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IRON DOM TYSON An important and often damaging, hard at it midfielder with good hands, Tyson's ball use by foot was however, criticised at times during the year. He injured his knee in the game against Sydney and missed a few games as a result. That injury could not have come at a worse time with club losing Jack Viney in the same game with Nathan Jones, Jack Watts, Jeff Garlett and Christian Salem already out due to injury at that stage of the season. Date of Birth: 8 June, 1993 Height: 186cm Weight: 86kg Games MFC 2017: 19 Career Total: 90 Goals MFC 2017: 5 Career Total: 42 Season 2017 AFL Statistics Kicks: 224 Handballs: 256 Disposals: 470 Marks: 78 Scores: 5 goals 9 behinds Goal Assists: 5 Tackles: 75 Hitouts: 0 Clearances: 62 Clangers: 81 Inside 50s: 78 Rebound 50s: 21 Frees For: 12 Frees Against: 22

In case you need a refresher.

Jayden Hunt had been selected as Melbourne's representative in the Longest Kick competition on Grand Final Day. He joins Bryce Gibbs as the only other named competitor announced so far. The Longest Kick is an attempt to kick 75 metres across Melbourne’s Yarra River. https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/longest-kick Name – Jayden Hunt Club – Melbourne Junior Club – East Sandringham Age – 22 Nickname – Hunty Torpedo or drop punt? Torpedo Secret to kicking long? All about height and the connection Longest Kicker you’ve seen? Lynden Dunn Teammate who couldn’t kick over a jam jar? Jordan Lewis How will you prepare during the week for Longest Kick? Try kicking over my house What would you do with the 10k prize money? A lot of choccy milk

The Giants are smarted than all of yous.

Fixed.

Actually blame me. He sent through a correction that I obviously ignored.

Blame @Whispering_Jack. I'm just the runner.

ZING WENT THE HAMSTRING At the start of the season Max Gawn was a big man with the world at his feet. The current All Australian ruckman was the pivotal ingredient of the club's midfield operations and his influence was missed both there and up forward during his 2½ month absence from the game. When he returned from his injury he was too far back in his conditioning to reach the heights of his stellar year in 2016 and he was not helped in one game when the umpires ganged up against his style of ruck work. Date of Birth: 30 December, 1991 Height: 208cm Weight: 111kg Games MFC 2017: 13 Career Total: 74 Goals MFC 2017: 4 Career Total: 38 Season 2017 AFL Statistics Kicks: 77 Handballs: 83 Disposals: 160 Marks: 46 Scores: 4 goals 3 behinds Goal Assists: 3 Tackles: 36 Hitouts: 466 Clearances: 35 Clangers: 37 Inside 50s: 26 Rebound 50s: 13 Frees For: 18 Frees Against: 25

CONCUSSION MAN Angus Brayshaw's season was derailed by continuing issues with concussion to the point where there was no option but to take a long break from the game. He returned to play for Casey and then starred in his first game back for the club, even surviving a head clash in the early stages of that match. He played well enough in the last two games but it was clear that the loss of conditioning in games held him back somewhat. He sustained a neck injury in Casey's final game. All at the club are expecting big things from Brayshaw when he comes back with a full pre season unhindered by any injury woes. Date of Birth: 9 January, 1996 Height: 187cm Weight: 90kg Games MFC 2017: 5 Career Total: 36 Goals MFC 2017: 2 Career Total: 14 Games 2017 CDFC: 9 Goals 2017 CDFC: 1 Season 2017 AFL Statistics Kicks: 53 Handballs: 42 Disposals: 95 Marks: 28 Scores: 2 goals 1 behinds Goal Assists: 2 Tackles: 12 Hitouts: 0 Clearances: 7 Clangers: 10 Inside 50s: 8 Rebound 50s: 5 Frees For: 1 Frees Against: 1

Only 3000 Giants fans have bought tickets for the Prelim.

To be clear I did say very serviceable.

I forgot that Newport went to the Saints too. He has the ball when the siren goes.

