Rodney (Balls) Grinter

Brilliant Google AI could only come up with 4: At least four players named Jack have played for the Melbourne Football Club: Jack Viney, Jack Trengove, Jack Billings, and Jack Sinclair. Jack Viney is a current player, while Jack Trengove is a former captain. Jack Billings joined Melbourne in 2024, and Jack Sinclair played for the Melbourne Football Club for a short period after moving from St Kilda, although he is not currently on the list??

I'm Jack of BT

Thanks mate, just as I was trying to finish a late dinner.

Agree. Picks 30, 45, 56, 58 & 73 might also equal pick 1, but are nothing like it in reality, unless you are holding them for a FS / academy that would actually be bid on at pick one. Guerra could have just left it at something like "it gives us an additional 3 opportunities to bring in top end young tallent over the next 2 drafts, which is a great outcome in the circumstances, so well done to the list management team." This points system is a farce and provides way too much of a discount on elite talent. It's something that I think needs a significant work over to bring equalisation back into check. Should require at least a pick in the same round and, maybe then you could make up the remaining 'points value' with odds and sods.

I think Maysie has always been pretty direct, honest and wears his heart on his sleave kind of guy. He's also got that burning competitiveness and is at heart I believe a team player. I actually think he'll work well with Steven Kings style of leadership and game style. I see it as a real positive that he'll be around to help develop the next generation of our young defenders. Also think Lever would feel lost on the feild if he didn't have someone to argue with like May.

Are you suggesting that the long room floor would be covered in Chris Mew?

I give my endorsement to Kenterfield for No.14, though I'd be equally OK with it going to The Moose.

Just been delisted by St Kilda. Would have loved to have had him here when Nathan was playing but there's now a chance to reunite them as player and coach. Actually thought Zac was quite an effective player for them at times this year. In all honesty, after all the turmoil we’ve had with departing champions this season, heart says yes, but equally head really says no. ...over to the Demondland faithful.

Yeah, that would have helped, but Brisbane put in some pretty putrid performances this season during the home and away and went on to win the flag again. Like Brisbane, we had a team that was more than compeditive enough and capable of winning big finals to win it again. That final against those scum, we came back after a shocking first quarter and still nearly won the game after our star and leader (future captain) was taken out by that thug act. That change doesn't happen and history could have been very different. It's not just the act its self, but Collingwood's lack of humility and contrition in appealing the suspension that is also unforgivable.

Have wanted Gold Coast to make finals and do well for years, but now I'm more than happy to ride them to the bottom. Having them finish towards the bottom would be an awsome outcome for Brand Petracca.

And paired with a pair of Max's in the ruck.

Nup, just becomes the BH wants back to Victoria thread from Rd 1 next year.

This doesn't say 3 first round picks - has the Age screwed this up? Or have we been dudded?

Welcome CJ According to everyone on Demonland basically all players are hack kicks so pfft. I'm looking forward to watching this guy play with a bunch of athletisim, enthusiasm and excitement.

I think @deegirl's comment still stands. Majak was at the club during COVID, so probably no real chance for the coterie to meet him. He was only with us for a microsecond as well.

Look, I'm OK with Brisbane being back to back premiers. Quite like them as a team for various reasons. But do you really think that the reining back to back premier that played off in the last three grand finals(and is now the most successful side this century), being gifted a bunch of top tallent practically without giving anything back anything in return really helps equalisation? Likewise if the two of the key mechanisms they got said players (i.e. F/S and accademey picks) will be taken away from others that could use that in the future, then how's that just envy? Wouldn't it have been great if we could have picked up Mac Andrew for nothing? Similaely, if the White twins end up elsewhere, because the AFL decides to strip away the father son rule, right at a time we might have benefited like Brisbane, I'll be ropeable. Adding a few gun players to your list makes a huge impact.

Another thing that could be looked at with the academy and father son picks is to close down the loop hole with the points system that allows players to be picked in first round with a bunch of realitively rubbish 3rd and 4th round picks. If the player gets bid on with a first round pick, then at least one first round pick should be required to bid on them.

The priority picks and academy picks are a problem, because the dilute the value of the draft as a equalisation measure. But just turning off the tap in a knee [censored] reaction won't acheive equalisation. It will likely result in more outcomes, where clubs that haven't benefited from it will loose their opertunity to access talent, like it did with us and Mac Andrew. Asides from just the free agents they have hoovered up this off season, Brisbane have also picked up the two Ashcroft boys, who were drafted around a pick 5 equivalent and are poised to pick up an academy pick this season who is tipped to go in the top 10. I think what needs to be done with the accademey and father son picks is limit how may top 10 or top 18 of those picks a club can have over rolling ten year period. Brisbane and Collingwood for instance have had enough of their share for now.

Rossy, Rossy, Rossy - come to your uncle Chop Chop.

So who's barrister is going to work with Gold Coast and Fremantle to get the deal done to get Dogga back in the red and blue?

And unlike Gawn, the Moose doesn't 💩 the bed in front of goal.

I know it won't happen, but I'd happily accept a straight swap of Clarry for Jessie from GWS.

The way he's behaved in the past few days, I'd say most of the 'meltdown' has been on Clayton's behalf. I'm not going to point the finger at all of the cultural issues etc being at his feet, but his public media comments have been pretty unedifying. He's got to accept the responsibility for that. I've got no idea of the full truth of the mather, but it sounds like the club may have been blunt and laid down the law to Clarry, but I think he owns the meltdown part of it.

While I totally get the nickname "Checkers", not sure if I could call hime that, knowing that's what he was at Collingwood - would just feel so dirty. Perhaps the couple of alternatives that I could be OK with: If he clarified it was he was known as since primary school; or We change Checkers to Checker as a nickname with a proud history at the MFC.

I'm a bit torn on this. I get the past respect bit for Trac, but his primadonna behaviour in requesting a trade etc at the end of last season and this season has really lost me at the moment. If the trade doesn't get done, he's got a long way to win back my respect as a MFC supporter. And I also agree that there were a number of moments in games this season where he looked disinterested and unwilling to do the team things like chasing and tackling. How he finished second in the B&F is beyond me.