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Brown and Weideman as the key talls with Jackson as the utility...

For those interested I am hearing that we’d be very keen to have a chat to Adam treloar. If the pies are willing to pay a decent chunk of his salary we’d see him as a fit on the opposite wing to Langdon.

Goodbye jako13 - it's been a wonderful 12 years as my name on here. Aaaaand a huge welcome to Sideshow Bob

2 years. I like Hunt, so I'm happy with this.

Another player signs on for one more year.

Its happening.

Brown will play for Melbourne for the next few years. I'm pleased without being ecstatic. BUT I'm not ''underwhelmed'' by this bloke, as some seem to be. In 3 years - 2017-2019 - he kicked the MOST goals in the AFL (188 frigging goals), which is no mean feat. And he hardly had the best midfield slotting it down his throat. I watched every one of his 65 goals from 2019 and two thirds did NOT come from leads. They were a combination of frees, contested marks, tackles, ground balls, and general play. And plenty of the goals from ''leads'' were not lace-out. In fact, only a few were. Plenty were just getting separation with smart leads and speed. Both Brown and Weideman cover a lot of territory. It's great that Weideman will get the second tall. Jackson will relieve ruck, play a bit on-ball, occasionally push deep as well as resting on the bench. It's a good get for the MFC.

Been pretty good over a number of years i wouldn’t put it on here otherwise

I can't just close threads every time someone says something silly but I can supply bigger ones of these ...

Was told yesterday that we are seriously looking at Philips. Originally it was Polec, but now switched

And he costs half of what Cameron does. Both coming off down years. Their career averages are almost identical We have done very well here.

Roses are red, Violets are blue, Know who we want, Not telling you.

Can I get a % chance on this one. Asking for a friend ... ?

Each to their own, but I find it staggering that there are any detractors whatsoever.

