Rodney (Balls) Grinter

21 hours ago, The Jackson FIX said:

If the account of the Steven May meeting is accurate, I have a new found admiration for him.

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.

9 hours ago, Little Goffy said:

A baby puke version of this thread would see a lot of distance, a lot of colour, and a lot of premium carpet in the splatter zone.

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

On 16/10/2025 at 14:14, harveylangfordisthegoat said:

kentfield #14

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.

1 hour ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

They didn't cost us the flag, we cost ourselves the flag with our ****ty performances against Essendon, GWS, Carlton and Freo during the year.

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.

1 hour ago, roy11 said:

Replaced one Jack with another Jack to pair with Jack in the midfield.

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

29 minutes ago, Dr. Mubutu said:

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

27 minutes ago, Demonland said:

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.

1 hour ago, deegirl said:

Big day for the MFC coterie, CJ will be the first South Sudo bloke they’ve ever met 😂

37 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

Majak Daw says hi.

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.

6 hours ago, csdee said:

This is just envy and sour grapes pretending to be rational.

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.

6 hours ago, Jack Vineys Anger Manager said:

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?

31 minutes ago, Ted Lasso said:

Max and Max in the same team could provide us with some serious around the ground marking talent.

If done right we wouldn't need to rob peter to pay paul with Max's marking, one manages the front half and one stays behind the ball in the hole.

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.

15 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

It's unfathomable it's come to this. It's not just on the players either, Goodwin has been sacked but this is a whole club meltdown for allowing it to happen.

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.

2 hours ago, Demonland said:

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:

1. If he clarified it was he was known as since primary school; or

2. We change Checkers to Checker as a nickname with a proud history at the MFC.

17 minutes ago, GS_1905 said:

Oliver No.

Trac 100% absolutely deserves it. I held myself back booing him this year when he still played for us.

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.

On 08/10/2025 at 21:07, The end is nigh said:

Moreso than Jackson Wagner and McVee?

AND OMac!

On 08/10/2025 at 21:16, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said:

You nearly got me with your OMac edit but...

Yeah, nah.

I could cheer on OMac and Wagner against other teams, but only Freo, Jackson and Judd in extenuating circumstances like if they were playing Collingwood, Hawthorn or something.

22 minutes ago, Demon Jack said:

The number #41 is free if he wants to take it.

If he does, he'd be odds on to top the record for most goals in that number (Chris Woodman with 31).

With No.s 4, 9, 13, 14 already available and the possibility that 5 may also be, perhaps he wants a further upgrade (I mean asides from ditching that black and white 💩 for a mighty red and blue one!)

1 hour ago, Roost it far said:

Does this mean we're going to end up with 3 White's playing for us or are we about to see the end of father sons?

Well, the Lions have two Ashcrofts and as premier are just about to load up on an academy player that's tipped to go in the top 10.

Similarly, Collingwood have x 2 Daicos

Honestly, I think if the AFL are going to address equalisation, then they need to get smarter than just turning off the tap on the FS and academies. Given how clubs like Brisbane and Collingwood have been allowed to cash-in on it, introducing a limit on how may clubs can take as a high draft pick equivalent over a 10 year rolling period would be much more reasonable propersition than just stopping it altogether from next season onwards.

...but we all know how the AFL works on fairness and reason right. Just look how well they have reprimanded Geelong for their out of cap, under the table payments.

10 hours ago, Spirit of '87 said:

Just for context, Tootsie = Tobie Travaglia

Is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was selected with their first pick, the 8th overall, in the 2024 national draft.

You know your being take seriously as an AFL footballer when they start calling you Tootsie 🤣

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobie_Travaglia