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Guys, I can let you know that the lifestyle story around Grundy to Sydney is not quite correct. More accurately is that Longmire impressed far more than Hinkley and the two 23 year olds Ken brought to the meeting. It is also looking likely that JJ will also select the Swans.

Another flag for Jack Trengove on the weekend. Congratulations to Billy Stretch, too, on tasting premiership success with Glenelg. Two ex-Demons doing good things back home.

Love posters who we never here from until things go South List howlers - give me a spell, Brown came for 3 years would likely have gone elsewhere if we offered 2. Managed perfectly in our premiership year Tmac been a great servant to the club, but time and injuries have taken their toll Let’s be honest the way they straightened us up through the back end of 21, we don’t win it without them

I guess it might be now but back when we recruited Brown it took the 4 year deal to get it over the line. We won the flag so in my eyes will always be worth it. He's a good guy too, who is doing some great things with the AFLW program. Unlikely he'll play any senior footy again but I'm sure will lob onto the long term injury list at some point and enable us to pick up another player.

Oliver is a very tough unrelenting footballer. He shows that you can be this while remaining a sportsman and without being a thug or a sniper.

This thread is called TRADE RUMOURS, not only post things that are 100% going to happen. Part of the fun of the trade period is the wild rumours. Keep it up @Nudge

@goodwindees strikes again https://7news.com.au/sport/afl/sydney-swans-co-captain-callum-mills-suffers-bad-off-season-injury-as-mad-monday-celebrations-go-horribly-wrong-c-12023911

My mail is that Angus is going well. Would not have been right for a prelim, possibly not even a granny but tests have all gone well and he is definitely keen to play on. Playing lots of golf. Good news.

I can deal with zorko having one over Maynard, cox and howe

Demons have something cooking… had one of the most heartwarming wry grins I’ve seen in a LONG time last night —- in response to a question about how we’re gonna fill these list spots & why were no longer in frame for pick 4 — suddenly I feel warm and fuzzy inside… Lets hope it wasn’t just to perk me up a bit.. keep an eye on the headlines folks! 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

Current situation is a bummer, but in terms of list management BBB's contract terms got him to us and helped us win a flag, and pretty sure it was reported that TMac's last extension spread his money over more years, providing cap space to lock in our Tracs and Olivers, etc.

All the best Jimmy.

I think it's a bit of a myth that the likes of Larkey and Mitch Lewis are young. They were drafted in 2016 and Larkey is turning 26 next year. He is right in his prime in the next 3-4 years, then he will be nearly as old as Steven May who most are predicting to fall off a cliff soon. North possibly get a tilt at a flag right at the back end of this period. I think it just goes to show how long it takes some of these KPF to really find their feet in this league, and is also why JVR did such a great job this season. I feel like he has a great chance to be just as good as these guys at even earlier age.

We need to get rid of this irrelevant rubbish on Saturday, so that we can move on to Trade and then Draft periods.

I couldn't find a thread on this guy. Looks perfect for us with our first pick. 198cm, 92kg, KPB/KPF Would not only give us a transition plan for May, but enables us to keep Petty forward in the short term, and for the rest of May's career, play May, Lever and O'Sullivan as the second tall. In time, O'Sullivan could even swing forward. As I've said previously, he reminds me of Harris Andrews, but is a nice kick, can intercept and spoil well, take a good contested mark, seems to have a really nice ground ball game for such a big man, which is really important in the modern game, he's got some nice acceleration and with time, will eventually be able to play that May role on 200cm+ talls. He's a Murray Bushranger guy, so I'm sure @dazzledavey36 will have some intel on him. https://www.afl.com.au/video/988046/2023-coates-talent-league-profile-series-connor-osullivan?videoId=988046&modal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1690527600001 https://www.afl.com.au/video/982342/draft-watch-connor-osullivan?videoId=982342&modal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1689552000001 https://youtu.be/lGE8HzHgF1A?si=pIKm-5DEuTdcXgiL https://youtu.be/seUuUnqMk70?si=_2-D-lZCwKQVvx7z

Whatever, I am happy for people to keep posting rumours, as long as they are just not made up. I am reduced to reading DL trades/drafts etc, as my footy team is out of the finals.

