dazzledavey36

Well said.

He's not screwing us at all Jaded. He's out of contract and has the right to request a trade to his club of choice. The moment he nominates Freo we'll facilitate the best deal for the club. You're forgetting we have Jason Taylor and Tim Lamb who have facilitated some of the best deals going sound in years.

Seriously you two.. Do you guys understand that Jackson going into the PSD is the worst possible outcome that could happen to our football club. We get absolutely zero benefit out of this and get completely shafted. Whether you like it or not Jackson is out of contract. The moment we he nominates Freo, that's exactly who we have to deal with. Players has more power now days then the actual club especially when out of contract and nominate a set club. You can pretend to talk tough all you want but at the end of the day, the club (Melbourne) need to find the best possible deal it can to be satisfied. Name me one big out of contact player that nominated a club of choice but then was forced to be traded to another because it didn't suit the clubs set requirements. It doesn't happen now days.

So predictable that Geelong players were already set up on the left side just before May would kick out. So what did we do? Kick to the same exact spot for Geelong to then out number us around the contests. Yeah nah awesome work to the brain thrusts sitting in the coaches box.

This has been my gripe this year. Kozzie 15 games and 20 goals. Spargo 16 games and 6 goals ANB 15 games and 4 goals. Bedford 7 games and 8 goals. I know it's simple not all about goals but jesus christ you'd expect a bit more more offensive output from both Spargo and ANB.

Well yeah I worded that wrong. Imo I personally think he's ready full stop.

Agree to disagree. Could mount a strong case why I think he's potentially ready for AFL action but I can't be [censored] lol. Looking forward to watching him tonight though and a few others pushing for selection.

194cm aggressive key forward who loves nothing but to crash packs and launch at the footy. From a physical size point of view he's ready to go, It'll be more around the step up in terms of AFL intensity and match fitness. Not only that, he's got some serious jukes on him for such a young kid. His contesting marking was elite at under 18 level and from what I've seen of him this year that's carried into VFL level. His stats alone at VFL level this year speaks for itself. 10 games 20.7 goals and averaging 4.3 marks per game. Small glimpse.

Still concussed from the Melksham jab.

These stats explain absolutely nothing. @Turner asked for a valid reason why these blokes should stay on the list and you've put up these meaningless stats with no explanation?

I get the frustrating with some with him leaving. He played a factor in our drought winning premiership and I'll always thank him for giving me that premiership joy. It's disappointing that he'll potentially leave, but the way I look at this I think this could be a huge advantage for our playing list moving forward. I'm a huge believer that if we are to continue to challenge in September consistently you have to find ways to regenerate your list with fresh talent. 1. Starting point is two 1st round picks. At least a top 10 pick in this year's draft as a starting point. No later then top 12. Great opportunity to grab an elite midfielder that may slide. Elite talent like Hewett, Sheezel, Tsatas would genuinely give our midfield mix a whole different dynamic. If we're wanting to go tall then there is Jedd Busslinger from WA who's an elite defender at 197cm or Aaron Cardman who's an elite key forward. I feel like these are much bigger needs for our list moving forward. Jason Taylor has a rich history of nailing first round picks and the thought or him having his hands on this year's talent excites me. 2. Frees up salary space. Simple as that. If we need to target an experienced key position player then like we did with May then we'll have the space for it.

I would without hesitation.

Langdon gave him an almighty spray afterwards. I think as supporters we were genuinely waiting for that exact moment you pointed out to happen. I nearly threw my cat through the TV when he chose to dribble kick instead. It's frustrating because in country footy I've seen blokes on my team or opposition benched nearly for a whole quarter from selfish acts such as this. Wish that happened tonight.

I wonder if Lloyd Meek will come into calculations? 203cm 106kg ruckman who apparently has shown promises as a ruckman at senior level. Wins big disposal numbers at WAFL level it seems. I only ask as I have legitimately only watched him once and that was round 1 last year at the G where I thought he held up well against Gawn for a first gamer. Anyone know much more about him?

Of course I'm going to blame it on Bailey. Which part of this are you not understanding? I'll explain further in simple terms so you understand better. He didn't look inward because his eyes were already fixated on the goal. He was on a tough angle and his first option should have been to look inboard for another option as he was on a tough angle. It's a simply footy rule 101 to always look inboard at what available options there is before going the difficult kick for goal if need. As Jordan Lewis said, the fact he didn't even bother to look for other options is a concern. It sums up his attitude towards the team and I'm hating it.

It would never happened but I'd genuinely drop him purely for that act. Let's remember that this has been an ongoing theme with Fritsch all year and not just off tonight..

About time he gets called out for the [censored] selfishness that's cost us goals.

If you're reporting this then yep clearly he's gone. What are we're thinking in return?

Eek.. Gawn could barely get off the ground.

Played like a guy that was already on a plane half way to Perth.

What

I'll let ANB off the hook. He was the only one that was chasing hard all tonight and applying defensive pressure. The other 3 were non existent.

Those performance haven't impressed me at all lol. Some are so easily satisfied. Bookmark this. We SHOULD make top 4, but I'm happy to put my gonards on the line with this call. This is not even off the back of tonight's performances.