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I like the sound of this Dunning-Kruger kid. Could we get him with the pick 25 we get for ANB?

It has been rare for reigning premier not to make finals, interestingly it has happened with 3 of last 4 premiers. Exception is us!

Same here! Only year in 40 or so that I haven't been a member. At the time someone from the membership dept rang to see why I hadn't renewed. I was narky and said I was going to barrack for Collingwood from now on. She just said "Oh..okay"!

Yes, but Gus was on the list in Nov. No-one knew then he was going to retire. Are you saying we should have retired him at that stage in order to keep JJ?

I don’t think we traded Jordon - he was a UFA

That’s nonsense - in other sports you can alter position while airborne e.g. diving, gymnastics, trampolining

Well done guys, excellent podcast. I'm surprised none of you recalled No 17 was Harley Bennell. So quickly forgotten!

That's nonsense! He is as brave as they come, almost kamikaze sometimes!

Jakovich was awesome even before coming to Melbourne. I was living in SA the year before he was drafted to the Dees. There were 2 gun full forwards in the SANfl. Scott Hodges was playing for Port Adelaide, who were premiers that year, kicked 100+ goals. He had the benefit of a dominant midfield. Jako played for Woodville who finished bottom. He also kicked 100+ goals in what was basically a team making up the numbers. It was an amazing effort. I was elated when he was drafted to the Demons. I travelled over to Melbourne for this game against North, and saw one of the most incredible displays of forward play. 20 scoring shots - what a star!

These are the things that irritate me listening to footballers being interviewed: Obviously: ‘Jarrod is obviously disappointed’ or ‘Mum and Dad are obviously rapt’ or ‘obviously very painful’ No it is not obvious at all, we can’t see these things! A little bit: a qualifier so that any opinion is not seen as too strong or controversial – ‘we are a little bit upset that Toby will miss the prelim’ or ‘Jack was a little bit disappointed at being delisted’ For myself: ‘a great honour for myself’ or ‘it is not about myself’. No no no it is ‘me’

Why can't we ever hear the questions on coach pressers? It is really annoying Microphones are not that expensive ffs

Big statement! We took a punt on Liam Jurruh, who was very much not the stereotype you created.

I agree. It annoys me that Jeff has been very unfairly criticised. I am amazed the number of times the midfield kicks to Garlett when he has 2, 3 or sometimes the whole opposition backline on him. If he is unable to beat the key backs he gets labelled as ‘soft’. Why does he get in this situation? – because he is the only one who seems to knows how to lead properly. It clearly is not his role to be the marking option, but he has to do it when he is alone in the 50. Where are the other forwards? Leading to the wrong places or too far up the ground

So he reeled me in? Anyway he was a lovely guy, and I really enjoyed meeting him.

At my Auntie’s 80th birthday party I got chatting to an old bloke who was a friend of hers. The conversation turned to footy and after a while I found out he used to play for the Dees. Alan Krause, #13. I asked him how long for etc and he told me only a couple of years then he was cleared to Sandringham. Why? I asked. His reply: ‘’a young feller called Ron Barassi came in and took my spot” - said with a chuckle!

Legit query - who are Walker and Bedford?

Next number depends on how many goals Jeff Garlett kicks in 2019. Hopefully lots! The sequence = the number of goals he has scored per season since 2011

My brother-in-law is a GC member (although he follows Melb). He reckons Kade is a whipping boy for the fans up there, almost on a Watts scale. He has undoubted talent, but there is something missing. What that is he doesn't know.

Players can't be traded without their agreement, and certainly can't be "on-traded" as you suggest. Picks can be, but not players.

There's also a clue to our next CEO on the advertising. If only we'd seen it...