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Plus the surface of Goschs Paddock is great for the hammies. Not so great for the feet though. ?

He can't wear those shoes in Melbourne in winter. He's heading north.

Taking perspective recruits on a tour of our facilities is not a selling point. Number one reason we need a home.

Touring Brisbane's facilties.

I have no doubt of this. We are not a destination club unless our $$$ trump all others.

He couldn't miss from anywhere against us. Still a no from me.

What is the general consensus on the Collingwood boards?

Someone posted yesterday that he was born in WA then moved to Queensland and after his father passed away when Elliott was a teenager the family moved to Eurora in Victoria. There is a Queensland connection and if his brother lives there then that makes a strong connection. The fact that the Lions are coming off a strong season with a lot of hope for the future certainly trumps our dismal season. Sure the Lions could fall from grace like we did and we could climb up the ladder given a decent run at preseason and in-season injuries but the Lions outlook appears brighter. We have the advantage in that he wouldn't have to upend his life but a Brisbane offer similar or better than ours would definitely turn his head. That is all predicated on him not wanting to stay at the Pies even with a less than optimal deal.

I'm going to lock this thread for the time being. No need to spread a rumour with nothing to back it up. I've PMed the OP for more information. At the very least I want to confirm that this doesn't just come from a friend of a friend of a friend. If this was a first time poster and not a long time poster then they would be immediately banned. I'll reopen this thread if more information comes to light. Unless this is a brand new injury (ie: last week) I can't believe this wouldn't have been acted upon before he went on vacation. Methinks the OP has been hoodwinked. A reminder to all to not post rumours especially if you can't verify the credibility of a source.

Fifth place-getter in Melbourne’s Best and Fairest, Petracca had a career-best year, booting 22 goals from his 22 games. He pushed into the midfield late in the season and showed some good signs to finish on a high with a season-high 25 disposals in Round 23. Date of Birth: 4 January, 1996 Height: 186 cm Weight: 96 kg Games MFC 2019: 22 Career Total: 85 Goals MFC 2019: 22 Career Total: 79 Votes 2019 Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Memorial Trophy: 293 votes (fifth)

E.W. COPELAND TROPHY VOTING SYSTEM Senior coach Nathan Buckley, assistant coaches Brenton Sanderson, Robert Harvey and Garry Hocking award the votes each match. Each coach is able to award up to 22 votes for each match (no minimum). In the event that two or more players finish on the same number of votes, the player who has the least number of matches claims the higher position. If these players have played the same number of matches, the player who has polled the greater number of ‘high value’ votes claims the higher position. n 2018, Brodie Grundy and Steele Sidebottom were unable to be separated on 203 votes. Their shared victory was the first tied result since 1994.

Meanwhile at the Collingwood Best & Fairest. 5th Braydon Maynard 4th Adam Traelor 3rd Jack Crisp 2nd Scott Pendlebury Hasn't been announced yet but presumably 1st Brodie Grundy

Buckley speaking now. Giving a movie review of Ad Astra.

Take it one step further and get up on stage in a Dees jumper.

In fairness he was asked about all those players and didn't bring them up. Having said that I have no doubt that Tomlinson and Langdon will be Dees next week. Elliott I'm not so convinced. Think he'll end up caving and staying with the Pies.

Just great. So no matter what happens tonight we'll be none the wiser.

Not that it's any indication of Best and Fairest result but he was Top 5 in Brownlow votes. 23 - Brodie Grundy 18 - Adam Treloar 14 - Scott Pendlebury 7 - Steele Sidebottom 5 - Jamie Elliott 4 - Jordan De Goey 4 - Brodie Mihocek 2 - Dayne Beams 1 - Jack Crisp 1 - Brayden Maynard 1 - Darcy Moore 1 - Jaidyn Stephenson

KEY SPEECHES 7.48pm: Aunty Di welcome to country 7.53pm: Eddie McGuire address 8.13pm: Jared Rivers (VFL coach) 8.17pm: Penny Cula-Reid (VFLW coach) 9.19pm: Jaidyn Stephenson 10.19pm: Nathan Buckley 11.10pm: E.W Copeland Trophy winner