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If Tomlinson leaves, I presume we'll target an experienced defender as depth.

I made mention few pages back that I was stoked to see him get another game. I would like to see him play more midfield minutes instead of a half forward where he's been playing. That's where he's been in super form at VFL. Kid has a touch of class about him.

Here we go again. More rubbish speculation on some unknown dees player who supposedly has zero time for the Demon army. Seriously, who cares. Has nothing to do with this thread. Back on topic, here are a few dot points on what I'm looking forward to this weekend against the Crows • Max going solo again. If he has another game like he did against the Lions then the discussion ramps up again regarding the debate on Grundy's worth in the team • Another week for Brown and JVR to build some cohesion up forward. We really need this forward line humming before finals. • Petracca up forward and the midfield taking care of business without him. • Mcvee match up on Rankine. • Kozzie to hopefully show that he's back in form.

Good changes indeed

Good to see Taj Woewodin named in the starting line up. He played majority forward last week but I'd like to see him play more midfielder time. Has a touch of class that would be needed on the inside and out.

Ed Langdons 150th game as well.

Good changes. Would personally like to see Laurie play a full game for the next 4 weeks and see whether he's up to it.

Of all the things I've read and heard, this would have to be right up there as one of the most ridiculous statements going around.

My best advice is to maybe steer clear of any footy media discussion if this is going to rile you up as easy as it's done so here.

Yes the hysteria on here by our very own supporters is actually quiet bizarre. Amazing how some get so easily sucked in by people simply giving their opinions.

Fair enough too.

Yes.

*One flag

Of course they will..

@Wilson7 is correct mate. Any player that has previously been delisted automatically fall under restricted free agent. Had Jordon not be delisted then he would need to be traded because you need to be at the club I think max 7-8 before you qualify as a restricted free agent.

Thanks. Don't understand why certain people get so worked up when there's an article posted whether it's negative or positive.

He'd absolutely thrive at Sydney. Type of player Longmire loves.

https://www.google.com/amp/amp.triplem.com.au/story/braydon-preuss-has-explained-why-he-went-to-melbourne-118673 "I met him at the end of the season and we got along pretty well. "He was all for playing the two ruckmen approach. "I wanted his thoughts on it because that was probably the most important one and he's all for it."

It's only the past 3-4 weeks he's been shifted onto a wing. He's played majority of his career as an inside mid/wing who uses his two way running power. So like Petracca and Clayton his efficiency by foot is effected by the power of work he does inside and out. I'm not one bit comparing to them as footballers. I'm purely comparing that his poor foot skills gets a bit overblown and compared to Petracca and Oliver they too tend to butch the footy badly. Oliver in particular is one of our biggest ball butchers going inside 50, but no one bats an eye lid because he does everything else great. If you look at his 2021 season when he was a 19/20 year old, his numbers as a midfielder stack up far better then Petraccas and nearly on par with Olivers. We'd be silly not to look at him. He easily gets a game ahead of James Jordon for instance and this would allow Petracca to spend some good quality time at half forward over the next few years. Only 22 years of age and about to play his 100th game in a system (Western Bulldogs) where talent have stalled over the years. His upside is enormous.

Thanks rpfc. I am genuinely perplexed with some of the reactions on here, to the point where it's like they've taken it personal? It's generating stories purely because; 1. The move in itself was controversial with the way it was handled by one of the biggest clubs in the land in Collingwood. Grundy was their heart and sole layer and spiritual leader you could say. He didn't want to go, but the club (Collingwood) made a decision based on what they thought would be beneficial for their salary cap. It's paid off them and they look like winners out of it which is fine imo. You then take into consideration with his contract situation and the money he's on and how much we were still willing to pay a quarter of it also. It created clicks at the time and is still doing so now. 2. The argument around at the time was why Melbourne? We already had one top dog in Gawn and you're genuinely bringing in pretty much the same player. I was totally against this move right from the very start because like me and a few others, I couldn't see how this could simply work. The talk was Gawn was going was to spend more time forward, but he's never shown any good forward craft in his career. We've now found ourselves in a situation where the club has identified that it simply hasn't worked yet, doesn't mean it won't ever. The move in itself is legit Brayden Pruess all over again. Bringing in another genuine ruckman and thinking that you'll fit them both in by playing either up forward who both don't have the forward craft ability. I think we should at least learnt from this which unfortunately we haven't. My last thought in all of this and have said it a few times, the move is bold by Goodwin. He knew this was going to create a headline and could mount a case that yeah, maybe it is a distraction, but he's made a decision based on what's best for the footy club moving forward and I actually love it. Based on the evidence Friday night, it could turn out to be a decision that goes a long way in becoming the difference to moving us one step forward to winning the flag?

Just saying...

I'd be extremely surprised if he asked for a trade.

Well done Judd.

Still think Joel Smith can play an important role for us in the forward line.

Yeah I like how the club is trying to be creative with Grundy. I think it's bold by Goodwin and shows that we're not set on same system compared to last year where I felt we were too rigid set on what made us great in 2021.