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WELCOME TO THE MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB - BEN BROWN

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7 hours ago, Kent said:

According to some on here we are only a couple of players away from success!

I very much doubt it myself and I think our list is not good enough particularly the bottom half

A few players isn't in my opinion going to do it and we will waste another year before going back to the old drawing board.

I think it has the ability to make 7th or 8th Kent but that is it. Very difficult to win from there. We need another 2 good cpf's and another wingman. Then we have a chance at top 4. But all of the above will only happen with an increase in ability by the FD. 2021 we will need luck and the Gods on our side to play finals. 

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    8 hours ago, Roost it far said:

    We’ve got nothing to give GWS

    Preuss !!!!'

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    I’m hearing Brown and Hogan are in play.   My gut feel is Brown is more likely and Jesse off to Sydney. 

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    4 minutes ago, Demons11 said:

    I’m hearing Brown and Hogan are in play.   My gut feel is Brown is more likely and Jesse off to Sydney. 

    Do we know why North want him gone so badly. Players who regularly kick 40+ goals don't grow on trees. 

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    12 minutes ago, Demons11 said:

    I’m hearing Brown and Hogan are in play.   My gut feel is Brown is more likely and Jesse off to Sydney. 

    Yeh we're all hearing. 

    It's all over the papers, internet and radio matey.

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    12 minutes ago, old dee said:

    Do we know why North want him gone so badly. Players who regularly kick 40+ goals don't grow on trees. 

    Been covered already in this thread. Brown and North had a falling out over the way North handled him during the death of his unborn baby. Both he and his wife were obviously mentally effected by losing one of their babies and felt the club handled his situation with a lack of empathy. At one point the club wanted him to go to a hub and leave his unwell wife alone. 
    Browns form was poor this year due to not being mentally committed to playing and therefore not being fully physically fit either. Sounds like the couple have now moved past what's happened and Brown is ready to be back committed full-time to an AFL environment.

    If he gets traded for a 2nd-3rd round pick as touted, he'll be an absolute bargain! Hopefully it's us who lands the bargain and big goal kicking forward we need.

    Sidenote: North are absolutely cooked as a club from top to bottom. Wouldn't be surprised if they fold, relocate or merge in the coming years. They're currently in the worst state of any club this century, even worse than us at our lowest ebb.

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    3 minutes ago, Lord Travis said:

    Been covered already in this thread. Brown and North had a falling out over the way North handled him during the death of his unborn baby. Both he and his wife were obviously mentally effected by losing one of their babies and felt the club handled his situation with a lack of empathy. At one point the club wanted him to go to a hub and leave his unwell wife alone. 
    Browns form was poor this year due to not being mentally committed to playing and therefore not being fully physically fit either. The couple have no moved past what's happened and Brown is ready to be back committed full-time to an AFL environment.

    If he gets traded for a 2nd-3rd round pick as touted, he'll be an absolute bargain! Hopefully it's us who lands the bargain and big goal kicking forward we need.

    Sidenote: North are absolutely cooked as a club from top to bottom. Wouldn't be surprised if they fold, relocate or merge in the coming years. They're currently in the worst state of any club this century, even worse than us at our lowest ebb.

    Sounds completely plausible but where does this info come from or is it just conjecture?

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    12 minutes ago, Cheesy D. Pun said:

    Sounds completely plausible but where does this info come from or is it just conjecture?

    I would like to know that as well.

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    Story re losing the baby and getting dropped from the side the very next day (based on "form", so not compassionate grounds) is here:

    https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/afl-2020-ben-brown-dropped-after-baby-death-north-melbourne-confirm/news-story/695e04db06b018a4a3da0fc2a286c5cd

    The rest would seem extremely plausible, even if you left all the stuff re a falling out with the club and just concluded his head wasn't in it.

