Demons tabled an attractive three-year contract offer for the 28-year-old.

WTF. THREE YEARS. He is injury prone.  50 games in 6 years at Crows.  That is poor business. Future 2nd rounder.  Ouch. Tim Lamb. 🤢🤢🤢Pants pulled down.  
 

4 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said:

Demons tabled an attractive three-year contract offer for the 28-year-old.

WTF. THREE YEARS. He is injury prone.  50 games in 6 years at Crows.  That is poor business. Future 2nd rounder.  Ouch. Tim Lamb. 🤢🤢🤢Pants pulled down.  
 

From memory we gave schache and laurie a contract extension and billings is on a 2 year contract

57 minutes ago, Stevienic23 said:

He is robbing someone else of a living. 3 year contract! Give me strength!

He looks unprepared, and unfit. Unfortunately for us, he doesn’t appear interested in applying himself either. What a waste of money. 

On 31/05/2024 at 09:57, whatwhat say what said:

i don't understand that apathy towards stafford at all

as forwards coach he has seen multiple players turned into key forwards, players develop to ability the go into the ruck as pinch-hitters, and fritsch has become the best medium forward in the game, with pickett one of the top five or so small forwards

that's a pretty great resume i would've thought

Look at the forwsRD LINE   and OUR scores and you’re satisfied with  Stafford, Really!! 

On 31/05/2024 at 09:51, WalkingCivilWar said:

Fair enough 58er. But I really need to make one thing crystal clear: I don’t defend everybody. It just seems that way because those people I don’t defend, I choose not to mention.

In Staffy’s case… yes, I find him a lovely, friendly person but what I think of him doesn’t matter one iota. I was just sharing what I’ve been told by those whose opinion of him does matter, ie. he’s very much loved and respected by seemingly everyone there.

Incidentally, when you say you’re thicker than I am, you do mean ‘thicker-skinned’ right? 😉 

Yes WCW. The funny thing I’ve never heard totally every one who has played under Clarkson that he is a good bloke. Good coach but not good bloke. 

3 hours ago, kozzyisalegend said:

3 biggest whipping boys at Melbourne 

Schache 

Billings

Mcadam

All new recruits. Wonderful from JT

Have you been on here before? You aren't that Hawk guy or the likes are you?

28 minutes ago, kozzyisalegend said:

From memory we gave schache and laurie a contract extension and billings is on a 2 year contract

It’s amazing.  All of McAdam Schache Billings Hunter Laurie offer nothing.  Nothing.  They take spots off other young developing players. If it wasn’t for contracts, they’d all be delisted at seasons end.  Surely. 

34 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said:

Demons tabled an attractive three-year contract offer for the 28-year-old.

WTF. THREE YEARS. He is injury prone.  50 games in 6 years at Crows.  That is poor business. Future 2nd rounder.  Ouch. Tim Lamb. 🤢🤢🤢Pants pulled down.  
 

 

Just now, spirit of norm smith said:

It’s amazing.  All of McAdam Schache Billings Hunter Laurie offer nothing.  Nothing.  They take spots off other young developing players. If it wasn’t for contracts, they’d all be delisted at seasons end.  Surely. 

I think I like the Shifter Sheehan version of you better Spirit.. the one who talks up every young player as being the next Judd, Carey or Hird. 
 

I get the anger after today, we are all are feeling it, but this prolonged keyboard warrior version coming from you tonight is exhausting. 
 

Night 🥱

41 minutes ago, kozzyisalegend said:

From memory we gave schache and laurie a contract extension and billings is on a 2 year contract

 

Just a little thing but seeing McAdam waving at people leaving the ground was irritating. Just get off the ground with your head bowed!

Crows fans said thank you for taking this guy of their hands, he is Casey standard at best.

19 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Plus the mis management of Oliver's hamstring injury last year when he was up and running on on the Monday morning after coming after the game against Port doing his hammy.

The funniest one is when we randomly rushed in Charlie Spargo for round 9 against Sydney and he put in one of the all time stinkers you'll see..

Daniel Turner selection was even more mind boggling off the back of a 3 week calf injury.

BUMP THIS!!

