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no one better mention zaine cordy next i swear to god

no, lock this thread look at where our list is at, we're not in the 32yo injury prone wont get a game ahead of xyz camp at the moment, especially when 3 of the 4 you've listed as not getting ahead of have been linked to exits themselves as theyre performing below expectation

no, lock this thread

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screams of 2 years back at the weagles in his home state offering "leadership" with his tiges mates made of glass is hardly fair, he did an acl and has had some pain and setbacks related to getting strength and speed back in his legs as a result which seems entirely fair and after another preseason he will be right to go and will tear the joint apart again if we wanna look at the lions take pre-agent zac bailey, we need that hard working half forward who also kicks goals and can work up the ground, hes your guy, get him and mcreery and its a different discussion i50

given the vfl finals its either out tmac/howes in kentfield push petty back or out howes in fullarton for mine i know they arent super tall the pies but u have to change something and howes clearly isnt an afl standard defender

i was going to say the exact opposite, from all reports he's super loyal, seeing his housemate commit and choosing to stick fat surely only encourages him to do the same not push harder for the exit? coming up is generous, hes 25... cant wait for spargo and sparrow to start coming up too

can we keep this thread as an absolute bible and only update it on official MFC reports and not heresay and speculation? has been no word from MFC regarding a contract extension, the commentators hearing a rumour could just be coz they read demonland pre game to find out some words to sprout

soargo wont play so he can play the vfl finals, itll be basically unchanged, let casey have a proper crack at a flag, theyre red hot melky farewell?? hes been our best forward he's absolutely worth another 12 months if you want to make a change for sharp its either billings as a farewell afl game or lindsay if they havent shut him down for the year

i think we've been linked to him sporadically throughout the year windhager, jackson yes buku and treloar absolutely not

the crows actually got a lot of their first rounders right, rachele, curtain, FS michaelaney, thilthorpe, they actually have very few later picks in their side keays, hinge rankine, dawson, peatling, cumming, nibbler, keane from other teams smith/laird, milera, tex from the old brigade leaves murray, fogarty, worrall as about the only ones picked beyond 20 and first rounds go till pick 30 these days so its much of a muchness really, probably stacks up quite closely to our 21 side

windhager is about to explode, should have been the saints number 1 guy all year and the shackles are about to come lose, if we were to sign him it would be with the knowledge that someone else was out the door, either clarry or trac, a midfield of Windhager, Pickett, Langford, Windsor for the next 10 years is strong but a midfield of windhager viney clarry trac isnt ideal, especially with sparrow langdon and rivers all thereabouts with equally poor foot skills

they wont bring spargo back in as he is one game off qualifying for vfl finals, so maybe itll be sharp or kolt for windsor

INJURED DEE CHASING EXTENSION - from HUNInjured Melbourne playmaker Andy Moniz-Wakefield is set to win a one-year extension as the Dees line up a long list of out-of-contract players. The Demons have been working to sign up defender Judd McVee and have to make calls on a bunch of others on the list, including veteran Tom McDonald and premiership player Charlie Spargo. Injured Dee Andy Moniz-Wakefield is hoping to secure a new deal. Picture: Dylan Burns/AFL Photos via Getty Images. Evergreen forward Jake Melksham and summer signing Jai Culley are both performing well while waiting on a new deal. Moniz-Wakefield, 21, should lock down a one-year extension in coming weeks, having had his 2025 ruined by a ruptured ACL. The former Category B signing broke through last year to play six senior games, showing glimpses of dash off the back flank

OUT: Howes, TMac, Windsor IN: May, Kentfield, Billings/Kolt Petty back, Adams/Kentfield sub

love your work sons, where do you have jevan phillipou landing, if his trajectory is anything like his brother he would be a good get, likewise hunter holmes? we were all over max until the cats caught us off guard and snatched him

admittedly ive not seen much of luker, but he is a main option type of player, hes a bigger body and taller than MJ AJ and JVR and when he hits packs they stay hit, his role is what will allow other forwards to get 2nd defenders

slow 1 dimensional midfielder with limited skill set when the game is going a different direction, specificlly to why he fell out of favour, matt crouch got his body right, dawson joined as a larger frame and sam berry temporarily went past him before they restructured again with peatling and more speed and class

Spargo can be a cut above VFL and also not up to AFL level, hes also had plenty of 16 touch vfl games where you would say hes at his level. one bog game doesnt mean he should be straight back in the seniors or retain his spot on the list, he doesnt change afl games enough in my opinion. at 25yo he had the same statline as 18yo Duursma we need to fond a younger player with more upside to play in his place Also what a dees fan refers to as "younger brigade" and other clubs differs so significantly, pup and kentfield are young yes but the other three are "inexperienced" at the level above and aren't gonna cut the mustard, how many 3rd-5th year vfl goers do you see geelong wheeling out every year, imo we've seen enough to know they aren't going to be capable of making the next step Fullarton as a key back is interesting, looking forward to seeing the next two weeks of him down there and what he shows

interesting to see who the sub is this week, is it jed or petty? which would be a bizarre call, or will it be clarry further deminishing his value and pissing him off, will it be mcvee pushig him further to the exit door, or will it be windsor further disrupting his season just as he starts to find his feet again

i have similar thoughts on howes re-signing. he will finish his new deal from this year as a 6 year professional footballer too! for 20-30 games and how many good ones? he should have at best received one more year this year but has fallen back into the side with others out rather than bang the door down and has never performed at afl level. compared to turner who came in and immediately turned games both as a forward and a back, there has to be more turner types out there and we shouold be looking for that rather than rewarding mediocricy

this doesnt just come down to on the list or off the list, hes probably asking for 2 maybe 3-4 years as a free agent. he will argue 100 games and a premiership he deserves 600k a year (above afl average) as has always been selected when fit, or mayve he wants 1 year and to then reassess his free agency next year. IMO sharp has offered more goals per game, better leg speed in his games and even his sub games this year, tholstrup they will hope gets better again next year, maybe kynan brown gets a look in if he keeps his spot, maybe we have a target either in teh draft like dovaston or from another club who will cost lest for a similar or better output next year. if theres a combination of factors here we need to move on. we still employ and play 16 players from 2021, 4 years later! not many premiership sides would look like that and be delivering the results we do

if Laurie is determined to play afl games beyond this year, and to be honest this should have been a conversation 12-24 months ago, he should turn around to the coaches and say make me your back pocket, i will tackle, i will lockdown and i will stop my man kicking goals

i feel like people make assumptions about players based off one action and it just sticks with them, when was the last time anyone saw spargo hit a kick or make a movement or lead and went ooo that was high IQ, compare him to say gryan who actually week in week out does this, no we just say it about spargo because its what he needs to be doing in order to make up for his lack of size, speed and kicking penetration. output hasn't been there its likewise for fritsch, he's selfish, he doesn't tacke, ive seen him lay lots of tackles and when he actually wraps people up they usually stay wrapped up, but hes a bit gangly and has some stiff hair so its just an easy take to make, and hes been working super hard up the ground this year getting possessions and distributing the footy which of course has resulted in less shots at goal so people say he's not doing enough to impact games anymore its hard to please

i thought that at first too but maybe its actually verrall is on the chopping blocks, apart from maybe one 20 disposal game he has barely fired a shot, especially around the ground for a smaller agile ruckman, and the draftee rucks this year arent exactly writing headlines so maybe thats the route we're thinking whilst also maintaining some professionalism and essentially a playing coach