Jump to content

Delisting, Trade and FA discussion 2018

DemonLad5
in Melbourne Demons

Featured Replies

They are going to crash and burn next year Ablett should have been gone and thee rest also, they are getting way too old.

  • Quote
    • Like 1
     

    WCE had plenty of opportunity to draft Kelly. He was playing under their noses for years. He may have had a break out year prior to being drafted but even then the Cats took him with a pick in the 20s. 

    I am with the Cats on this one. Do you're 2 years son, then we'll get you home. 

    Irrespective, Scott is still a [censored]....  

  • Quote
    • Like 5
    24 minutes ago, Baghdad Bob said:

    If he has another good year that won't help much if he insists on going to WCE because try as they might they won't have the picks to offer.  It's hard to see how they can offer much more next year than they did this year. 

    Freo might have a new coach which could change his tune on going there and the Eagles could put a first and a future first on the table which is the going rate for a gun player. That might be much better than 19 and 20 or whatever it was this year.

  • Quote
    •  

    Remaining players with Neeld taint:

    Two captains

    2018 Coaches' MVP

    2019 Coleman medalist 

    (Jetta underwent a rebirthing ceremony)

     

  • Quote
    • Like 2
    On 10/17/2018 at 5:17 PM, My name is legion said:

    How do you think Hogan would have played next year if Melbourne blocked his return “home”?

    Hogan clearly wanted to go “home”.

    This massively lowers his value to MFC and his trade value.

    We did well to get what we did.

     

    If Hogan was a Free Agent this year, what type compensation would we be looking at?  

  • Quote

    Will we look to package up a future 2nd round pick and this year's 3rd round round pick to get a pick in the 20s maybe low 30s 

  • Quote

    Some interesting delisted players out there. I don't mind the idea of having Weller on a one year deal as depth.

    Hugh Goddard interests me. Doesn't really fill a direct need but was had a hard run with injuries. A one year deal to see if he can get his body right would be worth it. He is an endurance player that could still develop. 

  • Quote

    Delisted players I have the absolute smallest of interest in:

    Cory Gregson - has the talent but terrible injury run
    Jed Lamb - would be his 4th team, he's mostly crap but maybe he's the latest of late maturers? There's something about him that could work in a good team, not sure if I'm crazy or not
    Darren meatball Michington - pressure forward type who has a crack
    Declan Mountford - tagger who's got just a little class and toe
    Jon O'Rourke - not sure he's hearts in it but his athleticism is still there
    Nathan Mullenger-McHugh - great name! Also he's super raw and athletic

  • Quote
    • Angry 1
     
    1 hour ago, Adzman said:

    Some interesting delisted players out there. I don't mind the idea of having Weller on a one year deal as depth.

    Hugh Goddard interests me. Doesn't really fill a direct need but was had a hard run with injuries. A one year deal to see if he can get his body right would be worth it. He is an endurance player that could still develop. 

    Mav "strabismus" Weller - love him!

    Great photo potential.

  • Quote
    • Like 2

    Interesting that Beams took most of the money in his front loaded contract with Brisbane and then suddenly wants out. No wonder they were so pizzed off and wanted 2 x first rounders in return 

    I wonder if Hogan's contract with us was back loaded. If so, we might be saving a pretty penny in our SC next year

    Edited by Moonshadow

  • Quote
    • Like 1

    Delisted free agents are all pretty slim pickings. Agree Mav Weller is the only one that I’d call right now. One year deal.

    Physically ready. Tough. No backwards steps. Fits Harmes mould. Good depth. Protects new young draftees at Casey. 

  • Quote

    Mav Weller at the Dees would do no good for his confidence. Imagine every time the captain, Jack Viney, walks into the locker room and sees him, he'll break out in fits of laughter, probably even throw in his Fortnite dance for good measure.

    Either way, if we do get Weller, we know his nickname. 'The Fend'

  • Quote

    Weller and Viney are close childhood friends.

    But we don't need him.

  • Quote

    Not really any decent delisted free agents this year. Best of the lot is our very own Bugg who would surely be playing in a number of other teams. He’d legitimately be in the top 10 players at Carlton and Gold Coast.

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    • Shocked 1

    11 hours ago, Freddy Fuschia said:

    Titus O’Reily’s GCS team photograph 2019

    E31785B7-EA38-4A09-8785-0BFC3E753EF6.jpeg

    Freddy: Be sweet, embed the tweet...

  • Quote
    11 hours ago, rpfc said:

    Freddy: Be sweet, embed the tweet...

    Dan howe still hasn't signed a new contract at hawk. 

  • Quote
    On 10/18/2018 at 10:52 PM, ProDee said:

    Weller and Viney are close childhood friends.

    But we don't need him.

    Weller grew up in Burnie, Tasmania.  Hard to believe he even knew who Jack Viney was.

  • Quote
    1 hour ago, demonstone said:

    Weller grew up in Burnie, Tasmania.  Hard to believe he even knew who Jack Viney was.

    I heard Viney say it on one of those gameday footy shows when they replayed his tackle on him.

    I have no reason to doubt him, but by all means you're welcome to try and prove it wrong.

  • Quote

    Mitch Honeychurch remains unsigned. He is mostly an outside midfielder and played 13 games in 2018.

    Is he worthy of  DFA spot? 

  • Quote
    On 10/18/2018 at 5:19 PM, Tatu said:

    If Hogan was a Free Agent this year, what type compensation would we be looking at?  

    Not that much I'd think if him taking unders money wise is really true.

