Davey is Melbourne's only small forward / crumbing forward.

An underrated position IMO.

Its a truly vexed question this one.. Davey ?

When he burst onto the scene at a zillion miles an hour I was mesmerised by this guy. He seemed unreal. To me he has essentially stood still ( if thats not an oxymoron in terms for this guy !1 lol ) But he really hasnt gone forward much. He's still very good .. but he ought to be brilliant. He's not yet, maybe never.

He still has a few years left on current contract as I understand. I am very interested to see how he goes next year with a new coach/mentor etc. If he doesnt spark next year then i'm all for trading him.. Id rather 90% of very good than 50% of brilliance, whomever that is.

Davey is Melbourne's only small forward / crumbing forward.

An underrated position IMO.

I agree Clint (although Yze can be used there) and he has proved to be a pretty good one at that.......

But it would be nice if he was played there a little more often to actually use the skills he has, instead of being pushed into the midfield.

Where he is unfortunately not nearly as influential as we would like to think or hope he is.

Davey does have loads of pace but just does not get his hands on the ball whether in the midfield or a crumbing forward.

Because he is our only small crumbing forward is not a reason not to consider a trade.

His performance has been very poor this year and the end of last year

Without doubt Aarons greatest asset is speed. Other aspects of his game come and go. Speed needs space. Id be very wary of playing him in a pocket as we do Ooze at times. I prefer to see him on a flank..front or back depending on the game etc. Personally I like him on the back flank.. his speed going forward is unmatchable ( save his brother..lol ). He has the advantage that if he keeps moving with the play then he can finish off. but Id like to keep my option open with him. Chucking him up front when the front is quiet is a waste. Possibly rest him there, keeping him on the ground at times ( as motor further develops ) might open up other opportunites re rest of team.

give me 10 reasons why we should trade bell??!! other then that ur an idiot!!

HAHAHA well summed up!

My concerns with Davey are his apparent inability to play well in finals pressure footy and his undisciplined actions.

If we can get something great for him then I say go for it (it would have to be pretty good though)

give me 10 reasons why we should trade bell??!! other then that ur an idiot!!

1. He has little awareness of his oponants, own players

2. He is rair to use his speed....and i still believe he is one of our slowest players...regardless of the stats

3. His disposal is ordinary

4. His decision making is in adiquate

I think the MFC should seriously look at trading Aaron Davey this year. He is a player we could get something decent for, without affecting our structure too much. Here are my reasons:

1. Has had more bad games then good ones this year, and when he is bad he stinks.

2. Is one of the mentally weakest player on our list, and that is saying something!! (i.e. him hitting Selwood).

3. Is a flat-track bully, only plays well when the team is up and going.

4. Is yet to and may never stand up in a big game, see point 2.

I am sure some teams would give a lot for him....Hawthorn, West Coast, Adelaide and St Kilda especially IMO.

Oh yes lets get rid of our best players and watch him star for an opposition club-GOOD IDEA. I am sick of seeing ex Melbourne Players accept premiership medallions with other clubs. it started with Stan alves and Crackers Keenan. Do not get rid of him

1. He has little awareness of his oponants, own players

2. He is rair to use his speed....and i still believe he is one of our slowest players...regardless of the stats

3. His disposal is ordinary

4. His decision making is in adiquate

it shows you cant count to 10! it also shows u have not watched bell play!! so you see his stats and then you sum him up by saying he is slow.. but theres no stats that say about being quick. if u watch more football this year and less netball you will see why bell has one of the best foot skills at the club. i dont see his pin point passes as being ordinary? and his awarness and decision making have improved big time. you have given me 4 useless points. now give me 6 more. its all i ask brother

Oh yes lets get rid of our best players and watch him star for an opposition club-GOOD IDEA. I am sick of seeing ex Melbourne Players accept premiership medallions with other clubs. it started with Stan alves and Crackers Keenan. Do not get rid of him

The reason our ex-players accept premiership medals at other clubs is because other clubs are winning premierships. We are not.

The reason our ex-players accept premiership medals at other clubs is because other clubs are winning premierships. We are not.

Gee i think i already know that, what i dont want to see is FLASH winning a flag for some one else. i want to see him do it in our jumper. is that too much too ask?????

1. He has little awareness of his oponants, own players

2. He is rair to use his speed....and i still believe he is one of our slowest players...regardless of the stats

3. His disposal is ordinary

4. His decision making is in adiquate

i read your four points, and the standard of football knowledge you apparently possess is obviously as limited as your ability to spell.

you obviously haven't passed primary school English lessons, and you obviously haven't watched Daniel Bell play very often.

simply no.

Yes - trade for a first round pick.

alls l can say is l'm glad none of you blokes have any say in anything down the club......NO IDEA

1. He has little awareness of his oponants, own players

2. He is rair to use his speed....and i still believe he is one of our slowest players...regardless of the stats

3. His disposal is ordinary

4. His decision making is in adiquate

fair dinkum dipsticks some of you people........DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA???????????????

