Everything posted by Mach5
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Email from the Board
At times the club has thought we were close to a solution, only for it to all fall in a heap. The fact that zero progress has been made on what should be our highest off-field priority (save for ruling possibilities out) in the last 5 years is an indictment on the current board. Change is needed, and the only thing that should have held us back is a lack of quality alternative options. Lawrence appears worthy of a chance and we need more.
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WELCOME TO THE MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB - FRASER ROSMAN
Clubs have pared back the staffing resources and media depts were heavily utilised during the hub, earning well-deserved holidays. We may need to recalibrate our expectations.
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WELCOME TO THE MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB - JAKE BOWEY
Learning so much in this thread! Iâve always worked off an inch being 25mm. Little did he know it was actually 25.4mm. Itâs funny what you (or I) take for granted as âknown facts.â
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WELCOME TO THE MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB - JAKE BOWEY
Sorry to be the resident pedant, but 6 foot is 180cm on the dot, so just over in fact.
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WELCOME TO THE MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB - JAKE BOWEY
I always assumed that the âYowieâ pronunciation was correct, since itâs how Gervais says it and they were mates. There you go.
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WELCOME TO THE MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB - JAKE BOWEY
I think you might even find that Bowie rhymes with Yowie also, in spite of the commonly accepted pronunciation.
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Welcome to Demonland Bailey Laurie
Looks taller than advertised imo.
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WELCOME TO THE MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB - FRASER ROSMAN
List balance/needs pick rather than best available, imo. Welcome aboard young fella.
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Welcome to Demonland Bailey Laurie
Happy to bring in a couple of players who understand how to get front and centre, and can read the fall of the ball off a contest. Seems an unnaturally rare skill these days.
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Ongoing Trades
GC werenât going to use 27, so they get something for a pick that is essentially worthless to them. The issue is that GC surely could have shopped it around & received a better return from elsewhere, but then again, maybe not. Teams generally arenât looking to pick up an extra pick this year & to trade out of next years draft. Maybe it really is the best return they could get?
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Welcome to Demonland - Picks 18 & 19
Also sounds like weâve got an eye on moving pick 50 to move up the order.
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Welcome to Demonland - Picks 18 & 19
Thereâll always be someone you miss out on. Georgiades was in contention for our 3rd pick (well, not really but we hoped so). We managed to nab Rivers who we obviously rated and knew he had more scope to improve, having missed preseason with glandular.
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Are we finished yet?
Itâs worth bearing in mind, that although picks will be pushed back in the draft sequence by NGA selections, later picks will come in as the later draft picks are eaten up. e.g. While the dogs will select JUH early, it will eat up their pick 26, brining our picks 28 & 50 forward. It will also likely eat up their 33, 41 & 42. 50 will come in more as Portâs 35 & 47 are eaten up for Lachie Jones. Sydneyâs 34, 37, 43 & 48 should all evaporate. Freoâs 32 will disappear. GC getting ridiculous concessions stings. Having said that, we also have to factor the picks clubs receive back as âchangeâ from the points used to match bids, so 50 will likely push back out a bit, but 28 might be in a bit of a sweet spot. This is something I tried to unsuccessfully articulate last year, but itâs a bit easier now with real world examples; in essence, trading into later picks in this draft may not be such a bad thing. The COVID implications make it even better if you back your talent ID dept to have done the work earlier & better than the opposition.
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Farewell Oscar McDonald
Over half a dozen delisted FAs will be.
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Mathew Egan leaves MFC
To be fair, development (I think) is generally misunderstood and is not about turning kids into superstars. Itâs about rounding players out and giving them the tools to be able to develop into young men who are capable of managing being AFL players, who can then blossom. I found it interesting listening to the Sacked podcast yesterday with Barry Hall, who said that the culture was bad when he was at St Kilda but he was lucky to have some good influences who helped him to develop the tools to stick around and eventually somewhat fulfill his potential. Also being taught how to play as a proper KPF, after getting by in juniors on talent having been a tall mid who went through a massive late growth spurt. Just having someone to spend the time with kids who all chase the footy and use their raw talent, then face the reality of needing to learn the defensive aspects of the game at AFL level and work on their craft, positioning, etc. A club doesnât need superstar coaches for this work, but they need to put in the resources.
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Mathew Egan leaves MFC
I know nothing.
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WELCOME TO THE MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB - CLAYTON OLIVER
Huge call that Oliver would be able to put it all together to the point where he was worth pick 4 and more. JT has elephant balls.
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Open Ben
He has a bit more going on than just that. Fair to say, he shouldnât be seen as a role model.
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Are we finished yet?
I think Iâm getting Jones confused with another. Canât recall all the draftees & academy noms, but I thought North had one likely to be called around 11. Update: checked and canât find any reference to a North NGA candidate - must have just gotten confused and all of the above is obsolete.
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Are we finished yet?
North are the club to keep tabs on. I canât imagine us using all of our pick allocation and we only need to use 1 selection as a minimum, although I think weâll use at least 3. North are in the unique situation of needing to accumulate points for NGA purposes, but also needing bulk picks to fill 11 recently-vacated roster spots (list reduction notwithstanding). Iâm sure theyâll be after some DFAs, but youâd expect theyâll also play a heavy hand at the draft. With Jones being a top end selection, theyâll be willing to move on pick 11. Iâd propose 18, 19 & 28 for 11, 30 & 39. That is, if weâre hellbent on a certain player or players & not confident in then lasting til 18. I think 18 & 19 is a better hand, but I have no clue as to the prospects. I highly rate JTâs ability to disseminate the draft pool however - giving him the hand he wants would be a priority. anddddddddd after all of that Iâm wrong, no North NGA candidate.
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New CEO - Gary Pert
It did, but this was done by govt themselves. Internally we [censored] ourselves that the leak came from us & the govt would be filthy, until we found out otherwise. It was all political grandstanding. Pert has plenty to do and has achieved little so far. His attitude doesnât help and I fear heâs already damaged the culture of the club as a whole.
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How Geelong does it
A lot of Geelongâs recruiting begins years ahead of the actual move. Theyâve been chasing Higgins for 10 years plus, and into Cameron for the last 5 or so. Their regional setting and links to the far reaches of the south west through the falcons, mean they have an inherent advantage to recruiting these types. Whether itâs a good strategy or not remains to be seen.
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Jesse Hogan on the way out at Freo?
All the best to Jesse, hope he gets the support he needs at GWS. And for those who thought we didnât win the Hogan trade by getting May... we did.
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How Geelong does it
All good on this end, just busy. Youâd think with COVID life would slow down, but itâs been anything but.
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How Geelong does it
Wells is a nice bloke and good at what he does, but like most put on pedestals his ability is overstated. And Geelong certainly bends the rules, but they arenât the only club to do this.