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Why Luke Dunstan came to Melbourne

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39 minutes ago, Hellaintabadplacetobe said:

Correct! Steven May had all but agreed to be a Pie until his manager suggested a chat with Goody. After one phone call with him, he told his manager to find a way to get him to The Dees.

I wonder what his conversation with FIGJAM entailed? I reckon it was because Maysie was blown away by Goody not mentioning himself every 30 seconds 😁

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Gotta say, for a man with supposed "serious" character flaws, Goodwin seems to be able to quickly gain the respect of players. Effectively every player he's recruited has said something along the line

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Correct! Steven May had all but agreed to be a Pie until his manager suggested a chat with Goody. After one phone call with him, he told his manager to find a way to get him to The Dees.

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His name is a spoonerism. Real name Duke Lunstan.

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9 hours ago, DemonSam said:

just an advert for their sports management very little on Luke choosing us

 

The doco involves Dunstan because of his manager, and some of our presentation to Luke will be in this doco. D’Orazio actually explained our presentation to get Dunstan over the line as one of the best he’s ever seen. 

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6 minutes ago, Clint Bizkit said:

Shocked he’d want to come to the best team in the competition.

We are tbhe cute nerdy girl next door who just quietly inherited a fortune.

We are suddenly extremely attractive.

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1 hour ago, Biffen said:

We are tbhe cute nerdy girl next door who just quietly inherited a fortune.

We are suddenly extremely attractive.

I’d liken us to someone who has never really been good looking, then suddenly we became hot over the summer break

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The decision makes a bit more sense to me after reading the article. Sounds like he just wanted a good workplace and a fair opportunity to get a game if his form deserves it 

Originally I couldn't see why he would want to come here as he wouldn't get the game time I assumed he wanted.

Will likely be a great pick-up with covid looking to effect the year dramatically like other sports have been.

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8 hours ago, Demon Disciple said:

I wonder what his conversation with FIGJAM entailed? I reckon it was because Maysie was blown away by Goody not mentioning himself every 30 seconds 😁

What works for Jeremy Howe from FIGJAM certainly not for Maysie who  would  need a strong  argument to be persuaded. Saw his hit on that unfortunate Lion at the Gabba five years ago and our Stephen definitely plays for keeps. And we would have thought that Hibbo was previously a new breed of tough!!!  Silly us! 

PS That in  no way diminishes Hibbo as he has been deservedly rewarded as a premiership hero by good years more than not and a loyal and committed team man who was of AA standard in 2017.putting his peptides experiences well into the past and wiping them out at the same time and sadly his own family tragedy to boot early in 2021. 

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11 hours ago, Biffen said:

We are tbhe cute nerdy girl next door who just quietly inherited a fortune.

We are suddenly extremely attractive.

Ha ha! We let down our hair and took off our glasses and the high school quarterback suddenly realised: holy cow ... she's the 2021 AFL premier! and asked us to the prom.

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3 hours ago, 58er said:

 

PS That in  no way diminishes Hibbo as he has been deservedly rewarded as a premiership hero by good years more than not and a loyal and committed team man who was of AA standard in 2017.putting his peptides experiences well into the past and wiping them out at the same time and sadly his own family tragedy to boot early in 2021. 

When May went down in the Prelim , boy was I glad we had Hibbo roaming in defence. Thoroughly deserved Premiership medal.

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The reason players who are free agents want to go to successful clubs is the promise of maybe playing in a GF and ultimately a premiership.

Like Frawley and Rivers they wanted success, some get the ultimate prize others miss out.

In any given year 3 or 4 teams standout but only 1 wins the prize and if the team is lucky with injuries and has enough scoring shot kicking accurately enough the prize is theirs.

In 2021 injuries played a part since a team like the Lions lost players who they could not cover with their depth players.

That is why depth players are important and the midfield is probably the most important area so players like Dunstan are valuable to team like the MFC.

Last year Richmond's midfield depth was tested and fell by the wayside.

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7 hours ago, Demon17 said:

When May went down in the Prelim , boy was I glad we had Hibbo roaming in defence. Thoroughly deserved Premiership medal.

Me too D17  Another analagy Who would you wish to play on at half back against The Dees 

Hibbo or Joel Smith?

And I think Joel was making some good gains in the last half if 2021.

Lets Hope he gets a really full go at it all season and we may see the good that our Coach sees in him at last.

Good luck Smithy.

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Maybe Luke Wanted to play for a coach who was prepared to defy Gil, and have an occasional beer with his players. 

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On 2/11/2022 at 4:11 PM, 58er said:

Me too D17  Another analagy Who would you wish to play on at half back against The Dees 

Hibbo or Joel Smith?

And I think Joel was making some good gains in the last half if 2021.

Lets Hope he gets a really full go at it all season and we may see the good that our Coach sees in him at last.

Good luck Smithy.

You forgot Tomlinson as well!

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Me too D17  Another analagy Who would you wish to play on at half back against The Dees 

Hibbo or Joel Smith?

And I think Joel was making some good gains in the last half if 2021.

Lets Hope he gets a really full go at it all season and we may see the good that our Coach sees in him at last.

Good luck Smithy.

I see the attraction of Joel Smith with his athleticism & flexibility but his weaknesses were on display against Brisbane with under-developed footy nous. Too often allowed his opponent to get goalside, and flew at the ball without impacting on a few occasions.

Compare that to say Bowey who has lesser physical attributes but much better footy nous.

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On 2/10/2022 at 6:50 PM, Hellaintabadplacetobe said:

Correct! Steven May had all but agreed to be a Pie until his manager suggested a chat with Goody. After one phone call with him, he told his manager to find a way to get him to The Dees.

That's right but looking back, how the hell could the Pies have fit him into their cap??

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