Can someone delete this entire thread.........absolute crud!

Because he is our only small crumbing forward is not a reason not to consider a trade.

Why the hell not?

If we trade him for a relatively reliable young first option ruck to help White out and take over the job in coming years, we solve a HUGE problem in our list, and gain another one.

We don't have good crumbing forwards. We have one or two. We need 2 starters and 2 in development. This is a place we've been lacking in for a while.

Davey doesn't crumb in the forward line so much because he's not being played there as much. Also since the All-Stars game he's been playing like a leading forward.

Fair enough, the guy's taken a body blow or two this year, but with the right attitude and the right coach there is NO reason why he can't turn it around and be dangerous again.

Oh, and your suggestions of trading Robbo and TJ have my stamp of approval. I love them both, Robbo moreso, but they are going to have questionable effect on our results... they both may suffer greatly under a new coach... and they're of the prime trading age.

I never really "hope" that a player gets traded, it's not a good thing 90% of the time, but these two are the closest thing to workable, sensible trades we have.

The paradox is that in a crap year you want to trade everyone, but usually the reason you've had a crap year is because your best players aren't doing enough... as a consequence their trade value is diminished...

The Davey trade is an interesting case, but there's no question, he should not be traded.

Oh and to anyone who suggests he's not one of our best, he's been up there in our goalkickers.... and add to that he doesn't have a LOT of competition.

Oh and to anyone who suggests he's not one of our best, he's been up there in our goalkickers.... and add to that he doesn't have a LOT of competition.

To suggest hes amongst our best is no great achievement this year...is it ?? lol Amongst our best goal kickers, DITTO !!

No one at this point of a career is ever beyond a 'good' trade. The team is more than him etc.

Like anyone in the red and blue they ought to prove their worth..well oughtn't they ?

Can someone delete this entire thread.........absolute crud!

absolutely!

best post so far.

maybe we trade bell,bate,whelan,carroll,rivers,white,neitz,davey,bruce,brown,ward,frawley,warnock,pj,jamar,johnstone,jones,bartram,pickett,petterd,mcdonald,sylvia,robbo,miller for this year's all australian team.

you trade to improve your list, i.e. you trade a player that you have an excess of (tall forwards for instance) in exchange for something you are short of (midfielders perhaps), that is when you trade quality players, if you have the younger guys with talent to fill the void.

you DO NOT trade the players that your team needs to move forward, fast, skillful players that fit beautifuly into our best team

Why the hell not?

My thoughts exactly.

it shows you cant count to 10! it also shows u have not watched bell play!! so you see his stats and then you sum him up by saying he is slow.. but theres no stats that say about being quick. if u watch more football this year and less netball you will see why bell has one of the best foot skills at the club. i dont see his pin point passes as being ordinary? and his awarness and decision making have improved big time. you have given me 4 useless points. now give me 6 more. its all i ask brother

i read your four points, and the standard of football knowledge you apparently possess is obviously as limited as your ability to spell.

you obviously haven't passed primary school English lessons, and you obviously haven't watched Daniel Bell play very often.

fair dinkum dipsticks some of you people........DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA???????????????

I can count to 10 but there are not 10 things that are wrong about him. Secondly i dont know how english affects me when u clearly can make out what im saying. Thirdly, i have watched all the games...not live as i work on weekends but i tape em all. Lastly, Bell is ordinary and must be traded

I can count to 10 but there are not 10 things that are wrong about him. Secondly i dont know how english affects me when u clearly can make out what im saying. Thirdly, i have watched all the games...not live as i work on weekends but i tape em all. Lastly, Bell is ordinary and must be traded

Occo, all your critisisms of Bell were valid 12 months ago, but it seems you have not watched this season at all.

in rpevious years he was consistently being beaten having goals kicked on him, he rarely made the correct decision, and often got run down.

this season however, he has been outstanding defensively (our best defender this season imo), his ability to get a punch in is outstanding, his pace has improved (thought he is still strong), he rarely gets run down anymore, AND his decision making has improved out of sight.

your critisism of bell is out-of -date and unwarranted. Bell is one of our most exciting future prospects and has firmed as a definite starting 22. he was going guns blazing before he got injured a few weeks ago.

he is 22 and it has taken this long for him to develop fully. to trade him for a pick around 30 would just be plain stupidity. 90% likely we will get a player as good or worse than him who will take 3 years to develop into a starting 18 just as bell has.

some people just dont think before they type

Lastly, Bell is ordinary and must be traded

It's not easy when you're generally getting pumped, but I think Bell has done a very good job in defence this year.

Lastly, Bell is ordinary and must be traded

YOU HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA!!!

NO IDEA WHAT SO EVER!!!