Good luck to Jack and nice to see someone who appears to be a hard worker get a shot at the big time 

Personally I’m not sure what the strategy is here from a list perspective he is not a genuine small forward imo and is arguably too small to really make it as a midfielder at AFL level 

I hope our list managers have chosen the right bloke as I think you could mount a pretty strong argument for a couple of others who are available atm 

34 minutes ago, Sydee said:

Good luck to Jack and nice to see someone who appears to be a hard worker get a shot at the big time 

Personally I’m not sure what the strategy is here from a list perspective he is not a genuine small forward imo and is arguably too small to really make it as a midfielder at AFL level 

I hope our list managers have chosen the right bloke as I think you could mount a pretty strong argument for a couple of others who are available atm 

I think the thought is he can play that high pressure small forward role.

He played midfield at Werribee probably because at that level he is one of the better mids, however at AFL level I don't think that will be his go, other than some pinch hitting.

9 hours ago, BAMF said:

I don't have any inside info on what happened between him and the club in 2023, but I can't help but think we would have won the semi final against Collingwood if we had an in form Harmes as the substitute instead of Laurie to replace Brayshaw. Was he so checked out of the club that he wasn't a better option at the time? Maybe he was had injuries the club wasn't telling us about... I guess I'm still bitter about 2023. It will be the one we look back on as the one that got away.

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I don’t think Harmes would’ve made a difference to the win/loss in the Pies final. We were 28 points down in the third quarter in slippery conditions and were always losing that final when they got off to a hot start.

i think he could’ve made a small difference in the Carlton final. 30 minutes of fresh legs coming on as the sub replacing T Mac, beats 0 minutes from Schache, which will go down as the worst MFC tactical move under Goodwin. I understand that he was coverage for Gawn but it simply didn’t pay off.

Edited February 18Feb 18 by Bring-Back-Powell

8 minutes ago, DistrACTION Jackson said:

I think the thought is he can play that high pressure small forward role.

He played midfield at Werribee probably because at that level he is one of the better mids, however at AFL level I don't think that will be his go, other than some pinch hitting.

Sounds very similar to Shane Mannagh, who took a little while to settle into the puddy tatts in his first season in 2024 before being an integral part of the team by finals

1 minute ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

I don’t think Harmes would’ve made a difference to the win/loss in the Pies final. We were 28 points down in the third quarter in slippery conditions and were always losing that final when they got off to a hot start.

i think he could’ve made a small difference in the Carlton final. 30 minutes of fresh legs coming on as the sub replacing T Mac, beats 0 minutes from Schache, which will go down as the worst MFC tactical move under Goodwin.

That was a shocker.... Hollands cut us up with his run late

10 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

I don’t think Harmes would’ve made a difference to the win/loss in the Pies final. We were 28 points down in the third quarter in slippery conditions and were always losing that final when they got off to a hot start.

i think he could’ve made a small difference in the Carlton final. 30 minutes of fresh legs coming on as the sub replacing T Mac, beats 0 minutes from Schache, which will go down as the worst MFC tactical move under Goodwin. I understand that he was coverage for Gawn but it simply didn’t pay off.

To say we were never winning that final is untrue. 2 straight kicks from Fritsch and McDonald and we win. Not to mention the countless blind kicks into F 50. We dominated them from that point on. I’ll agree with the Schache decision. I’ll also add that that was one of the most ill disciplined games I’ve seen from this team. It was a terrible night at the footy. Stuff of nightmares. For mine wins over Collingwood and Carlton are absolutely essential this season.

And his nickname ‘ll be … Hendo (god help us, and there goes my Mensa membership)!

11 minutes ago, Dee Dee said:

And his nickname ‘ll be … Hendo (god help us, and there goes my Mensa membership)!

What?
You can get a Mentha Membership?

4 minutes ago, DiscoStu17 said:

What?
You can get a Mentha Membership?

only if you have a lisp

4 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Good little connection is that Mark Williams coached Henderson in 2019.

Choco is the gift that keeps on giving.

Will be great for Hendo to have that connection already in place at the club, as well as AJ to help his development in taking the next step in his carer.

Still nothing official that I can see on either the MFC or AFL websites. However, this article on the AFL website is stating it as a fact.

Mind you, I only wanted to link to this story to make the point that it's no surprise that Sandy Brock has gone from the Gold Coast to West Coast. It seems his whole football career was pre-determined by the name he was given.

16 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

Still nothing official that I can see on either the MFC or AFL websites. However, this article on the AFL website is stating it as a fact.

Mind you, I only wanted to link to this story to make the point that it's no surprise that Sandy Brock has gone from the Gold Coast to West Coast. It seems his whole football career was pre-determined by the name he was given.

They've announced that McAdam is out for the season today, which would've been part of the requirement to open a spot for Henderson.

I imagine it will be announced by the club later today once paperwork is lodged.

