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says Gosch's on the club website. https://www.melbournefc.com.au/teams/training-times

Can't imagine we would be able to afford him. But really rate him,has all the attributes to be a very good player. If we could somehow get him(trading kossie not an option) that would be great!

Petracca and Oliver are two of the best burst players from stoppages and are rarely caught once ahead of someone. Leg speed is over rated and rarely the actual game breaker, ball speed was our issue last year. Unfortunately with Salem and Tmac injured for majority of the year it took away alot of our ability to move quickly. Salem back, and possibly Bowie, plus fwd options means we can move the ball faster, with more precision and also get ANB, Spargo and Kossie more involved who are our speedier players.

Mistakenly put Rivers on field and on the bench, have Viney on the bench as first midfield rotation

Only changes i would make in Bold, hope JVR forces his way in also which maybe for McDonald depending on his pre-season. Brashaw is a midfielder now, as much as everyone thinks he is a def. He finished last year in the Mids and will pick up there i believe, which will be fine as i expect Salem to return to his best. Rivers i expect to overtake Hibbard as the lock down def. I am very optimistic about this side with Salem, Rivers, McDonald, Brown and Lever hopefully sorting out the injuries that plagued them last yr. which will give our side more stability and Brown some support up forward with another couple of talls. I'm sure there will be a couple that also force their way into the team from the VFL and hopefully that is the case, make everyone fight hard for positions.

Dawson, JHF and Rankine all gone back to SA in the past 2 years. I'd say it's no different to WA just that we were unlucky and notice the WA one more. There are more Vic's that move home but also more Vic's in the comp too. It's a nothing subject really, and player movement is only going to become more and more!

We Have from interstate: May (NT) Moniz-Wakefield (NT) Spargo (NSW) Turner (NSW) Van Rooyen (WA) Rivers (WA) Woewodin (WA) McVee (WA) Dunstan (SA) Neal-Bullen (SA) Sparrow (SA) Petty (SA) Kossie (SA) Chandler (SA) B. Brown (Tas) and Now Grundy (SA) and Adams (WA) And this year we lost Jackson(WA), Bedford (Vic) and Hunt (Vic) The go home factor is a beat up that happens less often than people think, and also often a $$$ factor hidden behind the go home factor to sell it easier to the media and clubs, as well as soften the backlash. If the WA players are the best available, get them!

He has it all wrong 1 - Golden Fist 2 - Most Sexiest Player 3 - Robbo's Top 50 4 - Golden Cometti award 5 - Mark/Goal of the Year

Exactly!! It's just a delay to pre-season, Brown will be fine and now with support (T-Mac and JVR) he will have more space to play his leading game. The back end of this year isn't fair to mark Brown on, he clearly needed a rest and tall support in the fwd line but we refused to play Weid. he has the work load of 2 fwds generally playing on at least 2 def

Yes, but what i am saying is "LOT" of underage footy has isn't there. its the final year of underage footy, not the two years prior which are very much the years that recruiters look at.

If we don't trade this pick, i think we just get the best possible player at 13, which might be Jefferson. the only reason people are saying this years draft is shallow is because they have only seen these kids play this year, this is the crop of kids that have been mostly affected by covid and barely played over the past 3 years. Doesn't mean there isn't talent there, in fact there could be a lot of hidden talent, which is where the best talent scouts come into play. keep and eye on the kids that get picked around the 25-40 mark. could be some real diamonds in the rough.

It's King Panos now after kicking the winning goal in the SANFL GF for the mighty Red Legs! (also got best on ground in our previous flag)

Maybe, but also i bet the rotations don't change, so Key position players that can rotate on field for a rest rather than the bench could be just as beneficial.

I'm guessing there will be a Thurs night game this weekend. Which means they will probable only need 3 ovals: Adelaide Oval (Thurs, Fri, 2 x Sat 2 x Sun) Norwood Oval (Sat, Sun) and on game at Nuriootpa which is less than a hour fro the City. Being the position we are in ladder wise(2022), I would say we get one of the more popular time slots against a contender, meaning we are more likely to get an Adelaide Oval game. even though Norwood Oval is a very nice oval and brand new grand stand. If you are thinking of going for the weekend book your flights now as they are pretty cheap and airlines are real scum these days, so as we get closer they will jump! (I fly from Adel to Melb every week, any event or holidays they take advantage of the general public!)

Good for depth, but let's hope our list progresses past these two and they are "break glass in case of emergency" only

Agree, unless they are splitting the ruck 50/50 and not playing them fwd. Which is doubtful

FB: Rivers, May, Bowie HB: Salem, Petty, Lever C: Hunter, Brayshaw, Langdon HF: Spargo, T-Mac, Pickett FF: Gawn, Brown, Fritsch Fol: Grundy, Oliver, Petracca Int: Sparrow, Viney, Chandler, ANB, JVR* * if interchange goes to 5 Emg: Harmes, Dunstan, Turner, Hibbard

I sort of agree, but Jackson also won a GF and spent another of time in WA. I mean what else to you play footy for? But I hope you are right, easy for me to say being a life long demons fan haha

Just saying whilst an extension is good. It's not over yet. But we now have 3 years to watch him grow in the Red and Blue

This is awesome news, but Jackson also did the same in his second year. So let's hope we get another contract extension in a couple of years

Daw, Brown, Brown, Dunstan were all those type players. in terms of Key position depth they are perfect, but only one or two.

Collingwood have just delisted Caleb Poulter, 20yo kid from SA who played 11 games in his first season and looked like a great prospect. Not sure why he didn't get an opportunity at Collingwood maybe because they have a lot in that position, would be a great pick up IMO, young has played at the AFL level and a wingman which is a area we are shallow in.

Agree with a pacey ball user, unfortunately none of those three were good ball users. a Whitfield type would be amazing if they are in the draft there somewhere.

Hope we get that Jefferson, kid kicked 7 goals in 2 games with a fractured leg. we need some more young KPF. This year could be a year for late steals, these kids are the "covid" kids, there development has been stunted a bit and haven't played a lot of footy over the past 3 years(which is why experts are saying its a shallow draft, they haven't seen enough of these kids) this is where talent gurus come into their own and earn their money. I wouldn't bee surprised if some kids taken 20-30 turn out to be a lot better than they have been touted to be.

This has been talked about by media all year, and has ramped up in the media in the past week. I noted this when we first went for Grundy and how it could work nicely. Coaches don't like the fact that a team gains an advantage when a player is injured, whilst i think if one side activates their sub then the other side should be allowed to also do so. The AFL looks like they are just going to go to a 5 man bench, and no changes to rotation limits. This fits very well with the Grundy/Gawn combo, and also allows us to play 2 talls up forward and maybe a tall/hybrid on the bench too