I hope you are keeping safe and well. The Club has, over the last six weeks, undertaken a review of our AFL football program with a key focus on the senior leadership roles and coaching. As lead of the review, I took the opportunity to speak to players and staff post season while still in the Queensland hub, followed by further interviews both internally and externally during the four weeks following. We reviewed our football program formally and in depth for two key reasons: to ensure we have the right people, programs and resources to perform at our best in 2021; and to ensure the AFL-mandated $3m cut to our AFL football soft cap expenditure is managed in a way which minimises the impact on our football program strategy over the next three years. The review was based around a thorough feedback process involving interviews with a cross section of players, coaches and staff which was then benchmarked against information gathered from industry experts, other high-performance organisations and elite clubs in Australia. The Outcomes of the Review The review highlighted areas of our current programs that were positive in 2020, including a list that continues to improve and an elite fitness program which delivered a relatively fit and healthy player list, despite a condensed AFL fixture. However, as you would expect, it also highlighted areas where we need to improve. The recommendations that have come out of the review are broken into two distinct groups; Improvements to our on-field performance relating to game plan, performance consistency and skill execution. For obvious reasons, I will not be discussing these publicly as this would not be in our best interests as a club, which I hope you understand. What I will say, is that a clear outcome from the review is that we need to build more consistency into our standards and behaviours, both on and off the field. What is currently holding us back and keeping us from playing Finals footy is our inability to play consistently for four quarters; every game, every week without exception and irrespective of the opposition. We are dedicated to changing this dynamic, starting with every aspect of our pre-season. Role changes in the senior leadership group, to allow us to execute the improvements mentioned above. Senior Leadership Role Changes There will be a several changes to the structure and roles of the senior leadership of the football program to ensure a higher level of focus, consistency and accountability for 2021. This includes: The role of the General Manager of Football The scope of the General Manager of Football’s role has over time become broad, incorporating the development of multiple football facility projects as well as driving football performance. To create more focus and support around both programs, this position will be divided into two distinct roles. The two new senior leadership positions are as follows: Alan Richardson, General Manager of AFL Football Performance The review identified we require a head of football who is focused solely on the performance drivers of the football program. Alan will be the GM AFL Football Performance, overseeing the performance-based elements of the program including coaching, high performance, medical, performance psychology and skill development. Alan will drive a high-performance culture, alignment of our programs to the highest level of excellence and consistent achievement of desired standards and disciplines by all players both on and off the field. Josh Mahoney, General Manager of Football Facilities and Administration Josh will continue to oversee our List Management strategy and be responsible for the financial management of our soft cap and salary cap for AFL and AFLW. Josh will be a key part of the government led working party for the new home base development within the MCG sports precinct. He will oversee the continued development of the Casey Fields training/administration facilities and the City of Casey commercial strategy. Josh will ultimately be responsible for the AFLW, VFLW and VFL program strategy and will be based at our administration offices in the MCG. Senior Coach and Assistant Coaches The review identified significant support for Simon Goodwin as Senior Coach with faith in his ability to take our team to AFL Finals success. There is a real belief in the game plan and strategy, however there is also an acknowledgment by all involved that there was an inconsistent execution of the game plan this season, which ultimately cost us a place in the AFL Finals. The review highlighted the coaching program requires an injection of new experience, energy and leadership around the Senior Coach. As a result, the changes to our Assistant Coaching structure are: 1. Adem Yze has been appointed to the role of Midfield Coach. Adem will bring a new perspective, energy and fresh approach to our midfield group, which must be a key driver of our on-field success; and 2. Greg Stafford has been appointed to the role of Forward Coach. Greg is a respected member of the football department having worked part-time with many of our key forwards as Goalkicking Coach and has worked with the mid-field group as Ruck Coach. Greg is a great educator and will hit the ground running with a long term understanding of our game strategy. 3. Troy Chaplin will remain as the backline coach and will continue to build stability and cohesion among our defenders. Coaching departures Unfortunately, every Club has been forced to make difficult decisions for a variety of reasons and we aren’t immune to that. I’d like to sincerely thank several amazing servants of the Club, who have been great contributors over a long period of time however will not be part of our campaign for 2021. · Max Rooke joined us at the end of 2016 and has been a big part of developing our youth over the years. He loved working with players and helping them improve and built strong relationships in his time at the club. We wish Max all the best for what’s next. · Daniel Cross has also played an integral role, both on and off the field. He finished his playing career at Melbourne before joining our high-performance team and has been a pleasure to have around the club for seven years. He is the ultimate team player, and we know he will have great success for whatever lies ahead. · Ben Mathews has been a trusted and respected assistant coach under both Paul Roos and Simon Goodwin. Ben has accepted a role at another AFL club, which he will announce in due course, and we wish him all the best and thank him of for his services. · Justin Plapp was originally the coach of our VFL team and then brought into the AFL program and is a much-loved and respected coach. Justin has decided to put his energies into the family business, and we wish him continued success and thank him for his contribution to the club. As members and supporters, I want to thank you for your continued loyalty to the Club. I hope you can see that the review exercise and subsequent changes are a sign that we will continue to challenge ourselves in a relentless effort to get our team back into Premiership contention and to make you feel proud to belong to this great Club. The players and coaches appreciate that you are rightly impatient for success and I hope you appreciate that they feel exactly the same. We must continue to back in this exciting, young player group as they are capable of achieving Finals success. Some of our initiatives will be discussed in further detail at the upcoming members forum, with the date to be announced shortly. The players and coaches are looking forward to performing at their best in 2021. Thanks for your loyalty and support. Go Dees. Gary Pert CEO

I have also tried to get some info from my source, and was told Brown was our number 1 priority. Pushed my source further and asked about running players and was told the club was having serious discussions around Phillips. Seems that we are quite interested but at the time I spoke to my source, not much contact had been made with the pies or Phillips. This was a few days ago, and I am trying to get more info as we speak.

Well knock me down with a feather @Dr evil got one right. Who would have thunk it!

I hope his main detractors in the Smith thread, will now see fit to sing @Dr evil's praises in this thread.

Music to my ears.

Great news. Now lets get the trade done for pick 23 and move on quickly. This is a huge get for the club. He's the most productive tall forward we've had since Neitz. Even if he doesn't hit 60 goals a season again, he takes pressure off other so Weid is no longer double teamed and creates crumbing opportunities for Kozzy. Helps our forward line in many ways. Welcome Ben!

HUGE get. I don’t think some on here quite realise how important this is. For years we’ve had no issues getting it into our forward 50 but conversion has been the issue. This guy is the answer to this massive problem we’ve had. The only query was whether he was okay injury wise but our medical team has given him the tick of approval so it’s full steam ahead. What a signing he will be, great stuff Dees!