Looks like just the McAdam change to our list. 

14 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

MFC journo's are asleep on the wheel..

Obviously Melb are waiting for the official paper work to go through. That’s my point they dont engage  in fantasy fiction or histrionics like D/L. 

Some of you really don’t understand difference between John Ralph and MFC or a D/Ler posting a topic. 

I am sure some do but their bias or logic goes haywire or on fire depending upon the topic, 

Its great when D/L predict what’s going to happen and is is a forum for great gloating while the website reports it calmly and methodically. 

What happens dont some of you miss the Coaches and other interviews? Or don’t you recognise it or spy and forget. 

16 minutes ago, 58er said:

Obviously Melb are waiting for the official paper work to go through. That’s my point they dont engage  in fantasy fiction or histrionics like D/L. 

Some of you really don’t understand difference between John Ralph and MFC or a D/Ler posting a topic. 

I am sure some do but their bias or logic goes haywire or on fire depending upon the topic, 

Its great when D/L predict what’s going to happen and is is a forum for great gloating while the website reports it calmly and methodically. 

What happens dont some of you miss the Coaches and other interviews? Or don’t you recognise it or spy and forget. 

Calmly and methodically??? Like not notifying supporters of a change in start time of a preseason game even days after the time had changed. The website’s long been a joke.

2 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

I don’t think Harmes would’ve made a difference to the win/loss in the Pies final. We were 28 points down in the third quarter in slippery conditions and were always losing that final when they got off to a hot start.

i think he could’ve made a small difference in the Carlton final. 30 minutes of fresh legs coming on as the sub replacing T Mac, beats 0 minutes from Schache, which will go down as the worst MFC tactical move under Goodwin. I understand that he was coverage for Gawn but it simply didn’t pay off.

We lost by 7 points in the end. Laurie playing nearly 3 full quarters had 1 kick, 4  handballs, 1 clanger and 2 tackles.

There were so many little things that could have happened for us to win that game and our path could have been very different.

This isnt me bagging Laurie. It was the selection decision. Laurie had only played a few games that year and had no consistency. 

All spilt milk in the end.

100% agree on the Carlton game.

Super happy we got Henderson. He looks a similar player to Chandler based on highlights. Hoping he gets a crack early.

3 hours ago, demoncat said:

MFC socials confirming McAdam being moved to the inactive list this morning

Poor Shane, but hopefully official confirmation of Henderson joining later today 

MFC website has McAdam as a Medium forward, the injury announcement has him as a small forward, he's shrinking as well poor guy.

Timing is everything and worked out in Henderson's favour.

Happy to have him on board - especially as we considered him in the draft.

1 hour ago, Roost it far said:

Calmly and methodically??? Like not notifying supporters of a change in start time of a preseason game even days after the time had changed. The website’s long been a joke.

Spot the difference.

Edited February 19Feb 19 by dazzledavey36

8 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Spot the difference.

Tbf DD Tom may have already signed up given he was playing with them already and perhaps we haven’t lodged paperwork with the AFL yet. The only announcement has been tweets from journos which was then put into an article, not an offical statement.

On 18/02/2025 at 12:18, DeeSpencer said:

Small forward/mid with good goal sense, smarts and tackling.

Lacks stand out attributes to be a big difference maker but can come in and do a role from day 1 if he’s had a good summer VFL training at a high enough level.

With Pickett’s suspension, Spargo still injured and Kolt injured there’s going to be opportunity.

Liking the cut of this boys jib exactly the type we needed.

👌👌👌👏👏👏🙏🙏🙏

Let's hope Jack Henderson can make the grade.

I don't think we've had much luck in "top up" and mid season draft type players. I don't recall many successes.

16 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Spot the difference.

At Essendon they’ve had an open list spot, it’s a player who’s been training with them for weeks and kicked 4 on the weekend which was probably when they made the decision and started to get the contract ready.

At Melbourne we are confirming McAdam is out for the year and placed on the Inactive List (ticked off by AFL head office), giving him due credit with an injury update, whilst flying Henderson back from Perth, hopefully doing a brief update on basic medical screening and getting the contract ironed out. If we’re smart we might even line up a bit of actual content - have AJ give him a lift from the airport or to training - for the announcement.

I suspect it’s mostly about letting the McAdam story be sorted before we fill his list spot and that’s what a club that cares for their players does.

This has nothing to do with the clubs otherwise too often poor communication. 

The delay to Kentfield's year surly opens up a spot for Culley.

 

The Ox certainly loves Culley. If he is as good as he says surely another club will grab him

49 minutes ago, inanunda said:

The delay to Kentfield's year surly opens up a spot for Culley.

 

How long is Kenty out for? 

What is the length of time one has to be injured for before a replacement can registered?

Half a season/ Full season?

Edited February 19Feb 19 by YesitwasaWin4theAges