SPC

Always a bit strange the lingering injury. Felt a bit like a 12 week Hammy

2 gun midfield picks and we kept our current guns.. development of Kolt and Windsor. This year couldn’t have got any worse, let’s hope 2025 couldn’t get any better!!!

Wouldn’t use a first rounder on a ruck again, unless they are a bonafide gun forward too.

We need to use these 2 picks to get the best midfielders we can get. Guys with pace who can use the ball. This gives us coverage should Tracc and or Clarry move on next year. I am really comfortable with talls for next year, however we may need to revisit the following year. Petty goes back for mine and hoping Jefferson can grab that 2nd key forward spot. Adam’s may or may not make it. But give him time next year and hoping he can experience senior football at the back end. Key for us is to see improvement and growth from last years recruits in Kolt, Billing’s, McAdam and Fullerton. If they can fulfill potential, then that will be huge. Good year to have good draft picks

My old club.. football factory

It’s an easy out for McClure… “Oliver was keen to be traded, but Geelong and Melbourne couldn’t agree on his value”.. so for now he can continue to throw “stories” out there with no accountability

We are a destination for the old.. for those past their prime. Probably taken over from Noosa as a destination

I think the belief is that this years draft, offers us the best chances to get replacement midfielders. Not holding my breath of Oliver and Trac improving their value next year. Trac may struggle post injury and take time and who knows with Clarry. My post is purely about risk vs reward of offloading this year to rebuild talent.

This will be hugely unpopular, but I believe with limited knowledge of the internal situation, that Melbourne will regret not trading one or more of Clarry, Trac or Kos. I have a feeling that one or more will request a trade next year. Happy to be wrong, hoping I’m wrong..

Make a [censored] decision with the best interest of the team, the club and its members at heart and stand by it!!!

I must admit I haven’t followed the Clarry situation all that closely as it all makes me pretty flat. But someone told me today that Clarry has not got the message and does not appear to be keen to turn his career around at Melbourne- so what choice do we have but to move him on. Sacrifice one to save the rest! Agree with most we should have handle the media better, but the media appear to know more that our coach and have a direct line to the club gossip department. We move Oliver, we get the best we can in return, we keep Trac and start to stabilise our culture. It’s painful, but it might be the only way forward.

Where is Kossies home? Feel like it’s anywhere except Melbourne.

I would also argue that there is a possibility that Goodwin wants this, but if a trade is not agreed- would want to appear as if he is not involved. As he will need a working relationship with Clarry. Just a thought. Better to make Pert the bad guy.

It’s always topical. We could have potentially had all of the following; Woewodin, Yze, White, Brown, Smith & Viney all on the list as Father Son selections. Smith is clearly not going to be retained and not sure if Yze will make it, or White will chose us. It’s not about quantity of picks, but quality. Brisbane are getting quality, as have Geelong and Collingwood. We are a mixed bag. Viney was a free kick to us. NGA we have an argument, but father son we have done okay.

It’s a great point, but the reality is that it’s the best player out of 6-7 other midfielders. The umps don’t look beyond the square.

When does this bloke finish up? Haven’t seen the email yet.

Bone/ligaments vs internal organs are very different.

Cannot understate how much the decision to bring Moore off influenced the outcome. Moore is a [censored], playing for a team of [censored]. I can’t stand to lose to them

An afternoon of rom coms

Umpires as Carp as they have been all year

Clarry is the greatest hand baller since diesel. He could even be better. Stuff kicking it, when you have golden hands!!

Our zone is what won us a flag, but it’s what makes us so susceptible to fast sides with great kicking skills. We cannot defend grass. Hopefully our brains trust are going to town on what the next 2-3 years of Gamestyle will look like and drill it in day one of preseason. Hawks are all about ground ball and tacking, that is where I’d start as we are a poor tackling side and we fumble.

Yeah I live in Regional Victoria and my girls are between 5-12, all have heaps of sporting commitments and none like AFL. I buy a membership each year for me and my oldest. First year of not attending a single game. Never felt more disconnected with the club. Never get a call from them or anything, it’s just a cash donation.

My concern is if we hold people to contracts and then when it’s time to trade them we end up in Tassie compromised shallow drafts. Rather trade when value is high.

Freo bottom feeders, stealing more Dees players and destroying us on the park!!