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    39 minutes ago, Lord Travis said:

    Been covered already in this thread. Brown and North had a falling out over the way North handled him during the death of his unborn baby. Both he and his wife were obviously mentally effected by losing one of their babies and felt the club handled his situation with a lack of empathy. At one point the club wanted him to go to a hub and leave his unwell wife alone. 
    Browns form was poor this year due to not being mentally committed to playing and therefore not being fully physically fit either. Sounds like the couple have now moved past what's happened and Brown is ready to be back committed full-time to an AFL environment.

    If he gets traded for a 2nd-3rd round pick as touted, he'll be an absolute bargain! Hopefully it's us who lands the bargain and big goal kicking forward we need.

    Sidenote: North are absolutely cooked as a club from top to bottom. Wouldn't be surprised if they fold, relocate or merge in the coming years. They're currently in the worst state of any club this century, even worse than us at our lowest ebb.

    Wow that is low!

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    1 hour ago, JimmyGadson said:

    Yeh we're all hearing. 

    It's all over the papers, internet and radio matey.

    Didn’t realise, cheers 

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    1 hour ago, old dee said:

    Do we know why North want him gone so badly. Players who regularly kick 40+ goals don't grow on trees. 

    It is a strange one I agree, I’m really not sure

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    1 hour ago, Demons11 said:

    I’m hearing Brown and Hogan are in play.   My gut feel is Brown is more likely and Jesse off to Sydney. 

    jesse stays imo - he looked fired up the last month and was starting to gel after a slow start to the season due to his mental health

    paddy mccartin to the swans to play with his brother too 

    so it comes down to brown... saints, pies, dees...

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    15 minutes ago, Turner said:

    jesse stays imo - he looked fired up the last month and was starting to gel after a slow start to the season due to his mental health

    paddy mccartin to the swans to play with his brother too 

    so it comes down to brown... saints, pies, dees...

    It's come out today that Freo have put him on the trade table.  I think they would be quite happy to move him on.

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    2 hours ago, JimmyGadson said:

    Yeh we're all hearing. 

    It's all over the papers, internet and radio matey.

    Geez, you're a sassy character sometimes, Steve. No need for it really.

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    Was told he has agreed to move to collingwood on a 4 year deal a couple of weeks back. Source is in industry and is a sponsor of one of their best players and has a good network with others in the industry.

    I dismissed iit given the cap issues they have with their ooc players but now with the talk of shipping out treloar im thinking a decent chunk of that would be for this

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    8 minutes ago, Travis Boots said:

    Was told he has agreed to move to collingwood on a 4 year deal a couple of weeks back. Source is in industry and is a sponsor of one of their best players and has a good network with others in the industry.

    I dismissed iit given the cap issues they have with their ooc players but now with the talk of shipping out treloar im thinking a decent chunk of that would be for this

    Was that brown or jesse??

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    11 minutes ago, Travis Boots said:

    Was told he has agreed to move to collingwood on a 4 year deal a couple of weeks back. Source is in industry and is a sponsor of one of their best players and has a good network with others in the industry.

    I dismissed iit given the cap issues they have with their ooc players but now with the talk of shipping out treloar im thinking a decent chunk of that would be for this

    Pretty sure I read somewhere that Collingwood have come out and ruled him out??

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    We have to get either Ben Brown or Jesse Hogan. Ben and Hogan surely want to play finals next year. We have to take risks , that is the only way we are going to be a destination club.

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    1 minute ago, Hogan2014 said:

    brown is a one trick 


     

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    Excellent internetting there, Hogan2014. So who would you rather? Oh...wait....yes I see now. 

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    1 minute ago, Deemented Are Go! said:

    Excellent internetting there, Hogan2014. So who would you rather? Oh...wait....yes I see now. 

    Both have issues .. hogan will fade into nothing his heart is in it.. 

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    6 hours ago, Hogan2014 said:

    brown is a one trick 


     

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    If that trick is taking marks inside the fwd 50 and slotting goals, where do I pay my $5 to go for a ride?

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    7 hours ago, Hogan2014 said:

    brown is a one trick 


     

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    That one trick is pretty handy though. Leads, marks and kicks goals 

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