Remember that the football world thought Pickett was a 3rd rounder at best and that it was a stretch for Melbourne to take him with pick 12..Here's a clip from a phantom draft at the time...

 

Without a doubt the big bolter of the draft, Pickett is now expected to go early in the piece to Melbourne after having been seen as a likely third-round pick just a month ago.

 

Kudos to the recruitment staff for taking a bold step both with Jackson and Pickett

 

here's another

 

 

The Pickett selection was somewhat curious, too. Melbourne needs extra speed and class through the forward line, which Pickett can provide. But many rival clubs suggested a mid-first round pick was a reach for the small forward, despite his outstanding agility and speed.

Could the Demons have gone for a player like Cody Weightman, who was the national carnival’s leading goalkicker, or Miles Bergman, who was one of the biggest risers in the second half of the year? Both showed more consistency in 2019 than Pickett.

Edited May 1, 20231 yr by jnrmac

Well done Kozzie, awesome news. 

Cornes, when is Kozzie going to Port Adelaide again 🤮. PATHETIC. 

Four years, two hundred odd goals, consolidated in the All Australian side, a couple of premierships. It's going to be good.

Special $36 memberships for the next 36 hours.

6 minutes ago, jnrmac said:

Remember that the football world thought Pickett was a 3rd rounder at best and that it was a stretch for Melbourne to take him with pick 12..Here's a clip from a phantom draft at the time...

 

Without a doubt the big bolter of the draft, Pickett is now expected to go early in the piece to Melbourne after having been seen as a likely third-round pick just a month ago.

 

Kudos to the recruitment staff for taking a bold step both with Jackson and Pickett

 

here's another

 

 

The Pickett selection was somewhat curious, too. Melbourne needs extra speed and class through the forward line, which Pickett can provide. But many rival clubs suggested a mid-first round pick was a reach for the small forward, despite his outstanding agility and speed.

Could the Demons have gone for a player like Cody Weightman, who was the national carnival’s leading goalkicker, or Miles Bergman, who was one of the biggest risers in the second half of the year? Both showed more consistency in 2019 than Pickett.

Juts shows the skills and knowledge of our recruiting team. Loved to be a fly not he wall and learn their metrics and how they assess. 

On 3/3/2023 at 10:03 PM, IRW said:

You've only now realised that Jackson wasn't particularly respectful of the responsibility his natural talent required of him?

Immature and thick as a plank

Kossie is gone but for different reasons. 

It's still a drag though.

With luck Kossie will give us a season of competitive magic and a flag , rather  a quarter of talent pitching for  a self entitled future

Amazing news

Just Gotta love what our club is doing 

♥️💙

On 4/27/2023 at 4:51 PM, Jaded No More said:

What he did was bad and he deserved his suspension, but it's very much unlike him. He is a very hard player, but he hasn't ever done anything that isn't in the spirit of the game until that incident. 

I think psychologically he probably has it at the back of his head that players are now being suspended for a variety of high hits and tackles, and maybe he is second guessing himself. It's probably subconscious. 

He needs to lay one good big tackle and get rewarded for it, and I think the doubts will go away. 

Ironically the Brownlow medallist does it and nothing happens to him, he goes on to win the bloody thing.

I do not agree with the punitive rebuke of it was bad, its not a school room..

What a wonderful day is the 1st of May 2023, I am feeling almost light headed, we have all been hoping for this outcome and dreading the opposite outcome. I would like to thank the MFC and Kozzie Pickett his family and management for getting this done so early in the year and putting us all out of our Misery.!!!! Wahooo bloody wahooo.❤️💙❤️💙

Some absolutely horrific calls in this thread from people certain Kozzie would go lol 

7 minutes ago, darkhorse72 said:

Juts shows the skills and knowledge of our recruiting team. Loved to be a fly not he wall and learn their metrics and how they assess. 

We are truly well-served by our recruiting team. They have been seeing things in recruits that few others see, ever-saw, then quietly went about the business of securing with deliberation and wisdom. Kozzi, well done, we have all waited for this wonderful news whilst holding respect for your personal decision. That decision is wonderful. 

So all it took to get this deal over the line was for the club to lock Kozzy in a room with Kochie for an hour in Adelaide last week 

(Joking)

 

20 minutes ago, jnrmac said:

 

Could the Demons have gone for a player like Cody Weightman, who was the national carnival’s leading goalkicker, or Miles Bergman, who was one of the biggest risers in the second half of the year? Both showed more consistency in 2019 than Pickett.

Miles Bergan or Kozzie Pickett?

I think the recruiters may have just gone that one correct....

 

Future Brownlow Medallist

waiting for the inevitable kornes tweet saying that we've overpaid for a small forward...

now to wait for the inevitable 'where's he going when he's a free agent' talk; just in time for tasmania's entry, right??

1 hour ago, BoBo said:

Sooooooo…. Does this mean Kozzies WA mate (playing for Freo is it?) is also coming over at years end? 🧐🧐🧐🧐

One would hope so ... 

I think now that Kozzie has signed Lamb will do deals for those players they want to keep and leave the others till after the season.

 

1 hour ago, Lucifers Hero said:

Beautiful words from Kozzy:

"Giving back to my community and putting smiles on kids' faces makes me happy. I was once that little kid and it's special for me to now be giving back and doing what I love, surrounded by people I love..."

Great tribute to family, friends, teammates and coaches.

What a bloody star. 👏 ❤️

2 minutes ago, Demonland said:

 

Clever.

Our marketing team as soon as Kosi signed 

Edited May 1, 20231 yr by Jaded No More

Amazing news! 
I never thought to see another 36 as good as Davey and Leoncelli but Kozzie could be better than both.

3 minutes ago, Gorgoroth said:

Amazing news! 
I never thought to see another 36 as good as Davey and Leoncelli but Kozzie could be better than both.

No disrespect to either, both of whom were stars for the dees, but i have little doubt Koz will go past both.

1 hour ago, djr said:

goodwindees' intel correct again.

I really liked GNFs riddle. He got this one right too, didn't he?

1 hour ago, layzie said:

Who's ready to enjoy the footy season now? 😃

😊

I've tried to be pretty chill regarding Kossie's decision so far this season and tried not to be too scared by the Dogga Jackson experience, but I'll have to admit, that since the 'Gather Round' Kossie / family decision making and then the well founded rumors started that he'd made made his decision started a few weeks back, I've been visiting the MFC website in expection of good news on a semi-religious basis at least a few times a day (with a few morning and evening prayers then in for good measure).

Mostly looking forward to enjoying us play out the season now as you suggest, but we've now got the Chin Chandler contract to worry about (dam, he shouldn't be playing so well and raising his contract value expctaions).  In all seriousness though, I'd be highly surprised if Kade leaves.  I think his management will fox about with their language and draw it out a bit to make sure that get him the best terms he can at the MFC (probably more though long tenure than $), but I sense that Kade himself is pretty emotionally committed and settled at the MFC to be actively seeking out options else where.

34 minutes ago, darkhorse72 said:

Juts shows the skills and knowledge of our recruiting team. Loved to be a fly not he wall and learn their metrics and how they assess. 

It was pretty much this video 

https://fb.watch/keZKxbUKxO/