DistrACTION Jackson

The thing I like is that everyone mentioned the game on the weekend was more at AFL level intensity and he seemed to thrive on that and go up a level. Plus that 45m snap was something else for a first year player.

I view Parish as a Marc Murphy style player who will be silky skilled, move well and will be an above average footballer. I view Oliver as having the potential to be a Dangerfield/Judd type player who turns entire games and does the freakish things.... Hope I'm right!

He still has TWO years left! It is a total beat up and yes of course they know it will sell some papers because he is going to be one of the best players in the competition. I'm going to go out on a limb and say I am not worried at all and believe he will re-sign some time during pre-season for the 2017 season.

The Jesse Hogan contract media attention is such a massive beat up! The 2016 season hasn't started yet and he is contracted for the 2017 season. Calm down people there is a lot more important things in life to worry about....

I think he will sign the extension before the start of next season after bagging 60 goals this year and the team on the cusp of finals.......

I genuinely believe he could be our best midfielder in a couple of years time. Even better than Brayshaw and Viney (I see Petracca as more a fwd/mid)

I grew up in Perth and moved to Melbourne three years ago. I personally hate going back there (have to see family) as I find the place boring and backwards. I could understand why he would much prefer Melbourne as I believe as an 18-30 year old it is now easily the best place to live in Australia. Sydney lost that mantle with their ridiculous prices and new lock-out laws.

That first mark and goal was very impressive. Here's hoping he is over his on-going injury issues and can develop into a gun full forward.

Thanks for that ProDee!

Does anyone know where to find the video of his game against the Blues VFL side?

Think of it this way RTG, he dominated the TAC cup coming off OP and looking slightly overweight. Once he is in AFL physical condition who knows what level he can get to. He has already matched it with men in the VFL which is another plus.

If he can get himself super fit he could be anything. Viney, Brayshaw, Oliver, Tyson, Petracca, Vandenberg will be running rampant in the middle. Those guys will seriously hurt other sides.

Has anyone heard from Olisik? I'm imagining he has passed out from pure elation….. If anyone knows where he is you should call an ambulance.

Haha that would be great....

I think the results will be kept fairly secret.

I wonder what his skills will be like. Generally basketballer's are fairly skilled so hopefully he is a good set shot and possibly play in the forward line with Hoges.

His height is irrelevant when he is jumping over everybody....

I for one am happy with this trade. Sure the WADA may come into play but the maximum I could see him being rubbed out for is a year, probably more likely 6 months so it shouldn't be a huge issue. If we take pick 25 to the draft we have to select a kid who we aren't sure how they will turn out, put them into the gym to build an AFL body and likely wait a year or two before they can consistently compete. With Melksham we get a ready made player who has shown to have ability at AFL level and who will be helped by stability at a new club. Hopefully the next deal is Bugg for our third round pick and we can somehow improve our draft position with the Howe trade.

Every time I think of Prendergast I want to punch him in the face….

I don't get your point with the height and weight? What has that got to do with anything? Also, 4cm's is not much anyway. I'm not really worried if he stays or goes to be honest. But I don't see the point in trading him in a weak draft for a pick over 25.

You're not far off. Watts total contested marks: 82 Hogan 2015 contested marks: 47 I see Watts as a good 3rd tall though so wouldn't mind keeping him.

I think a lot of the trade speculation for Watts and Toumpas is just that, speculation. I expect at least one of Watts/Howe/Toumpas to still be at the club next season, possibly even 2 of them.

I do understand this line of thinking. But the other side of the coin is if we bring in someone like Kennedy we MAY be able to sneak into finals next season. This would then create a snowball effect. We suddenly become an attractive option for players coming back to Victoria, plus we can top of with free agents who want to have a crack at a flag. I think it's more than just what Kennedy can bring for the next few seasons.

It's a hard one. We see guys like Sam Mitchell, Hodge, Harvey all playing career best footy well into their 30's. Of course there is a lot of other players who start to struggle as soon as they are 30. We could possibly get 5 very good seasons from him, which you are never guaranteed from a draft pick. Edit: Plus with free agency now we just need to make top 8 with our promising youngsters and we will find lots of other players will want to join. We just need to get into that 5-10 range and it will be so much easier to attract other players.

I think he is referring to Josh Kennedy who is definitely an A grader.