Dee Viney Intervention

6/ Hore 5/ McNamara 4/ Gillard 3/ Chaplin 2/ Heath 1/ Zanker Special mention to Georgia Campbell who just tries and works everytime she is out there. Her effort is unconditional.

Too much is left to too few consistently. We haven’t really nailed our last few years of drafting, particularly our early picks. I really don’t like to single out players for the wrong reasons but I am becoming increasingly frustrated with Alyssa Bannan. A high draft pick that has been in the system a while now who is a good size and blessed with elite speed goes missing far too often and needs to do much more. Very talented but picks and chooses too much for me. I personally would drop her to send a message. Can’t keep relying on Zanker, Harris and Hore for your score sources. We need to find a good forward to play that small forward role to be that sniper around goal and apply forward pressure to lock it in our forward line. Comes out too easily. Not sure Pissano is the answer here either.

We are crying out for a good small forward.

There may be some truth to what you say but quick ball movement (even a chaos ball) into a forward line where we weren’t outnumbered would have been a good place to start. King has already identified that thankfully and I look forward to seeing how we go.

Agree we need to be organised and we’ve had plenty of time to do so. Hopefully they working hard behind the scenes and a positive announcement will be made soon. I still believe 2 years is feasible as we shouldn’t encounter the environmental issues that Hawthorn did causing delays. Unlike Hawthorn we also aren’t building a facility that will host VFL and AFLW games so our construction needs will be reduced. Plenty of room in the middle of a racetrack to store a few excavators and scaffolding. Hopefully the state government stays out of it and we can choose our own contractor for the build.

Hawthorn turned soil at Dingley in February 2024 and are about to live in. A site that required a hell of a lot more work than say Caulfield as it was built on landfill. The canvas is already there at Caulfield ready to paint. Two years seems more than reasonable.

Further to that was Rays captain this year. Over the course have the last month have seen him regularly doing extra work with the Rays strength and conditioning coach in preparation for the draft combine. Tauren Ah- Mu and Callum Smith were also a part of these sessions along Mizuki and Nalu Brothwell who may get picked in the AFLW draft. I never saw Toby Sinnema, will try and find out why. Hoping it’s because Melbourne have already committed to him.

Has played inter league for Frankston and District Junior Football League in their division 2 team. Not named in best and didn’t get on score sheet. If he is to make it next year is a big year for him where he could play with Stingrays futures and also V Line cup for AFL South East. To be really honest though I wouldn’t have high hopes.

Think we need to target speed and skill to help with transition and that mid forward connection and a more offensive game style overall. For me Grilj, Lindsay. Would be happy with Dovastan but know we have Prasaad in our back pocket next year. Agree with previous comments we need another good high pressure small forward that will impact the scoreboard and with potential to go through midfield as a rotation with Kossie. I hope we take 7/8 to the draft now and not get too cute splitting picks and trying to move up just a few spots.

Have had involvement with Stingrays futures this season and had the pleasure of working with Sienna, Misha and Lilly. Lilly in particular is going to be a star. Remind me of Tyla Hanks. She’s short but attacks the ball, clean hands and great decision making and disposal.

Tigga played Under 15 at Bonbeach YCW in 2025

Will wait until 7:30pm to see how this pans out. If this as floated eventuates then I will be furious. This trade period has been a lesson in mismanagement. The oldest club in the competition has been bullied by the youngest. They clearly want Trac Trac swap for Humphrey- no What about Jake Rogers - no 7/8 - yeah but we want 24 to help with our academy picks. [censored] me, grow some. Here is a club that wants its cake to eat as well, not only that we might send them home with a bag of lollies. Tim Lamb needs to stop rolling over and asking them to tickle his belly. Don’t get me started on the future third for Clarry. What happened to it must be a head turner and in the best interests of the Melbourne Football Club. I am absolutely all for balancing the list up with some outside speed, skill and X Factor. I am all aboard a cultural reset and a lift in standards because we have been complacent in that space. But wow, we potentially have shot ourselves in the foot and been absolutely played this trade period. That will not sit well with me. I’d hoped this was a new Melbourne, time will tell and the clock ticks to 7:30pm.

Would be happy to take Max Gruzewski off their hands, free up some cap space for them to pay half of Clarries wage.

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So we would be giving up, Petracca and McVee for one single pick at say 3 and maybe a second rounder back (going by GC wanting Trac and pick 24 or whatever we have) Couldn’t agree more. I’m not even wolf whistling at that let alone turn my head.

I would ask Big Benny Brown to come back to the club for an encore performance where he takes his famous long run up and kicks the person that signs off on that deal in the balls.

My only concern with this is there seems to be a lot of part time coaches coming on. Hawkins, Scarlett, not sure if Russian is still with us and we are paying out Goodwins contract. We will obviously need a full array of line coaches on game day. How much of the soft cap are we using???? I would love us to bump up resources in the strength and conditioning department. With Rivers coming on and Chaplin staying we probably don’t need Scarlett. Forward craft should be a priority so think Hawkins would be a great asset even in a part time role.

I thought Clarrie was going to America in between telling Mitch Cleary to [censored] off. Trump must have said No!!!!

Makes sense to assemble a coaching staff of those that are follically challenged .Can’t tear their hair out over our disposal and forward entries. Chaplin out and Cam Bruce in. I myself could sue the Melbourne football club over hair loss.

As a hypothetical if Trac does go to the Suns I genuinely don’t think there will be a huge spike in local interest in the Suns. There just doesn’t appear to be massive interest in professional sports on the Gold Coast. The Suns have poor home attendances, and home games feel like away games where there is more support for the visiting team. The Gold Coast Rollers basketball team didn’t last long in NBL, Gold Coast United in A League came and went just as quickly. Even the Gold Coast Titans in their premier sport draw poor crowds. I just don’t see a huge spike and quite frankly I don’t care. I’m at the stage now where it is best that Trac goes. He clearly doesn’t want to be at Melbourne and I certainly don’t want to move him on at any cost and I would be having talks with other clubs if Gold Coast won’t come to the party. Then go back to Tracs management and give them options. We can’t do trade with Gold Coast how about a/, b/ or c/. Or we will see you day one of pre season training. This has to be a line in the sand moment and in the best interests of Melbourne in terms of culture and on field performance for both the short and long term.

Reece Walsh is the Nick Daicos of the NRL. No way he was getting sin binned, should have actually been unavailable for the grand final for head butting a few games ago. Nothing to see here. This will sting the storm, they blew it. Credit to Brisbane.

Wrong again Tom, we won’t purely want draft picks. We will have players in mind, players that they can replace with talent through their academy. There may be an exchange of draft picks in any trade but we will want established talent as the key to any trade. Any deal has to be a head turner, clearly more eye candy on the Gold Coast than in Adelaide. I hope we do one on Gold Coast who were given our zone in Darwin which was replaced by Alice Springs.

I’m sure he will be fine. “It’s my job”

Although not a done deal but looking highly likely now, if Trac does leave then I’m tipping these Tom Morris exclusive stories about anything Melbourne will dry right up.