Leoncelli_36

I just cannot believe we are dragging this out until the last day. I expected he nominated his club monday and the deal was done by, at the latest, this morning. Clearly we are not as willing to settle for a crap pick?? Has Watts dug his heels in? Not according to Connors? What a farcical way this whole saga has been handled.

Freeing up a spot and some money for Watts...sorry... I shouldn't have gone there.

Brendan McCartney has had a big hand in ridding the club of Watts. It's not Goodwin or Viney that have put a line through him. Macca was the person driving it. Has a track record of doing it too.

Adamant that if we were getting pick 30 it was a rip off. I will still be [censored] if that eventuates. I was never adamant that he was going??

Well that interview was a bunch of pure bull dust...he is in Adelaide for Bernies wedding and has not said he has chosen Port. Fake news

Spot on mate. They have picked up quality in return for.little..we have sold the farm for a 21 year old potential star and will recruit a bunch of fringe types in the mould of.Vandenberg, Bail, Mitchie etc etc. Dumb move. I couldn't care loss if Watts left, but to get bugger all in return gives me.the [censored]$$$$. Lever can't kick mind you, and we just gave up our best user...we still have not one player with elite foot skills in our side..Viney can't kick, Jones can't kick, hibberd can't kick, Oliver refuses to kick...where does it end....

Channel 9 news having Jack on in ten minutes. Apparently. Set to announce that he has chosen Port Adelaide. Dees bending over and taking a high 2nd rounder. Honestly, we better have plans for these picks, coz right now, we have been paying overs on every deal we make.

Total bloody disaster if that's all we end up with. Better off hanging on to him.

I honestly don't really care if he stays or goes anymore...but it seems that if he goes, we will be selling at a fire sale price as neither or the interested clubs have much to give or are willing to give much. It's is what angers me about playing this out so publically. We showed our hand very early ...now it's as if he has to go..even if we get stuff all

So motlop going to power. Sen 1116 still saying Watts will land at Port. What a period for port

My understanding is that it was a 'rest day' and he took it upon himself to fly to byron. ..it was not club approved. He was mid rehab...my further Intel suggests that leaders at the club were annoyed that he had not dedicated himself to rehab ...make of it what you will

It was byron, and i alerted this forum to it at the time. Jack posted a Instagram 'story' showing himself up there. A 'story' is temporary and deletes when a new story is added or after 15 hours. I said at the time that jack was silly posting it and it proved to be so.

I am in the camp that says this is a good deal. Forget the fact that we paid overs..whether you agree with this or not. We have brought in a young start, proven player. We have enough top end young guns sitting on our list..Tracca, Oliver, Hogan, Viney etc...The time is NOW. We are not building for the future anymore, we are planning for the next three years and a serious tilt at the finals. People should be happy that the mindset has changed. Taylor will still find us something with the picks we have and I am sure we get Balic from Freo, who until has injury just before the draft, was set to go a lot higher. We are making the right moves...back the club.

It's not cap trouble, as you put it....it's the fact several players have increased in value since their last deal...it's happens

Fwiw it's pretty common knowledge that Melbourne are stretched and will need space next year when several key players will need contract renewals

Spot on Clint Biz...and this is the reason the club has f....g had enough...

I have just risen from a dusty night at the the Bluey. I will tell you this 'Landers....Watts is 100 per cent out the door. Don't be emotional...he is a good bloke..liked by all..but he has been pi=1ss poor with his preparation and is a lazy person off-field. This confirms my own thoughts and the exact thoughts and info I posted here, long before GNF's update yesterday. W Jack's undoing was the trip to Byron...which I posted about at the time and so many fellow posters dismiswsed this as ' footballers have to have others interests'....complete crap-ola .. he was doing his own thing, without MFC knowledge or approval. f.....k that. we have god ppl at the club now and good players who are busting their arse to perform. Watts isn't in this category. In other news..Hogan is still on the darts and still a rude pr!!ck

He just proposed to his long term gf, so if he is accused of anything like that it'dit'd be assault of his fiancé. Very sad if true. .. he was estranged from his long term partner after he left the Dees and had recently rekindled the relationship.

Just saw his tweet. Claims that hogan unhappy with Watts trade. This is a circus now. Goodwin may end up losing the playing group.

Thanks for the support. Everyone is entitled to an opinion. I believe it is a poor look. Those drawing comparison to Clarko have missed the point...Clarkson isn't wearing a Richmond scarf or jacket or anything to identify himself as a Richmond fan. He is there as Dimmas mate. In support of a personal relationship. Chaplin and Mithen are on the mFc payroll and are in public sporting another clubs colours. It tells me they not comitted Melbourne people. The end.

Nothing, but when you take a mid injury holiday to Byron Bay to shoot a clip for your company, then return and the 2 week estimate layoff turns into a 4 to 6 week break, I'd suggest to you that he isn't a full time footballer. This is what irks the coaches

What is embarrassing is that you'd do that and that so many of our supporters think it's OK to have senior club officials showing active support for the opposition. Other clubs wouldn't accept it. TONY SHAW lost a bet and had a Tigers scarf on at Richmond open training. The comments that flew his way, a media man and former player, were in stark contrast to the apathy being shown here. You might be OK with it, I'm not and the soft underbelly exists at the mFC coz those in charge don't understand the culture and are there merely to be paid. Your result...meek performances like Rd 23 2017.

Optimistic view

He also coached terribly this year and our forward line was disfunctional in most matches. Bloke is having a laugg, cashing in a paycheck from Melbourne and barracking for the opposition. Wonder what his feelings were during the ANZAC eve match

No one at the club cares for the club..it's a manufactured group that lacks soul ... As long as that is acceptable, this club will go f.a. nowhere