2 minutes ago, Adam The God said:

I'd probably agree. Judd is the closest thing we have to Quaynor IMO.

Not the way he played this year!

Judd had a poor year!

Just now, D4Life said:

Not the way he played this year!

Judd had a poor year!

I'm going on his 2023-2024, non-injury exposed for. He's a gun and people can downplay it as much as they like, but he's a loss.

Not to say we can't replace him though. Let's hope so.

We are gonna lose Trac and Judd for very little and get Heath Derksen and Mihocek aren’t we, I’ll spew

What pi$$e$ me off is that he has told an absolute whopper of a lie to one of our most committed and loyal supporters. Not because she posts on a fan forum, but because she clearly has a level of care for him which blind Freddy could see, yet he still saw no problem lying through his teeth with that he has signed and wait for the announcement.

Don’t want him to stay now, he has done his dash. If it was me he lied to, I’d happily pack his bags, take him to the terminal and tell him to PO at the gate as he gets on the plane.

@Ghostwriter might be a tad more forgiving I suspect.

I agree with some he was always going… I could tell with the way he played his season out. Like a spud…! I would have dropped him to Casey.

I want and expect Melbourne to demand at a minimum Pick 11 or Freos 1st Pick next year… If Freo don’t come to play I would be prepared to let Eagles take him in the Preseason draft.

Freo play hard when trading out their own players. Remember Weller to GC for Pick 2 (Brayshaw)…? They were overly demanding.

44 minutes ago, Lucifers Hero said:

Not sure he will be on my favourite list much longer ... methinks it is time to find a new avatar.

Let me introduce you to my new 'Cult' Hero on my avatar !!! .

Profile faves also updated.

8 minutes ago, Colm said:

Spewing with his decision. He’s the right age bracket and skill set of players we need more of so losing him hurts us.

No chance we get pick 13 but hoping we get more than just pick 29. We will have a decent hand of second round picks and might be able to get GC to part with pick 6.

That’s actually not a bad option, if we get enough and GC do want to get a pile of seconds and thirds we might be well placed.

Just now, Lucifers Hero said:

Let me introduce you to my new 'Cult' Hero on my avatar !!! .

Profile faves also updated.

Mines better. You should join the cult of Abbath! Many a great profile he has given us.

? is Judd McVee from Geraldton. 400kms from Perth ? Returning home ? I guess it’s closer !!

24 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

Not sure he wants to be a midfielder. He wants to play an attacking role. Doesn’t want to defend hard. Doesn’t want to play last line of defense.

It actually annoys me how hard Howes had to work to get senior games down back this year, while McVee had such a poor year and was never once dropped.

I’d care if Judd on his worst day wasn’t twice the player of Howes on his best day. If Howes could actually play like a proper footballer rather than a deer in the headlights that would fill some of the void Judd leaves but I doubt it.

On 03/08/2025 at 12:49, Wells 11 said:

you lost me at “according to Caro” . I stopped listening to her after the tanking fiasco … as she has her own agendas. A lot of “in the know” posters here say he’s staying. Let’s see.

Caro was right eh?

On 24/07/2025 at 12:45, doomsday dee said:

Then why hasn't he signed and please dont say he has

On 24/07/2025 at 12:49, Ghostwriter said:

Judd ‘Knuckle’ McVee will be remaining at the Melbourne Football Club for season 2026 and beyond.

On 24/07/2025 at 12:50, doomsday dee said:

Ill hold you to that

On 24/07/2025 at 13:07, doomsday dee said:

Well you have already said that he's signed and yet not one announcement anywhere and that while contract talks are still ongoing,he's not telling you what he is doing

On 24/07/2025 at 13:14, Ghostwriter said:

You know what Judd tells me, do you? LOL.

Just because I don’t share some conversations on here doesn’t mean they don’t take place.

When I read this its clear Judd and his management clearly attempted to use the club as leverage.

