Frustrated Demon

Why do footy players look good in the red and blue

I’ll be [censored] if the club folds. If we don’t get what we want (Humphries or someone similar) then team Petracca is back at dees come preseason….too bad too sad. The dog wags the tails not the other way round. Need to stop worrying about getting a player offside. Club is bigger than the player.

Should have had an actual forward coaching the group 4 years ago. Blows my mind we had Stafford coaching the forwards. I’m pretty sure that’s who was coaching them

You are correct mate, I obviously misread. I just check and yes I was wrong your statement is correct.

You maybe right. I was just jogging the old memory. I’ll have a look when I get home.

Yes we did at the start of the draft. Has that now changed? It may have.

I can’t answer from before my time but we generally evaluate xyz players and evaluate against previous draft players etc. Honestly once you see them play quite a few times at the carnivals etc you start to get a feeling for it. Was hard when I first started but after a few years doing stacks of research, watching games etc you just get a feeling for it. It’s like any job to be honest.

Only place he will leave for is Tasmania and captaincy same as Ablett. I can really see him going to be honest. Money and opportunity would be massive. Not everyday you become the 1st captain of a club.

That’s all it is. You can only go with what is put in front of you. Plus also AFL clubland etc is so much different to under 18s etc. no one means any disrespect to the kids coming through in this draft class it’s just tipped to not be as strong. At present I think personally there will be 2-3 really good players then potentially slowly taper off. I hope I’m wrong as they are all better than what I was as a footballer and I wish them well.

2003 was marked as an average draft overall. I wasnt in the industry then but I’m pretty sure that was Pendlebury year and with out checking it up I think you will most of the top 10 didn’t become superstars except for Pendlebury etc. [censored] now I need to go back and have a look to see how my memory was.

Yeah there is just a feeling with what we have seen the last couple of years there are a lot less standouts with amazing traits/skills compared to other years. Look we could be wrong as some kids are still developing plus what roles they get in the club they land at etc. it’s just how we feel the draft is. Look I hope I’m wrong but going of years of drafting it looks to be a shallow draft.

We need to show some defiance and be committed to not trade him unless we get back what we want. We said we want a player so that should be the bare minimum. Humphries fits that narrative.

Exactly my MFC need a player like Humphries in return. Wouldn’t mind if we had a so called super draft this year

The key will be that he asks to be traded then it’s up to Gold Coast with how they handle the request.

Melbourne have the upper hand which is great. Worse case is they miss out and Petracca stays for another year. I’m hoping the Suns are desperate enough to part with Humphries and that he would be good with moving to us