    I think it's possible we could have got more for him next year.  He wouldn't have had this foot injury thing hanging over him potententually devaluing him, could have had a huge year and kicked 60+ goals.  My view is if things had fallen trade wise and he stayed he could have been pretty motivated by finals and sucess, assuming we continued on our upward trend.  There may also have been more competition from West Coast for his services if he was really still determined to get back.  In a lot of ways, it was possibly not such a good time to trade him.

    ...but it's all water under the bridge now, so no use crying over spilt milk.

  • Quote

    My biggest beef out of the trade period would have to be bloody Richmond picking up Lynch for nothing trade/draft position wise.  Would have loved it if we could have picked up May for nothing like they did.  Still bird in the hand is better than two in the bush I guess.

  • Quote
    • Like 1
     
    2 hours ago, demonstone said:

    Weller grew up in Burnie, Tasmania.  Hard to believe he even knew who Jack Viney was.

    Maybe they were pen pals.

    Edited by Ethan Tremblay

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    • Haha 2

    Join the conversation

    You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

    Guest
    Unfortunately, your content contains terms that we do not allow. Please edit your content to remove the highlighted words below.
    Reply to this topic...
    Go to topic listing

    Featured Content

    • CASEY: Sydney

      The Casey Demons were always expected to emerge victorious in their matchup against the lowly-ranked Sydney Swans at picturesque Tramway Oval, situated in the shadows of the SCG in Moore Park. They dominated the proceedings in the opening two and a half quarters of the game but had little to show for it. This was primarily due to their own sloppy errors in a low-standard game that produced a number of crowded mauls reminiscent of the rugby game popular in old Sydney Town. However, when the Swans tired, as teams often do when they turn games into ugly defensive contests, Casey lifted the standard of its own play and … it was off to the races. Not to nearby Randwick but to a different race with an objective of piling on goal after goal on the way to a mammoth victory. At the 25-minute mark of the third quarter, the Demons held a slender 14-point lead over the Swans, who are ahead on the ladder of only the previous week's opposition, the ailing Bullants. Forty minutes later, they had more than fully compensated for the sloppiness of their earlier play with a decisive 94-point victory, that culminated in a rousing finish which yielded thirteen unanswered goals. Kicks hit their targets, the ball found itself going through the middle and every player made a contribution.

      • 1 reply
      Demonland

    • REPORT: St. Kilda

      Hands up if you thought, like me, at half-time in yesterday’s game at TIO Traeger Park, Alice Springs that Melbourne’s disposal around the ground and, in particular, its kicking inaccuracy in front of the goals couldn’t get any worse. Well, it did. And what’s even more damning for the Melbourne Football Club is that the game against St Kilda and its resurgence from the bottomless pit of its miserable start to the season wasn’t just lost through poor conversion for goal but rather in the 15 minutes when the entire team went into a slumber and was mugged by the out-of-form Saints. Their six goals two behinds (one goal less than the Demons managed for the whole game) weaved a path of destruction from which they were unable to recover. Ross Lyon’s astute use of pressure to contain the situation once they had asserted their grip on the game, and Melbourne’s self-destructive wastefulness, assured that outcome. The old adage about the insanity of repeatedly doing something and expecting a different result, was out there. Two years ago, the score line in Melbourne’s loss to the Giants at this same ground was 5 goals 15 behinds - a ratio of one goal per four scoring shots - was perfectly replicated with yesterday’s 7 goals 21 behinds. 
      This has been going on for a while and opens up a number of questions. I’ll put forward a few that come to mind from this performance. The obvious first question is whether the club can find a suitable coach to instruct players on proper kicking techniques or is this a skill that can no longer be developed at this stage of the development of our playing group? Another concern is the team's ability to counter an opponent's dominance during a run on as exemplified by the Saints in the first quarter. Did the Demons underestimate their opponents, considering St Kilda's goals during this period were scored by relatively unknown forwards? Furthermore, given the modest attendance of 6,721 at TIO Traeger Park and the team's poor past performances at this venue, is it prudent to prioritize financial gain over potentially sacrificing valuable premiership points by relinquishing home ground advantage, notwithstanding the cultural significance of the team's connection to the Red Centre? 

      • 4 replies
      Demonland

    • PREGAME: Collingwood

      After a disappointing loss in Alice Springs the Demons return to the MCG to take on the Magpies in the annual King's Birthday Big Freeze for MND game. Who comes in and who goes out?

        • Clap
        • Love
        • Like
      • 202 replies
      Demonland

    • PODCAST: St. Kilda

      The Demonland Podcast will air LIVE on Monday, 2nd June @ 8:00pm. Join Binman, George & I as we have a chat with former Demon ruckman Jeff White about his YouTube channel First Use where he dissects ruck setups and contests. We'll then discuss the Dees disappointing loss to the Saints in Alice Springs.
      Your questions and comments are a huge part of our podcast so please post anything you want to ask or say below and we'll give you a shout out on the show.
      Listen LIVE: https://demonland.com/

        • Like
      • 47 replies
      Demonland

    • POSTGAME: St. Kilda

      After kicking the first goal of the match the Demons were always playing catch up against the Saints in Alice Spring and could never make the most of their inside 50 entries to wrestle back the lead.

        • Clap
        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 330 replies
      Demonland

    • VOTES: St. Kilda

      Max Gawn still has a massive lead in the Demonland Player of the Year award as Christian Petracca, Jake Bowey, Clayton Oliver & Kozzy Pickett round out the Top 5. Your votes please. 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 & 1

        • Like
      • 32 replies
      Demonland
    View All