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Please give us some easybeats and a bye after the Darwin one.

Will be interesting to see how the back 6 evolves with the addition of May (if it happens) and Lever returning. I think this can only help OMac develop more.

HOMESICKNESS TURNS FROM PURPLE TO BLUE The former Docker who returned here after injuries and homesickness restricted his stint in the West. Balic made a stellar return to his home state with six goals in Round 1 for Casey and showed promise for the future but he found that he had lost the passion and retired before the end of the season. It was a sad end to a career that promised so much before he was injured late in the TAC Cup season before he was drafted. Date of Birth: 5 January, 1997 Height: 187cm Weight: 86kg Games MFC 2018: 0 Career Total: 4 Goals MFC 2018: 0 Career Total: 3 CDFC Games 2018: 11 CDFC Goals 2018: 16

NO LONGER JUST THE KID BROTHER McDonald was one of the big improvers in defence and held some of the competition’s best key forwards down to miserly levels. Will only get better with more experience. Date of Birth: 18 March, 1996 Height: 196cm Weight: 100kg Games MFC 2018: 24 Career Total: 61 Goals MFC 2018: 0 Career Total: 0 Votes 2018 Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Memorial Trophy: 346 votes

SPEED HUMP The pacy Demon’s career hit a speed hump this year as injuries and a loss of form dogged him throughout the season and kept him down to an inauspicious six games. Needs a big pre season to regain favour and MFC selection. Date of Birth: 3 April, 1995 Height: 187cm Weight: 87kg Games MFC 2018: 6 Career Total: 47 Goals MFC 2018: 0 Career Total: 10 CDFC Games 2018: 10 CDFC Goals 2018: 1 Votes 2018 Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Memorial Trophy: 16 votes

Dees fans are never happy. Our MFCSS runs very deep. ?

Dockers playing hard ball on Neale. Assume they play just as hard with what they give up for Hogan.

Beautiful sight.

BREAKOUT SEASON This was a real breakout season for Neal-Bullen who established himself as a part time midfielder and part time goalkicking forward and applied himself with consistency from week to week. Date of Birth: 9 January, 1996 Height: 182cm Weight: 82kg Games MFC 2018: 24 Career Total: 58 Goals MFC 2018: 27 Career Total: 50 Votes 2018 Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Memorial Trophy: 322 votes

SURPRISE PACKET Drafted after a few years developing under our noses at Casey, Fritsch was a real surprise packet who filled a number of roles but was surprisingly left out of the team for the preliminary final. Was Casey’s best in his only game - the losing Grand Final against the Box Hill Hawks. Date of Birth: 6 December, 1996 Height: 188cm Weight: 81kg Games MFC 2018: 23 Career Total: 23 Goals MFC 2018: 17 Career Total: 17 CDFC Games 2018: 1 CDFC Goals 2018: 0 Votes 2018 Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Memorial Trophy: 261 votes

DEBUGGED Tom Bugg had one or two good moments early in the season but fell out of favour with the selectors and spent most of the year at Casey. He was delisted after the VFL Demons Grand Final defeat. Date of Birth: 5 April, 1993 Height: 184cm Weight: 84kg Games MFC 2018: 3 Career Total: 96 Goals MFC 2018: 4 Career Total: 34 CDFC Games 2018: 18 CDFC Goals 2018: 15 Votes 2018 Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Memorial Trophy: 39 votes

I thought @Skuit was saying that someone like Gaff and Shiel don't want to share the limelight or load with our current midfield rather than Melbourne not wanting them because of our current midfield. It's a no brainer that we'd take either one. Pretty sure both are looking at a starring role not a best supporting gig.

I think he's making a new Hobbit movie.

