Everything posted by BW511
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Luke Jackson back to Victoria?
Sorry, if the choice was between trading McVee or Rivers, I’d keep McVee. This was in response to someone suggesting a trade of McVee
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Luke Jackson back to Victoria?
I’d send Rivers off and keep knuckles, Judd is much more valuable in my eyes.
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Luke Jackson back to Victoria?
Change of personal circumstances is curious?
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NON MFC: 2025 Practice Matches
What’s interesting is Melbourne were at the forefront of training hard and often (Burgo) Every other club is playing catch up. At the moment they are going down the ‘start earlier, start harder’ route across the board. This mantra will mature and things will settle but for now, being match fit in February is not winning anyone a flag
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NON MFC: 2025 Practice Matches
My pies employed mate has been telling me that Membrey has been on fire all preseason. Quite a dynamic forward group over there
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Trade Targets
Or the best player in his current or our future team
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David King’s Preseason Training Observations
I would have said one of Oliver’s great strengths at his best is his ability to get to the next contest. It isn’t pretty ala a Caleb Windsor but he’ll huff and puff and vomit his way there, every time
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PRESEASON TRAINING: Friday 24th January 2025
Clarry in absolutely everything 😱
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Kozzy Homesick & Wants to Leave?
Aside from the romance of the family connection, is Andy Brayshaw going to make us better? I’d say no. Langford and Lindsay offer something different and that’s going to serve us better.
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PRESEASON TRAINING: Wednesday 15th January 2025
I wouldn’t sleep on XL either, he’s going to play this year imo. My guess is 5-8 games
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The top-ten highest paid players for 2024
Absolutely, although I’d happily argue Oliver’s output was above that lot - even though significantly below his absolute best.
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The top-ten highest paid players for 2024
Lynch, McKay, Martin, Bolton all took the [censored] in ‘24
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2025 make or break year
@Roost it far & @Sydee 2.5 games and there was 5 teams between us and eight. Realistically, it was 3 games as our percentage was junk. Only teams below us were Adelaide, West Coast, North and Richmond. Love the optimism but to me, that’s a long way back.
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2025 make or break year
It might not be enough. We will be better than last year but we are coming from a long way back.
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Chad Warner
My uneducated thoughts make me wonder if Reid already thinks he’s above/beyond the Eagles. Turning up unfit in year 2 is exactly the opposite of what you want to see and a few injuries in a row could effectively kill the entire year (see Petty/Clarry etc) I hope he finds a level of professionalism of a Trac (football only) or Pendlebury so we can all watch him reach dizzying heights - wherever that may be
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Players who need a big year
There’s probably only a handful of players who broke even on their 2023 form or bettered it. So in my opinion, heaps of them.
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Defensive forward - ANB’s replacement?
I am hopeful that Nibblers role becomes almost redundant with a couple more balanced mid/HF options coming into the squad - Sharp, Lindsay, Langford can all squeeze into that area of the ground and go both ways to counter Trac going forward of centre bounce/stoppage.
- Welcome to Demonland: Harvey Langford
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THE 2024 AFL NATIONAL DRAFT - DAY ONE
I’m here for a JT curveball, who’s with me?
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2024 Phantom Drafts
I agree, his highlights don’t suggest he can do great work in close unless he’s got room to move. When he has space, his kicking is beautiful. That won’t happen as often at AFL level
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2024 Phantom Drafts
Isn’t this role suited to Turner?
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2024 Phantom Drafts
I agree, a May replacement is important but we need a lot to go right for Oliver and Trac to both be at 100% and in Melbourne colours beyond 2025.
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PRESEASON TRAINING: Friday 15th November 2024
Happy for you to have an opinion, you just need to let others have one too - even if it is dead against what you think
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PRESEASON TRAINING: Friday 15th November 2024
Preseason is synonymous for two things, unbridled optimism and Saty acting holier than thou.
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2024 Phantom Drafts
This would be a dream scenario for sure, Jagga and Langford! Is there a world where Langford slides a little due to not having a set position? Versatility could work against him in an AFL system where roles are assigned very specifically. There’s a number of bigger body/tall mids who have never really cemented themselves