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WELCOME TO THE MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB - HARLEY BENNELL

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On 4/29/2020 at 1:53 AM, KingDingAling said:

Probably not, but risk well worth taking in this case. Outside of being a rare athlete when up and running, Bennell would have better skills on his left foot than most our players had on their preferred. There is a reason why this cat is being given his full nine lives. Nothing lost if this experiment fails. Its one of my most supportive moves the club has made. 

Agree there is not much to lose and plenty to gain in PR remembering he was a star in to hell and back

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    WONDERFUL NEWS!!?

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    3 hours ago, daisycutter said:

    so says his manager........a grain of salt

    salt never tasted better ? 

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    It may be becoming more and more likely that Bennell is going to light up the 'G ... and put paid to some of his supporter critics. The young man needs a break; we should be offering nothing but absolute encouragement to him with open arms. 

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    I would love nothing more than to roll him out against Freo and see him star. 

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    Given that most of the league are going to be as rusty as hell in round 2, and there is going to be extended benches, there may be a slight argument in favour of Bennell getting there for round 2 - If he really is tracking well.

    Play him on extremely limited minutes and hope his natural talent shows through.

     

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    1 hour ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    Given that most of the league are going to be as rusty as hell in round 2, and there is going to be extended benches, there may be a slight argument in favour of Bennell getting there for round 2 - If he really is tracking well.

    Play him on extremely limited minutes and hope his natural talent shows through.

     

    Just plonk him in a forward pocket and he can slot through those inside out banana goals from the boundary like shelling peas.

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    4 hours ago, Rodney (Balls) Grinter said:

    Just plonk him in a forward pocket and he can slot through those inside out banana goals from the boundary like shelling peas.

    Kozzie seems to be good at those too. Put one in each pocket!

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    From the HUN:
    Harley Bennell poised to push for AFL selection at Melbourne after making progress in recovery

    https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/melbourne/harley-bennell-poised-to-push-for-afl-selection-at-melbourne-after-making-progress-in-recovery/news-story/304c64c75ee8d44e011b909905820ccc

    Paywall protected I guess. Brief article. 

    "The Melbourne recruit cut a striking figure on Saturday as he trained with former Gold Coast teammate Luke Russell at Gosch’s Paddock.

    He is understood to be happy with the way he’s tracking after years of well-documented soft tissue injuries.
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    “He’s doing a lot of his running program, getting some really good load in so there’s a really good chance he’ll rejoin the group when we come back into training and train with us, and be available for selection after the first few weeks.

    “That’s an exciting thing for us.”

     

     

     

    Edited by M_9

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    If Harley plays 70+ games for us I will become a religious man and pray to the great Burgess daily

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    21 minutes ago, DubDee said:

    If Harley plays 70+ games for us I will become a religious man and pray to the great Burgess daily

    If one of those 70+ games happens to be in a winning GF, i'll happily join you DD!

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    13 hours ago, DubDee said:

    If Harley plays 70+ games for us I will become a religious man and pray to the great Burgess daily

    "For the World is Hollow, but I have touched the Sky"

    I'm ready! By the way, what number is he??

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    On 5/17/2020 at 11:07 AM, picket fence said:

    "For the World is Hollow, but I have touched the Sky"

    I'm ready! By the way, what number is he??

    426   

     

     

     

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    On 5/16/2020 at 9:57 PM, DubDee said:

    If Harley plays 70+ games for us I will become a religious man and pray to the great Burgess daily

    I'll get a tattoo of them both! 

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    I'll be wondering who the third B could be......

     

     

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    Nice little article on the AFL site

    https://www.afl.com.au/news/435046/round-two-bolter-injury-ravaged-dee-coming-good-at-right-time

    Gee I hope this punt pays off for us.  About time the chips started to fall our way.

    ... and I love Harmesy, but he isn't exactly the brightest spark sometimes - he is quoted in the article as not knowing that Bennell is a really good kick and that he didn't know that.  You'd think most mids in the comp would know what kind of silky skills Harley has.

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    13 minutes ago, Neil Crompton said:

    I hope the punt pays off for HIM - about time the chips started to fall HIS way.

     The clubs way too NC.?

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    Burgess was the best recruit by any club in the off season.

    He’ll be ahead of the curve in the post COVID-19 world when it comes to training and preparation i.e. the world we’re now in.

    Competence always shines through in broken water.

     

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    13 hours ago, Win4theAges said:

     The clubs way too NC.?

    My first concern is for him. I hate seeing wasted talent. If he is successful in making a comeback, then naturally we will benefit - and I cannot wait for that.

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    Last night, Mark Stevens from channel 7 said the club will not be playing Bennell in round 2 but he may return in the early rounds if things keep progressing.

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