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Which MFC player will win the club's first Norm Smith Medal

Craig Hutchinson
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Jack Viney

22 Tackles, 31 touches, 1000 pressure acts, 2 goals

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    I can almost see Barassi walking out to award the medal, but it's blurred through the tears in my eyes

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    29 minutes ago, Craig Hutchinson said:

    If I was Weids I would tell the coach I also love playing in the back pocket .

    If I was Weids I'd tell the coach Melksham gave me a copy of the photos

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    1 hour ago, Superunknown said:

    I had 10 on the Dees for the flag pre season at 26-1

    ladbrokes are offering a cash out at $38 ie 3.80

    Jeez we’ve shortened

    Might see how that goes after the next few weeks 

    I reckon they've crunched the numbers and think we're more than a chance. They don't want to give you $260 so they're offering $38 and hope you squander it on other bets. Can you cash out the $38?

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    I will be Petracca, even when he's second best on Anzac eve he gets the medal because of the way he plays and takes the game on and that strength through the core like Ablett, Riccuito or Judd. He will win a Brownlow too possibly earlier than most people think.

     

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    Some of the contributions on this thread are priceless.

    Reminds me of the federal ALP . . . never been lead into government from opposition by a person who served in the previous federal Labor government.

    It is entire possible that the Deez next NSM isn't born yet!

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    15 hours ago, Mazer Rackham said:

    I reckon they've crunched the numbers and think we're more than a chance. They don't want to give you $260 so they're offering $38 and hope you squander it on other bets. Can you cash out the $38?

    Yes to cash out - it's a cashout offer. Petracca Brownlow laid at 15-1 is offering cashout at 3-1.

    Will ride the lightning a little longer to see how things look at mid season/post Doggies game. I reckon if they offer a cashout at $100 (ie 10-1 return) that's a good balance of risk.

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    I see a couple of people (not I) picked it correctly back in May

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    I was thinking back to the comments in the media last and earlier this year around Petraccas comparison to Dusty and how he’d have to prove it on the big stage.

    I know Dusty has 3 ( 1 should have really gone to Bachar) Norms but I think Tracs performance is leaps and bounds ahead of Dusty’s and i think is now the new bench mark. 
     

    I don’t think this performance has been lauded enough for what it was imo. Maybe it will be spoken of more in the coming years but it will go down in history as one of the best GF games anyone has played. 
    Really wish he got the 40 touches and kicked 1 more goal… so close.

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    35 minutes ago, CYB said:

    I know Dusty has 3 ( 1 should have really gone to Bachar) Norms

    And arguably another should have gone to Rance. 

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