Bring-Back-Powell

I take it you're not a great fan of Stefan Martin

Hopefully Miller is the one that goes to the GC. But I have this feeling it will be Petterd who comes out of contract at the end of the year.

^^ Deal of the century for Port. That's a pathetic trade for Hawthorn. Burgoyne is 2 years older than Brown and Port have now got 2 top 10 picks.

Fisher on his day is a very handy forward. Good hands but not a great shot for goal. Would be good depth, but we probably don't need more fringe players - like you said.

Now that we have picks 1,2 and 11 (which are off limits) I reckon we should do the opposite. We should target players instead of draft picks. Pick 18 should be on the table.

Re-sign Miller for 1 year and then give him to the Gold Coast for free.

I reckon we should trade pick 18 if the deal is right. Andreas Everitt from the Dogs may net a pick 18 - be nice to secure him before the big clubs. Whether McLean wanted out or he was pushed, it was nice we didn't cave into Carlton's demands.

The only reason I'm surprised he didn't make the top 50 is because Mike mentioned earlier about how stiff Davey was to miss the All Australian squad of 40.

I'm waiting for someone to say he's an ordinary player and not what the club needs

I'd take him for a 4th rounder and throw in a list clogger (ie - Bell or Newton) as steak knives. The guy has talent - loads of talent. We need a forward. He's too injury prone though.

If Jamar wants out, I'd demand a player not a pick for him.

Hoping neither club picks him up by the close of trade week, and he decides to go into the pre-season draft where his 3rd choice of club picks him up

With McLean gone, will Jones or Moloney now get the number 1 tag

Perhaps a swap of third round draft picks may get it over the line.

Watched the game in a pub in Seattle. I had to ask the bar staff to put the game on for me as nobody realised or cared that the GF was on. Once the game was on, still nobody realised or cared that the GF was on. The AFL's international department has a pile of work to do in raise AFL intrest in the USA.

Perhaps they could package a half eaten ham sandwich for Tenace and D Johnson? I'd look at Gamble though. Stokes is surplus to our small fwd division of Aussie, Maric and Jetta.

I'd deal pick 18. Will be a gun player. Has already kicked 7 goals in a game. He is exactly the forward we need. Watts & Jurrah will be great but Miller and Newton are just rubbish - thus we need to stock up on more key fwds. We already have picks 1,2 and 11. Now it's time to recruit players (but not hacks) with AFL experience.

4 first round draft picks is plenty. While 5 first round picks would be out of this world, I want a future A grade player in return for Davey as a straight swap. We need immediate compensation for the possible losses of both McLean and Davey. A player like Brent Prismall is what we deserve for losing Davey. I can see Essendon offerring up Andrew Lovett and pick 26 for Aaron Davey and pick 34. But the bottom line is I want a credible player for player swap, enough with the draft picks.

A pleasing year from Petterd IMO. Comes out of contract at the end of 2010, so I'd imagine he'll go to the Gold Coast - being a local boy.

6-8 wins would get you around 12th to 14th.

If TJ requested a trade back to Melbourne next year, I'd accommodate it. Perhaps a fourth or fifth rounder if were not planning on using it. At worst he'd be a depth player if we had a ton of injuries. You do realise he's playing seniors at the moment?

I'll apologise when McLean gets 28 touches, 7 clearances, 6 tackles, and 2 goals when he's up against a quality team at a venue other than the MCG.

People need to get over the sick fantasy that he'll end up in the PSD. If Port can't arrange a trade, he'll kiss and make up and play out his career with the club. See Ryan O'Keefe 12 months ago. The last 2 high proile players to enter the PSD were Jade Rawlings and Nick Stevens back in 2003, right? (Cousins is another story) If we want Shaun Burgoyne, we'll have to pay top dollar for him through the trade period. Thus he won't be at Melbourne next year. I expect us to take a punt on an un-proven speculative 18 year old at pick 1 in the PSD, rather going down the 'mediocre 26 year old Hayden Skipworth path'. I seriously doubt any player of decent callibre will be around come December!

If the crystal ball told me Lovett would be injury free and stays out of trouble for 3 years, then I'd offer pick 18. Or maybe a 3rd round draft pick packaged with a promosing second tier youngster like a Jetta or a Cheney?

We will never beat North Melbourne in our life time. I don't know why this average footy club has the wood on us. I'd expect to win 7 or 8 games and finish around 13th. Anything less and I'd be disapointed.