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2nd Melb preseason..you never know.. so let’s see how much he’s improved before we write him off. Lot of water /training etc has gone “under the bridge” since season 2023

You have completed misread my posts (as you are prone to do). The inference was we should have looked for a mature aged ruckman & hadn’t done that. My point was they would have done their due diligence on whoever was available & in the end Fullerton was the best available (in the club’s opinion ).

That’s your opinion & taken into consideration he did retire …my opinion is that “ he wasn’t quite up to it”. Not sure that if there was so much “genuine” interest by different clubs & us..he either didn’t get an offer or the club (s) knew his knees weren’t up to it. Hardly think we’d need another older player with dodgy knees.

So Melb did their due diligence & chose not to go down that path ..🤔

Is this the PA Scott Lycett whose 2023 season was wrecked with knee injuries forcing him to hang up his boots at the end of the season or is there another one ?

Interested who the experienced ruck back up that was available in the draft that we didn’t look at ?

I’m assuming you mean BB & TMac. If so (& I’m sure this has been said ad nauseum) they are premiership players & deserve to see out their contacts & more importantly for the club to honour them. I still think the JMac decision all those years ago broke our club at the time …

Maybe because our preseason is effectively a week shorter ?

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Which I think was my point & in both seasons we had massive disruptions to personnel in our forward line. Looks like we have addressed the personnel situation..just need them to fire

I really can’t understand these incredibly negative opinions. We only needed to score one more goal a game last season & we go to one of the top forward lines. A few tweaks to our forward delivery & more importantly keeping our forwards on the ground will make a massive difference to our team. Get consistency on the scoreboard & that will impact our whole team dynamic. Name one team we haven’t matched it with & have lost for any other reason than because of our “much publicised forward deficiencies”.

He basically detailed how 2 knee surgeries detailed his season in 2022 & then in 2023 the thyroid condition which led to (he believes) his knee surgery (a bit of cartilage chipped off due to the knee being weakened from lying on the couch for a month). Never got back his fitness. The thyroid issue sounded awful. This season already did an intense training session overseas with a lot of different athletes etc and feels he has that “zip” back. The last time he felt like this was in 2021. He sounded extremely positive.

Interesting comment …I certainly knew as did friends who live in Lorne and went along. Can’t quite remember where I read/heard it but was on a social media format. Maybe on the Members forum where all the “heirarchy “ spoke ?

A 3rd son for Brad. Great to see him look so happy . Surely some future Dees players 🤔

Agree with all that but (personally) never had great confidence in her this season. Will be a very interesting draft …I am sure they are cognitive of the same issues you have mentioned..

I’m quite happy with the moving on of Libby Birch. Thought she was shown up by the big strong forwards especially against North in the finals. Just undersized. Ironically that’s where she’s heading …

I thoroughly enjoyed his comments & at HIS B&F he is entitled to say what he felt & if you think we all have to be so politically correct… then maybe get over yourself. It’s supposed supporters like you who make such a big deal out of it.

Collingwood has used that mantra successfully for a very long time. It’s always been if you don’t “love them ..you hate them”. & it’s worked . You can see the adrenaline and never say die attitude the players have when they play in front of their rabid crowd. That’s why we have to grow our supporter base & as Kate Roffey said “ become obnoxious supporters..not collingwood obnoxious but loud & proud!

Well every anti Melb story has been heavily embellished

It’s interesting Grundy got a monster deal by telling the Pies the fact that he was a SA boy …he would want to go home . Fast forward a couple of years at the Pies he gets dropped to the twos & traded to us. He gets offers of 1st ruck at PA & Sydney. He goes to Syd further away from SA. Situations can always change !!

I really hope you are one of the supporters that Kate Roffey mentioned in her brilliant speech. You know the one that has a membership (because the quicker we become a big club then we don’t have to travel to Geelong etc )…the one who is an obnoxious supporter (but not Collingwood obnoxious) but makes a big noise at a game so that maybe we get the 50/50 free kick or is it just easier to hide behind a moniker & make quite dismissive comments about our club in general . Steven May spoke the absolute truth..he didn’t whinge..he didn’t sook ..we are a better team. Doesn’t always mean things fall your way. Of interest was the comments made by Roffey ..Goodwin..Gawn to name a few about “umpiring decisions”..amazed you haven’t jumped on that yet

Their only ins I’d rate are Hill & as an ok McStay. Tom Mitchell did his part. Dunstan was ages ago.. Grundy protected Max …ultimately didn’t work but 16 other teams would have grabbed him..Hunter was fine & yet to be seen with Schache. We just needed either one fit forward or Brayshaw & we would have been there yesterday. Brisbane’s flaws were there to see yesterday..slow ball movement..suspect defence & poor game plan…kick it long to Joe. We get seduced with their form because of their success at their home ground which is a massive advantage..a bit like Geelong

Maybe best GF because it was close but def not the best game & yes I was there

AFL overseas app …I think you can join for a week