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1 hour ago, DaisyDeeciple said:

Petracca is to St Kilda what Wines is to Melbourne, chances of it changing negligible. Also unlike Port, I don't want McCartin in another year or two...

I wonder if McCartin was next on our list in the 2014 draft..? If memory serves correctly the media assumed he was, but I’ve also heard DeGoey was being looked at.

 
3 hours ago, Redleg said:

We had him and let him go, he is staying at Port and it is time to move on.

 

No second chances. We chose Toumpas over Wines despite Wines being an absolute standout junior, and best mates with Jack Viney (plus overwhelming Demonlanders demanding Wines) 

Such is life!!

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If not PA, where would Wines go? Norf  or Saints? He will be RFA at seasons end, so not cost a club any picks or trades. 

 

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6 minutes ago, Moonshadow said:

If not PA, where would Wines go? Norf  or Saints? He will be RFA at seasons end, so not cost a club any picks or trades. 

 

I don’t think he is an RFA, I think that’s an error in the article...

On 03/04/2018 at 7:19 PM, Hell Bent said:

Guess who went one pick  before Lucas Cook...... T Lynch GC. 

Sorry,  not very therapeutic,  I know 

[censored] that hurts!


16 minutes ago, Jaded said:

[censored] that hurts!

I thought the thinking was that we wanted Lynch, and when GC took him BP freaked out and took another tall

35 minutes ago, TeamPlayedFine39 said:

I don’t think he is an RFA, I think that’s an error in the article...

Drafted 2012, this is his 6th full year. Is it 6 or 8 years for RFA?

37 minutes ago, Moonshadow said:

Drafted 2012, this is his 6th full year. Is it 6 or 8 years for RFA?

Not sure on the rules, but he's not on either of these AFL lists...

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-03-22/official-afl-releases-list-of-2018-free-agents

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-09-06/2018-free-agents-lynch-gaff-headline-monster-list

 

 
On 4/5/2018 at 12:09 AM, Ethan Tremblay said:

Set to sign a two year extension. 

I'm rather disappointed to hear he'll miss our first two premierships but maybe we can squeeze him in for our third?

8 hours ago, TeamPlayedFine39 said:

I wonder if McCartin was next on our list in the 2014 draft..? If memory serves correctly the media assumed he was, but I’ve also heard DeGoey was being looked at.

Reading through 2014 I still think we picked the eyes out of the draft, I am a believer in the no DH approach.

 

 

Round Pick Player Drafted to Recruited from League Notes
1 1 Paddy McCartin St Kilda Geelong Falcons TAC Cup  
1 2 Christian Petracca Melbourne Eastern Ranges TAC Cup  
1 3 Angus Brayshaw Melbourne Sandringham Dragons TAC Cup Free agency compensation pick (Frawley)
1 4 Jarrod Pickett Greater Western Sydney South Fremantle WAFL  
1 5 Jordan De Goey Collingwood Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup Traded from Brisbane Lions
1 6 Caleb Marchbank Greater Western Sydney Murray Bushrangers TAC Cup Traded from Western Bulldogs
1 7 Paul Ahern Greater Western Sydney Calder Cannons TAC Cup Traded from Carlton
1 8 Peter Wright Gold Coast Calder Cannons TAC Cup  
1 9 Darcy Moore Collingwood Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup Father–son rule selection – son of Peter Moore
1 10 Nakia Cockatoo Geelong NT Thunder NEAFL Traded from Adelaide

On 05/04/2018 at 1:59 PM, Sir Why You Little said:

Stringer had issues outside of the club, yes it impacted his game after a period of time, but when he was drafted he was ready to go. 

Not like the Plethera of hopeless drafting the MFC embarked upon from 2008-13 under the astute guidance of our previous CEO Mr. Whiteboard, whereby we employed under weight and under developed choir boys who looked lovely wearing Blazers. 

I don’t think anyone has ever drafted worse than the MFC between those years

FCS it is no good dwelling on the past and wrist slitting  - tes we got it wrong - but continuing this what if stuff could be soul destroying  

Enjoy what we have with the likes of Clarrie, Petracca, Salem, Hogan, maybe Viney some day, etc

1 hour ago, monoccular said:

FCS it is no good dwelling on the past and wrist slitting  - tes we got it wrong - but continuing this what if stuff could be soul destroying  

Enjoy what we have with the likes of Clarrie, Petracca, Salem, Hogan, maybe Viney some day, etc

This is an Ollie Wines thread

  • 3 weeks later...

I think this topic has been started else where, but I still would love Ollie Wines in the red and blue at the end of 2018. I know most would prefer a Sloane or Gaff type, but I still froth at the thought of Wines, Viney and Oliver in the guts throwing there weight around.

P.J said last week on the podcast we still have room for a decent player/ F.A

Oliver.

 

Don't forget this club could have and should have picked you.  We even had more intel on you than any other club.  If I were you, I wouldn't give a sucker and even break.

 

On 2/15/2018 at 1:44 PM, TeamPlayedFine39 said:

Why would he have wanted his son at the MFC 2013???

He should be thanking his lucky stars that we passed on him and he has gone on to play plenty of finals football in front of huge parochial fans at a great new stadium.  Maybe he could be filthy with the Bulldogs who passed on Ollie twice and have won a flag in that time.

He should be begging us then right?


Ollie would be a nice addidition to our team. Have we got anything to trade with? 

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2 hours ago, ENYAW said:

Ollie would be a nice addidition to our team. Have we got anything to trade with? 

Why would he come 

Ollie has friends in Melbourne and MONEY,MONEY,MONEY will do it.

He’d be a great get obviously, but we have no way of getting him. He’s not a free agent, so we have to trade for him.

We don’t have a first rounder this year, and we’re not allowed to trade next years. Unless we trade one of Hogan, Oliver, Petracca or Gawn, then we can’t get Wines. We won’t be trading any of them, so may as well close this thread unless you enjoy torturing yourselves (which you may, being Melbourne supporters and all haha).

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13 minutes ago, Demonland said:

Possibly time to close this thread for a few years.

 

How sad. The exact player we needed....

Re-signed for 4 years.

Next target ?

 

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