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Wherever he ends up, considering his history, is there any option for the club to make a request to the AFL to allow him to train with the club throughout the whole preseason, i.e. prior to the December 3 stipulated date?

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10 minutes ago, dr.dee said:

I’m wondering why Bennell to us is being reported as a “sure thing” when he’s due to have a medical at the saints today. 

Must’ve been a really good feed last night?

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2 minutes ago, McQueen said:

Must’ve been a really good feed last night?

Apparently he had the Lemon Chicken 

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Mark Stevens

@Stevo7AFL

Harley Bennell has toured the Demons, a lengthy visit this morning, as other clubs weigh up their options. I’ll have the latest and the pics

@7NewsMelbourne

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i cant help but get excited thinking how much a fit Bennell would go nuts in our forward line. Just to see a couple of those flick ups to team mates by foot would make my day.

On the other hand I will be ready to hit the Ignore button for a couple of weeks when, if we dont get him, the "Typical Melbourne" Deelander whiners start their "We'll all be runed Said Hanrahan" jive.


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If there are four clubs vying for his services and he has passed medicals at each of those clubs then that is a fairly reasonable endorsement of his physical and mental state.

Could be a great story for both club and individual.

He would immediately be the most talented player on the list.  

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3 hours ago, Lord Travis said:

Will be ropeable if that happens and Martin winds up at Carlton too.

Would basically mean we’ve failed to attract Elliott, Martin and Bennell in one period. Worse yet losing out to lowly clubs like Blues and Saints would be very embarrassing after expressing public interest. 
 

Cmon Dees get it done!

MFCSS raising its head at last. 

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I reckon a lot of Demonlanders have collectively gone mad & lost their objectivity and logical reasoning in their desperate quest for success.

What happened to the NO Dickhe@ds policy.

Have people forgotten the troubles & dramas this bloke has caused at 2 Clubs !! with regard to drugs and poor discipline.

 And this is before you even begin to look at his injury problems

 

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4 minutes ago, Cranky Franky said:

I reckon a lot of Demonlanders have collectively gone mad & lost their objectivity and logical reasoning in their desperate quest for success.

What happened to the NO Dickhe@ds policy.

Have people forgotten the troubles & dramas this bloke has caused at 2 Clubs !! with regard to drugs and poor discipline.

 And this is before you even begin to look at his injury problems

 

His calves worry me more than the off field stuff.. he seems to have settled down.

Either way it doesnt matter.

Its very low risk for the highest reward you can imagine.

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OMG!?

Mark Stevens

@Stevo7AFL

Believe Melbourne a long way ahead in Bennell chase. Looking every bit a man who wants to be there, and saying the same. Very positive visit to Dees HQ. Dees have nothing to lose ...

@7NewsMelbourne

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If we had to give up a pick for him, I would be saying no. But we don't. In fact, we may end up rookying him...

He'll come on the cheap in terms of dollars. We're not offering him $600,000 a season...

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4 minutes ago, Cranky Franky said:

I reckon a lot of Demonlanders have collectively gone mad & lost their objectivity and logical reasoning in their desperate quest for success.

What happened to the NO Dickhe@ds policy.

Have people forgotten the troubles & dramas this bloke has caused at 2 Clubs !! with regard to drugs and poor discipline.

 And this is before you even begin to look at his injury problems

 

If he ends up continuing to show those off field issues, or his calves go ping again, then we haven't lost a thing.  He'll get the flick and we've lost nothing.

However, if he settles and his body holds up then we've almost got the steal of the entire trade period.

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2 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

OMG!?

Mark Stevens

@Stevo7AFL

Believe Melbourne a long way ahead in Bennell chase. Looking every bit a man who wants to be there, and saying the same. Very positive visit to Dees HQ. Dees have nothing to lose ...

@7NewsMelbourne

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19 hours ago, dieter said:

In 2019 we carried Vandenberg and Joel Smith, no games between them. Bennell has played maybe 2 in the last 5 years. Add Kolojashni  and that would make 4 potential crocks on top of the 'normal' bout of injuries sustained during a season.

If this is what will keep you up at night, then I'd suggest we should delist AVB, Smith and KK and replace them all with Bennell.

The bloke is a freak.  If we can't afford to take the risk with him because we have enough others on the LTI, then quite simply, [censored] the other blokes off to make more room.

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6 minutes ago, Cranky Franky said:

I reckon a lot of Demonlanders have collectively gone mad & lost their objectivity and logical reasoning in their desperate quest for success.

What happened to the NO Dickhe@ds policy.

Have people forgotten the troubles & dramas this bloke has caused at 2 Clubs !! with regard to drugs and poor discipline.

 And this is before you even begin to look at his injury problems

 

I’m sick of loosing so if that means having a team full of [censored] then so be it, we have absolutely nothing to lose getting Bennell 

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3 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

If he ends up continuing to show those off field issues, or his calves go ping again, then we haven't lost a thing.  He'll get the flick and we've lost nothing.

However, if he settles and his body holds up then we've almost got the steal of the entire trade period.

Exactly.

Short contract and low wage.

If he stuffs up- we pay him out and show him the door.

However, hopefully he’s gained some perspective on life and his career and his family has given him the motivation to succeed at the top level.

 

Im getting excited. 

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2 hours ago, Spirit of '87 said:

On that basis the Gabba in Brisbane should probably be the true “G”. 

Not really, "Gabba" is already the shortened form

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3 hours ago, Demon17 said:

he said last night on the 7 news interview that he couldn't think of anything better than playing on "... the G..."

Its us I reckon.

Somebody needs to remind him playing for the Aints means lots of miles on the surface at Marvel. That wouldn't be great for his legs.

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3 hours ago, A F said:

Reading back over the early part of this thread, Ethan, you must be melting down at your trade desk, mate. How ya feeling?

Given where my trade desk is set up, relieved actually. 

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2 hours ago, SFebes said:

I'd be happy to just use him as the small forward/X-factor option in the F50 rather than expect him to pump out 14kms of gut running in the midfield, worth a shot, will cost us SFA really.

A bit of time there wouldn't hurt but don't mind the idea SF

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