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The concern would be many of our bigs aging at the same time with Tomlinson, May, BBrown, and Tmac having just a few years left in them. The easiest player to draft is a mid but key positron players aren't that easy to find as b take more time. We will need to try and poach some again but without top end draft picks to trade this will be challenging. We may be left with a few holes in the list in future years if Weideman and Van Rooyen don't come on

Can't believe they didn't ask about the intent of the failed trade with Adelaide

what picks does that leave us for the 2022 draft at the minute? might have a few we can bundle up and do some magic to get us up the draft order again

A new deal would need to strike a balance between rewarding their loyalty (particularly during covid) and respecting the new value of being associating with the mfc brand. Knowing we will have record membership, record crowds, fans, merchandise, and FTA broadcasts

Would be good back up in the mid season draft if a team with finals aspirations has a few injuries to cover

Apparently Tom Scully wants to make a romantic return to Melbourne were it all began for him - it helps that international flights to China are banned. Plus the small detail of finding his dad a spot paid for in the cap

So if I hit the link in the email, I got a handful of discounted items, seems to be working for some and not others. If I take the advice given early and go directly to the MFC website and hit new balance 20% off I now get the 40% off on an acceptable list of items even through the offer expired yesterday. Just ordered a pair of runners so all good now

New Balance have dropped the ball. Thought I was getting a first or second round quality offer, but ended up with Toumpas & Mortan type sale items (no disrespect to those players who gave their all at the time but weren't up to it). A handful of items are on sale and you have to forage you way through 732 fully priced items to try to identify them. Which is fine until you promote it as a 'MFC EXCLUSIVE ... 40% off'. Understand its selected items, but that is being very very select and misleading. New Balance, if you are reading, we like to support our sponsors, but please don't take us for granted and don't spam us with crap offers and user experiences in the hope we go to the site and buy full priced items (unless you have advertised it as such). Rant over! Will give NB offers one last try to support the club !

We have known about Jetta's influence for some time, but Steven May has been massive for the team on and off the field after a poor 1st year ... his on field actions, direction, and now also off field behaviors is at an all time high ... players have been quoted saying they would hate playing on him, he gave strong direction at half time in the gf, helping kossie ... just the way he talks and represents the club ... wouldn't have a problem if he was elevated to VC with Jack

l wouldn't be too stressed about a grand final replay, I've already seen it 10 times and we always win by 74 points ...

Hope so, will add another rich layer to the connection developing between the past and present players!

Longer ...

It will be a government announcement not so much a MFC announcement

You could probably add Richo into that mix also. Importantly the ones above were part of a relatively successful era at the pies. Obviously Pert has worked with them all and knows what he is getting - he hasn't got too much wrong since last seasons football review that saw us make key appointments in Yze, Mark Williams and others.

That's probably true, but its also true he was complementary of Dave Misson's time at the club which suggests he is being Mr Nice guy at least some of the time. The contrast between the number of injuries and the levels of fitness pre and post Burgo is stark and its not a co-incidence. We missed finals 1 maybe 2 times in the past due to our prior injury and fitness management

De Goey is setting himself to play that 1 good year leading into a new contract cycle ...

l have it on good authority that they are burying Norm Smith's curse

Lost me at Degoey, not even close to being the best player at the lowly second last Collingwood. Was 4th in their B&F

Mentioned this a few years ago ... So the day after he was drafted, the top picks were paraded to media just across from AFL House at the Docklands. While working near by, and in between his interviews, l managed to introduce myself before he realised l wasn't a journo but was more than happy to chat to a dees supporter. Very genuine, he was super excited to be joining MFC and we agreed that he was a great fit as we needed ruck / forward support for Max and that he would learn alot under him. He also wasn't fussed about moving to Melbourne as he had been here before many times for basketball and football rep games and was expecting to leave WA anyway - which pleased me the most. Suspect he was also relieved not to be picked up by Gold Coast or GWS with their early picks

Thanks for the help DC, was only kidding however hence the wink at the end

I can work out the rest of the players but who is Buffalo 😉

Is he is as good as the bulldogs were suggesting to lift his value then he would have played ... the last 3 or so players in their starting 22 aren't that talented ... surely if he was any good he would have got more of a gig rotating up forward/wing/very occasionally in the midfield like a Sparrow or Jordan

The club was in a state of flux for a while re his 'concussion' issues and he didn't turn up to training for a while there ... Peter Jackson at the time said something like, 'we will continue negotiating for only so long' ... seeming to be peeved with Lumumba ... he also strangely claimed he wasn't allowed to play to reach triggers in his contact ... all very odd

So not a player as such, but the midfield group of the last 2 years ... the view held by many was that they were too alike and that we needed to trade someone out to get more balance ... rubbish ... Lions didn't trade out any of their gun mids during their premiership years as they are too hard to come by ... just need to play selfless team football and a premiership awaits

Love that he invited the team to go back to back knowing how talented they are - he of all people would know what it takes! Suggestions that it should be called the Barassi Premiership Cup I support!