Hope Judd names one club as his prefferred destination instead of 2-3 so that we are not pushed into a bidding war. If he nominates melbourne as he preffered club most of the cards are in our hands and we hopefully wont have to trade the likes of jones, davey and mclean for his signature.

Just pretend we got Judd, is anyone else concerned with our inability to tap it to him from the ruck....

I don't want him. Let Carlton take the gamble and I hope it blows up in their face.

I'd prefer to concentrate on clearing out the deadwood, rebuilding the list from the ground up and moulding the team into a hard-nut, disciplined, committed and ruthless outfit.

Some of the trade talk being bandied about on this forum is laughable.

I've heard that Judd's injury is the same as the one that's crippled Harry Kewel's soccer career. Not worth the risk for the price its likely to cost in my opinion.

Just pretend we got Judd, is anyone else concerned with our inability to tap it to him from the ruck....

apparently this doesnt seem to worry anyone.. ..thought the same...but hey !!! lol

Just pretend we got Judd, is anyone else concerned with our inability to tap it to him from the ruck....

Our ruckmen didn't suffer from an inability to get hit outs in 2007. It was more a case of getting thrashed by opposition midfielders.

BTW if Judd is a man of integrity (which I believe him to be) would he really want to play for a club that openly tanked games and whose reigning captain willed them to lose games?

We lost far more than we won in centre hitouts...it IS a concern. Still you can always shark the oppo ruck

Not just me concerned regarding Judd's OP

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,2...81-2863,00.html

still....at least we have a plan !!!!!!!

whatever it may be....lol

http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/footy/com...5E19742,00.html

I am trying not to believe that we are in with a chance, i don't want to get my hopes up just to be crushed later, but its really hard not too think about the great man wearing the red and blue.

Maybe Bailey should weave a bit more of his magic on Juddy. He seemed to have everyone on the coach selection committee singing out of his hymn book, maybe he can get Chris(and his Mum), singing too.

get dean to give the same presentation that got him over the line in the coaching job. if judd decides to go elsewhere, we will just have to kill him, because he will know too much.

Old Allus finally has a new sig line.

C'mon Juddy you know where your destiny lies.

A Doggies supporter just rang KB and said he heard 3 weeks ago from an insider at his club that Robbo is coming to the Dogs.

For their first round pick and Ward(!) thrown in.

He heard that Judd was going to MFC and that the Demons were dealing with the bullies to get judd.

Pick 4, 1st round from WB and Ward.

If only it was that easy.....

sounds good to me

We get rid of robbo and a player for a pick, and get judd

Question for everyone...

if we managed to somehow strike a deal with the bulldogs and landed pick 5 (or alternatively got pick6-10 by dealing with a different club)...

we would have to give up 2 top10 picks for judd...it seems reasonable, but would people 100% be willing to give away picks 4 and 5 for 1 player?

pick 4 and 5 could land us Henderson AND Rance setting up our key posts for the next decade. alternatively we could get Ebert and Palmer setting up our midfield! i know that none of these players will be as good as Judd, but when u lose 2 players its something to think about

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mate no one said 2 top 10 draft picks..how about one draft pick and travis johnstone...i'd have him over fev anyday of the week.

gotta understand that judd wont go to the club that offers west coast the best deal- west coast will be lucky to get anything decent as judd could jsut go in the PSD for nothing...so surely they'd be happy with trav and a top 10 pick if judd says he wants to go to us

I think it would make more sense if we were adding something to the Robbo deal.

Bullies would want a big man. Jamar Miller or more likely PJ.

They also may want Green.

I do think however WC will want two first round picks. The higher the better...

I can't stop dreaming about two nude nuts carving up the centre of the MCG......

2 J's - Judd and Jones, dominating the midfield all season.

Didn't Judd complain about the Telstra Dome surface being like concrete.

His groin's gonna love playing on there every 2 weeks.

hmmm...who else plays at the G, has high draft picks and tradable players.

I'm not sure if I would do it, but reading on the other thread that Mclean want to leave(which i dont believe he does) got me thinking. Would we trade Mclean for pick 2, and then pick 2, and 4 for judd? I'm unsure.

DD

Lol Coxy, I was just thinking of that Huge Headed Judd you posted earlier....where is that pic it gave me a chuckle...lol.

From the afl website:

http://afl.com.au/Season2007/News/NewsArti...px?newsId=51240

Melbourne chief executive Steve Harris said the Demons would also try to meet with Judd in the coming week.

"Of course we're interested,” Harris told the Herald Sun.

"Chris Judd is a wonderful athlete, and could be a significant contributor to Melbourne FC's strategy.

"Suffice to say that if Chris Judd wants to be part of the exciting and successful rebuilding of Melbourne FC . . . then we have the strategic and financial means to make it happen."

Hmmm... <_<

I have to admit I am at least a little impressed by the idea that after many years of adhock knee jerk reacting to opportunities that it seems the club has contingency plans for various incidents etc. That they had radar-ed ths event and already had a plan of action i think speaks volumes for all things going forward. Im really starting to warm to this board.

We are often looked upon as the cinderellas in the AFL when it comes to business nouse etc but I think the titanic is slowly being turned around. Littel things here, little things there.; are starting to show we are re-establishing ourselves. As the quip suggest, it wont happen overnight but it will happen.

Sure and steady won the club the coach it was after , even if we mere mortals were unawares of who he was..lol Creative opportunism also garnered us Connolly. Thats two big ticks for the MFC !! Dont undestimate the power of "The tug of the heartstrings" !! " After all he's moved back for Family !! He's a Sandy boy !! He barracks for Melbourne, have no dount he watched them trained at TBO etc. Yes its almost supersaturated in sacharine isnt it. Home town boy returns...etc etc. etc.

but then again...why not ??

Make no bones about it. Melbourne IS going places. The seeds are sown, it takes a little time and effort.

Now if you were a footy player with say 5-6 good years left in ya....and the club you grew up adoring opened its doors ( and wallet ) and put a 'dream on a plate"....wouldnt you take it ??

You're a footballer, you hearts beats true... and fate consprires to make your childhood dream materialise.

POWERFUL STUFF !!

something else to think about.

here's a guy driven by different motives to many. he's very enviromentally concioius, chucked his vroom vroom HSV in for a Hybrid .. His Perth house is pretty green by all accounts.

He marches to the beat of a different drum this guy. He knows what he wants and its not always what those surrounding him thinks. He wont be coerced by the big shiny bucks of Collingwood or Carlton. He's doing ok. Outside projects and developments may help suade but where ever he goes he will me handsomely compensated so the decision isnt money orientated. he can go where he wants. So trade factors are of no concernto him as HE goes where he WANTS..everything else is irrelevant in that matter. So it only matters where he WANTS TO GO. :-)))))))

I can't see Carlton getting him. Everyone is so sure because of their draft picks and money. But the problem is they are a shambles on the field atm. Why would he want to go there? In saying that, I can't see us getting him either. I guess it's just years of disappointment and being let down and getting my hopes up that reassure me it's not going to happen.