Greg Schneider

I’m specifically talking about lockdown defenders

Was sort of hoping Hawks landed Merrett because it would’ve left them without any trade capital for Humphrey this year. Why you’d join Melbourne over Hawthorn right now? Can’t think of anything really. Last year was the chance !

Yep we’re in trouble I reckon

Hard to see AMW having an impact this year particularly early considering he’s still not in main training and not doing many drills. Small forwards will smoke us without him, Mcvee and Bowey this year, will be an issue!

Humphrey and Howes aren’t close mates

Cmon… not that hard to work out 😂 We train and Gosh’s once a week and the rest of the sessions are closed at Casey

Casey today, Gosh’s Wednesday

Correct, the whole we were offered two first rounders for Petty thing is fantasy, Kane Cornes loves it but he’s wrong. The offer was pretty close to what you described, Mcadam and 14 or something like that,l. Take a look at the players taken around that mark in the draft in 2023 and we did not miss out on much! Weak year, that pick 14 would’ve blown out as well

Was such garbage wasnt it? Set him up to fail really. Won’t be hard for King and crew to improve upon selection integrity

How is it obvious? Did you watch May play last year? Terrible for most of the year. Couple that with serious off field issues, age (34), and the fact that the club told him to look for a new home last year, they wanted him gone, but you still think this amounts to an obvious place in the side over Petty?

Police were called to his home from someone close to him due to threatening behaviour

Yes it is

Making assumptions here. I was at training on Monday and Petty is fine, did all the drills except for the contact ones naturally, looked really good and jovial, has over 6 weeks until round one

Lol, we are not playing four key defenders… Have a look at the front page of today’s Hearld Sun, May will not be a priority this year. It’s basically a rebuild we’re doing, why would we field two 33 year olds AND Lever and Turner when opposition teams only have two or three key forwards? Smalls will tear us apart if we field that. Wouldn’t even surprise me if they prioritise Adams over those May and Mcdonald, not based on form, but setting us up for the future which is what this year will be all about

We’re not playing Petty May Lever and Turner in the same side so who of those other three fall out for May? The guy we told to find a new home three months ago

So who are your three key defenders then?

Still don’t like the mix of Turner and Lever in the same side, I’d have Disco ahead of him playing the 3rd tall/ intercept role. If that’s the way it goes, we’ll have Petty playing on the best forward every week.

Judging by some instagram stories, the players are on another break, save some petrol driving out to Casey tomorrow because the club’s probably not going to let us know that training’s off

Everything you’ve listed is fine but you want more than that out of a first rounder, particularly in a rebuild, pick 13 is not a role player

This is the big miss in hindsight, but we were never going to take him considering we’d used two first rounders in two years on key forwards, so it’s understandable

Feels like the trade up itself was the biggest mistake. I always felt like we were either hoping to get Windsor with that pick 13 or we were trying to package it up in part of a deal with WCE Harley Reid.

If you take a look at the 2023 draft, there’s literally four players I’d take after Tholstrup’s pick, not including academy or father sons, it’s an incredibly weak looking year so far.

I’ll also add- JVR looks a different player, in fact I didn’t even realise it was him until halfway through the session because he is moving so much smoother, he looks lighter and more agile, think last year he was too heavy and that was part of the issue, running really well

Novice track watcher here but was a bit of an ordinary session? Not a whole lot to take out of it or be impressed by. Not sure what I was expecting but felt a bit flat and skills were average. Granted, Ricky Mentha suprised me and could get games on the wing/half forward this year, looks like he’s really improved. Good number of players out on the park, the few in rehab don’t look far away at all so I think we’re doing well in that area.

Thanks for the great report, not great reading for Tholstrup 😬 Jefferson looks really good in the video the club uploaded, a few may have gone too early on him (Including me) !