread, I'll hijack the thread to thank all the track watchers who have contributed some terrific reports over the pre-season, with loads of detail. Thanks everyone!

I pass through the general area of Gosch's on a fairly regular basis in my day to day tasks, and have seen quite a few snippets of training; on 2 occasions I was there for a reasonable amount of time. Fwiw, I've seen enough to make the following general observations about the following who have caught my eye as likely to add significantly to what was on offer last season. Probably nothing that hasn't been noted here already, but here goes, in broadly number order:

• Hogan - just looks like he's going to go to another level this year if he stays injury free; fit, strong and skilful.
• Lewis - the kicking: it draws your eye when watching him in the group.
• Brayshaw - looks stronger and fitter, and a real presence in drills and match sims.
• Gawn - see Hogan entry. Could be scarily good this year - please stay fit, Max!
• Billy Stretch - looks to have progressed strongly in his physical development, and should step up to be a consistent and skilful player.
• Oscar - should be a more imposing presence on the ground with a body that's filling out.
• Jayden - there looks to be more of everything with him; seems to have taken the Olympic motto to heart ("Citius, altius, fortius"); also looks more confident in his work on the track - his break-out season has no doubt added to that. Exciting!
• Joel Smith - a bit like the J Hunt entry, with a lot of skill on show together with significant apparent physical development.

In addition, Weideman looks bigger, but whether this is the year where he makes significant impact, time will tell.

Oliver is interesting. Doesn't seem like a natural running machine like some other mids, but you'd like to think that his output would be improved from last year with the work that he's had to do over the summer. Petracca probably in a similar category. Both works in progress from point of view of fitness, but would expect both to be in a better to position to have more impact on the ground.

As an overall observation, the intensity of work in terms of running and physical contact in drills and match sims is significantly higher than what I can recall seeing in previous pre-seasons.

Which is all well and good, but who knows whether or not the increase in intensity is just keeping up with, or catching up to, the work of the leading clubs.

 

  On 30/01/2017 at 06:48, Tim said:

("Citius, altius, fortius");

I thought they were the Three Musketeers Tim

  On 28/01/2017 at 06:16, Wiseblood said:

Why are we splitting hairs about Daniel Cross?  He was sensational for us, but clearly we made the right decision.  It's not as if we went backwards when he retired.  Strange discussion to have.

I agree with you Wiseblood.  Cross was (and in a different capacity still os) great for us but he was moved on sideways at the right time.

A very different case than was James McDonald, who especially in retrospect was moved on far too early and treated appallingly by those in power at the time.

  On 30/01/2017 at 06:26, dazzledavey36 said:

Crossy was offered a lifeline by the Bombers as a top up player but turned it down for the gig at the Dees.

I ticked the 'like' box but would really like to have a bigger option.

  On 30/01/2017 at 07:53, Satyriconhome said:

I thought they were the Three Musketeers Tim

Well spotted, Saty - the benefits of a classical education! 

Jayden Hunt looks like an extra from Chariots of Fire

  On 30/01/2017 at 07:53, Satyriconhome said:

I thought they were the Three Musketeers Tim

I thought it was the half-back line for the Roman Demons in their great teams of the late 30s AD ...

  On 31/01/2017 at 11:27, Red and Bluebeard said:

I thought it was the half-back line for the Roman Demons in their great teams of the late 30s AD ...

Aah. The Pax Demonica. May it rise again

  On 31/01/2017 at 11:27, Red and Bluebeard said:

I thought it was the half-back line for the Roman Demons in their great teams of the late 30s AD ...

They used to have a full forward called Clitoris, but the team could never find him

  On 31/01/2017 at 14:28, AmDamDemon said:

Aah. The Pax Demonica. May it rise again

The demonic peace? Or is that referencing the books about a demon hunting soccer mom (sic)?

  On 31/01/2017 at 14:28, AmDamDemon said:

Aah. The Pax Demonica. May it rise again

 

  On 01/02/2017 at 19:27, Melb-A-Toast said:

The demonic peace? Or is that referencing the books about a demon hunting soccer mom (sic)?

I thought Pax Demonica was a legal settlement between Bill Clinton and "that woman, Miss Lewinsky"