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This makes no sense to me at all... practically how that plays out game day, or even the arrogance to choose to do so (see St Kilda)... BUT - I hope you'er right @Clintosaurus

what do you think the coaches see in Spargo, that you don't out of curiousity?

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-09-03/melbournes-12-years-of-misery-revisited

Mmmm, Tom $cully is potentially out of GWS - without the history, I'd take him in heart beat.

It doesn't... neither for them, nor for us.(they're not out on the ground thinking of all those articles and how arrogant this team is... actually, if they are doing that...great - it means they're not focused on task). Although its a similar theme here - much like the training camp for us - post hoc analysis by supporters/commentators - always tries to make sense of these things, and links them together to draw easy solutions.

You obviously don't live down here on The Bellarine/Surfcoast, Geelong surrounds.. it's called the Geelong Advertiser... and its daily...all.year.round.

It's not the 2000 grandfinal... things have evolved, it won't be like that... and even if there is bit of 'pushy-shovey' -I don't think it would ruffle anyones feathers, to not continue to go hard at the ball...

It's one thing for Scott to say that externally for the public, the message internally is different. I know for a fact that internally at the club, they rate the Dee's very highly...

yep, i agree - and I really rate whitfield...

what a hilarious, and hilariously damning read (if this was similar to what occurred)... coaches and fd departments don't know, what they don't know, when they chase the panacea for mental *ahem* toughness. frightening that merely by word of mouth of one the fd's direct experience - they don't due their due diligence - on whether any of the practitioners are members of AHPRA.

@Redleg - couldnt be bothered listing him or Viney there will be turn over, clearly... I've said it before... Josh Mahoney has not just alluded to, but overtly said that Melbourne will pursue a free agent in this year’s exchange period to help bolster its push for a drought-breaking premiership (april 16th 2018 h.sun - paywall for the article) In my mind, Mahoney only ever says these things publicly, when something is signed, sealed and delivered, not when it is a maybe. The question is whom.

Lever.... and another preseason in the rest of them...

Great name - hopefully we can bring in some quality, particularly someone with a Cracker Barrel, or become a Roquefort in defence, whilst allowing Hibberd and Lever a Brie(z) to sweep up the ground balls. I Camembert to wait til trade week.

so like gaff then...?

On a side note, didn't Neitz break his jaw on 'both' sides against West Coast one year?

That's how I remember it too @Chook - I was in the middle of the Geelong Cheersquad too... even they had their hands up to their own jaws rubbing them after the replay(s)

Good god, there is nothing in the article of substance...or even of interest...it's like a stream of consciousness on the topic of Jesse hypothetically moving merely because he is from Perth.

not that I think he was ever required, however you can rule a line through dalhaus, he won't be at melbourne...

For those that reckon Goodwin is an emotionless rock... check him out as he embraces Bernie.

with all due respect... it could be true, it could not be true....either way, you work within the system that you have... so that narrative bores the hell out of me...

that picture reminds me of this guy and my misspent youth ...

I wasn’t sure where to put this. Assuming that we’ve made finals, and that we do play a genuinely attractive brand of football with some core players that people would watch, this means we will have greater exposure in marquee times - on tv- what/how much does this mean to the clubs revenue stream? and for those with knowledge far greater than mine, what sort of difference does Friday night fixtures mean in dollar terms per game? If indeed a figure can be given.

I feel you are right @binman makes me salivate for 2019 onwards...

yeah....but that's the same for every single player on the ground....every single one of them.

my point was... ahhh...it was a double entendre