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I feel like a dumped 15 year old girl. Travis you are my absolute favourtie player. Not as much love as I had for Woey but close. So heart has been ripped out. However you were my shining light when Woey got traded. Either Bruce better hit back to brownlow form or Sylvia better fullfill his potential or I am just not excited about the Melbourne Footy Club. And no Dunn, Bate and Pettard aren't Travis. Never will be.

God I hate day games. Always hung over. I particulary despise Sunday games. They suck so bad. Friday, Sat or Sat night is all good. Sunday is shithouse.

Pick 52!!!!! My god we should have tried to get him.

Haha, I don't have to start at all. Don't worry MelbourneFC. It's just a relaxed game.

Look I am not someone who is [censored] off about the Travis trade. I am someone very [censored] off by alot of what has been written on here about this "phase". I agree, our young guys imo are the best in the league and we still have key players like Bruce, Green Robbo, Carrol, Mcdonald, Wheatley, Yze, Neitz, Whelan. I am not expecting and am hoping we are not going to re-build because it would be in a business sense, a terrible move. As you said, the fact is we have a decent team. Everyone has said just cause Travis is talented doesn't mean he can be a winner for us. 100% agree. But to think your team doesn't have a shot at it every year baffles me and really really pisses me off. I feel strongly we have a better team than the Roos and the Pies, prelims this year, anything can happen if you show some heart. That includes the fans, get along and show your heart and your team which is supposedly going through a phase can easily rise to the occasion and win enough games for finals. And then during finals it's all different, talent means nothing. Every team, always, always can win a premiership any year. Real fans live this much for their team. It may look like it, but we should not act as if our team, the demons, who I think of like my family as a business. They are a football club. Don't show up if you don't wanna win today. Ive been told that by every coach ive ever had. That mentalitty should never die. Maybe it is just me as someone who has played years and years of footy but winning now, and winning when people don't expect you too, is the greatest feeling of all. As a player and a fan.

You could be dead by 2010. Could be dead by 2008. Life can be so short. I have never witnessed a premiership in my life and I would kill for it. Im not that upset about tradding Travis. Just the [censored] mentallity of the fans. You obviously didn't understand the point of we cannot afford to loose, the club cannot.

Jamar won't be delisted. He just signed a 2 year deal.

I am soooo sick of hearing that we need to go through this phase. DO YOU WANT YOUR TEAM TO EVEN BE AROUND WHEN THIS PHASE WILL BRING US A PREMIERSHIP!!!???? We are not Carlton, Hawthorn or Richmond. WE CANNOT AFFORD AS A CLUB TO LOOSE. This year we built up some kids. However no one went to games, there very well may be less memberships bought next year because of this one, we cannot afford to re-build. This is pathetic. Our club will re-build a few years then we will be in talk of merging with the roos or dogs or being the team to go to Gold Coast or Tassie. If our club isn't making money we are doomed. We need the fans to be behind the club 100%. Unfortunately, we have no chance of that happening, it's win or bust for the club. We all talk [censored] about mediocrity and how we can't accept it, but we are willing to accept defeat for a few years in the hope we win in the future!!!??? Sport is about passion, pride, ruthless aggression, desire and most improtantly WINNING. Why play to win in future.... it's sad and is one of the reasons we are a lauging stock of the AFL. Brisbane didn't go through a phase to be looking the goods again, either did port and I don't think Fremantle will, they still have the football worlds respect, who respects Carlton, when they win it all in a few years id assume most will look back and go, cheats. To think that any supporter wouldn't go in to every single year with premierships on their mind baffles me, hell look at Collingwood they didn't have phase. They got Pendles and Thomas from a [censored] year, but we got Brock and Sylvia a few years back. Our club will go under in a few years if we loose, we need membership up, attendance up and to do that we need to sustain sucess for as long as possible. Try for the flag every year. I respect most of you on demonland but anyone who really wants to bow out for a few years to stock up on kids makes me so mad. You have been watching these guys for nearly 10 years and all your supposed loyal Melbourne heart can say is there, their career is not in our window so get rid of them. It's sick, it's pathetic and you are completely iggnorant to actually believe the MELBOURNE DEMONS can actually afford to not go for the big prize every single year. Show some heart, show some loyalty and expect wins from your team for F**K' SAKE!!!

Nice. Happy to see him traded for instead of picked up in PSD. That number 3 pick can now be used on a good player who may be able to play with us straight away.

Well being that premiers 08 is my brother and all I can safely say he is 6 foot 4 and has played a fair bit of footy. I think about as much as me, correct me if im wrong premiers?He played division 1 for a bit and then some lower division stuff at waverly blues. I played division one from under 10's till I was 18 then stopped. So this will be my first game in over a year. May be rusty haha.

I think we should really shake about this trade. Said in the Herald Sun today that 14 is likely although Melbourne may want pick 8. I say we charge for pick 8, try really hard to do and if Brisbane doesn't bite, still take 14 but it is worth having a red hot go at pick 8.

Don't be lame Coxy. I just went on their forum and they are ripping into us. Supposedly they have 2 Frankston VFL players in their team. They don't seem to be taking it lightly haha.

Actually Premiers 08 is about 6 foot 4 so yeah. Not weak haha. This game is getting a bit of spark to it now. I was going for fun but maybe we should go full speed now. Pretend it's a usual game. If he wants to mess with the pride of Melbourne. Then I'll be taking that mind set into the game.

The number one reason we struggled this year. The number 1 reason it won't be doom and gloom next year. He is by daylight our most important player in my opinion.

You wrote out almost the exact words of my girlfriend. "You guys cant trade Miller! He's hot, one of the reasons im even considering the Demons (to be her new club)"

Ive been saying this for ages. He coached him at Mt. Gravatt for christ sake. What coach of a young guy, (I assume he was one of Mt. Gravatts best to be drafted) who was his best player and obviously has heaps of love for his best player. Spent that time when he was younger grooming him, would not want to keep that kid in the AFL. Of course he will. Not only will he know every up-side there is about Brad. But lets be honest, there would have to be a soft spot. But what do I know. I believe Miller is a good player who's confidence has taken a massive hit, which I know, rating Miller is not popular around here.

I posted something about Brocky nearly a month ago regarding Richmond. Looks like that same info may have been linked to this journo. However, I doubt very much that this guy has heard anything, instead he is just going on what he saw in the paper today.

Predict the ladder. Here's mine. Geelong (They are Geelong, the greatest team of all) West Coast (Still West Coast) Port Adelaide Hawks Fremantle (Big mover) Collingwood Sydney MELBOURNE (Bias, still think we have a shot) Saints Brisbane Adelaide Kangaroos Dogs Tigers Blues Bombers

Hey whats the usual age and talent for these things? Being my first I wouldn't know. And to anybody who needs to know, I won't be able to hang around after the game.

Didn't it say in the Herald Sun that Damon White was a chance. I would much rather Ryan Murphy.

Seconded. Ive been saying for AGES.

Agree with QueenC Keep Miller.

Id rather Bartram, Dunn or Yze than Wheatley or C Johnstone (alot should get a game ahead of him, Miller included)

Jesus guys relax!!!!! How was he to know that Yze_Magic always puts up things like that. And even if not everyone might like it. Calm down, pack of wolves I swear. It's all good, take a deep breath. Everyone can say what they want. Chill out.

If Hasleby was around PSD pick 3. Id be [censored] if we didn't take him