That presser from Goody was bloody impressive.  A coach that does not speak BS!  quite remarkable

He is a different person to the 2019 version at pressers.

Genuine warmth and care for the players.

36 minutes ago, DubDee said:

That presser from Goody was bloody impressive.  A coach that does not speak BS!  quite remarkable

He is a different person to the 2019 version at pressers.

Genuine warmth and care for the players.

Yeah, but is he still the right guy?

1 hour ago, Deedubs said:

I'd much prefer to lose Brayshaw than Jackson though. If we lost Jackson, are we going to be the next Geelong and spend the next 10 years trying to find a ruckman?

I've been following Melbourne since the late 80s and we've always had a decent ruckman (O'Dwyer, Stynes, White, Jamar, Gawn, Jackson). Hasn't been a weakness of ours.

 

1 minute ago, dazzledavey36 said:

 

Tasty morsel.

I always saw Tim as on the money, back 15 years ago, when he was a Channel 10 luminary in the Eastern States. Is this still the case?

2 hours ago, Demon Disciple said:

Yeah, but is he still the right guy?

You should start a thread and find out.

18 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

 

Not really sticking his neck out there, is he.

9 minutes ago, loges said:

Not really sticking his neck out there, is he.

Yep, biggest scoop of vanilla ice-cream ever.

This just in, Andrew Brayshaw (scratch that - Nat Fyfe) will play for either Melbourne or Fremantle in 2023.
 

See…………….I can do it too Tim 🤪

Edited May 12, 20223 yr by Demon Disciple

1 hour ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

I've been following Melbourne since the late 80s and we've always had a decent ruckman (O'Dwyer, Stynes, White, Jamar, Gawn, Jackson). Hasn't been a weakness of ours.

And neither was that a successful era.

Scott lycett/nathan vardy

Toby nankervis

Jordan Roughhead. 

These are premiership ruckman.  Much prefer to have 2 way running, smart, courageous hard midfielders. The ruckman is the cream, its not the substance. Overpaying to keep Jackson and losing Brayshaw would be a decent misstep imo.  Also, Collingwood says hi. 

Just watched the videos of Angus and the press conference of Goody- I am now feeling that much more confident that he will re sign with us. 

As an aside I am so impressed also how Goodwin responded to a question on how he would feel if Yze wanted to pursue his coaching career elsewhere.  This club really does walk the talk when it comes to being respectful- I am a very proud demon fan

On 2/27/2022 at 9:34 PM, Demons11 said:

Hannan left because we had no more cash to offer him and Bulldogs swooped.   

Hannan left cos he realised he would not make our GF side. Simple as that......

2 hours ago, Dees2014 said:

Hannan left cos he realised he would not make our GF side. Simple as that......

We wanted to see him improve his defensive game, we loved what he did on offense but he simply didn't work hard enough the other way and would fade out of games completely as a result. 

The dogs offered him job security and more consistent games in the seniors so pretty easy decision for all involved there

Fortunately for MH he got to be there on the day when the team that drafted him had the ultimate success

 

Just read that Carlton are now into Amon & Brayshaw....

Given the amount they have spent on blokes like Jack Martin, Adam Saad and Zac Williams it would amaze me if they have much salary cap.... 

Must be going back to the old brown paper bag days.

5 minutes ago, Action Jackson said:

Just read that Carlton are now into Amon & Brayshaw....

Given the amount they have spent on blokes like Jack Martin, Adam Saad and Zac Williams it would amaze me if they have much salary cap.... 

Must be going back to the old brown paper bag days.

visy ambassadorships?

13 minutes ago, Action Jackson said:

Just read that Carlton are now into Amon & Brayshaw....

Given the amount they have spent on blokes like Jack Martin, Adam Saad and Zac Williams it would amaze me if they have much salary cap.... 

Must be going back to the old brown paper bag days.

Was that from a reliable report?

IF Gus wants more midfield time he won't get it at Carlton with Cripps, Cerra, Walsh etc settled there. 

Wishful thinking by Carlton.

15 hours ago, loges said:

Not really sticking his neck out there, is he.

Tim Gossage is a cheer leader for Eagles. Nothing more, nothing less.

Move on.

Who was teh last player we lost that we really wanted to keep? its been a while. Gus has been huge for 2 years and is obviously happy within himself and has matured to the point that becoming a fill in or in case of emergency player has not worried him. 

Id be surprised if he left to be honest but who knows. If its a case of Lose Brayshaw to keep Sparrow would you be ok with it? 

1 minute ago, Demon3 said:

Who was teh last player we lost that we really wanted to keep? its been a while. Gus has been huge for 2 years and is obviously happy within himself and has matured to the point that becoming a fill in or in case of emergency player has not worried him. 

Id be surprised if he left to be honest but who knows. If its a case of Lose Brayshaw to keep Sparrow would you be ok with it? 

I'm going way back and saying Scott Thompson. 

Jeff Farmer before that.

2 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

I'm going way back and saying Scott Thompson. 

Jeff Farmer before that.

Yeah that's what i thought, its been that long, Scott, Wiz, Woey type of era. 

58 minutes ago, Lucifers Hero said:

Was that from a reliable report?

IF Gus wants more midfield time he won't get it at Carlton with Cripps, Cerra, Walsh etc settled there. 

Wishful thinking by Carlton.

Angus should be stripped of his Melbourne Premiership medallion if he ever goes to Carlton! (only half joking)

4 hours ago, Dwight Schrute said:

We wanted to see him improve his defensive game, we loved what he did on offense but he simply didn't work hard enough the other way and would fade out of games completely as a result. 

The dogs offered him job security and more consistent games in the seniors so pretty easy decision for all involved there

Fortunately for MH he got to be there on the day when the team that drafted him had the ultimate success

 

He went missing when the team was under pressure and takes the wrong option on lots of occassions, I have the opinion he was and is an ordinary player who is just an opportunist and rarely creates goals from nothing.

I actually prefer Brayshaw in the backline than on the wing. I feel like he is much better in defence. But I don't blame him for wanting to be an inside mid somewhere. He could be a top 5 Brownlow finisher if given a full time inside mid role somewhere.

36 minutes ago, Demon3 said:

Yeah that's what i thought, its been that long, Scott, Wiz, Woey type of era. 

I would say Scully. Club wanted to keep him but he was never invested like Gus.

1 hour ago, Action Jackson said:

Just read that Carlton are now into Amon & Brayshaw....

Given the amount they have spent on blokes like Jack Martin, Adam Saad and Zac Williams it would amaze me if they have much salary cap.... 

Must be going back to the old brown paper bag days.

I'd vomit if i saw Gus walking out in a Carlton guernsey

14 minutes ago, Left Foot Snap said:

I would say Scully. Club wanted to keep him but he was never invested like Gus.

Possibly correct and his best was at the Demons. Hindsight probably suggests in the end we didn't really miss him that much.