PART 1 - UPHEAVAL AND CHANGE Every year, as soon as the grand final siren sounds, the 18 AFL clubs enter into a new season that lasts for two months and ends in the drafts. This is the time of transition and sometimes upheaval for the clubs as their lists change in the hope for each of them that they can regenerate their lists to the point where they can challenge for a premiership flag. The official proceedings start today with the opening of the restricted free agency offer and unrestricted free agency period starts and on Monday, the NAB AFL Trade Period kicks off. The coming off season of change is looming large at the Melbourne Football Club in comparison with last year when the club farewelled only six senior list players (including one, Heritier Lumumba, who had retired before that season even began) and one rookie. Their replacements came via trades and the draft, leaving the 2018 Melbourne Football Club player list (with new players in italics) as follows - PRIMARY LIST: Oskar Baker Harley Balic Angus Brayshaw Tomas Bugg Bayley Fritsch Sam Frost Jeff Garlett Max Gawn Mitch Hannan James Harmes Michael Hibberd Jesse Hogan Jayden Hunt Neville Jetta Dion Johnstone Nathan Jones Jay Kennedy Harris Dean Kent Mitch King Jake Lever Jordan Lewis Oscar McDonald Tom McDonald Pat McKenna Jake Melksham Alex Neal-Bullen Clayton Oliver Cameron Pedersen Christian Petracca Harrison Petty Christian Salem Charlie Spargo Joel Smith Billy Stretch Dom Tyson Aaron vandenBerg Bernie Vince Jack Viney Josh Wagner Sam Weideman ROOKIE LIST: CATEGORY A Lachlan Filipovic Declan Keilty Corey Maynard Tim Smith As in the past, the process has been going on for months and even longer in the case of the assessment of younger talent. The 18 clubs have all been working feverishly looking for potential trades and for which some players on their lists are moved on. The Demons have already added two Category B rookies who will shortly commence their apprenticeships at the club. The changes were being foreshadowed even before season’s end when two Demons - Harley Balic and Bernie Vince - had also announced their retirements. The floodgates were opened almost as soon as the final siren sounded at Optus Stadium on Preliminary Final day. The first delistings included Tom Bugg, Mitch King, Pat McKenna and Cam Pedersen, who announced his retirement, and rookie Lachie Filipovic. Yesterday, Dion Johnstone was added to that group. Then there are those being mentioned in despatches as being on the trade table from Dean Kent who almost has his foot in the door at St Kilda, to Jesse Hogan, seemingly bound for Fremantle delisted) and others such as Dom Tyson and Aaron vandenBerg said to be exploring options for various reasons. This means a potential of a dozen new faces including names such as May, Kolodjashnij, Preuss and many more in the club’s new period of upheaval and change ...

CHANGES 2018 by The Oracle PART 1 - UPHEAVAL AND CHANGE Every year, as soon as the grand final siren sounds, the 18 AFL clubs enter into a new season that lasts for two months and ends in the drafts. This is the time of transition and sometimes upheaval for the clubs as their lists change in the hope for each of them that they can regenerate their lists to the point where they can challenge for a premiership flag. The official proceedings start today with the opening of the restricted free agency offer and unrestricted free agency period starts and on Monday, the NAB AFL Trade Period kicks off. The coming off season of change is looming large at the Melbourne Football Club in comparison with last year when the club farewelled only six senior list players (including one, Heritier Lumumba, who had retired before that season even began) and one rookie. Their replacements came via trades and the draft, leaving the 2018 Melbourne Football Club player list (with new players in italics) as follows - PRIMARY LIST: Oskar Baker Harley Balic Angus Brayshaw Tomas Bugg Bayley Fritsch Sam Frost Jeff Garlett Max G awn Mitch Hannan James Harmes Michael Hibberd Jesse Hogan Jayden Hunt Neville Jetta Dion Johnstone Nathan Jones Jay Kennedy Harris Dean Kent Mitch King Jake Lever Jordan Lewis Oscar McDonald Tom McDonald Pat McKenna Jake Melksham Alex Neal-Bullen Clayton Oliver Cameron Pedersen Christian Petracca Harrison Petty Chr istian Salem Charlie Spargo Joel Smith Billy Stretch Dom Tyson Aaron vandenBerg Bernie Vince Jack Viney Josh Wagner Sam Weideman ROOKIE LIST: CATEGORY A Lachlan Filipovic Declan Keilty Corey Maynard Tim Smith As in the past, the process has been going on for months and even longer in the case of the assessment of younger talent. The 18 clubs have all been working feverishly looking for potential trades and for which some players on their lists are moved on. The Demons have already added two Category B rookies who will shortly commence their apprenticeships at the club. The changes were being foreshadowed even before season’s end when two Demons - Harley Balic and Bernie Vince - had also announced their retirements. The floodgates were opened almost as soon as the final siren sounded at Optus Stadium on Preliminary Final day. The first delistings included Tom Bugg, Mitch King, Pat McKenna and Cam Pedersen, who announced his retirement, and rookie Lachie Filipovic. Yesterday, Dion Johnstone was added to that group. Then there are those being mentioned in despatches as being on the trade table from Dean Kent who almost has his foot in the door at St Kilda, to Jesse Hogan, seemingly bound for Fremantle delisted) and others such as Dom Tyson and Aaron vandenBerg said to be exploring options for various reasons. This means a potential of a dozen new faces including names such as May, Kolodjashnij, Preuss and many more in the club’s new period of upheaval and change ...