You didn't mind an old person helping you out with a rookie tech mistake last week. Just saying. #hastag

THE FORGOTTEN MAN Jack Trengove has been a wonderful servant of the Melbourne Football Club. He was thrust into the co-captaincy at a young age in a team that was beset by problems at a time when serious foot injuries prevented him from playing at all for two seasons and ultimately stifled his ability to return to the form of the prodigious young talent who was once a #2 draft pick. Our forgotten man fought his way back into the AFL side for short stints on two occasions in the past two years but he wasn’t able to sustain his place and was better suited to the pace of the VFL. Sadly, even fairy tales don't come true and he might was delisted last week but it would be a good touch to keep him around the club helping out the younger players at Casey as a mature age rookie and then, who knows what might happen then? Date of Birth: 2 September, 1991 Height: 185cm Weight: 88kg Games MFC 2017: 2 Career Total: 86 Goals MFC 2017: 0 Career Total: 39 Games 2017 CDFC: 19 Goals 2017 CDFC: 2 Season 2017 AFL Statistics Kicks: 17 Handballs: 12 Disposals: 29 Marks: 4 Scores: 0 goals 0 behinds Goal Assists: 0 Tackles: 4 Hitouts: 0 Clearances: 1 Clangers: 4 Inside 50s: 5 Rebound 50s: 2 Frees For: 0 Frees Against: 2

I hope we don't play them in an away final at Ethihad at 4:40pm on a Sunday.

After failing to impress in nine games over two seasons at Footscray Brian Wilson crossed to North Melbourne in 1980 and suddenly hit his straps. He played 39 games in two years with the 'Roos, but then was surprisingly offloaded to Melbourne, where, playing in the centre, he promptly produced the best football of his career to win the Brownlow Medal. Thereafter, Wilson never quite managed to recapture the same level of performance on a consistent basis, but he remained a very serviceable footballer for the Demons in 154 VFL games over nine seasons. Later in his career he played a good deal of football as a specialist forward pocket, and his tally of 208 goals affords evidence that he was a success in the role. Wilson's last port of call was St Kilda where he played seven games and kicked 16 goals in 1991. Club League Career span Games Goals Avg Win % AKI AHB AMK BV Footscray V/AFL 1978-1979 9 5 0.56 22% 6.11 3.78 1.78 0 North Melbourne V/AFL 1980-1981 39 17 0.44 54% 12.77 7.62 3.13 4 Melbourne V/AFL 1982-1990 154 208 1.35 48% 12.04 8.57 4.86 52 St. Kilda AFL 1991 7 16 2.29 29% 6.57 4.00 3.29 0 V/AFL 1978-1991 209 246 1.18 47% 11.74 8.03 4.35 56 Total 1978-1991 209 246 1.18 47% 11.74 8.03 4.35 56

HERITIER WHO? After he was restricted to five games in 2016 due to suffering from concussion, Lumumba did not return to pre-season training in November after being cleared to play by the club doctors, citing lingering concussion symptoms, The stand off persisted until he retired in December after settling his contract with the Demons. Unfortunately, this did not leave any room under AFL rules for the club to find a replacement for him on the team's playing lists. [no picture submitted] Date of Birth: 15 November, 1986 Height: 188cm Weight: 88kg Games MFC 2017: 0 Career Total: 223 Goals MFC 2017: 0 Career Total: 30

CAPTAINS TWO Last year's Keith ‘Bluey’ Truscott Memorial Trophy winner was named co-captain with Nathan Jones at the start of the season. The move worked and both skippers provided strong leadership as the team rose up the ladder to become a genuine top four challenger by Round 15. However, by that time, Jones was already injured and, to compound matters, Viney failed to return to the field after half-time in the team's 35-point loss to Sydney and subsequent scans showed he required surgery to release his plantar fascia. He recovered sooner than expected and was sensational on his return but further foot issues derailed his end to the season and he is not expected back on the track until the new year. Date of Birth: 13 April, 1994 Height: 178cm Weight: 86kg Games MFC 2017: 18 Career Total: 88 Goals MFC 2017: 6 Career Total: 25 Season 2017 AFL Statistics Kicks: 151 Handballs: 264 Disposals: 415 Marks: 44 Scores: 6 goals 5 behinds Goal Assists: 2 Tackles: 126 Hitouts: 0 Clearances: 98 Clangers: 47 Inside 50s: 49 Rebound 50s: 19 Frees For: 28 Frees Against: 18

I just spoke with the club and these are the facts. “Russell Robertson will continue in his role as the face of the Melbourne Football Club. He will continue to be our match-day host and the host of other supporter functions and events. His role has simply transitioned from a full-time position to a contractor. This change was made some weeks ago and is no way connected to today’s announcement.”

Is this true? I might be biased but Russell brings a lot more energy to our home matches than some of the vanilla match day hosts of other clubs.