Timothy Reddan-A'Blew

Can someone explain the reasoning behind trading three picks, in the range we've previously had a fair hit rate with, for (effectively) one pick only 3 places better than the best of those three? Particularly when, according to TL on the Grundy deal, having picks ( and low / out of period ones at that) is important to us: "Securing two selections for Brodie will give us more options and create further opportunities for us this Trade Period.” Ta. 🤯

...and now I'm getting the consequent migraine... 🤯

🙏 And the Jacko pic?...

I love a good spreadsheet, @Lucifers Hero, and yours ticks all the boxes! Great work and thanks! A holiday break project: update for games played as at start of 2024? Good for milestone watching! And there were a few nice debs in 2023!

I'm an avid receiver of trade talk but don't have much in the way of post-worthy views. However, Billings was, for me, one of those names I 'knew' but had no idea about their football. So, to Mr Google, and this popped up. Pretty 'padded' but also a very deep dive. Tough to be singled out like this, and not helpful to his career prospects, I think. https://www.zerohanger.com/why-arent-clubs-chasing-jack-billings-stkilda-saints-afl-trade-period-144137/

Has requested a trade to Essendon? (p.s. What are they selling?)

Good call, W! Get around 'em, Eagle-free 'Gropers (no offence 😬)

Hold 34 till 2025!

I hope this works: https://www.facebook.com/MELBOURNEfc/videos/afl-grand-final-james-harmes-highlight/1025968831586557/ Thanks, James. The highlight among what I'm sure we could eventually recall as many more for the Demon boy who became a Demon man.

Oh. Ignore my party pie gluttony reveal then...

Malt?

@Redleg may have two of these 'petites', I guess, Daise?

Ice creams on the other hand: Does anyone have two in a sitting? Cue memories of Peter's Two-In-Ones...

May I join in? Who has ever stopped at two?

I don't actually get what's being talked about in this part of the conversation but would 24-hour-clock times help, too? p.s. As to the rest of this thread's conversation, thanks posters; it's like an Advent calendar in October!

After 'straight-sets-squared', all the age bracket labels need to be shifted up one line.

That's OK; he wouldn't at Melbourne.

Yeah, saw that - a 10 pt loss and our % drops by 70!!!

🐘 in the room, and as if you didn't have enough MFCSS fuel: the women are now playing the home-and-away part of Season 8 for this $1 million. Like I said on this week's game thread, serious football. With 4 rounds to go, Melbourne leads on 108 points, half a game ahead of Collingwood and Brisbane on 104 points and one-and-a-half games ahead of Adelaide on 96 (women's matches are worth 8 points cf 4 for the men's). Carlton is the only other contender; it will reach 118 points if it wins its 4 games, vs 7th, 11th, 12th and 16th. Melbourne plays 3rd and 20th at home and 4th and 17th away. Collingwood plays 8th and 9th at home and 6th and 13th away. Brisbane plays 1st and 2nd at home and 5th and 11th away. Adelaide plays 3rd and 18th at home and 4th and 17th away. Collingwood. Ugh.

D'oh! 🥺 Anyway, I couldn't get to the game n haven't watched the replay yet, nor caught up with your in- and post-game impressions above. Just wanted to follow up, though, on another of my posts elsewhere, saying I hoped to retain watching this fabulous team just as a happy weekly experience, without concern for the result (which hasn't been much of a concern) or, particularly, for the 'ultimate prize'. Sadly, when I eventually saw yesterday's result, I realised I had crossed over that line. The women's weekly results now do affect me, and MFCSS-ish thoughts like we've lost GF hosting rights have kicked in. So now I know, at least: I'm as invested in the girls as I am in the boys. Serious football.

If he does, MFC laundry staff are going to have so much more trouble with the white than the navy blue... Travel well James. Just don't cut us up like you cut teams up at Casey!

Thanks @Wilson7. Topsy-turvy time for Deakyn!

Yeah, I thought of Paxy's importance when reading about the Crow's midfield - someone who might trouble them, or at least distract them from a concentration on TH. Still, let's look forward to saying 'Silly us!' at about 5.30 on Saturday!

A bit of bright-side output from our media folks today: https://www.melbournefc.com.au/video/1446925/building-continuity-smith-on-2023?videoId=1446925&modal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1696477952001 I enjoyed Joel's story this year. Bit disappointed he's only looking forward to 24 games next year, though. Perhaps, with his record, he's expecting 3 games' worth of niggles through the H&A?

Now that'd be a generational shift!