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Now hear me out …

After hearing and reading all of the reports from many of the experts in the media, I think one thing is very clear. The Melbourne Football Club has a poor culture, it’s poorly run, badly coached and players are rushing to desert it like rats on a sinking  ship. One commentator is even comparing our situation with the time the club sacked Norm Smith which was followed by years in the wilderness. We are cactus.

My recommendation on how to solve this is for the AFL to do exactly what it has done in the past to give clubs in distress a leg up in their time of hardship and need. Only this time to be proactive and provide draft relief in advance so the competition won’t have to hold up a perennial basket case for a number of years. A couple of first round draft picks should do the trick.

Come on MFC. Make the application for draft relief to maintain a competitive AFL for all clubs!

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    I think we should get a ‘Mac Andrew’ pick, end of second round, to give us some value back for what we got ripped out from us on the whim of the AFL.

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    2 minutes ago, rumpole said:

    Now hear me out …

    After hearing and reading all of the reports from many of the experts in the media, I think one thing is very clear. The Melbourne Football Club has a poor culture, it’s poorly run, badly coached and players are rushing to desert it like rats on a sinking  ship. One commentator is even comparing our situation with the time the club sacked Norm Smith which was followed by years in the wilderness. We are cactus.

    My recommendation on how to solve this is for the AFL to do exactly what it has done in the past to give clubs in distress a leg up in their time of hardship and need. Only this time to be proactive and provide draft relief in advance so the competition won’t have to hold up a perennial basket case for a number of years. A couple of first round draft picks should do the trick.

    Come on MFC. Make the application for draft relief to maintain a competitive AFL for all clubs!

    Laura Kane is She Who Must Be Obeyed!

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    4 minutes ago, Demonstone said:

    I love the sentiment @rumpole but I suspect you've been spending too much time at Pomeroy's.

    Yes, the fine reds served at Pomeroy’s Wine Bar was the catalyst along with articles written by fine journalists like Jay Clark and astute observers such as Kane Cornes Esquire.

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    32 minutes ago, buck_nekkid said:

    I think we should get a ‘Mac Andrew’ pick, end of second round, to give us some value back for what we got ripped out from us on the whim of the AFL.

    Fixed!

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    45 minutes ago, rumpole said:

    Now hear me out …

    After hearing and reading all of the reports from many of the experts in the media, I think one thing is very clear. The Melbourne Football Club has a poor culture, it’s poorly run, badly coached and players are rushing to desert it like rats on a sinking  ship. One commentator is even comparing our situation with the time the club sacked Norm Smith which was followed by years in the wilderness. We are cactus.

    My recommendation on how to solve this is for the AFL to do exactly what it has done in the past to give clubs in distress a leg up in their time of hardship and need. Only this time to be proactive and provide draft relief in advance so the competition won’t have to hold up a perennial basket case for a number of years. A couple of first round draft picks should do the trick.

    Come on MFC. Make the application for draft relief to maintain a competitive AFL for all clubs!

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