They also kept this incredibly private.

there's no comparing mcvee to howes imo

Wow, so much outrage for a guy who even if he played all 23 games wouldn't have finished top 10 or top 15 in our BnF this year.

Let him go to Freo. I would be surprised if he starts in their 22 by round 1. He's not a dashing half back, his decision making is too slow as a midfielder, and as a small defender I've seen him be toweled up by Rankine and Higgins far too many times

See ya Judd.

Geeze. What a blow.

I have very little time for this kind of trade request. Plucked out of absolutely nowhere and gone in three years.

9 minutes ago, Gorgoroth said:

Mines better. You should join the cult of Abbath! Many a great profile he has given us.

Well I’ve got tickets for January sooo……

The problem isn’t players asking to leave. The problem is the clubs getting locked into one trading partner. If Judd had any care for MFC he would allow us to deal with WC and Freo to extract the best deal possible for us. If this is truly about “going home” then there’s two teams there.

All this talk about fans “growing up” and being more “professional” with player movement but then the players pick one club and hold their own club to ransom to get there no matter how bad the deal. If a player asks for a trade the club should be able to send them wherever they get the best deal. That would be the league “growing up and being professional”, this is a farce.

I would be less angry if he just responded to fans and others: Don't know what will happen at the end of the year; homesick at times.

Would be disappointed, he would always be a fave ala Hunt and I would wish him well.

Clearly, I don't deal well with deception!!!

Edited 19 hours ago19 hr by Lucifers Hero

No one wanted to go to the lions a decade ago now they have won back to back with a 3 peat possibly , players requesting trades to them!

Our club needs to become this or we will never attract any one decent

McVee. Disappointing but not the end of the world. For a player we picked when everyone else passed (WA clubs chose 10 players before we took him in 2021) and developed into a quality role player. To repay the club by demanding the role you want to play and by the looks of it taking them for a ride all year with little intent but to return home is poor. His small runs in a higher productive half back and midfield role did not show me he is a given to be better than the quality stopper with good skills he had shown. Lets do our best to maximise the return and move on.

Thanks to those who shared information throughout the year on how this was progressing. Always appreciated even though its never fact and over until the contract is signed or the trade period closed.

Edited 19 hours ago19 hr by Lil_red_fire_engine

Just now, Demonsone said:

No one wanted to go to the lions a decade ago now they have won back to back with a 3 peat possibly , players requesting trades to them!

Our club needs to become this or we will never attract any one decent

Lions are the only team in Brisbane and one of only two teams in QLD. We will always be in competition with 9 other teams pushing up deals and making us pay a premium. Especially that mob that gives players farms, cars and cotton on deals outside the cap. Us being a destination club is so much harder than Brisbane.

1 minute ago, deejammin' said:

The problem isn’t players asking to leave. The problem is the clubs getting locked into one trading partner. If Judd had any care for MFC he would allow us to deal with WC and Freo to extract the best deal possible for us. If this is truly about “going home” then there’s two teams there.

All this talk about fans “growing up” and being more “professional” with player movement but then the players pick one club and hold their own club to ransom to get there no matter how bad the deal. If a player asks for a trade the club should be able to send them wherever they get the best deal. That would be the league “growing up and being professional”, this is a farce.

Ok but you guys realise this is not always simply about a player wanting to go home though right?

It's a player getting offered a better role, money, years, whatever it is and pursuing that opportunity. The fact that Judd is from WA means that Fremantle gets considered and it becomes a narrative of "he's homesick, he wants to go home" when that isn't the case.

It's not a Jackson situation where he wants back in WA. It's he specifically wants to play at Fremantle. If they weren't interested he wouldn't still be going back to WA.

Edited 19 hours ago19 hr by mmwd6

That little [censored]

No loyalty to the club that took a punt on him as a rookie and developed to play at an AFL level. Disappointing result.

😉

No one complains when we take players other clubs have developed