Bring-Back-Powell

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.

I would've thought Jamar is a priority for the club to re-sign. Not untouchable, but clearly our best ruckman.

Reminds me of Colin Sylvia. Lions would never entertain a trade.

Agree! We need to direct the cheque book to a gun fwd or mid. Not that we'd get Lake anyway...Until we get off the bottom, why would players want to come to Melbourne? The Age reports that we're one of 3 clubs chasing the speedy Brett Peake from Freo. He'd be a handy recruit if we could trade no more than a 3rd rounder for him, or even via the PSD.

Interesting. Considering the general consensus around here is that everyone is convinced Bennell is the next McLeod, while there has been no love for Nifty Nev.

Knowing the AFL, this would probably end up being something resembling the Dees home fixture: Rd 2 - V's St Kilda MCG - Sunday 1:10pm Foxtel Rd 5 - V's North Melb, MCG - Sunday 2:10pm Ch 7 Rd 8 - V's W Bulldogs, Etihad - Sunday 1:10pm Foxtel Rd 9 - V's Sydney - Manuka - Sunday 1:10pm Foxtel Rd 12 - V's Port Adelaide, Darwin - Saturday 7:10pm Foxtel Rd 13 - V's West Coast, Etihad - Sunday 1:10pm Foxtel Rd 15 - V's Adelaide, MCG - Saturday 2:10pm Ch 10 Rd 17 - V's Brisbane, MCG - Sunday 2:10pm Ch 7 Rd 18 - V's Hawthorn, MCG - Sunday 1:10pm, Foxtel Rd 20- V's Richmond, MCG - Sunday 4:40pm, Foxtel Rd 21 - V's Fremantle - MCG - Sunday 1:10pm, Foxtel I'm expecting us to get royally screwed by the AFL: - No more Q b'day V Collingwood - No home games V's Carlton, Collingwood or Essendon - 2 home games at Etihad - in lieu of North and Carlton playing more home games at the G

Wow that's optimistic Maybe for 2011. We can't play interstate. We can't play at Etihad Stadium. We've won just 5 games between 2007-09 against VIC clubs. 6 or 7 wins seems about right.

Brock McLean, Neville Jetta/Jamie Bennell and pick 18 for pick 5.

I would rather we chase a class midfielder like S Burgoyne or a Jarrod Roughead for pick 2 if we're going down that path.

I'd delist Cheney ahead of McNamara. Cheney has terrible disposal, it has not improved at all this year.

Miller and our 3rd round pick to Sydney for their second rd pick sound fair?

Speaking of Garland, anyone know the latest? Will he be available for the start of pre-season?

I have absolutley no issue if this is Bartram's final game and he then gets delisted. Hopefully we can trade Miller to Sydney. Miller and 3rd round pick for their 2nd round pick sound fair?

Pick 18, Jared Rivers and Neville Jetta for Deledio and 3rd rd draft pick

Yeah that concerned me too. It was shades of the 2006 final V's St Kilda when he lost the plot a couple of times. I thought he had grown out of that... You don't see many if any captains lose the plot, get sucked in and dragged by the coach. I'm sure the club will take this into account. That being said, what a credit to him if he did get the role.

I'm not getting excited. I'll doubt we'll trade. We can't attract players to the club at the moment.

Probably drowning his sorrows after another poor outing I guess.

I can't believe Richmond traded pick 18 for McMuffin

OK, I don't fully understand the mechanics of trade week. But if we really wanted Prismall (which I believe he would've been a fantastic recruit) wouldn't Geelong accept our trade of pick 19 if Essendon couldn't beat that offer - regardless of Prismall's preference of Essendon. I reckon Geelong got ripped off with only a 3rd round draft pick. We were probably going to trade pick 19 for Warnock, so why not trade that pick for Prismall who will be just as good if not better than Warnock?

I agree that losing is the preferred option - and we will lose. However, now that we have pick 1 sewn I won't be barracking to lose as much as I did in the Rich and Nth games.