Uhm because they’ve had a lot more success than Melb in our lifetimes? Good on them for sticking by the club.

North fans reckon they'll get a minimum of a first round pick for him. I love North fans. They've got no idea.

We would not be trading Brayden Preuss if we weren't extremely confident Luke Jackson was going to extend his contract.

Why are posters seemingly so keen to move on Weideman (and Brayshaw)? I want to see Weideman playing alongside Ben Brown where he will benefit from not drawing the best defender.

The piece we were missing in the players puzzle. Yze is the Clarkson protoge we were missing in the coaches box 2021 is our year.

That's a relief, I thought he was going to that nirvana Ashburton for a moment.

Matt Rendale on SEN suggest Melbourne should be all over Trelor suits our Midfield perfectly. T Mac for Trelor and pies to pay 200k off Trelors contract per year remaining?

Happy with Hunt signing, wanted him to sign more than some of the others that have been announced. Onya Jayden!

All the overly anxious can settle themselves now. Welcome to Melbourne, Ben Brown.

I have the feeling we have a surprise up our sleeves, that will be revealed when the deal is done.

McKernan makes perfect sense as emergency ruck back-up for Max with Preuss leaving for GWS.

Melbourne is confident it can accommodate three talls in the same forward line next year as it attempts to clinch a deal for Ben Brown. But the Demons must work hard to re-sign Western Australian Luke Jackson ahead of certain attempts from the two WA clubs to poach him. Jackson, 19, is out of contract next year and will be in demand if the Demons cannot secure an extension over summer. Coach Simon Goodwin will play Brown, Jackson and Sam Weideman together in the same forward half next season with the club facing a finals-or-bust season. It means the Demons will explore Jackson’s versatility as a key-forward ruckman who will support captain Max Gawn in the ruck in 2021. But the Demons also have high hopes the former Australian basketballer could play as a big midfielder or wingman in the same vein as Geelong utility Mark Blicavs in his second AFL season.

Are you serious? We're not bringing in BB to be our only key forward. Weid will play second tall forward, with Jackson forward/ruck.

From the outside looking in he seems too clean cut and respectable to fit in at Collingwood. Clearly someone over there hasn't done their due diligence. The clean police record alone should have set off alarm bells.

On-field issues I accept - he's not a good kick and has had hamstring issues, those are two strikes against him. IMO his positives as a player outweigh those negatives but each to their own. Off-field though, I don't agree with you at all. I've never heard a bad thing about Treloar's personality or cultural fit. I've never heard him described as selfish and he doesn't play that way (if Rendell suggests otherwise, I disagree). The interstate family thing could be difficult but he and his partner are committed to making it work and they wouldn't be the first people to maintain a long distance relationship, even with children. My gut tells me the falling out between Collingwood and Treloar is mainly of Collinwood's own doing, not Treloar's.

agreed. Its going to be a vary tall forward line with Brown Weid and a fast developing Jackson showing he can more than pinch hit up forward. We now really need to get in a couple of small runners to help Kozzie apply pressure.

Love Hunty it a great signing for 2 years has a lot to offer. I find that he is very underrated. I would love to see him play on the half back flank he would break the lines Pace to burn . Well done l am happy for him and happy he signed.

IF 2021 is finally the season Jayden Hunt breaks out as a forward with 30+ goals THEN he will help form a lethal Demon attack alongside Ben Brown, Sam Weideman, Luke Jackson, Kysaiah Pickett and Bayley Fritsch that could see the Demons end their Premiership drought.

Don't love it, don't hate it. I expect 2 years is because there was enough interest elsewhere. Isaac Smith doesn't come to us. Nick Hind rumoured to be off to Essendon. Hmmmm. A 2nd Burgo preseason and full time wing? Or a new forwards coach who can really teach forward pressure? Is there going to be something that really finds him a spot?

I’m delighted. If we do land that elusive flag we will look back on this moment as pivotal. It sounds like Burgess was key to the deal so I would love to get confirmation that he is staying. Next on my wish list - Tom Phillips

That's not my recollection of the nature of negative comments about Brown. Most criticism has been that he is a 'one-trick pony'. The videos indicate that is true only in the sense that his one trick is kicking lots of goals. Of course there are questions about his 2020 and injuries etc. But what better option is on offer?

Pick 23 for Crouch Pick 7 for Daniher FA should be scrapped