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I remember when the original 4 year contract was considered excessive.

I'm based in Shanghai at the moment. I think it's better than living in Melbourne sometimes for two reasons. 1. The games start two hours earlier than Melbourne time. Not as much time waiting around nervous. 2. You can get as immersed or as a distanced as you want during the season. Can always go to the Sports Bar and have drunken yarns to other diehards if you want a good atmosphere, but after a loss, it's easy to move on, because nobody outside of the small expat bubble GAF about footy. The 24/7 AFL media in Melbourne is good to avoid after a loss! Having said that, nothing beats going to a game live at the G.

WOW! Weeds is a big boy now. He's not a fast guy or a manic endurance athlete so he needs to rely on his excellent pack marking and strength in 1-on-1 contests. We saw a glimpse of that in September, with an extra few KGs and newfound confidence, and no Hogan, look out! Makes a mockery of those who wrote him off early. ME INCLUDED!

Dangerfield comparison is pie in the sky stuff, personally I'd be happy if he replaces vandenBerg down the track. Vanders is a pretty dodgy kick too but worth his weight in gold.

Yep I edited it. Forgot 23.

The Age running with the precise details of the deal. In: May, 23, KK and 4th round upgrade Out Hogan

It's happening. Brace yourself folks. Will the servers survive if we get reamed?

May, KK and pick 23 would be an OK result IMO. Only because Jesse doesn't want to be there. I'd expect May to push for AA and play 100 games, KK could be a bargain and pick 23 is a good hand for JT to play with. I wouldn't willingly trade Jesse for that price though.

Herald Sun saying our stance re. Two first round picks has softened. Noooooooo

I disagree. Jesse never requested a trade which fits in with Melbourne's narrative. And he's too good a player to move on for the sake of it. Expect another Bryce Gibbs 2017 situation where Jesse stays, has a good year, then moves to Perth in 12 months time.

To us?!? Balls14 doesn't have an extensive posting history but appears to be a normal fan with no history of big noting. Scully coming back would break these servers forever.

This is why Mahoney is prepared to pay market value for players. It creates trust between us and other teams like GWS. Will come in handy of a Kelly or Coniglio wants out down the track. All Peter Bell has ensured is that they get nothing and lose their prized asset to their arch rivals 12 months from now. Absolute idiots.

Remember how ordinary Brayshaw looked when he was played out of position? Bernie too went downhill at a rate of knots when he moved to defence. Same thing is happening to Dom. Good player made to look ordinary by the position he's playing. I get it though, he's 5th in line for a spot behind Oliver, Harmes, Viney and Brayshaw all of whom are younger. Trade him.

Nothing to do with chasing leather around is why.

Maybe Mahoney meant we can't afford May in terms of draft picks rather than $$$.

There's talk of Freo trading pick 4 to Port for 8+9. That helps us.

It's click bait. Just Roughead calling out that we're choking. I'd expect nothing less...

Twice in the past month we've been on the ropes at a critical stage. Once in Perth and once last night. On both occasions, someone needed to step up. Enter Jake Melksham. TWICE! But yeah nah, a second rounder was WAYYYYY OVERS for him.

Win-Win-Win IMO. Hawks got a serviceable defender for free. We got Brayshaw as compensation and replaced Frawley easily through drafting and trading. Frawley himself has a flag, albeit a hollow one. But still a flag. And to be fair he could have won the Norm Smith in 15. Can't blame him for leaving, I briefly gave up watching games in 2013. If a lifelong fan can stoop to such measures, then a guy with no real emotional attachment to the club most certainly can too.

The national anthem stance has been a thing for years. Geelong have never locked arms, and have won 3 flags from it. Nothing in it.

One of the most clinical displays of footy I've ever seen from our mob. I'd probably have to go back to 1998 to remember the last time we genuinely played champagne footy like today. Make no mistake - GWS ARE A GOOD SIDE. Arguably the best side in it since the bye, and we made them look like amateurs. I thought after the Sydney game that maybe Goodwin won't be our next Premiership coach, a Dean Bailey type if you will. But now I think he's more likely than unlikely. 14-8 and VERY unlucky not to win 16 or 17 with all the close losses along the way. Harmes playing like Dustin Martin, Frost playing like Alex Rance on steroids, Max doing absolutely everything right including two long chases on GWS players when the game was over. Spargo belying his stature with amazing ferocity and decision making. Lewis showing exactly why we signed him, both on field and off (see Herald Sun: email article). Having an actual Sherman tank on the fileld (vandenberg). McDonald kicking 48 in 17 games out of nowhere. Weideman playing well out of nowhere! It will hurt losing to those smarmy, arrogant wankers from Geelong, especially if it's a close encounter again. But whatever happens to here, 2018 gets a big tick. If we can wipe the smirks off Chris Scott, Selwood and Dangerfield's faces, then even better!

No. We lose and GWS go ahead of Sydney on points. A draw and GWS will rise to 5th on %. So it's simple. GWS in Sydney or Geelong at the MCG depending on tomorrow.

In these days of free agency and players nominating new clubs whenever they please, we haven't lost a single player since Goody took over. That says it all.

Chris Judd clearly lacks any semblance of empathy if this is anything to go by. To be fair, you can't really be expected to get it if you haven't been emotionally invested in the club these past few years. Current players get it, fans get it, even a good chunk of past players get it (that Schwartz video nearly brought a tear to the eye). Judd doesn't. Whatever.

Would you pay 6 million dollars to Cale Morton if he was guaranteed to win a GF for you? I would.