Deemania since 56

Just love the entertaining banter that seems to be developing between the players with Pruesse - particularly with Maxxy - and with DL advocates about his promising presence at the Club. Superb support for this potentially great young player at the MFC. He is already moving into legendary status, without even having a kick on game day! Golly, North must be pithed.

Remember that year ... Robbie displaying his wares to a gob-smacked Southern Stand at all levels - particularly Reserves - and all predicting just when he would debut into the Firsts. This skinny kid with blindingly acute skills in all aspects of the game.

Possibly agree about fit, for these current (very current) times about Pedo's role. However, I loved the way he played footy, could recover and perhaps win games for us, would protect the smalls and take those inspirational marks at unexpected moments which nearly always benefited the team, the teammates about him and the scoreline. Very sadly, he missed - at the selection table - many, many games as a scapegoat player in the eyes of the FD, mostly unjustified. His versatility in several roles was immediately missed as a result. He was such a good Clubman for the MFC that he held no apparent grudges for this treatment; always there, encouraging more youthful players and selected teams returning to the Clubrooms at half-time, during the half-time break and after the game. Always a face of positivism for the MFC and an excellent team presence demeanour.

Any goal is absolutely impressive - there were many that were pure class. Nice to have to select the 'best' from so many. We are going places here at the MFC.

We must also remember that the Gawn and Pruesse tag-team is one hellava lot better than that of the WC Lycett and Vardy combination so imagine how those MFC two are going to lift the games and possessions of the likes of our other great players who feed off them and also, go in to get their own ball on most occasions! Then we have the Weed and Bradtke, and TMac as alternators to such set-ups.

Cheap product, advertising revenues at the maximum rate, it gets worse and worse for the footy enthusiast...

Smells that way, SWYL.....

Hell of a footballer, Tony Sullivan.

Depends, really, on the measured criteria of 'successful' and to whom that is relevant. Certainly, the public and supporters will be the last consideration.

Just had to be a catch of some description, given the influence of TV rights over the AFL seniors and tendencies for kickbacks.

If he wants to play football, he'd better go to Casey more regularly. I see him being more use to the MFC as a FD coach.

I think we are all tearful for poor old Essendrug, these two very sad losses to their line-up have won us games over the past couple of years and there is a strong likelihood of them both regularly excelling from now on for the MFC thanks to our 'muscle' recruiting wins for 2019. Carna Dees!

Looks physically well-developed; nice look of 'far cough' in his eye with the ball in his hands. Could be a forcefully reliable asset.

There is an undertone of intended mongrel in what you say, DV8 and I really like it; it has been overtly missing from the Dees' players since Ray Biffen's time - and he played at full back where its impact was less influential across the board. Viney has tried with great success (eg: Selwood is the best example of that outcome) but is still a little bloke relative to Preusse; and Biffen, whilst shorter than most fullbacks, knew how to throw it around as a toothless marauder. I would hope that the big 'P' can dominate many marking opportunities - he seems to have great judgement on the fall of the ball as is a rock of Gibraltar to move 'outta that territory, no matter who hits him and how. He might well create a tap pathway and body slam corridor for our smalls - this seems to also be one of his traits and when taking and delivering in the crush, he is not intercepted too often by opponents, for some strange reason (?) so your theory on the '...missing link...' is most likely to be realised. Hell, this is going to be an exciting baptism of fire, this approaching 2019 season, and one in which May, Hibberd, Tracca, Harmes, Viney and Preusse can impact, literally, the grittiness of the game we all love.

Essential stuff, Mr Vagg, well nailed. That is going to be his big asset, at FFwd and then, back-up to Maxxy. The Weed can ruck on the fwd line, as can Gawny. Rotation, rotation: Gawn, Weed, Preusse/

Ruthless effort and control of games ... we are going to get there!

...and about phriggin time, too...well overdue...absolute necessity...let's hope it is more inclusive of teams and matches than just a restricted offering...week by week analysis and A FULL DAY AT THE FOOTY!

Best wishes, Majak.

Interesting truth; some of the handling and preparation of food in the US makes you very ill for a few days! Best food preparation, taste and quality I found in Philly, prepared at the market run by the Amish folk in multiple stores in the open air of the market. Never had better tasting food, with generous portions and absolutely A Grade in all regards. As for the MCG, it is good for bulk readiness but sometimes one wonders about the freshness of the products on offer. Some weeks, it is almost a clearance house for accumulated fast food stocks. The hot dogs are now far inferior to what these were a few decades ago - but the beer is far better from the tap.

Preuss looks quite a bit bigger (height and body development) than May in these shots. Wonder who is tougher, with mongrel?

Let my membership slip out of my hands after waiting 20 years, in those days. Got posted interstate and stayed there a while, then moved OS for several years, so the city of Melbourne was no longer home. Wish I still retained my MCC membership - biggest mistake of a lifetime, almost.

Some good points of foci in what you say, Flag Favourites, where hunger for the game and team exist as performance and effort motivators in a younger breed, steered and stirred up with an array of senior heads who know the hard yards required. We have recruited well; we have the potential talents to be anything that we (and they) want to be in the near and further future.

Intended....

Certainly add to the rebound and clearance ability of the backline with a swinger to the HBF, such as OMac as KK looks better at this point as an outside Mid.

... a moment of awesome silence... RDB ...