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Exactly, she has been the pres for a minute and when bartlett left we had already strung a number of wins together and been impressive over preseason ... talk about overstating someone's influence ... as she has said she has worked on the same home base that has taken for ever to get going and apparently been one of the main people working on it ... Glen and Gary deserve the administrative praise in my view for reviewing and ultimately building a premiership program with the right structure and assistants

l mentioned it on another thread yesterday that we should refer to our premiership winning finals series as '190'.

Yep, agree. We have had good runs in finals before and punched above our weight in those seasons, but they are always tainted slightly by the knowledge we didn't finish the job ... not this time!!!

l suspect there were 2 main reasons he played back: to plug a whole as we lacked good kicks back there, and also we wanted him to get am appreciation of the defensive aspects of the game before he inevitably moves forward

Similarly my wife suggested in the 3rd that we go into our match day at the MCG positions on the couch with eldest son on my left, daughter on my right, and our blanket made of demon scarves from yesteryear across our 3 laps ... the rest is history!

Move over '187'. After an exhilarating, dominant, and ultimately a premiership winning finals series, we can now use '190' to recall our 2021 exploits. 33pts,83pts,74pts

The Glen Bartlett 'soft' comments last year being the reason for him being pushed out ... and recently Kate Roffey commenting on the difference she is making and how she would have done some things differently to Glen ... a little more class and respect for some ones achievements please

The only counter argument l can see to that is that by holding out he may increase competition for his signature and that can lead to more $$$

Really what else would he say before a grand final anyhow even if he is part of a trade for Cerra ... love Angus but the swap makes sense if he wants to go ... dees want a pure wingman and freo would be happy to get in a decent mid that still fits their younger list profile and adds a ton of leadership ... the Angus and Andrew show would be a winner over there ... would it also explain the Lachie Neale about face

Yep, clearly an issue, the main symptom is the need to scratch you thigh with your left hand vigorously which he had been carrying recently

David Misson must be back

Getting a 2 year extension rather than 1, suggests to me they gave him the extra year on the condition it would be on very modest coin which allowed the club even greater flexibility to smooth it over 3 years ... club can't do a thing wrong at the moment ...

If I was in Perth right now there is no way I would be rushing back either. As a 25 year member I won't be the slightest bit offended. I don't need them in Melbourne only to appear on Zoom anyhow! Just bring home the bacon!

To be honest, he had one, maybe one and a half really strong years in his time at MFC. He is also past his best at 30 years of age, and the club would be saying to him that there will be limited opportunities next season and there is unlikely to be a contract for you after that. You have our blessing to seek greater security elsewhere and we will work with the clubs of your choice in good faith to get you there. If that falls though we will welcome you back with open arms.

Was very well done and l understand it got lots of clicks ... given we came off a horrid season l'm sure it retained a few memberships we would have otherwise lost

Agree, potential is a ugly word by years 4,5 and 6 plus. A shame as he seems to work hard unlike the others mentioned. Trying him as a key back might work as suggested e.g. the Tarrant brothers, Liam Jones, Darcy Moore. If he successfully trains as a key utility then he could get a few games that way as we aren't always going to be injury free like this year

"That's one of the white hottest teams I've ever played in a game of football" Isaac Smith on the loss to the Demons ... he would know having played in a heap of high pressure finals before ... we just need to come with the same level of intensity again ... next time a mismatched Brown kicks 5 or close is my prediction

Can we add Jason Taylor's 4 year extension to this list 😉

Robbie was the Nathan Jones of that era. Equal amounts if loyalty, care, leadership.and unfortunately team success

Hope he likes bacon, for when we bring it home!

Sorry, a live cross of the birth is the last thing l want to see

Legend ... let's also not forgot another heart and soul player in Nev Jetta ... deserves to be there after giving everything to the mfc

Hope so ... we can also start the Fritsch vs Watts thread again if you like

Wines got Jack when he was underdone last time ... will be a different story next time

Shut this thread down ... said it around the time it was opened also