Dom Tyson helped hold the midfield fort for a few seasons while we were battling and Salem’s had a pretty damn good 11 season career. Premiership player and permanent fixture of our very good back six. Yes his past two seasons haven’t been quite as stellar but I’m okay with that deal. Kelly is a very good player but he was touted as destined to be a ‘top ten player in the comp’ at one stage and ‘future Brownlow medallist’. He has never reached those heights. Just the one All Australian blazer and finished 5th in the Brownlow once, back in 2017. That’s good but not in the game’s elite.

Voted the most selfless player in our premiership year. Rolled Brayshaw onto his side before the trainers or medical staff did when Brayshaw was unconcious. He epitomises what is great about our club.

Viney with 24 votes. Should have been AA.

Heard a few whispers but do not have a lot of faith in the veracity of said rumours. I do like that there is little or no leaks coming out of the club these days. We know that Deakin Smith is gone...... Dunstan retired..... Hibberd retired...... Jordon 99% out the door as a RFA.... Grundy 80% out the door traded to Sydney? but I think the club would not mind if a deal cannot be done and he stays for another season. For what it is worth unfounded whispers..... Harmes is looking at options but I have heard that there is a deal available for him if he stays. Chandler or Spargo may be on the table depending on the offer. Brown and Tmac I have heard that one of the two will retire with the other staying on the list. both have been mentioned as staying and both have been mentioned as retiring. No idea which way this will play out. Tomlinson will be getting more games next year as the third leg of the main defensive tall trio. As for drafting and trading...... More whispers. No real news on possible forwards. We are talking to a few players with regard to this year and trade period next year. seems hard to get a clear idea of who they might be and the chances of getting them. I did hear that we might be going a little left field for a possible solution in looking at a kpp, not necessarily a recognized forward, to cover the position should JVR of Petty go down. I heard that we will try for Reid but will not sell the house to get him. We have spent a good deal of time talking with him and his agent. I think we will be taking a longer term view of this situation. Not really a lot out there from what I have heard.

It's been a massive few days for former MFC skipper Jack Trengove. Won the Keith Sims OAM Medal (the Brownlow equivalent) in the Adelaide Football League on Thursday night. He was then BOG in a premiership victory as his Prince Alfred Old Collegians beat Payneham Norwood Union in the Div 1 Grand Final on the weekend. Said it's the most enjoyable season of football he's ever played. Congrats Trenners!

Send in your resume @BaliDemon you seem to have all the answers retrospectively ❤️😎

This is how the media narrative works. And its not just footy. 1. John Ralph makes unsubstantiated anonymous comments from 'senior officials' at melbourne 2.Fox prints comments in their online story 3.55 different commentators who are looking for content write a story or make comments about Melbourne 'whinging', whining' their 'fragile state' etc 4. It is set in stone that Melbourne are weak mentally, are fragile etc [insert adjective] 5. Campbell Brown is a Richard 6. Media narrative created 7. Who cares

Big game this Thursday for Kate Hore and her Demon Queens. I know there is a ‘AFL Womens League’ board but I don’t want to talk about that - I want to talk about the Melbourne Demons on the Melbourne Demons board. The dominant, amazing, and humble team that deserves eternal hellfire and idol devotion. Also, no one goes to that board and there wasn’t even a match thread…

He's about to play in the senior Ovens and Murray grand final for Albury against the Yarrawonga Pidgeons. Playing alongside Jeffy Garlett as well. Won't be able to make it unfortunately but this kid will play senior AFL footy next year. We've spoken and interviewed 'Sully' as well.

So much criticism of Goody here. I look back at the season and think: if the goal umpire/ARC system has worked properly we would have beaten Carlton and ended up second with all that that brings; both finals were lost by a whisker in games where we frankly outplayed our opponents. And to say that Goodwin has used the same tactics for years: i disagree. Yes, he has consistently focused on contested ball and defence, which is what wins finals, but he has changed other things - this year we didn't just kick to the left forward pocket all the time; we were more attacking when we had the chance, but we were cruelled by the lack of fit forwards - serious injuries to Brown, Petty, Fritsch, TMac, leaving us totally reliant on a first year player who then got himself rubbed out for the final against Carlton. I think Stinear is a serious option, but for a forward coach would be happy with Dew. Fagan, BTW, is busy coaching horses.