It has been a totally topsy-turvy season for most of last year's finalists. Sydney is the only team that has played consistent footy. Collingwood is struggling, Geelong lost by a huge margin against the Suns, then another three in a row, and Brisbane is in nowhere land, so take heart Demon fans - we are not Robinson Crusoes.

Yes, we have been hamstrung by losing Brayshaw and Smith - when oh when will that suspension be clarified - and Brown, Hunter, Billing, Macadam and Fullarton have not shaped up, and neither has the injury-prone Petty. The woes extend to Casey which has hardly been able to field a full-strength team due to Emergencies being sent interstate etc and a lack of available Listed players, but in the meantime, Melbourne has played some good footy this year as well. 

I haven't read most of the Woe is We stuff that has been posted: I simply note that there is a tendency among Demonlanders to always see any cup or glass as less than half full.  I also note that many here among you first stone casters, to coin a biblical phrase, seem to know much more about footy than anyone currently employed either as a coach or recruiter at the MFC. As they also say, life, and a season, is many days. Have faith and if things get awrier, then as they say in the navy, Sailor Vee...

As harsh as it sounds, Shane McAdam has been next to useless these past two matches. Incredibly frustrating watching him attempt to take unrealistic marks and generally not look even close to kicking a goal.

Would rather give Andy Moniz-Wakefield a chance.

 

Somehow this fella has kept under the radar.

Touted as a 'bit of something ' ... can play... showed a little bit but then injured. Seems often injured.

You would think on his day he would add measurably to our forward 50 brigade.

Where's this bloke at ?

Seems a ghost

2 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

Somehow this fella has kept under the radar.

Touted as a 'bit of something ' ... can play... showed a little bit but then injured. Seems often injured.

You would think on his day he would add measurably to our forward 50 brigade.

Where's this bloke at ?

Seems a ghost

Another terrible trade, hopefully he can get it together and get his body right for just one year next year and add something as he does have talent

4 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

Somehow this fella has kept under the radar.

Touted as a 'bit of something ' ... can play... showed a little bit but then injured. Seems often injured.

You would think on his day he would add measurably to our forward 50 brigade.

Where's this bloke at ?

Seems a ghost

Injured for some of his first year with us and then a season ending injury this year.

I would try and do a deal on his last year of his 3 year contract with us, but it looks like he is staying.

He does have talent, if only he could get and stay fit.

Inside word was that he was brittle as glass and was very injury prone.

Poor lad does have talent though.

IF injury free, I have him down for 13 goals in 12 games next year.

Edited yesterday at 00:151 day by Bring-Back-Powell

4 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

IF injury free, I have him down for 13 goals in 12 games next year.

Casey does need goal kickers.

I think some forget that before his achillies this year he was actually fully fit and dominating the match sim games.

Looked a completely different play compared to his first year. If he can get his body fully fit and start getting some good conditioning in then who knows.

Whilst I havent written him off, I acknowledge he is coming from a long way back now.

3 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

I think some forget that before his achillies this year he was actually fully fit and dominating the match sim games.

Looked a completely different play compared to his first year. If he can get his body fully fit and start getting some good conditioning in then who knows.

Whilst I havent written him off, I acknowledge he is coming from a long way back now.

Hopefully a new coach like Steven King is what he needs, i think Jack Martin and Tyson Stengle are guys who've come form a long way back as well and King has worked with them so perhaps there is some wisdom he can pass on to Shane about how to just attack this because at least then he retires kinda knowing he gave it a crack

Let's make judgement in 2026

Can't judge him on 2 games in 2 seasons

It would be a very Melbourne thing for McAdam to get himself fit and playing half decent football in a contract year.

Tim Lamb will put another three year deal in front of him and he'll end up back on the LTI five minutes later.

I always remember Travis Johnstone's output in his contract years being about 10 times higher than every other year.

It's been frustrating, but I don't put him in the same category as Schache, Billings or Hunter. He's clearly highly talented and we took a punt; it hasn't paid off. I much prefer that approach to squeezing the last drops out of C+-grade known quantities at the end of their careers and then wondering why we don't improve when they come into the team.