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Exactly. We are the worst team in the AFL and will be beaten by a majority of teams with any gameplan we play so why not play the style that Bailey wants us to play in 2010 and onwards. I'm sure he will change as he sees fit, being a second year coach he is still learning on the job. Right now, his gameplan revolves around handball through the corridor and moving the ball past the CHF position into the middle of the fifty. The MFC, at the end of 2007, couldn't handball the effing football. And right now, and into the foreseeable future, handballing is a necessity for an aspiring midfield to learn. In 2009, the MFC has become significantly better at that basic skill. To me, that's value for the future. Even if the future holds a different game style.

Sleeping? We have been comatose since 2007. We are the worst club in the league and not many out there think we are an atractive option. I'm much more enthused about the players we have got than any reject we may get at an inflated price in the PSD.

By all means have a look, but Martin and Jurrah weren't rejects, but projects, so I don't know what will happen at the end of the year. We aren't that attractive to players at the moment but if a young promising player goes into the draft things will get interesting.

I read that stuff and thought it was just someone trying to save some self-esteem. Might seem arrogant but I think he needs a lot of positive reinforcement to be confident in himself.

Good luck to LJ. But number 48? I bet that comes down a little next season...

I just don't want to be on 5 and 17 at the end of the year. Go 3 and 8 from here or, god forbid, 5 and 6. Just don't lose the PP by a game. That would be Frustration Station, Platform 1.

The rules are two years at a time for Rookies, and he may be too old to be re-rookied. We disagree on this but, IF the club wants him they are going to have to elevate him at the end of this year or he goes back into the draft pool. Valenti, IMO, would be in place of the PSD pick but if we go into the PSD, I believe there will be 6 deletions.

Works for Nick Maxwell!! SNAP!! No mas!! Don't know where that came from.

I believe Valenti has to be elevated or he goes back into the draft. Max 2 year on RL at a time. Spencer, I believe will be given another year on the RL. At this early stage Whelan, Wheatley, Robertson, Junior, Dunn, and Bell face an uphill battle to get another contract. Some have said Dunn is contracted for 2010, but I have no info I can trust on that. McNamara looks good but has to get on the park soon to make sure of a contract. I tend to look at the situation in terms of who we would like to get onto the list - Pick 1, 3, 20 and 36 should find a suitable target available for Prendergast. However, Pick 52 would be scraping the barrel in a thin year due to age availability modifications. Valenti might get a look in. Estimates at this stage - IN: 1, 3, 20, 36, and Valenti - OUT: Wheatley, Dunn, Bell, and two of Whelan, Robertson, and Junior.

Guys, he will get his games. He has a contract in 2010. They are just making him earn his games. He will get his chance, will he take it? Stay tuned. Next on Footy Classified: Good Call, Bad Call... Don't know where that came from... Disturbing.

OH, SNAP!! Game over, Freak. Done. Finito. No mas!

Moloney, Jones, and McLean might not be able to all play together but I would prefer they kick the ball to the forward line better and see where that takes us. Jones needs to lower his eyes like Moloney has done, Brent needs to stop handing it off when he has space to kick it himself, and Brock needs to run more and get the pill forward of centre (he has 28 Inside 50s to Jones' 43 and Moloney's 41).

Best. Post. Ever. Or at least this year.... Come on people, buck up and stop pissing into the wind. You're embarrassing yourselves.

According to my sources (a mate), he was 'involved' not a month ago.

Garland and Martin to the forwardline? There is another thread where people want to trade Rivers because our backline has Martin and Garland... I hope people aren't arguing for both, is all I'm saying...

I reckon, all things considered, we could win 12 games next year. As for those three, I really hope they can, and I think they are all 150-200 game players but I have been wrong before. Garland is out this year after 1 breakout season, Frawley is going through his 1 breakout season, and Martin is a basketballer-cum-footballer. There is a lot of promise there but it would be a risk to remove Rivers from our list and rely on these three.

Wellmans' boys see a lot more footy than Mahoneys'. (Not sure about the apostrophe...)

They will when we are a better team and able to pressure the ball carrier. Value rise for Mr Rivers...

They don't think like Rivers does. Remember how valuable Bizzell was when we were decent, I believe his value will rise immeasurably when we are a better team. And don't tell me that he might not be a part of that better team, he is a member of the only consistently good aspect of our team - the backline.

I hear Miller is back this week and Rivers is a very good player. So nah, we won't add them. Very sobering those numbers, we are very inexperienced.

Good stuff, Dandeeman. Most fans believe our forward line is the reason our midfield is poor; they have no-one to kick to. But they are too forgiving of Moloney, Sylvia, and Jones and their distribution into the forward line - they have 126 Inside 50s between them and only 26 assists. Davey, because of his precise kicking skills, and Bate, because of his footy smarts and ability to put the ball in the right areas, have 67 Inside 50s and 31 assists. McLean doesn't have 30 Inside 50s - that tells me that he isn't getting on the end of enough handballs in the middle. He is not running hard enough. He isn't quick, but that does not allow selfish running. He is coming from a short pre-season and his inside work has been Sewell like of late, so he gets a repreive but he needs to do more. Moloney and Sylvia are great kicks and Jones is adequate, but they need to kick it to the right side of the forwards and not on top of their heads. Otherwise, good luck Jack, Liam, Russell, Michael, Brad, Neville, Austin, or anyone else that wants to kick some goals...

Why mention a midfielder like McDonald? I sincerely hope you would want your key forwards to be bigger and stronger than your midfielders... If he wants Miller's position, he should copy Miller's physique. He has had 4 or 5 pre-seasons to get his body ready and hasn't done the work.

He has a contract for next year so he will get his chances. He may get a few games toward the end of the year but the one thing that I want to see is him make a statement with his body. I want to see him in February with a cut physique, something that he does not have. From this I question his commitment to getting the best out of himself. Bate is bigger than him in the chest and arms and he spent his first few years in the midfield. It's an indictment really.

I agree to an extent: McLean needs to deliver the ball better, and he is part of why we are losing games. The midfield is constantly being beaten; out-run (losing the Inside 50 count) and out-competed (losing contested possesions). Moloney, Jones, and McLean butcher the ball. I love the way these three go about their footy but they can get all the clearances in the world, but if they con't get it into another MFC player's hands, it is worthless. Mike Sheahan had a bit of a blunt hatchet in today's Hun but the premise is right - our midfield is our problem, not according to popular opinion on this board, the forward line. I think Grimes should be put in the guts, and all of the following should be told their position is under threat if they continue to not value their disposal (as surely Valenti, McKenzie, Petterd, and Dunn would like a run in the guts): Junior, Jones, McLean, and Moloney.

Look, I wanted to get something for Green in last year's trade week. The club didn't. We move on and I am glad to have Green in the red and the blue. Bruce is past the point where he could be traded. He is contracted for 2010 and it may be dificult for him to get another contract but he ain't going enywhere until then. So I say, move on, stop the nonsense about 'retiring' Bruce and enjoy the 20km he runs every week. If Morton, Maric, Grimes, McLean, Jones, Blease, Strauss, and Bennell learn his gut running we will be thankful to Cameron Bruce for a decade to come. (BTW, getting annoyed with his helicopter kicking and outside play is ridiculous as he has always been that way)