Pies are 4W 18L in Grand Finals since 1937.

Also, if you compare their body of work at same stage, Frawley is streets ahead of McKay. Was an AA defender and 130+ games under his belt. Roos played him out of position in his last season and he still was one of our better players up forward (a few games of 10+ marks in a pretty moribund fwd line). Went on to play 100 games for Hawks including premierships. Bizarre that people say Dees were given overgenerous compensation.

I'm going to the GF for 2 reasons only 1) to boo Maynard 2) to take a seat that otherwise could have gone to a pies supporter that was chanting Collingwood when Brayshaw was unconcious

It’s a no from Melbourne on Sparrow or Petty. Likely a 3rd round pick for McAdams

I hope it's okay to 'take the honours' to start this week's thread. I wanted to acknowledge Aimee Mackin's debut this week and the unfolding repeat (surpassing?) of Melbourne's Irish Experiment success. The Goldy/Macca/Macca story is so uplifting, to have and to watch. https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/1435443/mackins-moment-aimee-to-debut

two nuffies talking rubbish they openly admit they have no idea what we're doing which, i suspect, is just the way that tim lamb likes it; we don't leak

On appeal he’ll get that up to 27.

Izak Rankine brings his mum to the Brownlow. Me: oh that’s so cute 🥹 Luke Jackson brings his mum to the Brownlow. Me: [censored] mummy’s [censored] boy! 🤬

He's only rare in the sense that his footy skills are not well done.

sorry mate, i'm all booked out for two years on the speaking circuit. thanks for the thought though

Daisy

This year Fritsch averaged 2.2, Pickett 1.6 and Melksham 1.5. In 2022 Fritsch averaged 2.3, Pickett 1.8 and Brown 1.6. In 2021 Fritsch averaged 2.5, Pickett 1.6, McDonalnd 1.3 (special mention to Brown who averaged 1.9 from only games). The last 3 years McAdam has averaged 1.7, 1.5, 1.7. From his limited games. I don't think his goals per game average is a problem, it's a strength. At the end of the day he is replacing Melksham in the forward line for a few years as a defensive forward who can kick goals the other way (he played on Lever when we played them trying to disrupt his intercepting). We aren't paying a lot for him. But he has a spot as a role player over the next few years if he can keep form.

We’ve been told Maddi is a cert for next week. We were told a couple of days ago that she wouldn’t be playing tomorrow but it still wasn’t 100% confirmed. Therefore we made two banners tonight… one celebrating her 50th game and one not. 😁 We can use the celebratory one next Thursday at Mordor. Tomorrow’s banner is also a tribute to the great man, RDB. ❤️💙

no. it’s the opposite.

Who cares? How that guy has a job after his consistent poor behaviour tells you everything you need to know about standards in the media. He’s beyond irrelevant, and just got a job because of his dad.

He has the audacity to ask in that story ‘why journalists aren’t held to account’ for reporting what happened at Gus’ house the next day. He’s a dumb as the come. It’s the journalists that got you off you thick piece of [censored]. You should be sending them flowers.

It’s so weird that in that footage of him having a kick with kids in the park he doesn’t once jump past the ball and ram his shoulder into the head of one of the children rendering him unconscious for 2 minutes. Absolute dog act, sanctioned by the AFL.

His mother is the source of the dodgy rumours. It's all a load of Ma Larkey.

This sums up the umpiring last night

Yes, the shade being given to Brodie is rich considering he had NO FORWARD CRAFT before we recruited him. Goodwin and co thought Gawn was ready for his next and finals phase of his career but he wasn’t and maybe never will be - I fear Max will go out of the game in the blink of an eye and a turn of the knee and not gracefully from a forward pocket years later…

No, the reason it failed was not to do with Grundy. It was because the FD and Max thought that Max could play an effective role forward, which he couldn’t do. Grundy was there to fill the ruck hole effectively. That's it.

Harry Petty = problem solved. He's got JVR in support who was incredible for a 2nd year player and Joel Smith who kicked 3 goals in the SF and should have had 4. Fritsch is an aerial threat and so is McAdam who's coming. Jefferson is developing at VFL level. Priorities are everywhere else.