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Listen to this week's AFL podcast in which Angus is one of the hosts and you'll be under no illusion about his commitment to stay. Listen from 14 minutes 39 seconds. http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-05-08/podcast-how-a-demon-got-his-mojo-back

This is too easy. Managers never rule out a young player like Brayshaw leaving when he's in the final year of his contract especially when two weeks ago he didn't have huge currency with his incumbent club (from a financial perspective). That's what managers are paid to do. To see what options might be out there to put some pressure on the existing club. This goes on all of the time. But in no way does that mean his preference is to leave. I have zero doubt his preference is to stay - assuming Melbourne's offer is reasonable. Players "consider their options" all the time when they're in the final year of their contract. So when anonymous posters say "I have heard he's looking around", unless it's a rock solid source, such as the player himself saying he's not happy and wants a move, I take no notice of that sort of hearsay at all. None. It means nothing.

I'm glad you added that. It's nothing more than regurgitated hearsay. I place no weight on that whatsoever. Thanks for clarifying.

I didn't call you a nuffie, but I did explain how many "I've heard" commentaries have zero veracity and how nuffies can believe them to be fact. I'll ask again, who told you he was looking around and how would they know ?

These are the worst kind of posts on footy forums. You provide zero context and one is left guessing as to the veracity of the contribution. From experience one nuffie relays a comment they've heard from another nuffie who read the link on a news outlet that Brayshaw, who wasn't getting a game at the time, should potentially seek a trade to Freo. Cue the nuffie relating 4th hand info as though it's fact. It happens all of the time. Said nuffie actually "heard" nothing. Having said all of that, I'm virtually certain Brayshaw won't want to leave all of his mates when they're on the verge of maturing into the side we and they have hoped for. It just doesn't make sense. And if it doesn't make sense it won't happen.

Who from ?

Brayshaw's manic attack on the ball and player is back. He doesn't have Petracca's ceiling, but he can become our Cotchin. Oliver, Viney, Petracca, and Brayshaw can become the best collective of midfielders in the AFL.

In and of itself that doesn't mean much.

Haven't seen you in a while, Biff. Have you been on an enforced sabbatical ?

They virtually always look after the player with the larger body of work.

There are 21 threads on Demonland's main page. There are 12 I've never opened. No-one is forcing you to keep coming back to this thread.

The second half is the best we've played since last year. We will continue to build through the year.

Tiptoes almost looks like he's gone backwards. If that were possible.

What year did I start ? And what was my issue with him ?

Does anyone know if he's related to recent former Board member Peter Spargo ?

Poor bastard. The dolts on here will be critiquing his every disposal.

The following is what he said, "Yes, that is his Matchday role, he is never in the box, what a [censored] joke and the usual nuff nuffs on here run with it". Do you think there's a chance this wouldn't have become such an issue if he didn't refer to others, who were actually correct about McCartney being in the box, as "nuff nuffs" ? Just maybe ? If not, change your username.

Here I was thinking this chap might just show some dignity and admit he got it wrong. After-all, he said McCartney is NEVER in the coaches box. Unfortunately, and I shouldn't be surprised, he's not man enough.

In his grand total of one game after his preseason ? Let's wait a while before we start dissecting his attributes.

How about we let him string half a dozen games in a row ?

This is news to me.

This is news to me.

Misson could work at the MFC for another decade and some supporters would still think his name was Mission.

I never said he was perfect.

Ah, the great Milton Friedman. A conservative, a free market proponent, and anti big government. He also, rightly, didn't believe in a minimum wage. Thank you for quoting him.