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Not starting a thread for it, and missed it myself - but apparently someone called in to Trade Radio and said Josh Bruce has done a medical at the Dees and is expecting to be an MFC player next year.

Not sure what level of nuff involved.

 

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    2 minutes ago, Lord Nev said:

    Not starting a thread for it, and missed it myself - but apparently someone called in to Trade Radio and said Josh Bruce has done a medical at the Dees and is expecting to be an MFC player next year.

    Not sure what level of nuff involved.

     

    Yes, just saw that rumour on Facebook.

    I presume we need a new thread about him? 😉

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    2 minutes ago, Lord Nev said:

    Not starting a thread for it, and missed it myself - but apparently someone called in to Trade Radio and said Josh Bruce has done a medical at the Dees and is expecting to be an MFC player next year.

    Not sure what level of nuff involved.

     

    He can replace BBrown and TMac as a bloke heading into retirement who struggles to get out on the park and has a limited impact when he does 🤭

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    1 minute ago, Lord Travis said:

    He can replace BBrown and TMac as a bloke heading into retirement who struggles to get out on the park and has a limited impact when he does 🤭

    At least we know he'd kick a bag in intraclubs...

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    3 minutes ago, Lord Nev said:

    At least we know he'd kick a bag in intraclubs...

    The most important games to win they are

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    2 hours ago, layzie said:

    Someone missed a chance to pinch it for the Eagles late but their name escapes me. 

    Murray Wrenstead

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    3 hours ago, A F said:

    You might have been brought in a time when housing was affordable on a single income. We've now had 31 years of underemployment in Australia (ie Australians needing more than one job to keep up) and a housing boom since the late 80s that has locked out two and a half generations from the housing market.

    The world isn't as simple as you or your mother portray it. In the words of The Waterboy, "well, mumma's wrong again!"

    I don't know your personal situation AF but I certainly don't know of too many footballers of the ilk of Jackson that are concerned by having to work 2 jobs to "keep up."

    Of course it was a different time, and my mother who is 94 was talking about that time. So she wasn't wrong. And your rubbish about 2.5 generations being locked out of the housing market is just that. Rubbish. 

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    well i do hope we are entertaining pulling in some good players in this draft period, we seem to have all of our eggs in the one basket at the moment which collingwood can potentially pull out of if we cannot satisfy them with picks and $'s.

     

     

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    With all the reaming and bending over that's supposedly going on it's a wonder any trades get done at all. 

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    30 minutes ago, Lord Nev said:

    Not starting a thread for it, and missed it myself - but apparently someone called in to Trade Radio and said Josh Bruce has done a medical at the Dees and is expecting to be an MFC player next year.

    Not sure what level of nuff involved.

     

    Surely this means T-Mac & Brown are properly cooked?

    I think they were both going in for surgery post season

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    Is it just me or do alot of AFL clubs seem to have the wrong attitude during trade week?

    Especially Fremantle as well as Brisbane and in the recent past Essendon.

    Geelong also seem to be getting stronger even though they are now the new reigning Premiers.

    Rather than trying to come to an amicable solution with both clubs benefiting it is more about screwing over the other AFL clubs in trades.

    It can't bode well if this mindset continues.

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    2 minutes ago, BW511 said:

    Surely this means T-Mac & Brown are properly cooked?

    I think they were both going in for surgery post season

    Maybe, but we also have list depth to make up - Jackson, Daw and Mitch Brown all gone. Grundy in, but seemingly no replacements for the others yet.

    *This is if the rumour has any weight of course.

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    39 minutes ago, Lord Nev said:

    Not starting a thread for it, and missed it myself - but apparently someone called in to Trade Radio and said Josh Bruce has done a medical at the Dees and is expecting to be an MFC player next year.

    Not sure what level of nuff involved.

     

    Could be a good swap Tomlinson for Bruce.  We need a KPF and the need a KPD.  Be similar money 

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    Depends if Bruce's body is done or not.  kicked 48 goals before doing his ACL last year but looked terrible when he came back this year

    30yo, could be worth a punt once we dont give up much

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    11 minutes ago, drdrake said:

    Could be a good swap Tomlinson for Bruce.  We need a KPF and the need a KPD.  Be similar money 

    That would be a pretty good reason why we wouldn't do that trade IMO.

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    1 minute ago, Demonland said:

     

    Well that means Geelong can't trade their F1st in the Bowes deal now, looking at F3rd?

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    54 minutes ago, Lord Nev said:

    Not starting a thread for it, and missed it myself - but apparently someone called in to Trade Radio and said Josh Bruce has done a medical at the Dees and is expecting to be an MFC player next year.

    Not sure what level of nuff involved.

     

    do it jewish GIF

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    10 minutes ago, Demonland said:

     

    Cats get Ollie Henry.

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    1 hour ago, Lord Nev said:

    Not starting a thread for it, and missed it myself - but apparently someone called in to Trade Radio and said Josh Bruce has done a medical at the Dees and is expecting to be an MFC player next year.

    Not sure what level of nuff involved.

     

    So  there!

    All the people who were giving @Grand New Flag a hard time should hang their heads in shame!

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